Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period

Hello Sisters and Brothers:

In accordance with Article 8 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement the 2019 December Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period which consists of 4 consecutive service weeks has been identified as:

Commencing Pay Period 25-2019, Week 2  (November 30, 2019), and Ending Pay Period 1-2020, week 1 (December 27, 2019).

As always, should you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

In solidarity

Interest Arbitration Update

 

Retail Clerk Panel Members speak out at Interest arbitration, September 24, 2019.

As interest arbitration continues, it is now time for the arbitration panel to hear from the workers. This information comes from the APWU National website. Among the members, APWU SJ Area Local’s, Sharon Stierle (Bulk Mail Technician) is on the Retail Clerk Panel. All Crafts will have the chance to testify. Testimonials started yesterday and have continued into today.

Sharon Stierle, Bulk Mail Technician, of SJ Area Local #0526, sits apart of the Retail Clerk Panel Members and gave testimony during Interest Arbitration, September 24, 2019.

The employee panels will express to the arbitration panel things such as:

– daily tasks,
– safety,
– workplace concerns,
– what it takes to do their job effectively,
– as well as their dedication to the postal customers and postal mission.

More information about the testimonies will be posted on the National website later in the week. The National website has an online form you can fill out to receive the latest contract updates directly to your phone. Or, you can stay up-to-date by checking out Latest Contract Negotiation News.

Stay Involved! Engage! Stand United!