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May 18, 2012


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This website was created to serve APWU members of the Clerk Craft (Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas) and of the Maintenance Craft (Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska).  It is a joint venture of the Clerk Craft NBAs and the Maintenance Craft NBA of the Kansas City Office.

Robert D. Kessler, Clerk Craft
Dennis Taff, Clerk Craft 
Dean Hathaway, Maintenance Craft

 

 

 

Contacting Your Business Agents by E-mail

We have found the "contact us" page on our site is not the most efficient way to contact the NBAs in our office by email.  Please use the email addresses listed below to contact the NBAs directly.  Thank you.

Bob Kessler (Clerk craft)  --  rkessler@apwu.org
Dennis Taff (Clerk craft) -- dtaff@apwu.org
(When emailing your clerk NBAs, please send your questions to both NBAs.  Thanks.)

Dean Hathaway (Maintenance craft)  -- dhathaway@apwu.org 

New Address for submitting Step 3s and Direct Appeals

 Update    Update

After just one year, the Postal Service is changing the address for sending Step 3 Appeals and Direct Appeals from Step 2 to Arbitration.  The new addess is as follows:
     LR Appeals
     U.S. Postal Service
     P.O. Box 25398
     Tampa  FL   33622-5398

Please ensure that everyone responsible for sending up these appeals is made aware of the new address.  This will become effective June 01, 2012.  And, if you have any questions, as always please call our office at (913) 888-8555.

 

Beginning May 15, 2011, all Step 3 grievances and Direct Appeals to Arbitration will be mailed to a new address.  Please see the attached document for the new address and update your records accordingly. 

Please share this information with other officers and stewards in your local.

If you have any questions, please call our office at (913) 888-8555.

Violation Log Sheet - PM/Supervisor doing BU work & crossing crafts

The Union has developed a form (attached) for you to record the amount of clerk craft work that the Postmaster/OIC, Supervisor, PMR, or members of other crafts are performing in violation of YOUR contract.   Also attached is a sample form for reference.  This form was originally developed due to clerks being excessed out of their office (see original cover letter).
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Download: Memo - 1.6 & crossing crafts.PDF
Avoiding Double Dues When New Members Join APWU

No one wants to have double dues taken out when they transfer crafts and join the APWU; and we do not want a new member to be upset about this.  Avoiding double dues can be done by following these few simple steps.

Download: Avoiding Double Dues When New Members Join APWU.PDF
Round Robin Tentative Agreement

Members of the union’s Negotiating Team will conduct briefings on the Tentative Agreement in the locations listed below.

APWU members who wish to attend a meeting in their area should contact their National Business Agent or Regional Coordinator for specific information about the time and site.

 

March 17 - Charlotte, NC
March 19 - Cincinnati, OH
March 21 - New York, NY
March 22 - Washington, DC
March 23 - Birmingham, AL
March 25 - Minneapolis, MN

March 26 - Tulsa, OK
March 30 - Denver, CO
April 1 - Portland, OR
April 3 - Las Vegas, NV
April 6 - San Antonio, TX
April 8 - Tampa, FL

 

Arbitration Award - Theft of gift card

Grievant was removed for theft of a $10 Target gift card from the mail.  Evidence disclosed that she was on leave from December 24 through January 4 - therefore, was not at work on December 3 when the OIG agent placed the gift card in the collection box.
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Download: 10307238 (Ft Dodge IA).PDF
Arbitration Award - Deems Desirable

The most recent "Deems Desirable" award.  Arbitrator Brown - December 2, 2010

Download: 09095810 (Melville NY).PDF
Arbitration Award - Maximization not prevented by Art. 12 withholding

This case resulted in conversion of three PTFs to full-time in spite of the office being under "withholding."

Download: 09039040 (Jonesboro AR).pdf
"Deems desirable" lists

There has been a substantial increase in requests for medical documentation for call-in absences by those not on restricted sick leave in an attempt to intimidate and coerce employees into not using sick leave.

Our position  is that the ERMS system does not allow a supervisor to place an employee in a “deems desirable” status, thus creating an automatic “blanket policy” of requiring documentation regardless of circumstances which is a violation of the ELM 513.3 provision and a 1982 Step 4 settlement prohibiting blanket orders for documentation.

Employees should follow the instructions to seek medical treatment and grievances should be filed (based on individual circumstances) seeking reimbursement for the time (travel to and from including waiting and treatment time), mileage, and all expenses including co-pay and any other related tests such as x-rays, etc.

See the attached arbitration award on this issue for guidance.

Download: 07209854 (ColumbusOH).PDF
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