"Enforcing and Protecting"
Local 329 Pres. JR Macon, National Pres. Paul Hogrogian and Southern Regional VP Lawrence Sapp
Mail Handlers Union Local 329 is a subordinate affiliate of the Mail Handlers Division, which is also known as National Post Office Mail Handlers, Watchmen, Messengers and Group Leaders. On the 25th of October in the year of 1978, a charter between the Laborers’ International Union of North America, AFL-CIO and the National Association of Post Office Mail Handlers, Watchmen, Messengers and Group Leaders, AFL-CIO established Mail Handlers Local 329.
The officers and stewards of Union Local 329 enforce a National Agreement with the U.S. Postal Service. A contract that establishes wages, cost-of-living adjustments and other pay increases, working conditions, and fringe benefits for all workers within its jurisdiction. The Union also protects workers’ rights by representing them in day-to-day problems on the job such as discipline, violations of seniority, discrimination, or other management abuse, and addresses such work-place concerns as safety, health, and the impact of technological changes.
Union Local 329 serves over a 1,000 mail handler craft employees in two (2) states, Arkansas and Tennessee, in fifteen (8) different facilities.
The officers and stewards of Union Local 329 enforce a National Agreement with the U.S. Postal Service. A contract that establishes wages, cost-of-living adjustments and other pay increases, working conditions, and fringe benefits for all workers within its jurisdiction. The Union also protects workers’ rights by representing them in day-to-day problems on the job such as discipline, violations of seniority, discrimination, or other management abuse, and addresses such work-place concerns as safety, health, and the impact of technological changes.
Union Local 329 serves over a 1,000 mail handler craft employees in two (2) states, Arkansas and Tennessee, in fifteen (8) different facilities.
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$270 COLA effective in September 2017
Effective on September 2, 2017, career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive the third of seven possible cost-of-living (COLA) adjustments as outlined in Article 9.3 of the 2016 National Agreement. This COLA increase is based on the upward change in the relevant Consumer Price Index (CPI) following release of the July 2017 Index, and provides an annual increase of $270 for all Steps in Table 1 and for Step P of Table 2. The remaining Steps in Table 2 will receive the proportional COLA increase percentages as outlined in Article 9.3 of the National Agreement.
Postal Service Extends The Wounded Warrior Federal Leave Act to all current Employees!!
The Postal Service has decided to extend this benefit to current employees. All who were on the rolls as of November 04, 2016 and who otherwise meet the Act's eligibility requirements may use up to 104 hours of Wounded Warriors Leave during the 12 months period beginning November 05, 2016. Any of these employees who used leave for a condition covered by the Act prior to this may request to have the leave converted to Wounded Warriors Leave.
Review Proposed revision to Management Instruction EL-510-2016-7 (PDF)
USPS Postal Employee Unscheduled Leave Request Number
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