General Membership Meeting
General Membership Meeting will be July 18th, 4:30 pm at 102 W. Tidwell
POWER Meeting will follow immediately after the General Meeting.

* An Interpreter will be provided for the Dear/Hard of Hearing at the General Membership Meeting.  If you are attending please notify the Union Hall 713-691-4818.  

 

Last Updated ( Friday, 03 July 2009 )
 
Message From The President

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  HOUSTON AREA LOCAL

  American Postal Workers Union 

ATTENTION APWU MEMBERS

As you are aware, we are experiencing simultaneous excessing impacts: station excessing, GPO/NDDC sectional excessng, and craft/installation.  We have been in constant meetings addressing all these issues.

GPO/NDDC Sectional Excessing 

We were to meet with the Plant representative this week.  Due to scheduling conflicts between meetings with the Plant and the District, that meeting could not be coordinated.  The scheduled meetings with persons receiving abolishment and excessing letters is postponed until next week.  We know that changes will be made to their present plan.  If you received a letter in error, or if the numbers change, those corrections will be made next week.  Under the latter circumstance, you will be issued a letter rescinding the action or a corrected letter.

Since no one's schedule will change on the fourth, next week will not be too late to correct their actions and get your input.

* 58 Excessing letters have been rescinded on Tour 1 in Automation.

CRAFT/INSTALLATION Excessing
THE DEADLINE for SUBMISSION OF PREFERENCES ON CARRIER JOBS HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, FRIDAY, JULY 10 !!!    BRIEFINGS WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK WITH ALL IMPACTED EMPLOYEES.
LEVEL 7 AND LEVEL 8 EXCESSING AND FINAL NUMBERS ARE STILL BEING DISCUSSED.

We know that everyone is under pressure and impatient.  But, please realize that we have been in constant meetings during this period of multiple excessing proposals and we are doing our jobs.  Our job requires that we demand your contractual rights and advocate in your best interest.

THE STRUGGLE IS CONTINUING....

 

Excessing Outside of the Craft

After being initially contacted, I subsequently informed you that information concerning this latest excessng would be provided to you after meetings between the National Union and the Area Post Office.  I was also told that I would be invited to the meeting so that I could have input.  That obviously did not happen and I have been unable to get any clear answers as to why it did not happen.  I was informed by voice mail on my cell on Saturday and by calls from officers and members that letters had been mailed out with job selection sheets.  Letters issued to North Houston proposed impacted employees have been rescinded.  At this time I have not been successful in getting the Houston letters rescinded.

There are procedural errors, and numerous mistakes in what the Postal Service is doing and how they have identified impacted employees.  DO NOT THINK that I have not been forthcoming with you or that I will not be available to address your concerns.

Presently, we are talking to the Postal Service and the National Officers for this region.  We have a meeting scheduled with the District Manager for tomorrow, July 1.  I will issue an update tomorrow and hopefully I can give you more informed advice at that time.  We WILL BE IN YOUR WORKPLACE to meet with you after we have exhausted all efforts to come to a reasonable resolution.

The Union is being bombarded with changes.   Management is determined to make changes.  While change is not always a negative thing, change simply for the sake of change is.  Every plan they have put on the table has had multiple flaws and mistakes.  While we have been successful in addressing some of their proposals, it is stressful, time consuming, and unproductive to continuously fight ill thought out ideas.

WE ARE WORKING FOR YOU AND WILL ALWAYS HAVE YOUR BEST INTEREST IN MIND AS WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE AND FIGHT FOR JOBS.

 

Station Excessing Update

As reported, we have been meeting with management on the sectional excessing from the stations. Their initial proposal was to excess 94 station employees. That number was reduced to 77 and after our meeting today, the number is now 30.

We will be meeting again next week, and are hopeful that we can get the numbers reduced again.

These are the tentative numbers. The column titled “current” next to your station are the numbers we are now working with.

 

  Authorized Comp   Current On-Rolls   Number to be Excessed 
Office Name FTPTRTotFTPTRLDC 67TotalProposedCurrent
HOU-ALBERT THOMAS10 1013  1331
HOU-ALMEDA10 1012  1221
HOU-ASTRODOME8 811  1131
HOU-BEAR CREEK12 1217  1752
HOU-BROADWAY4 46  620
HOU-CIVIC CENTER2 23  310
HOU-D S SCHATZ13 1315  1522
HOU-FAIRBANKS14 14142 1621
HOU-FOSTER PLACE5 56  610
HOU-GALLERIA FIN2 23  310
HOU-GENOA6 67  710
HOU-GREENBRIAR8 811  1131
HOU-HARRISBURG1 12  211
HOU-HEIGHTS4 47  732
HOU-IRVINGTON5 57  721
HOU-JENSEN DRIVE4 442 622
HOU-JULIUS MELCHER12 1218  1863
HOU-LONG POINT10 1012  1220
HOU-MEDICAL CENTER11 1112  1210
HOU-MEMORIAL PARK13 1316  1631
HOU-NASSAU BAY 6 68  820
HOU-OAK FOREST 13 1314  1410
HOU-RICH HILL11 1115  1542
HOU-RIVER OAKS10 1013  1330
HOU-SAGE STATION 5 511  1163
HOU-SAM HOUSTON 7 771 811
HOU- SAM HOUSTON FIN 3 35  521
HOU-SOUTHMORE6 68  821
HOU-UNIVERSITY 8 810  1021
HOU-WESLAYAN FIN5 551 611
HOU-WESTBRAE7 78  810
HOU-WESTBURY10 1012  1220
HOU-WESTCHASE FIN3 35  520
HOU-WILLOW PLACE17 1718  1811
HOU-WINDMILL11 1112  1210
Total       7730

                                                                                                                                                   

IMMEDIATE NOTICE TO APWU MEMBERS

What you need to know about excessing

(for complete stories on above articles go to read more)
Go to http://www.apwu.org/ (Burrus Updates) for current union and excessing information.  On  May 14, 2009 President Burrus had an article concerning Excessing: Know Your Rights.  Please refer to President Burrus article for complete information concerning excessing.
Last Updated ( Friday, 03 July 2009 )
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