THE BULLETIN BOARD
May 2008
[May 29th]PMAPWU Day at Costco
Sunday, June 1, 2008 10:00 AM thru 5:00 PM, at The Waterfront, West Homestead (next to the Sandcastle Waterpark.)
In cooperation with the Pittsburgh Metro Area Postal Workers Union and the Costco Warehouse Club at the Waterfront, we are pleased to announce an open house to be held for our members and their families. Members will be eligible for a free one day shopping pass with no additional surcharge to shop the Costco experience.
If you decide to
purchase a membership that day, you will receive a $10.00 Costco cash
gift card and a coupon book with over $30.00 of free items to enjoy.
One additional membership card is also provided for a member of your
household at no additional charge.
NOTE: ONLY CASH, DEBIT CARDS AND
AMERICAN EXPRESS CARDS ACCEPTED AT THE CLUB.
Costco has been recognized as being Union Labor friendly in the construction of their warehouses, in providing decent wages, in having some stores that are staffed with Union members, and they have also provided bottled water for the marchers in the 2007 Labor Day Parade.
[May 5th]12th Annual Solidarity Picnic 2008
Plans for this year's Solidarity Picnic to be held at the Riverplex at Sandcastle have been confirmed and are moving along at a rapid pace. The day for the picnic is right around the corner.
This year's picnic will be held on Sunday, June 8, 2008 at the Riverplex at Sandcastle Water Park, from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm.
Registration closes May 31, 2008, so sign up now!
Get all the details on the Events page.
[May 1st]Scholarships Available to PMAPWU's Children
John T. Boxler Scholarship
- Type: Academic Scholarship
- $100.00 for each of four consecutive years of college.
- Applicant must be the son or daughter of an active member of the PPWU through local affiliation or a Member at Large (M.A.L.) for at least one year immediately preceding the closing date of application.
- Rules, guidelines, and an application can be downloaded at the Pennsylvania Postal Workers Union website.
- Application must be received by May 31, 2008.
If you are interested in obtaining further information, or would like an application for this scholarship, please contact the Union Hall, (412) 321-4700.
[May 1st]USPS Implements Phase 2 of the National Reassessment Process (NRP)
The USPS describes the National Reassessment Process as a "key initiative that reviews the status of those 33,777 employees in rehabilitation and limited duty assignments at the end of each year. The process ensures that every evaluated employee is placed in an appropriate and necessary work position."
NRP was successful in three pilot sites— New York Metro, San Diego, and Western New York, with an additional 29 sites now implementing this initiative. The number of employees in rehabilitation and limited duty assignments was reduced to 31,416 at the end of 2007.
The Postal Service continues to implement Phase 2 of the National Reassessment Process (NRP) in USPS Districts across the country. There is no set schedule that establishes a date when a particular District will begin Phase 2. Every USPS District should have already implemented Phase 1 of the NRP, which is the "information-gathering" phase. When a District completes this initial phase, they contact Postal Service Headquarters to seek approval to move forward into Phase 2, which is the "interview and decision-making phase."
If USPS Headquarters agrees that a District has successfully completed all of the requirements of Phase 1, they will validate the completion of Phase 1 and authorize that District to begin the implementation of Phase 2. The Postal Service will then notify the APWU national office that Phase 2 implementation has been approved for that District. The Postal Service has informed the APWU that they do not expect more than three Districts in a USPS Area to be in Phase 2 of the NRP at the same time.
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