March 28, 2013 MINNEAPOLIS—A federal indictment unsealed late yesterday charges a former employee of the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) with embezzling approximately $10,365.57 from the Brooklyn Park Post Office. The indictment, which was filed on March 12, 2013, charges Kathleen M. Warner, age 52, of Otsego, with one count of misappropriation of postal funds. […]
“The APWU is outraged by USPS plans to accelerate the closure of 71 mail processing plants that were originally slated for possible consolidation in 2014,” said APWU President Cliff Guffey. “These closures will eliminate jobs, harm communities, and delay mail delivery every day — Monday, through Saturday,” he said. The consolidations will drastically curtail local […]
March 26, 2013 Citing a legal opinion by the Government Accountability Office, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday called on Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to withdraw his plan to stop Saturday mail delivery. Sanders said the opinion by the non-partisan GAO unambiguously declared that the Postal Service has no legal authority to end Saturday mail without […]
Nashua, NH, L&DC Supervisor Earl Wickline saved the life of the victim of a car fireearlier this year. Police say Wickline reached into a burning jeep, used his bare hands to extinguish flames approaching the unconscious 58-year-old driver, and dragged the man to safety. “I went to the driver’s side, but couldn’t see inside because […]
The theme of this year’s LTS is 2013 CONNECT WITH CONGRESS. The passage of postal reform legislation in 2013 is a “must” to assure the Postal Service remains solvent. The Senate and the House will be considering postal reform legislsative proposals while we are on the Hill. This will make our time on the Hill […]
Taken from the March/April 2013 edition of The American Postal Worker In a recent decision, the Employees Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB) ruled that the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) acted improperly when it terminated the benefits of an injured worker based on evidence that was impermissibly obtained (F.S., Appellant; Docket 11-863; Issued 9/26/2012). The […]
Landmark Arbitration Award Reshapes California PVS Subcontracting Ruling Has Implications for All Crafts In one of the first decisions [PDF] interpreting the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg ruled on March 4 that the USPS decision to subcontract Postal Vehicle Service work throughout California violated the contract. “This is a big win,” said […]
First Round Consideration Limited to All EAS Career Postmasters More than 1,000 career 6-Hour Postmaster vacancies have been posted, with first consideration being given to all career EAS postmasters, including A-E (EPM 51-55) postmasters. The initial posting period for these offices will be from March 5-20, 2013. Afterwards, remaining vacancies will be posted to all […]
Union Wins Motor Vehicle Subcontracting Case Case Has Important Implications for All Crafts The APWU has won an important arbitration case on subcontracting in the Motor Vehicle Craft that has important implications for the entire APWU, Motor Vehicle Craft Director Bob Pritchard announced on March 5. “This is a big achievement for the union,” said […]