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    Thank you to WV AFL-CIO for standing with us

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    Help Save Jobs!!

    Help our APWU 133 brothers and sisters who work for the U.S. Postal Service in West Virginia! Follow this link to oppose the proposed changes at the USPS Charleston P&DC mail processing facility, which could cost our area hundreds of jobs.

    This survey is only for a limited time!!

    We will provide updates ASAP.


    WV AFL-CIO

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    The following email was sent to the WV AFL-CIO President Joshua Sword by state and local Legislative Director Bob Redman. President Sword later responded that the AFL-CIO are with us 100%
    Good Evening, President Sword,
    On Wednesday, November 22, the day before Thanksgiving, employees of the Charleston WV, USPS Processing and Distribution Center were given a stand-up talk by their supervisors. Management indicated that two facilities in the Pennsylvania area may be processing mail, otherwise dedicated to Charleston. This will affect over 500 union AFL-CIO members, and more than likely delay the delivery of mail.
    Currently, a study is being conducted by the USPS in conjunction with Postmaster General Louis Dejoy’s Delivering for America ten-year plan. The plan is to eliminate Processing and Distribution Centers and merge into Regional Sorting Processing Centers, with Pittsburgh as one of the new centers. The Charleston facility will be downgraded to a Logistics and Distribution Center (LDC). LDCs provide mail processing and distribution to local Post Offices as well as other smaller distribution facilities and are equipped with fixed mechanization for mail processing. However, many mail processing machines will be removed, including several already taken out of the Charleston P&DC in the past six months.
    United States Senator Gary Peters, D-Mich., who chairs the Senate committee with oversight of the Postal Service, said in a statement he was "concerned that several of the initiatives in this plan will harm service for folks across the country who rely on the Postal Service for prescription drugs, financial documents, running their small businesses, and more."
    "Cuts to service standards for first-class mail, limiting hours at local post offices, and making it more difficult for people to access postal products would adversely impact USPS customers across the nation, including in rural and underserved communities." Peters added.
    The P&DC started processing mail from its Charleston location in September 1993. Charleston started assumed mail from Huntington, Beckley, Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Lewisburg, and Princeton, West Virginia in addition to Ashland and Pikeville Kentucky within the past decade after their closures. This potential job loss will not only affect union employees and their families, but also generate a possible economic decline in the local economy.
    Brother Sword, we need your help. Please stand in solidarity with the members of APWU Local 133 and pledge your support. I will keep you updated with our fight as well as any local events to combat this.
    Bob Redman
    Legislative Director
    APWU 133
    Charleston WV

    Mail Processing Facility Review

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    View Facility Review Questions/Answers   FAQs

    Documents

    Study Name Status Supporting Documentation
    Augusta, GA Decision to Proceed Final MPFR (Redacted) PDF
    Public Comment Summary RTF
    Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 7/12/23 RTF
    Bismarck, ND Public Input Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 11/8/23 RTF
    Buffalo, NY Notice of Intent Notice of Intent 11/22/23 RTF
    Cheyenne, WY Public Input Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 11/8/23 RTF
    Charleston, WV Notice of Intent Notice of Intent 11/22/23 RTF
    Chattanooga, TN Public Input Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 10/25/23 RTF
    Columbia, MO Public Input Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 10/18/23 RTF
    Dakota Central, SD Public Input Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 11/8/23 RTF
    Eastern Maine, ME Notice of Intent Notice of Intent 11/22/23 RTF
    El Paso, TX Public Input Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 10/25/23 RTF
    Eugene, OR Decision to Proceed Final MPFR (Redacted) PDF
    Public Comment Summary RTF
    Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 7/12/23 RTF
    Fort Myers, FL Notice of Intent Notice of Intent 11/22/23 RTF
    Fort Wayne, IN Public Input Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 10/25/23 RTF
    Grand Forks, ND Public Input Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 11/8/23 RTF
    Greenville, SC In Review Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 9/27/23 RTF
    Knoxville, TN Public Input Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 10/25/23 RTF
    Lehigh Valley, PA Public Input Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 10/18/23 RTF
    Lubbock, TX Notice of Intent Notice of Intent 11/22/23 RTF
    Macon, GA Decision to Proceed Final MPFR (Redacted) PDF
    Public Comment Summary RTF
    Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 7/12/23 RTF
    Medford, OR Decision to Proceed Final MPFR (Redacted) PDF
    Public Comment Summary RTF
    Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 7/12/23 RTF
    Minneapolis, MN In Review Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 9/27/23 RTF
    NW Arkansas, AR Public Input Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 11/8/23 RTF
    Provo, UT In Review Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 9/27/23 RTF
    South Suburban, IL In Review Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 9/27/23 RTF
    Tacoma, WA Public Input Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 10/25/23 RTF
    Tallahassee, FL Public Input Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 10/18/23 RTF
    Trenton, NJ In Review Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 9/27/23 RTF
    Wenatchee, WA Public Input Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 10/25/23 RTF
    Wilmington, DE Public Input Initial Findings RTF
    Notice of Public Meeting RTF
    Notice of Intent 10/18/23 RTF

    U.S. Postal Service links

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    Federal Retirement Fairness Act Reintroduced

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    The Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 5995) was reintroduced on October 19 by Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06), Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), and David Valadao (R-CA-22).

    The Federal Retirement Fairness Act (FRFA) would allow eligible employees who converted from temporary to career positions to “buy back” time towards their retirement.

    Prior to 1989, postal workers who began as non-career employees were able to make additional contributions to their retirement benefits to make up for time lost when they were not eligible for these benefits. This allowed eligible employees to retire on time and with full benefits. This also created parity between temporary and career employees, ensuring they had equal access to retirement benefits. Unfortunately, this authority expired and was never reinstituted.

    “The APWU is in strong support of the Federal Retirement Fairness Act and applauds the bipartisan leadership on this critical issue,” said Mark Dimondstein, President, APWU. “This legislation would allow more than 100,000 postal workers who converted from temporary to career positions to retire on time with their full benefits. Regardless of an employee’s initial hiring status, all postal and federal employees should have access to the benefits they have earned for their dedicated work.”

     

    LINK HERE TO THE STATUS OF THE BILL 

    H.R.5995 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Federal Retirement Fairness Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress


    OFFICIAL APWU 133 STATEMENT REGARDING CHANGES

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