Postal Times- USPS Truck Catches Fire in Orange, TX August 4, 2021A postal worker in Orange escaped injury Monday afternoon when her mail truck caught fire near the post office downtown. However the vehicle was not as fortunate. Continue reading at Postal Times.ptimesadmin2015
- Centre County Woman Sentenced For Mail Theft August 4, 2021According to Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Stover entered a guilty plea in March 2021 to theft of mail matter by a Postal Employee where she admitted to opening greeting cards and other mail at a U.S. Post Office sorting facility for mail destined for students at Pennsylvania State University. Continue reading at Postal […]ptimesadmin2015
- New USPS retail, delivery chief August 4, 2021Joshua D. Colin was named chief retail and delivery officer last week, overseeing more than 430,000 employees who help the Postal Service accept and deliver mail and packages. Continue reading at Postal Times.ptimesadmin2015
- Postal Service to remove five mail sorting machines at Wisconsin plant; union employees fear job loss August 4, 2021Postal union officials fear that once the last mail sorting machines are removed from the Rothschild processing plant, many at the plant will lose their jobs. Continue reading at Postal Times.ptimesadmin2015
- Follow these rules for fundraising stamp activities August 4, 2021The Postal Service has issued guidelines about promoting the sale of semipostal stamps, which raise funds related to the cause associated with the stamps. Continue reading at Postal Times.ptimesadmin2015
- USPS Truck Catches Fire in Orange, TX August 4, 2021
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Member Appreciation
Due to the diligent efforts of the Executive Board over the past several years, we have been able to use technology as well as other means to cut back spending in the local without any loss in representation of our … Continue reading
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July Meeting
The next meeting is this Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. Everyone can attend in person or online. If you want to attend in person, please wear masks and we will be following the 6 feet social distancing guidelines. We will … Continue reading
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Hazmat Questions and Discipline
It has been brought to our attention that employees are being disciplined and emergency placed for answering the “Hazmat” question for the customer while on the window. A button is available to Clerks to answer the question if the customer … Continue reading
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July 19th Meeting
The Executive Board has decided to have our July meeting this Sunday, July 19,2020 at 12:00 P.M. There will be no stewards meeting. Sorry for the short notice, but we felt with all that is going on and the current … Continue reading
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USPS Fairness Act
Breaking news! The USPS Fairness Act has been unexpectedly scheduled for a vote tomorrow – Wednesday, Feb. 5. We need to do everything we can to get our elected representatives to support us. 301 members of the House have sponsored … Continue reading
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PO Box Standard Operating Procedures
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE PO Box Billing Process 1. On the 1st business day of every month (First Notice – Informing customers fee is due by the end of this month for their next term, i.e., 6 month or 1 year … Continue reading
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Bereavement Leave
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE AND THE AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO Re: Bereavement Leave APWU represented employees may use a total of up to three workdays of annual leave, sick leave or leave without pay, … Continue reading
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Out of Schedule
434.6 Out-of-Schedule Premium 434.61 Policy 434.611 General Out-of-schedule premium is paid to eligible full-time bargaining unit employees for time worked outside of and instead of their regularly scheduled workday or workweek when employees work on a temporary schedule at the … Continue reading
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January 12, 2020 Meeting
Western Colorado Area Local #600 – Our next meeting is coming up SOON!!! Sunday, January 12, 2020 at noon! We want to let you know that now is the time to tune in & see what is happening. BE INFORMED! … Continue reading
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Elections 2019
ATTENTION!!!! APWU MEMBERS GET OUT THE VOTE!! The American Postal Workers Union is having a National Election to elect our national officers. Our branch of the union, Western Colorado Area Local #600, is having a drawing to try to get … Continue reading
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