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Arbitrator Sharnoff Rules on Automated Delivery Unit Sorter (ADUS)

National Arbitration Decision on Automated Delivery Unit Sorter (ADUS) (pdf) (Updated Decision October 17, 2022) We are enclosing a copy of National Arbitrator Joseph Sharnoff’s long-awaited decision in the RI-399 jurisdictional dispute concerning the Automated Delivery Unit Sorter or ADUS.

Parties Renew MOU re: Annual Leave Carryover for Leave Year and Annual Leave Exchange OptionRCH 29

March 29, 2022 - Please find linked here, a copy of two new Memoranda of Understanding that expands annual leave benefits for the 2022 leave year. (pdf) The first MOU allows for additional Annual Leave Carryover for the 2022 Leave Year.

MARCH 28 NPMHU and USPS Extend MHA Exception Period in Exchange for 1,202 Conversions to Career Status

MARCH 25 NPMHU and USPS Renew COVID-19 Test Kit Memorandum

March 25, 2022- Memorandum of Understanding - COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot MHA Retention Lists (pdf) As you know the USPS has contracted with the Biden administration to deliver 500 million COVID-19 Test Kits.

MARCH 3 CONTINUATION OF PAY & COVID-19

Due to the perfect storm of the Omicron variant and holiday gatherings, the COVID-19 numbers are spiking. The system put in place by management to protect employees from the spread of the virus crumbled under the increase of USPS employees testing positive for the virus. After two years of this pandemic, members wonder how they will pay their bills if they are forced to quarantine.

FEBRUARY 10 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) set at $1,331

Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) set at $1,331 Effective February 26, 2022 (Pay Period 06-2022), all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive a cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment as outlined in Article 9.3 of the 2019 National Agreement. This is the fifth of six possible COLA increases under the terms of the current agreement.

FEBRUARY 8 Statement of National President Paul V. Hogrogian on the Passage of the Postal Service Reform Act

After more than a decade of working with our union brothers and sisters, postal management, Democrats, and Republicans, the NPMHU is pleased to announce that the House of Representatives passed the Postal Service Reform Act, H.R. 3076, on February 8, 2022.

FEBRUARY 3 Arbitrator Sharnoff Rules on AFCS Legacy Operator

February 3, 2022 - Memorandum to Local Presidents re: Jurisdictional Determination re: Operator Position on Advanced Facer Canceller System (AFCS) Legacy Machines (pdf) Linked here, please find a copy of National Arbitrator Sharnoff’s decision on the dispute concerning the Advanced Facer Canceller System (AFCS) Legacy machine.

FEBRUARY 2 NPMHU and USPS Sign MOU Regarding the COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot MHA Retention Lists

Re: Memorandum of Understanding - COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot MHA Retention Lists (pdf) The parties have agreed to a new Memorandum of Understanding regarding the COVID-19 Test Kit Fulfillment Pilot MHA Retention Lists.

JANUARY 31 NPMHU & USPS Reach Settlement on Safety Ambassador Program

Please find linked here, a Step 4 resolution on the Safety Ambassador Program (pdf) As complete resolution of the case, the Parties agreed that the Safety Ambassador program will be discontinued. Formal notification of the discontinuation will be provided to the NPMHU by Labor Relations, Policies and Programs.

JANUARY 20 PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR FREE AT HOME COVID-19 TESTS

JANUARY 14 Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 17, 2022 A Message From LIUNA General President Terry O'Sullivan Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As we observe the national holiday honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it is clear that in order to realize his dream of an America free of the scourge of racism and extremism, we must continue the work he began.

JANUARY 13 Internal Revenue Service Increases Thrift Saving Plan Contributions for 2022

The Postal Service wants employees to know that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has made changes to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) contribution limits for 2022. Employees can now contribute up to $20,500 to their TSP, starting Jan. 1. The previous limit was $19,500.

President's Message

Greetings Local 302 members and friends!

There is a lot going on with your Union, and I hope you can make time to look through these pages for info on what is going on. Local 302 is growing again with another 151 MHAs being converted to full time regular by September 10^th. This is the same day Local 302 will be holding our picnic at Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo. The next weekend the SF NDC will be holding their open house and QWL day in Richmond. The weekend after that, the Reno P&DC will hold their annual picnic at the Lazy 5 Regional Park in Washoe County. The following weekend, our election Judges of Election will meet on October 1^st for our Union officer election nomination meeting. Further details for these events can be found in this newsletter or on website calendar at www.npmhulocal302.org.

Your Local 302 elected delegates recently returned from the NPMHU 2020 National Convention in Denver, Colorado. I am proud to have joined Fernando Matta, Tony Mayes, Shawn Dalton, Steve Gutierrez, Lisa Winston-McCurn, Dwight Parker, Elizabeth Anderson, James Moore, Lisa Montgomery, Chrystal Bell and Wayne Rankin along with delegates from 35 other NPMHU Local Unions to conduct the important business of your Union. This 2020 Convention was delayed twice, but we were finally able to hold it from August 8-11, 2022. Pictures and details can be found on the National Convention website conventionnpmhu.org and elsewhere in this newsletter.

One of the major developments of this Convention was to rearrange the dues structure to help bolster the finances of our National union. The National Convention delegates agreed to supplemental dues increase of

Local 302 will be conducting our officer elections later this year. These elections are for all Local 302 Executive Board and Branch President positions. The Executive Board has selected Wazeer Livingston from NDC, Michael Paulo from San Francisco and Tim Hammond from Sacramento to serve as the Judges of Elections for this process. See our next newsletter for more election and nomination meeting information.

In solidarity, Tony Coleman