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A Vacancy Notice containing 21 vacant clerk
jobs has been posted for bid by clerks at
the Lehigh Valley P&DC. This will be a
manual bid posting and interested bidderd
must
submit manual bid cards. Computer
bidding will
not be permitted for this
bidding cycle.
Management
failed to post the end of May Vacancy
Notice and the next computerized bidding
cycle is scheduled for June 19, 2020.
Because we are "out of cycle" computer
bidding is not possible. We felt
waiting another two weeks for a job
posting that was already late was not
the right course of action.
PS Form 1717-A (bid card) is available
in the APWU office. Anyone who
needs help filling out a bid card should
stop in and see a steward.
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HERSHEY PARK
PICNIC
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I regret to announce the 2020 Hershey Park
picnic scheduled for July 12th
has been cancelled due to COVID concerns,
distancing restrictions, and the operational
limitations of Hershey Park. The Executive
Board made the decision after several
discussions with Hershey Park and Governor
Wolf's office.
As Pennsylvania counties move from red, to
yellow, to green, various restrictions are
lifted.
However, Gov. Wolf’s restriction
limiting social gatherings to no more than
50 people will remain in effect and there
was no guarantee that the 50 person limit
would be lifted in time for the picnic, or
even anytime this summer.
Hershey Park could not ensure that they
would be able to meet all the requirements
of our contract including the grove events,
food service, and whether gathering in the
picnic area would be restricted, limited, or
even permitted at all.
The Local could not commit to moving
forward as scheduled without these
assurances.
Not being able to enjoy all of
the features of the picnic would not
make for a fun day.
We had concerns about having to
forfeit our deposit money, but we were
able to negotiate that our 2020 deposit
will be used to cover the 2021 picnic
deposit due later this year.
This was not an easy decision but the
Board had to consider the distancing
restrictions in place, the likelihood of
Hershey Park being able to deliver on
the food, the grove, and the rides, and
most importantly the health and safety
of our members.
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VIRTUAL MEMBERSHIP
MEETING
MAY 17th @ 12pm |
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus
restrictions and social distancing
guidelines the General Membership
meeting scheduled for Sunday, May 03,
2020 has been cancelled.
We will be
holding a “virtual Union meeting” on
Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 12:00 pm.
We chose May 17th
because May 10th is Mother’s
Day.
Members will be able to join the meeting
using their computer, laptop, tablet,
cell phone, or landline.
We are working to develop some
sort of authentication process to verify
the membership status of those joining
the meeting. This meeting is for Lehigh
Valley APWU members only.
If you are interested in attending our
virtual meeting, keep watching the
bulletin board, website, Facebook, and
Twitter for details.
Until then…
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TELL CONGRESS TO ACT
NOW! |
The USPS was facing unreasonable
financial burders because of the 2006
Future Retiree Health Benefit Prefunding
requirement. Now faced with the
COVID pandemic, the reduced mail volume,
and increased work hours and expenses,
the USPS is dealing with uncertainties
that have never been faced before.
Some in the government are looking to capitalize on
these conditions and are using the
current problems to attempt to
dismantle, destroy, privatize, and sell
off the Postal Service to greedy
profiteers. While some in Congress
have made attempt to help the USPS
through these difficult times others,
including the White House, have been
very vocal in their opposition to any
assistance for the USPS. Some
going as far as to threaten veto of
stimulus bills that include USPS
financial relief.
While postal workers are putting their lives on the
line to deliver needed medications and
supplies to American citizens, there are
those who see this as an opportunity to
make money. Don't let that happen.
Click the Link below to send a letter to
your elected officials and ask them to
support the USPS and protect this
essential public institution.
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FAMILIES FIRST RESPONSE
ACT |
The APWU and USPS have received
confirmation that the provisions of the
Families First Response Act does apply
to postal workers. The Act
provides additional paid leave for
eligibile employees meeting the required
criteria. Click the links below to
find out more information about the
FFRA.
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The APWU has created a web page with all
the currently available, most up to
date, information regarding the COVI-19
outbreak. Members are encouraged to
practice all safety measures such as
washing hands often, not coughing /
sneezing into your hands, and sanitizing
hard surfaces frequently. View the page HERE.
The Lehigh Valley Area Local implores
all members to be responsible and be
safe.
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Canvassing & eReassign now
posted |
We will be posting the monthly eReassign
lists, as well as the PTF/PSE canvassing
on the website, on our Facebook, Twitter
pages. We will also be posting
Clerk Vacancy notices for the Lehigh
Valley P&DC.
Postings will be available by clicking
the links (right).
The table will show yellow when there is a posting
available, and white when there is no
posting.
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Coronovirus
Information Available |
The APWU
has created
a page on the National website with
current information about the ongoing
coronavirus situation. The page
contains Service Talks, recommendations
from the CDC, fact sheets, and other
information. The page will be
updated as more information is released.
See the National APWU Coronovirus page HERE
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Agreement Reached on APO/RMPO
Cusotidans |
Maintenance Craft Director Idowu Balogun
announced that the APWU and USPS have
reached an agreement on the implementation
of the Goldberg arbitration award on
POStPlan custodial staffing. This is
an important award because it combines the
square footage of APO and RMPO offices into
a single installation for calculation
purposes.
The agreement provides that offices will be measured for square footage
and a calculation will be applied to
determine if the office qualifies for a
custodian. If the office does not
qualify for a cusotidian, but there is
currently a custodial position, that
employee will remain in the job. When
the current custodian leave the position,
the USPS may contract out the work.
More detail can be viewed using the link
below.
You can read the full agreement HERE
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