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UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS
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04/07/21
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Member's Virtual Town Hall
Meeting
Contract Opening Day Rally |
June 2021
Date & Time TBD |
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APWU 50th Anniversary
Celebration |
Thurdsay, July 01, 2021
Time TBD |
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Member’s Virtual Town Hall
Meeting |
Tuesday
August 24, 2021
Time TBD |
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OFFICER APPOINTMENT
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04/07/21
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PPWU
President Mike Stephenson has
announced that Directory of
Publicity and Legislation Joe
Szocki has decided to resign his
position. Joe has held
this position for many years and
has faithfully executed to
duties of the office. The
PPWU is sad to see Joe leave but
wishes him well ask he continues
to focus on his duties as
President of the Erie Area
Local.
President Stephenson has appointed sister Cindy
Heyward, of the Philadelphia
Area Local, to the position of
Director of Publicity and
Legistlation for the remainder
of the term. |
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EMERGENCY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES LEAVE
(EFEL)
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04/07/21
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Employees can utilize up to 600 hours of EFEL in total.
The law allows these 600
hours to be used through
September 30, 2021 or until
the fund is
depleted—whichever comes
first. There are 8
qualifying reasons to
utilize this leave if unable
to work due to a COVID-19
related reason:
- Is
subject to a Federal, State,
or local quarantine or
isolation order related to
COVID-19.
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has been advised by a health
care provider to
self-quarantine due to
concerns related to
COVID-19.
- is caring for an
individual who is subject to
such an order as in (1) or
has been so advised as in
(2).
- is
experiencing COVID-19
symptoms and seeking a
medical diagnosis.
- is
caring for the employee’s
son or daughter if the
school or place of care of
the son or daughter has been
closed, requires or makes
optional a virtual learning
instruction model, requires
or makes optional a hybrid
of in-person and virtual
learning instruction models,
or if the child-care
provider of the son or
daughter is unavailable, due
to COVID-19 precautions.
- is
experiencing any other
substantially similar
condition.
- is
caring for a family member
with a mental or physical
disability or who is 55
years of age or older and
incapable of self-care,
without regard to whether
another individual other
than the employee is
available to care for such
family member, if the place
of care for such family
member is closed or the
direct care provider is
unavailable due to COVID-19.
- is
obtaining immunization
(vaccination) related to
COVID-19 or is recovering
from any injury, disability,
illness, or condition
related to such
immunization.
Employees
using EFEL should call off as
they normally would and tell
their postmaster they are
requesting EFEL leave
and
tell them which reason it is.
If your
offices uses the IVR call off
line, you should call of using
then IVR
and
then also call your supervisor
to request EFEL.
Full story on apwu.org
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COST OF LIVING INCREASE
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02/15/21
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The 5th Cost of
Living Increase (COLA) under the
APWU 2018 - 2021 Contract has
been finalized.
The effective date of the
COLA will be provided once it
has been finalized. The APWU is
the only Union that retained
full COLA. That means that every
career APWU employee will
receive the $416 COLA.
Whereas, other unions agreed to
COLA-lite, which some employees
receive more while others
receive less.
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All Craft Conference
Sept 29 - Oct 01
Held virtually |
APWU Convention
cancelled |
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Patricia
Patton
PSE - Paupack
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Kimberly
Reiman
PSE - Tyler Hill
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Josh
Schak
PSE - Carbondale
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Robert
Walton
PSE - Centerport
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Jessica
Wilmarth
PSE - Dimock
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Kelly
Burke
PSE - Montrose
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Erin
Lindsay
PSE - West Hickory
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Heather
Berg
PSE - Cyclone
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Yonai
Colton
PSE - Virginville
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Jessica
Corrigan
PSE - Drifton
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Charles
Davies
PSE - Millanville
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Michelle
DeJohn
PSE - Spring Glen
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Heidi
Green
PSE - Leraysville
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Kimberly
Hernandez
PSE - Mary D
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Kaitlyn
Huth
PSE - Sacramento
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Daryl
Leap
PSE - Westover
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Eve Marie
Mauer
PTF - Ashland
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Kimberly
Miller
PTF - Martinsburg
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Virginia
Miller
PSE - East Smethport
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Robert
Mireider
PTF - Starrucca
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Bosharat
Queshi
PSE - Centreport
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Christopher Russel
PSE - Port Clinton
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Pralisa
Sawangiang
PSE - Dewart
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Marissa
Spatz
PSE - Strausstown
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The 2020 Open Season for benefit
elections is now underway.
Changes can be made from
November 09 - December 14, 2020.
Many Open Season elections, such
as FEHB, and A/L Exchange can be
made via PostalEASE.
Others have to made directly
through the various websites.
For more Open Season
information, go to:
Federal Group Life Insurance
(FEGLI) is not having an Open
Season in 2020.
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NEW AGREEMENTS ON ANNUAL LEAVE
CARRYOVER & EXCHANGE
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09/04/20
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The
APWU has announced two new
agreements affecting Annual
Leave. These, one time
only, MOUs increase the amount
of Annual Leave that can be
carried into 2021 and also the
amount of leave that can be
exchanged, or "sold back", for
cash. Click
HERE to read the MOUs
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| Program |
Old Limit |
New Limit for 2021 |
| A/L Carryover |
440 hrs |
520 hrs |
| A/L Exchange |
Up to 40 hrs |
Up to 80 hrs |
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LOCAL PRESIDENTS ASKED TO UPDATE
CONTACT INFORMATION
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08/27/20 |
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The PPWU is requesting that all
local Presidents in Pennsylvania
update their contact info. |
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We would ask that you provide
the following: |
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President's Name |
Local Name |
Local Address |
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Phone # |
Cell Phone # |
Fax # |
| eMail
Address |
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Website Address |
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This information can be emailed
to PPWU President
Mike Stephenson |
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FFCRA WITHOLDINGS TO BE REFUNDED
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08/27/20
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If you
took leave under the Family
First Coronavirus Response Act,
after April 1, 2020, any
deductions for TSP or FERS/CSRS
retirement will be refunded to
you. The USPS has been
informed that FFCRA leave was
not subject to retirement
withholding. These monies
will be refunded to you in your
paycheck on October 02, 2020.
The refund of these monies will
not
impact your creditable service
time towards retirement
eligibility.
If you wish to leave this money
in TSP and CSRS/FERS, you will
have to change your leave from
FFCRA to a different leave type.
Contact your supervisor to
request an adjustment of your
FFCRA leave changing it over to
your
own annual or sick leave.
This is optional. If you
do not want to use your own
leave to cover your FFRCA
absence you need do nothing and
the retirement withholdings will
be refunded to you.
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