American Postal Workers Union (APWU)

Enforcing the collective bargaining agreement by the filing of 444 grievances most appealed from the local level to the national level or binding arbitration at fifteen facilities in oakland California; and two additional vehicle maintenance facilities near oakland California; in a bargaining unit of about 850 employees in the clerk motor vehicle and maintenance crafts; with shop stewards on-site 24 hours per day seven days per week including holidays; working from two Union office locations.

Education of the membership through topical seminars on Postal worker issues; publication of timely informational bulletins; monthly membership meetings; assistance to members in the appropriate filing of merit systems protection board mspb appeals; equal employment opportunity eeo complaints; office of worker'Workers's compensation programs owcp claims; occupational safety and health administration osha complaints; and employment development department edd claims; as a partial listing and including representation of those members at hearings held by the aforementioned agencies; and maintaining a web site to facilitate communications of Postal issues and resources.

Strengthening collective bargaining through participation in the American Postal Workers Union biennial national convention; clerk maintenance and motor vehicle craft meetings on-site at Postal facilities with the usps; and hosting closed meetings with clerk maintenance and motor vehicle craft Union members at both the local level and regional california-wide level at our local Union office; conducting workplace safety inspections with the usps at all Postal facilities and including detached mailing units dmu; participating in national and California state American Postal Workers Union seminars and conferences.