Excess letters are being mailed to identified impacted employees but No "Career Employees" will be moved until January, 2015

The Local notification meeting between the USPS and APWU was held on May 30, 2014. The postal service discussed with the union updated plans on the closure of the downtown post office and the mail processing transition to the North Houston Facility. The union was advised that the reassignment of employees and the movement of equipment to the North Houston Facility has been delayed. The timeline has changed in that "No Career Employees" will be moved until the January Move Date. This change affords employees more time to give consideration to the choices they will be making. Meetings will begin being held within the next several weeks to abreast employees on the most current developments.

While the reassignment date has been delayed, the process for excessing continues to be in effect. June 20, 2015 the postal service begins mailing excess letters to identified impacted employees.  This is a contractual requirement that a minimum of sixty (60) day notice be mailed to all identified impacted employees.  The timeline remains and there will be no movement before January 2015.  To all employees receiving an excess letter I recommend you read the Reprint - FYI in this article.

The union will continue providing as much information as we can so that you can make informed decisions on the choices affecting your work life. More updates will be coming more frequently as this process advances. Check the APWU website: www.apwuhouston.com regularly for updates under Member Resources.

A (MOU) Memorandum of Understanding allows for: Transfer Opportunities to Minimize Excessing in the clerk craft within the Houston District and outside the District within 100 miles for a period of 21 days through eReassign. All clerks will be notified by management of their right to apply for transfer to residual clerk craft vacancies. These clerks will retain their seniority but will not have retreat rights. All full-time regular clerks in the impacted(Houston) Installation regardless of seniority, level, status, best qualified or senior qualified will be eligible for priority consideration. This will possibly reduce the number of involuntary reassignments. Beginning June 1st the Clerk Vacancies will be posted each month through eReassign for a period of 21 Days until the excessing event has occurred.

The union continues to fight against plant consolidations and station closures and you can be assured we will do all we can to minimize the impact on you and work to make this as uncomplicated as possible.