BULLETIN. . . Sept. 4, 2008
I M P O R T A N T
R E M I N D E R
BOSTON METRO APWU WINDOW CLERK MEETING
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2008
9:00AM - NOON
Brothers and Sisters,
The 21st of September is fast approaching and we are hoping for a large turnout for the Window Clerk Meeting on that day.
Our local is lucky to have one of the leading experts on the Window Clerk position in the country to come to Boston to guide us in protecting our work. There is no doubt that the information that we will receive on this day will change the way you work and view the operation as a Window Clerk in this volatile industry.
All A.P.W.U. members are welcome to attend. Please make sure to call the hall @ (617)-423-2798 if you plan to attend so we can plan to serve lunch for everyone.
Yours in Union Solidarity,
Moe Lepore, General President
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DIRECTIONS TO: CARSON PLACE (BOSTON TEACHERS UNION HALL) at Bayside Expo Center - off Day Blvd, Dorchester, MA
FROM THE NORTH
: Take the Expressway (93) South.
(B.T.U./Carson Place, 185 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester - off Day Blvd) - Take the COLUMBIA ROAD - J.F.K. LIBRARY Exit (Exit 15) off the Southeast Expressway. At the bottom of the ramp - go LEFT. Follow signs for Castle Island/S. Boston.
When you come to the Rotary - go ½ way around the rotary. You will now be on Day Boulevard. Proceed to the MDC Police Station (station will be on your right hand side). Directly after the Police Station - take a RIGHT (North Entrance, Bayside Expo Center). This will bring you into the Boston Teachers Union (Carson Place) parking lot.
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FROM THE SOUTH: Take Expressway (93) North.
(B.T.U./Carson Place, 185 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester) - Take Exit 14 to merge onto Morrissey Blvd toward JFK Library. Slight right to stay on Morrissey Blvd (signs for South Boston/Day Blvd)
At the bottom of the ramp - go RIGHT. When you come to the Rotary - go ½ way around. You will now be on Day Boulevard. Proceed to the MDC Police Station (station will be on your right hand side). Directly after the Police Station - take a RIGHT (North Entrance, Bayside Expo Center). This will bring you into the Boston Teachers Union (Carson Place) parking lot.
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BULLETIN. . . Sept. 2007
O.T.D.L. CHANGE FOR THE
CLERK CRAFT
During local negotiations earlier this year, the following provision was added to the Boston Local Agreement.
Article 8, Section 5
5. In all sections, all tours, employees will be able to add their name to the Overtime Desired List non/scheduled, daily or both, within ten (10) days after the posting of the Overtime Desired List.
a. Once a clerk is on the Overtime Desired List, he/she need not sign up for a subsequent quarter, but will remain on the list until he/she requests to have his/her name removed.
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BULLETIN . . . August 17, 2007
COMPUTER BIDDING - USING LITEBLUE
You can now bid from any computer using the U.S.P.S. LiteBlue website @ www.liteblue.usps.gov. You will need to key in your Employee ID Number (EIN) and your U.S.P.S. PIN Number in order to enter the site.
When you enter the site, scroll down to "Employee Self Service" on the lower right hand side of the screen. Click on "eJob Bidding (craft)", then click "Continue" and your name and job title will appear on the bidding system page.
On the left side of the page, click on "Enter Job Bids", then click on the posting number, and the job numbers for the bid cycle will be listed. Click on the jobs you want to bid, then enter your numbered choice of preferences in the choice box. By clicking the "Submit Job Bids" box, you will complete the bidding process.
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BULLETIN. . . June 2007
CLERK CRAFT
Due to the fact that the training for Lead Sales, Service Associates no longer has a "pass/fail" exam, if you are awarded a Lead Sales, Service Associate bid, it will be a straight transfer, not "pending qualification".
You cannot be held accountable for level 6 duties until you have taken the training.
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| BULLETIN. . . May 2006
REMAINING A LIVE BIDDER
According to Article 37.3.F.8.a . . .
When a clerk is awarded a bid and wants to remain a "live bidder" for a position they wanted on a previous bid cycle, you must notify management in writing within ten (10) days that you want to remain a live bidder on one or more assignments.
The notice to management must include the job number and the posting number of that bid cycle.
Failure to notify within ten (10) days will cancel such other bids.
At the present time, send this notification to Personnel, U.S.P.S., 25 Dorchester Ave., Boston, MA 02205.
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| BULLETIN. . . January 2006
CLERK O.T.D.L.
Oftentimes our members in the Clerk Craft forget to sign up for the Overtime Desired List in their work area. Please remember, you can sign up on the O.T.D.L. two (2) weeks prior to the start of the new quarter.
We also have ten (10) days to sign the supplemental O.T.D.L. This ten day period begins on the first of the month.
First Quarter - January
Second Quarter - April
Third Quarter - July
Fourth Quarter - October
The supplemental ten day period begins on the first of the particular month you sign up. Please remember this ten day period is put in place by the union in case you forget to sign up by the first of the month.
I also would remind my brothers and sisters that once this ten day period passes, you cannot get on the O.T.D.L. I hope this helps our brothers and sisters when putting your name in for the O.T.D.L. in the Clerk Craft.
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| FAILURE TO QUALIFY
Q: If I am awarded a bid from a bid cycle and fail to qualify can I be removed from the Postal Service?
A: NO - If you fail to qualify on a voluntary bid you remain in the same position you held.
Q: If I am an unassigned regular and assigned a job that requires training and fail to qualify can I be removed from the Postal Service?
A: YES - If you fail to qualify on any required training you will be subject to discipline up to and including Removal.
Q: If I am excessed from the Boston Installation or volunteer to be re-assigned in place of an excessed clerk and I fail to qualify on required training can I be removed from the Postal Service?
A: YES - You will be subject to discipline up to and including removal.
Of course, any disciplinary action against a clerk will be vigorously challenged by the union.
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FAILURE TO QUALIFY ON A BID:
IF YOU ARE AWARDED A BID AND FAIL TO QUALIFY, YOU REMAIN IN YOUR CURRENT BID AND WOULD BE SUBJECT TO BIDDING RESTRICTIONS OUTLINED IN ARTICLE 37 OF THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE ASSIGNED A BID AS AN UNASSIGNED REGULAR, OR VOLUNTEER TO GO TO ANOTHER INSTALLATION UNDER ARTICLE 12 AND FAIL TO QUALIFY, YOU ARE SUBJECT TO CORRECTIVE ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING REMOVAL FROM THE POSTAL SERVICE.
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