Annual Leave Carry Over and Lump Sum Payments at Retirement
Latest COVID MOUs and Liberal Leave Policy Extensions
President Dimondstein signed extensions on the COVID MOUs today (March 19), through June 4, 2021. The liberal leave policy has also been extended (see letter below). He also signed extensions on the annual leave carryover, which will allow 520 hours to be carried into leave year 2022 and career employees can also sell up to 80 hours of leave for leave year 2022.
One MOU that was not extended–but was suspended–was the additional leave for PSEs. Under the new EFEL all employees could be paid up to 600 hours for COVID related absences.
The latest documents can be found below. They are also listed, together with the full archive of MOUs and other resources on the Covid-19 section of the website.
For all the MOUs, documents, and resources, please see the original post on the APWU.org website by clicking here.
Sixth COLA Increase Announced
In accordance with the 2018-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective August 28, 2021.
The increase is the result of a rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W). It will appear in paychecks dated September 17, 2021 (Pay Period 19-2021). The value of the COLA for career employees in each step and grade will increase by $1,935.00 annually, and the hourly rates for part-time employees will be adjusted accordingly.
The COLAs are in addition to general wage increases. This is the sixth cost-of-living increase under the 2018 contract. The COLAs received so far during the 2018 National Agreement will total $3,349.00 per year.
In light of the fact that Postal Support Employees (PSEs) do not receive cost-of-living increases, they have received several additional increases beyond the general wage increases for all employees in the APWU bargaining unit under the 2018 contract.
APWU NBA Locke Secures $10M Lead Clerk TACS Settlement in California
It pays to be Union!! The California Area Local received the attached 10 Million Dollar settlement today. National Business Agent Chuck Locke secured the settlement for all Lead Clerks in the state of California. The best thing about this settlement it gives the Locals in the state of California opportunity to demand more Level 7 Jobs be created.
If your name did not appear on the list of lead clerks to be paid and you want to be added to the list, you will need to provide clear and convincing evidence that you are eligible. You need to have held a Lead Clerk bid between June 2018 and July 2021, you will need to fill out the attached form and send it to both Rosanna Trias Clerk Craft Secretary and cc Chuck Locke NBA at their email addresses listed below by December 1, 2021. Failure to send this form to both the people listed below, will disqualify you from eligibility.
Rosanna Trias, Clerk Craft Secretary Burlingame Office at rtrias@apwu.org
Chuck Locke, NBA at clocke@apwu.org
To download the full Settlement Agreement, click here.
Vacancy Notice – Best Qualified Assignment – Statistical Program Data Collection Tech
STATISTICAL PROGRAMS DATA COLLECTION TECHNICIAN – LEVEL 7
Domiciled at Oakland P&DC, 1675 7th St.
The position is open to Clerk Craft in Oakland Bid Center
Open: 04/24/2021
Close: 05/10/2021
Selection Criteria – Best Qualified
Specific details
NOTICE: This bid requires heavy lifting, frequent driving and work hours may change depending on statistical sampling assignment. Read the position comments carefully before applying.
For the full description & application, please go to the Best Qualified Positions page.
Vacancy Notice – Best Qualified Assignment – Data Collection Tech
DATE April 5, 2021 (PLEASE POST THIS NOTICE ON ALL BULLETIN BOARDS)
CLERK CRAFT POSTING NOTICE: BQ-04052021-001
OPENING DATE: April 5, 2021
CLOSING DATE: April 15, 2021
ATTENTION FULL TIME CLERK CRAFT EMPLOYEES
Applicants must complete and submit a current PS Form 991 Application for Promotion or Assignment (Pages 1 and 2), a separate
statement of qualifications for each knowledge, skill, or ability (KSA) to Manager In-Plant Support on or prior to the closing date. All
completed forms must be received in the Manager In-Plant Support Office, Room 238, 1675 – 7th Street, Oakland CA 94615, no
later than 5:00 p.m. Thursday, April 15, 2021.
Applicants must address ALL Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSAs) listed under REQUIREMENTS on the attached bargaining unit
qualification standard. Failure to demonstrate any KSA is disqualifying. Under no circumstances will applications and/or documents be accepted
after the date and time specified above. An incomplete application package will cause the applicant to be eliminated from consideration by the review
committee.
The USPS provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the
application, bidding, interview, and/or selection process, please contact the office identified on the vacancy announcement. The decision on granting
reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
NOTE:
(1) See attached Qualification Standard & Standard Position Description.
(2) Employees applying for this position are notified of the intention to use information contained in official records available as of
the closing date of this posting to determine qualification. If available evidence of your qualifications is incomplete, please
take action to provide us with the appropriate information to update our records prior to the closing date of this posting.
(3) PS Forms 991 can be obtained on USPS Intranet or the Internet at www.usps.com/forms.
(4) Employees temporarily detailed to a non-bargaining unit position may not bid/apply on vacant craft duty assignments while
detailed.
Local Services
Bay-Valley District
For the full description & application, please go to the Best Qualified Positions page.
#Save the Post Office
Postal Worker West Newsletter
We have added a special edition of the Postal Worker West Newsletter on the website. It can be found under the menu item News >> Postal Worker West Newsletter, or click here to be taken to the newsletter.
Here is an excerpt:
BEING POSTAL IN A PANDEMIC
Since the March 1st reports of an infected postal worker at the Seattle NDC surfaced, the US Postal Service officials and Union officials have been proactive in dealing with the emergency that has engulfed most of the world.
USPS Hq officials responded quickly to the situation and in activating internal protocols. The same can not be said about all local management and work floor supervision. As in the past, directives emanating from Washington do not always filter down to or are acted upon by managers tasked with ensuring the nation’s mail is processed and delivered often hampered by short staffs. Safety is seldom first to the bosses.
“But now is not the time to point fingers, now is the time to partner and act as the postal family that has gotten us through so many other adverse times,” said Regional Coordinator Omar Gonzalez. “As Union Officials we tend to get frustrated and angered by the constant refusal of management to comply with the contract and their own safety and health rules on a daily basis,” he added.
Sorting and Distribution of Priority Mail
Clerk Craft Members:
Based on the Step 3 settlement of a crossing craft violation grievance filed in 1999, which involved a twenty (20) year odyssey, the APWU has requested that all sorting and distribution of priority mail work being performed by mail handlers cease and desist immediately and that the work be assigned to clerks. The request was submitted to the Oakland P&DC Senior Plant Manager.
Fredric Jacobs
President
For a PDF copy of this announcement, click here
Deployment of the USS in the Oakland P&DC
Clerk Craft Members:
I have been advised by Sr. Operations Support Specialist, In-Plant-Support Shu “Kelvin” Zhang that the deployment of the Universal Sorting System (USS) in the Oakland P&DC will be sometime in August 2019. APBS #1 will be removed from the Oakland P&DC starting July 12, 2019.
According to Zhang, the deployment of the USS will not have an adverse impact on the clerk craft. Zhang also stated that the Priority Sacks Operation will not be phased out.
If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact your shop steward.
Fredric Jacobs
President
For a PDF copy of this announcement, click here