USPS Vows Corrective Action to ‘Systemic Violations’ of Hatch Act During 2016 Election

7/19/17 – Government Executive reports that “The U.S. Postal Service agreed to change its policy that allowed union employees to take unpaid time off to engage in political activity after an independent investigation found the agency engaged in “systemic violations” of the Hatch Act that led to an “institutional bias” in favor of certain candidates.

Postmaster General Megan Brennan announced the changes in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing Wednesday, which followed an inspector general’s report that brought the issue to light. That report found USPS spent $90,000 on overtime to cover for employees who took time off to campaign in advance of the 2016 election. The Office of Special Counsel followed up those findings with a report of its own—made public at Wednesday’s hearing—that the Postal Service’s actions had violated the Hatch Act, which bars federal employees from engaging in political activity in an official capacity.” Read more of this GovExec article here.

Also see PEN article and video: Mailman Timm Kopp: The Post Office Union Has Always Been Involved In Politics But 2016 Was Different

One Response to "USPS Vows Corrective Action to ‘Systemic Violations’ of Hatch Act During 2016 Election"

  1. Why don’t any of these congressional hearings ever address the waste, corruption, and theft infesting mgmt. ranks ?

    Bonuses, MORE hiring at hq while they scream we’re broke, failed programs costing hundreds of millions, completely avoidable grievance costs, etc.

    No one bats and eye, including the union heads.

    Meanwhile, squeeze, harass, and intimidate the crafts.

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