Monday, July 7, 2008

Early Out: APWU and USPS to Meet July 8, 2008

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APWU, USPS to Meet July 8 Over Possible 'Early Out' Offer

"...The union learned unofficially on July 3 that the Postal Service had requested authority from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to offer early retirement to 40,000 postal employees.

No specifics of any early-retirement plan are available. “As information is provided, we will share it with our members,” Burrus said.

The meeting, which was rescheduled from July 7, is being held at the request of the APWU. As Burrus reported in an Update for union members last week, the union interprets the National Agreement as requiring bargaining over early-retirement offers. A written demand for notification has been sent to postal management..."    



This Article is From: www.apwu.org

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