The Sentinel – July 2023 Issue 1
A message from your San Francisco Region NBAs
Chuck Locke Mike Hetticher
1350 Old Bayshore Hwy., Suite 370
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 685-7404
Sonia Canchola
Fabiola Dominguez
1055 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 335
Pasadena, Ca 91106
(626) 585-1404
The Times Are a Changing:
-By Chuck Locke
This isn’t your Grandma’s Post Office anymore. When I began my postal career, there was plenty of letter mail and very few packages. We had a lot more clerks than we did mail handlers.
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POSTAL BOSSES REVISE CONSOLIDATION RULES
POSTAL BOSSES REVISE CONSOLIDATION RULES
By Omar M. Gonzalez, Western Region Coordinator
AND SO IT BEGINS:
PMG DeJoy’s destructive 10 Year Plan he calls Delivering For America (DFA), in reality a 4 year upfront plan, has taken a giant step towards the con- solidation of postal operations sure to affect thousands of postal workers and communities nationwide..
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APWU NEWS Bulletin
MEMORANDUM SIGNED! RE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES ON SORTING AND DELIVERY CENTERS
A major part of the management network modernization plan includes the creation of Sorting and Delivery Centers (S&DCs). These centers will centralize many delivery operations into larger buildings with automated package sorting equipment. Management currently projects the creation of 400- 500 S&DCs. Over many months, the APWU leadership engaged in numerous, and at times productive, discussions with postal management over the union’s serious concerns regarding job protection as well as service to the customers.
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July 7, 2023 Clerk Craft Vacancy Notice
The July 7, 2023 Clerk Craft Vacancy Notice has been posted on the Bid Postings page of this website.
June 29, 2023 Clerk Craft Award Notice
Clerk Craft Award Notice for June 29, 2023 have been posted on the Bid Results page of this website.
Please note that the listed bid assignments will become effective Saturday, July 15, 2023.
General Membership Meeting 2023
For more information about the General Membership Meeting 2023, please click on the flyer below.
June 7, 2023 Clerk Craft Vacancy Notice
The June 7, 2023 Clerk Craft Vacancy Notice has been posted on the Bid Postings page of this website.
May 30, 2023 Clerk Craft Award Notice
Clerk Craft Award Notice for May 30, 2023 have been posted on the Bid Results page of this website.
Please note that the listed bid assignments will become effective Saturday, June 3, 2023.
Your June/July issue of your American Postal Worker Magazine
Check out your preview of the latest issue of the American Postal Worker, Geraldine. Remember – if you’re not receiving your magazine, make sure you update your address in the Member Portal
New Issue Preview:
What’s ahead for APWU:
We’re kicking off a campaign that demands dignity and respect from postal management so that we can end the short staffing crisis, stop toxic management practices, and keep delivering a strong public Postal Service.
Officer Columns
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Working people, including postal workers, routinely pay taxes. We don’t have massive write-offs, offshore tax havens, untaxed stock incomes, tax avoidance trust funds, or high-priced lawyers. But the billionaire U.S. oligarchs and corporate America do – all used to evade paying their fair share of taxes. According to Americans for Tax Fairness, 26 top billionaires didn’t come close to the 20-30 percent tax rates postal workers pay… The people who can afford the most pay the least!
The USPS has never put forth its best effort to protect postal workers from hostile work environments. Employees often experience management failures to resolve cases. They watch management harassers move from one postal facility to another and these cases are often closed as inconclusive. Now an Office of Inspector General (OIG) Report entitled “U.S. Postal Service’s Response to Sexual Harassment Complaints,” shows that training, tracking, and documenting cases have been found to be inconsistent, incomplete, and inadequate.
To ensure local and state union officials meet Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax deadlines, the Secretary-Treasurer’s department provides training on how to complete and electronically file the required Labor-Management (LM) report and provides the information and IRS links to assist in electronically filing the IRS 990 report.
Labor News:
Postal workers were “fired up, and ready to go” on Friday, April 28, to demand dignity and respect on our Workers Memorial Day National Day of Action. As well as rallying, postal workers wore stickers, and filled out surveys to say “Enough is enough!” to a culture of bullying and toxicity from managers that makes our lives miserable, damages morale, and forces dedicated workers out of the service, contributing to a historic level of employee turnover. See pictures from our National Day of Action in April!
We hope you enjoyed your preview! You can find all this and more in your June/July issue of the magazine.
Your next issue of the APWU magazine is arriving soon
Are you ready for the latest magazine issue of The American Postal Worker, Geraldine?
This issue is packed with exciting content about how APWU members took action to demand dignity and respect on Workers Memorial Day, and insightful articles about the labor movement and events in our union.
You’ll find articles from our national officers, photos from APWU actions, as well as some games and chances to win APWU gear!
A few more of this month’s highlights include:
- Info about our new history center in APWU headquarters
- An APWU strike that got results
- Updates from the Young Workers Conference and the National Presidents Conference
You have two opportunities to win free APWU gear on page 13. Members who correctly answer the three quiz questions and email their response to communications@apwu.org will be entered to win a $50 credit to the APWU Store. Also, three lucky members, who have their names published on the page and email to claim the prize, will win a $50 credit. Don’t delay – replies are due by June 5!
In solidarity,
The American Postal Workers Union
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