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APWU Responds to USPS Notice on Retail Operations

Article Title: Consolidation of Large Post Offices
Snippet from Article: "...In response to a USPS notice that “the Postal Service is considering consolidating operations in our larger stations and branches,” APWU President William Burrus has reminded management that a Memorandum of Understanding included in the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement requires that “all existing retail operations will remain within the installation of which they are a part.” “I note that of the many factors that will be considered in your final decisions, you omit the parties’ negotiated agreements,” Burrus wrote..."
Source: www.apwu.org


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