THE BULLETIN BOARD
February 2011
[February 1st]With Slow Progress, Contract Talks Continue
excerpted from APWU Web News Article 011-2011
"Although progress in contract negotiations is slow, bargaining is ongoing," APWU President Cliff Guffey reported on Jan. 28. Representatives of the Postal Service and the union are meeting almost daily, he added.
"I know that many of our members are eager to hear details about our exchanges," Guffey said. "Unfortunately, while talks are ongoing, it is not feasible to elaborate on specifics. Unless and until we reach agreement on all of the outstanding issues, the concepts the parties have been considering are just that — concepts. They will only have meaning if we reach agreement on a complete contract."
One of the union's top priorities is to regain duties that have been contracted out or given to supervisory personnel.
"The proposals we have submitted to achieve these objectives also would benefit the Postal Service," Guffey said. "They would reduce USPS costs, because our members can perform the work more efficiently and at a lower cost."
The contract was originally scheduled to expire Nov. 20, but the union and management agreed to extend bargaining. The 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement will remain in effect until a new agreement is reached through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration.
If arbitration becomes necessary, the APWU will appoint an arbitrator, as will the USPS. The two party-appointed arbitrators will work with a neutral arbitrator to ensure that each side's interests are clearly understood.
Read the entire article at the APWU's website.
[February 1st]Scholarships Available to PMAPWU Members
APWU Vocational Scholarship
- Applicants must be a senior attending high school or other corresponding secondary school. Applicants must be a child or grandchild, including stepchild or legally adopted child of an active member, Retiree's Department member, or deceased member of the American Postal Workers Union.
- Type: Vocational Scholarship
- $1,000.00 for nine months each year, up to three consecutive years of school, with total not exceeding $3,000.00..
- Application is to be received no later than March 15, 2011.
- You can download an application at the APWU's website.
The APWU E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship
- Type: Academic Scholarship
- $2,000.00 for each of four consecutive years of college
- Applicants must be a senior attending high school or other corresponding secondary school. Applicants must be a child or grandchild, including stepchild or legally adopted child of an active member, Retiree's Department member, or deceased member of the American Postal Workers Union.
- Applications are to be received no later than March 15, 2011.
- You can download an application at the APWU's website.
You may also visit the APWU's Scholarship Programs webpage where the various scholarships are discussed.
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