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‘Modified’ Consolidation Plan Is More of the Same
USPS Union Members Must Fight Back, House Must Act Now
APWU News Bulletin 15-2012, May 17, 2012
USPS management announced [PDF] on May 17 that it would begin implementing a “modified” consolidation plan immediately, but the “new” plan [PDF] employs the same essential strategy as the old plan: Impose drastic [...]
In a meeting today at USPS headquarters, an agreement was reached between NAPUS, the League of Postmasters and Postal Service representatives that POStPlan related questions from Postmasters will be forwarded to postal headquarters. A response to each question will be posted on the NAPUS website and on the USPS HR page on LiteBlue.
All senders of [...]
USPS Announces ‘Modified Consolidation Plan’
Implementation to Begin This Summer, No Specifics Provided
APWU Web News Article 59-2012, May 16, 2012
The USPS notified the APWU [PDF] today, May 16, that it has developed a modified network consolidation plan and, “Now that the moratorium has expired, consolidation activities will begin this summer.” However, postal managers did not provide [...]
Senator Carper (Delaware) has launched a new page at his official site that includes tracking and comment regarding losses by USPS. His page states…
As we learned this week, the Postal Service is moving forward with cutting hours at post offices and offering retirement incentives for some postal workers across the country. Rather than forcing the [...]
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives, on a mostly party-line vote, approved a budget measure Thursday that would require federal employees in both the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System to contribute 5 percent more of salary toward their pensions—in effect, a 5 percent cut in pay phased in for current workers [...]
More than 100 U.S. representatives have signed a letter to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe [PDF], urging him to extend the moratorium on the closure of post offices and mail processing facilities, and asking him to refrain from cutting hours at rural offices.
“We write to urge you to extend the May 15 moratorium on post [...]
The House of Representatives voted for a 5 percent cut in postal and federal workers’ pay on May 10 by approving an increase in employees’ pension contributions. Republican members of the House provided all 218 votes in favor of the measure, while 183 Democrats and 16 Republicans opposed it.
The 2012 Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, introduced [...]
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service ended its second quarter (Jan. 1 – March 31) with a net loss of $3.2 billion, compared to a net loss of $2.2 billion for the same period last year. Despite ongoing management actions that have grown and improved efficiency, the losses will continue until key provisions of the Postal [...]
In order to better address the many phone and email inquiries that members have about the Post Office Structure Plan and VER related issues, the NAPUS website will add a dedicated link for the POStPlan program. The link will include postings of questions and answers, updates on POStPlan, and detailed information on VERs, incentives and [...]
May 10, 2012 — Today’s U.S. Postal Service’s announcement about the most recent fiscal quarter reinforces our view of the financial situation facing the USPS and how it can be fixed.
The Postal Service reports that 96 percent of its losses – $3.05 billion out of $3.18 billion – have nothing to do with mail delivery [...]
Underused Postal Resources Could Benefit Postal Service and U.S. Citizens
Senator Webb to Postmaster General: Keep Post Offices Open Until Reform is Enacted
Senator Levin Says Reform Bill an Important Step in Preserving Postal Service
Senators Call on Postmaster General to Extend Closure Moratorium So House Can Consider Senate-Passed Plan to Protect Rural Offices
Eleven New Criminal Enforcement Actions Against Postal Union Representatives or Officers
Senator Tester is ‘going after the high salaries of top Postal Service executives’
Senator Baucus Postal Service Work Day In Missoula