USPS Maintenance Management Order allows facilities to perform Custodial Team Cleaning In-House Laundry
Maintenance Management Order MMO-095-23 – October 16, 2023
Category: Maintenance Business
APWU: Resolution submission deadline for 2023 All-Craft Conference is Saturday, September 2
Resolutions In accordance with the APWU Constitution and Bylaws [PDF], resolutions must be received by Saturday, September 2, 2023, to be considered at the conference. There will be no exceptions. Resolutions are accepted from local or state affiliates, or from Members-at-Large (MALs). Resolutions from local or state affiliates must be submitted online by a form…
USPS OIG Report: Use of Automated Guided Vehicles
Background Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are powered industrial vehicles modified to enable driverless operation. Beginning in June 2019, the Postal Service spent [redacted] to purchase and deploy 350 AGVs between October 2019 and April 2022. These AGVs move wheeled or palletized mail transport equipment for processing and dispatch operations within a facility. The Postal Service…
Oshkosh Class Action Grievance Settlement creates Custodial jobs, protects BEM jobs
August 18, 2023 “The parties agree that the current staffing at the Oshkosh Carrier Annex will be shifted back to the Oshkosh P&DC. Meaning that the PS4852 (Oshkosh Annex custodial staffing) will simply now fall under the Maintenance manager. This is the way it once was, both parties agree that it’s more efficient and easier…
USPS OIG Report: Repair and Maintenance of Package Sorting Machines at Delivery Units
Background In November 2014, the Postal Service deployed the Automated Delivery Unit Sorter (ADUS), which automated the sorting of smaller packages in delivery units and small processing and distribution centers. Further, in 2021, as part of the 10-year Delivering for America Plan, the Postal Service kept its commitment to accelerate investments in new package sorting equipment to…
APWU Maintenance Craft re-promotion question
Has anyone been re-promoted back to a higher level after voluntarily dropping 2 levels. This is covered in the JCIM page 288 or Article 38 page 10. If so, what step were you and what did you go back to? It is hard to find out the intent of this in the contract. Others have…
Subcontracting Cleaning Services MOU Step 1 Settlement a win for APWU in Kaukauna, WI!
The Parties agree that the subcontracting cleaning services MOU states “cleaning services may be utilized” the undersigned parties agree that it does not say “Must” be used. The parties recognize the Bona Fide need to have a clean facility on a daily basis for the safety and health of the employees. To that end and…
Maintenance Community Toolbox Sabotage
I tried to send the following comment to the APWU email address given on the website, but it was rejected: I have many serious concerns about the Community Toolbox program that I believe is a deliberate attempt to sabotage the USPS from within. I have been a maintenance craft employee at the Atlanta P&DC since…