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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
USPS NEWS Today
Wednesday | November 13, 2002
Quotable Quotes . . . "The tentative two-year contract extension is fair to both parties. It should assist us in our continuing effort to find joint solutions to future challenges. The economic provisions of the tentative extension should also help provide a measure of financial stability to the Postal Service."
— Tony Vegliante, USPS vice president, Labor Relations, announcing the tentative two-year contract extension between USPS and APWU, Nov. 12, 2002
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT. USPS and the American Postal Workers Union (AFL-CIO) announced a tentative two-year contract extension yesterday. Upon ratification by union members, the agreement would affect approximately 312,000 employees represented by the APWU. The agreement provides for a 1.3 percent wage increase effective Nov. 15, 2003 and a 1.3 percent increase effective Nov. 27, 2004.
Other items include continuation of cost-of-living allowance and creation of a joint task force to discuss issues of repositioning employees, with a limited, temporary moratorium on excessing while those discussions take place. The temporary moratorium does not include excessing within a 50-mile radius of an employee's current work location. All other provisions of the contract would remain in full force and effect. The tentative contract extension covers the period from Nov. 20, 2003 and continues through Nov. 20, 2005.
DECLARATION VISITS NASHVILLE. The Declaration of Independence is on display in Nashville at the Nashville Public Library now through Nov. 21. Following the exhibit in Nashville, the Postal Service will deliver the Declaration of Independence to Oxford, MS, for an exhibit Dec. 3 and 4 and to Jackson, MS, from Dec. 7-15. USPS is the official carrier of the Declaration of Independence during the road trip.
YELLOW JERSEY HONORS. The Order of the Yellow Jersey (OYJ), inspired by four-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, is awarded for accuracy of delivery, consistency of delivery and professionalism in serving customers. Winning the OYJ for the whole year is tough. But 19 performance clusters did just that, winning the Order of the Yellow Jersey for all four quarters in FY 2002:
- Rural: Albany, NY; Erie, PA; Harrisburg, PA; Kentuckiana; Maine; New Hampshire; and Springfield, MA.
- Mixed: Central Plains (NE, KS, IA); Columbus, OH; Greater Indiana; Lakeland (WI); Northland (MN, WI); Mid-America (MO); and Spokane, WA.
- Urban: Middlesex-Central (MA); Pittsburgh, PA; SE New England; and Western New York.
- Unique: Dallas.
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USPS NEWS Today