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Administration’s Postal Reform Act of 2014 |
On Thursday, March 13, President Obama
directed the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to revise overtime
pay rules that currently allow
businesses to deny overtime for millions of workers. To assist the DOL in its effort, the AFL-CIO is seeking stories from workers that demonstrate the importance of overtime pay for working families and highlight the need for reform of overtime rules.
While many postal employees have benefited
from the hard-won right of overtime pay, millions of Americans
have been denied overtime pay
and are being left unprotected because of the erosion of overtime pay rules under the Bush era. Currently, federal law exempts employers from federal requirements to pay overtime to workers who make more than $455 — or $23,660 per year. That is ridiculously low! It is barely above the federal poverty level for a family of four. If the purposed changes are adopted, employees in many industries are expected to be impacted, including: retail, restaurant, hospitality, healthcare, information technology and financial services.
Share your story representing the importance overtime pay for
workers and help the DOL expand this right!
A template describing the types of stories
and types of information being sought is
HERE.
If are aware of any stories that fit the bill, they could be a tremendous help. Please return any story forms to Kelly Ross, Deputy Policy Director at the AFL-CIO, kross@aflcio.org. |
Operation Stand Down RI - Thank You Letter
Dimondstein MOU PSE Conversion Update April 19 2014
USPS, APWU Reach agreement on filling residual Vacancies
Amendment to Rhode Island State Constitution and By-Laws
CA-7/20 Claim for Compensation
Das Award on Allowing OTDL Employees on Penalty Overtime to be Priority-Scheduled over Casuals
Das Award — PSEs in Clerk Complement for Lead Clerks
Non-career CCA doing Distribution work
Clerks in Small Offices to Receive Back Pay If Supervisors Worked in Excess of Contractual Limits
Feb 2013 Letter from Guffey to Members
Feb 2013 Letter from Guffey to Employees
Greater Providence NARFE Chapter 0116 March 2013 Newsletter
Auxiliary Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Team
2013 New England Multi States Convention
Flyer and Schedule
Registration
APW-ABA 2013 Scholarship Application is available here, the Deadline is May, 15, 2013, this is to say, the APW-ABA must receive your Scholarship Application by the May 15, 2013 deadline. So Don't procrastinate get you Application Sent in today
Class action Hubbard Settlement for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
"It has been long hard struggle; six years to be exact. I am
finally able to report to you that the ABA appears to be headed down a new path.
A path that brings it back to it's core mission, providing APWU members with
help in time of personal injury; and not a personal get rich, or retirement
system for those who administer the plan. In discussions with the new Executive
Director, Dave Daniels, it was agreed that the ABA may be in posture for a
benefit increase sometime in the near future. Of course this is all predicated
on the ABA financials over the next couple of years, but Dave seems committed to
that ideal.
Please read the financial
statement provided by Dave, you can see how the ABA was a get rich personal
retirement plan for past Postal Retirees who administered the ABA. It is
unfortunate that the Retirement Plan Debacle also exists at the National APWU as
well. This crap only happens because we APWU members let it happen. The APWU is
no different that any other Political entity, it can only get away with what we
the members (voters) let them get away with. Don't be scared speak out, and
don't live by the Axiom that "The Devil you know is better than the Devil you
don't". Use your brains when voting, remember what we have been told by these
APWU elected officials when they are campaigning , but don't forget what you've
seen them do either"..........
James Ozanian/President
Greater Providence NARFE Chapter 0116 September 2012 Newsletter John E O'Hara |
September 8 2012 Sunshine Committee Raffle John McKitchen-Rack of Rib Eyes Richard Blackmere-Assorted Meat Basket Kathy Robidoux-Liqour Basket Joan DiSanto-Gift Card Basket The Lucky Winners of The Sunshine Committee Raffle drawn at the APWU Picnic Saturday July 14 2012 First 50' LCD TV was won by Melissa Pitacco PSE Second 50” LCD TV was won by Kathy Clark FTR Liquor Basket won by Rusty Hand FTR Gift Card Basket won by Greg Sneed, Guest Italian Basket won by Ann Marie Carlson FTR Wine Basket won by Ronnie Sawyer FTR Beer Basket won Fred Davis, FTR Beach Basket won by Jim August FTR |
An explanation of early out and buyouts
Postal and Labor Law Training Class
IBEW Local 99 Charity Golf Tournament
March 2012 Bostonian A Must Read Article |
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"Don't buy into USPS Management's and Congress's bullshit"
USPS Announces on Moratorium on closures "All APWU members should read this letter from National APWU Treasurer Liz Powell. The automated phone system is nothing more than a way for our National Officers to put themselves further out of touch with the States, Locals and last but not least its Members. We should all write these out of touch Individuals and tell them we don't want their automated phone system. As it is now letters written go unanswered, what do think is going to happen when this automated phone system goes in, you will not get a response from National to the voice mail you leave. Why else would they want it?"
A letter from Congressmen David Cicilline |