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Article 22.3 Postings

Five new Article 22, Section 3 positions have been posted this week in Willow Grove. They are open to bidding by eligible part-time employees only.

Additionally, aAn Article 22, Section 3 vacancy has also been posted, but is currently only open to eligible full-time employees.

Both bid sheetsThe bid sheet should be up on the board by PD-1 for the next three business days.

Note: The original content of this post has been changed to reflect the fact that the company pulled one of the bid sheets, explaining that it had been posted by mistake. There is currently only one posting for an Article 22, section 3 vacancy. Hopefully, for the sake of all those waiting patiently for full-time UPS job opportunities, there will be more openings posted very soon.

What Does ‘Kentucky River’ Have to Do with Me?

“The result could come as a rude shock to nurses and other workers who for decades have been effectively protected by the NLRA, but who now may find themselves treated, for labor-law purposes, as members of management, with no right to pursue collective bargaining or engage in other concerted activity in the workplace.. ..The majority’s decision thus denies the protection of the Act to yet another group of workers, while strengthening the ability of employers to resist the unionization of other employees.”

And that’s just from the two dissenting members of Bush’s NLRB on the recent “Kentucky River” decision. If you don’t like the sound of this, you can click here to tell President Bush. If you think it’s no big deal, read more from the New York Times.