02/05/2018 - On Jan. 26, the MVS Division and the USPS settled Class Action Grievance USPS NO. Q15V-4Q-C17473798/APWU No. HQTV20170179.
In the settlement, the parties agreed that when an external posting to hire contains an incorrect salary for the position in question, the Postal Service may correct the error pre-employment. Correction of the error must be made prior to a written job offer being accepted by the applicant.
If an applicant accepts a written job offer which incorrectly lists a
In various parts of the country, the USPS was recruiting and
In some locations, management would then rescind the offer after the employee was hired and pay a lower rate. Often, the employee would receive a letter of demand for overpayment of their salary.
The parties agreed to resolve this issue with language that dictates once the
“The APWU is pleased to resolve this issue and bring relief to the newly-hired drivers who left previous
Click here to view the full settlement.
