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April 2013

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Union Wins Huge Arbitration For Clerks in Small Offices
excerpted from APWU Web News Article 037-2013

The union won a major arbitration victory on March 29, when Arbitrator Shyam Das issued a long-awaited decision that will affect Clerk Craft jobs in small post offices. The ruling settles a long-simmering dispute about the amount of bargaining unit work postmasters and supervisors may perform in Level 18-and-below offices.

Arbitrator Das upheld the union's position, ruling that an agreement between the union and management sets absolute limits on the number of hours postmasters may perform bargaining unit work (BUW) in small offices.

President Guffey praised the ruling. "We want to thank the officers and members who supported the union through this protracted fight," he said. "Many union officers and staffers assisted in researching, preparing and presenting this case. They did an outstanding job."

"This award sets the table for our challenge to POStPlan, which was another full frontal attack on our union and especially on clerks in small offices," he said. A hearing on that dispute is scheduled before Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg on April 16 and 17.

Read the entire article on the APWU.org website



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Union Fights USPS Abuse of PSEs in Small Offices
excerpted from APWU Web News Article 033-2013

"The Postal Service is abusing Postal Support Employees in small offices and systematically violating contractual restrictions governing PSEs", Clerk Craft Director Rob Strunk has declared. "And we intend to do something about it.

"Locals and state organizations must take note of these violations and file grievances based on the specific circumstances in their area," he said.

A PSE Compliance Report dated March 8, 2013, demonstrates that management has assigned 1,373 Level 4 PSEs to 1,323 Level 18-and-above offices, even though the position description stipulates that Level 4 PSEs may be assigned to Level 15 and 16 Post Offices only.

"We have received reports that district managers have threatened to terminate Level 6 PSEs if they do not 'voluntarily' reduce to Level 4 PSEs, so they won't show up in PSE Compliance Reports," Strunk said. "This is shameful."

PSEs in Level 18-and-above offices who are being paid at the Level 4 rate should contact their steward or state representative to file a grievance if they haven't already done so. Local and state officers who have questions about how to process these grievances should contact their Clerk Craft National Business Agent.

For the full details, continue reading the entire article on the APWU website.



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