How often can the postal service use their 1 hour start time adjustment to adjust your schedule. For example I start at 8 am and they want me to come in at 7 am. How many times can they change it back and forth to say for example next week want me to start at 8:30 am.

To our favorite APWU Local Websites: For the Postal Labor Unions Summer School, please visit http://www.postallaborschool.org. From here you can download and print registration forms, get tuition information, see class descriptions, and learn about the instructors.
Or respond back to me at my e-mail - http:www.wvtallchic@suddenlink.net

Jesse,
To answer your questions:
1.) Yes, your understanding is correct.
2.) Yes, IF the time change excees an hour unless your local contract states otherwise.

My questions are regarding residual bids:

If a bid was posted and there was no successful bidder it becomes residual and cannot be posted again. Is my understanding correct?

Can a residual bid be reposted if they change the reporting time for the bid assignment for one day of the week?

Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

Robert,
The award that you are referring to was made by arbitrator decision by Arbitrator Goldberg. The union was able to get a modification to Article 36 and it called for travel for training pay.
Prior to this we had the old code 82 and code 83 travel issues and prior to that in some cases no travel or travel.
You can still find it in writing in the back of the 2000-2003 National Agreement – refer to page 390, which is part of Arbitrator Goldberg’s award. This can be downloaded off of http://www.apwu.org/dept/ind-rel/sc/oldcba...act%202000-2006.pdf

I am trying to acquire the Arbitration Awards for "compensation for travel" to Norman.
As I recall (subject to CRS) there was an Award in favor of the National. Then one that required the APWU to drop all grievances for compensation for travel (Goldberg Award).
I am hoping find a copy of each which I plan to share this info with 3 former members who feel the the APWU let them down on this issue and have quit our local. I am fairly confident when they see that in fact it was an Arbitrator that let them down and not this Local...they will sign back up and remain in good standing with this Local.
Thanks in advance to anyone that can help.

Edited by author 04-16-2008 01:56 PM
Sharon,
In the Manual EL-201, please read the Level 5 Mail Processing Clerk description and the Q & A which was made at the conception of the position. Also read the description for Level 6 MPC.
The MPC was/is a combination of the manual distribution clerk the mail processor and the OCR operator. No FSM clerk there. Where the MPC goes to the FSM, in accordance with the day to day provisions of the agreement, they only work FSM where they feed mail into an induction syetem and not use a keypad. The keypad is used by the FSM Operator.
The EL-201 can be found on our downloads page.

I remember reading somewhere that there is a difference between FSM Clerks and Automation/Manual Clerks. In general one could not work in the other's area (PAA?)
Any help on this would be appreciated.

b. charles,
Recently, one of our automation clerks retired from Highlands Ranch and his job is open. Please contact Juanita Sullivan at (303)683-4333 for more information about the status of that position.

Edited by author 04-11-2008 03:52 PM
Does Littleton Highlands Ranch have any mail processing jobs open? T-1?

Wyo Steward:

The link is on our download page, but to make it simpler for you here is the actual link : http://nji-bmc.com/ps3074.pdf. I recoginize your IP address Darlene. It must be difficult for you being the local APWU president and sole steward in your area of Wyoming. Thank you for refering Lynn of Lost Springs to our website.