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APWU 917 Event

Union Hall Quarterly Meeting

Join us for our quarterly meeting will be sometime in April 2024 at the union office located at 151 Kalmus Dr STE H7 Costa Mesa, CA 92626.

 

The meeting will occur at 4:00PM PST.

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  • Sat, Jan 27
    Costa Mesa
    Jan 27, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    Costa Mesa, E, 151 Kalmus Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA
    Jan 27, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST
    Costa Mesa, E, 151 Kalmus Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA
    Our quarterly meeting will be on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the union office located at 151 Kalmus Dr STE H7 Costa Mesa, CA 92626. The meeting will occur at 4:00PM PST.

Local News

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Fifth Cola Increase Announced

In accordance with the 2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $0.17 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective March 09, 2024.​

The increase is the result of a rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) and will appear in paychecks dated March 29, 2024 (Pay Period 07-2024). The COLA for full-time employees in each step and grade will amount to $354 annually, and the hour rates for part-time employees will be adjusted accordingly.

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Safety and Health

The Industrial Relations Director is charged with responsibility for the health and safety of all divisions of the Union. Article 14 of the National Agreement requires management to provide a safe and healthy work environment for all employees covered by the agreement. To achieve this end, the contract provides for the establishment of joint safety and health committees at various levels throughout the Postal Service.


 

HOW TO REPORT HAZARDS, UNSAFE CONDITIONS OR PRACTICES WITH PS FORM 1767

​You can use PS Form 1767 is to be used to report hazards, unsafe conditions, work practice and, in the opinion of the APWU, hostile work environments. You can use this form to report anything that you think could jeopardize your health: Dirty conditions, pests, mold, disturbed or broken building materials (tiles, insulation, etc.)

Stop Supervisors From Performing
Bargaining Unit Clerk Work

Supervisors are PROHIBITED from performing bargaining unit work at post offices with 100 or more bargaining unit employees, except:

1. In An Emergency (by acts of God).
SHORT STAFFING DOES NOT QUALIFY AS AN EMERGENCY!
2. For the purpose of training or instructions of employees (Instructions limited to only on how to operate/perform a function and not of a direct order from a supervisor).
3. To ensure the proper operations of equipment.
4. To protect the safety of employees.
5. To protect the property of the USPS (Such as: Building and Equipment property).
Technically, although it is for the exclusive use of the USPS, it is still, essentially, the property of the people or business.

 

In offices with LESS THAN 100 bargaining unit employees, supervisors are PROHIBITED from performing bargaining unit work except as enumerated in Section 6.A.1 through 5 above or when the duties are included in the supervisor's position description (mail pickup and "managing the line" are considered clerk work).

 

Please also follow the proper grievance process.

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Demand An End to Short Staffing
In the USPS

The United States Postal Service is an essential part of the fabric of our community and our country. We depend on reliable postal services.

Whether it’s important business, picking up a package, or checking in with family and friends, we need a post office that is open and fully staffed with the trained, dedicated postal workers we trust with our mail and packages.

It is unacceptable to us when our post offices are unexpectedly closed, hours are shortened, and lines are long due to staffing shortages.

We call on you to make every effort to keep our post office open at convenient and reasonable hours and properly staffed to provide the “prompt, reliable, and efficient” service we deserve under the law.

2024 Contract Campaign
Slogan Competition

With the opening of contract negotiations just months away, APWU national officers are calling on actively employed, auxiliary and retiree members to submit slogan ideas for the 2024 Contract Campaign.

 

From start to finish, our campaign for a strong, fair, new union contract will be driven by you, the APWU members. Since our first collective bargaining agreement in 1971, we have stood together time and time again to strengthen our wages, our benefits, and our rights in the workplace. Now it’s time to renew our commitment. 

 

Lend your voice to the campaign by creating a slogan for our upcoming contract negotiations as we fight for good wages, strong benefits, and workplace protections that ensure our essential service is safely and adequately staffed for years to come. 

 

Remember to keep the suggestions focused and short. It will need to fit on t–shirts, buttons, and stickers. The winner will be featured online and in The American Postal Worker magazine.

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COLA and You

Rising inflation underscores the importance of our negotiated Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) within our union contract, made possible by the strength of our membership. COLAs are our best protection against inflation. Postal Workers are some of the few U.S. workers who receive COLA increases. Even in the postal world, we are the only postal union maintaining full COLA in our union contract.

“Once again, union-won COLAs prove how invaluable our contractual rights are to postal workers and our families,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. “We will continue to fight to maintain full COLA provisions in our upcoming contract.”

Please be aware that neither the local nor national APWU has any legal or moral obligation to assist those wanting to opt-out or want to be non-members. 

YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS! 
The COLA adjustments for career employees during the 2021-2024 contract cummlatively totaled $5325 every year! 

 

Though Postal Support Employees (PSEs) do not receive cost-of-living increases, they have received several additional increases beyond the general wage increases for all employees in the APWU bargaining unit under the 2021 contract. However, when PSEs convert to career, the COLA increases are also included in their base wages going forward.
THAT'S A WIN!

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APWU Members Party

Oh, What A Party!

The APWU local 917 hosted a phenomenal party and banquet back on January 06, 2024 filled with music, tons of food, photos, dancing, and quality time with families, friends, co-workers, and union members!

 

For privacy reasons, please submit a request via email to us and we will reply with a link to where you can download your photos. 

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