December Penalty Overtime Exclusion As referenced in Article 8, Sections 4 and 5, of the USPS-NALC and USPS-APWU national agreements, the December period (during which penalty overtime regulations are not applicable) consists of four consecutive service weeks. This year, the December period begins Pay Period 26–10, Week 1 (December 4, 2010), and ends Pay Period […]
All Post Offices With Rural Delivery Service: Rural Carrier Guarantee Period Postal Service managers must effectively manage rural carriers who work under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) section 7(b)(2). Those carriers are paid overtime for all hours actually worked in excess of 2,080, up to 2,240, within the 52-consecutive-week guarantee period. […]
Postal Service Appeals PRC Decision on Exigent Price Request Petition to be Filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced its decision to appeal the Sept. 30 ruling of the Postal Regulatory Commission denying the Postal Service exigent price request. The Postal Service Governors decision means that a […]
Postal Service Rated Among Best Companies for Hispanics Ranked Among Top for Leadership Commitment WASHINGTON — The Postal Service’s commitment to diversity has placed it among the best of the best employers to work for, according to HispanicBusiness magazine’s Diversity Elite 60, a list of the nation’s top organizations that promote and model diversity in […]
Employee of the United States Postal Service Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court for Operating $10 Million Illegal Gambling Ring PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JANICE K. FEDARCYK, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and JANE HUGHES, the […]
WASHINGTON – California-based companies Quicksort Inc., Quicksort LA Inc. and Quicksort Sacramento Inc. have agreed to pay the United States $4.2 million to settle allegations that Quicksort violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing the level to which it had pre-sorted mailings in order to obtain discounted postage rates from the U.S. Postal Service, […]
APWU Web News Article 117-2010, Oct. 20, 2010 Notion that USPS Can’t Afford Unions Is A Cheap Shot APWU President William Burrus has again refuted assertions about the financial condition of the Postal Service that appeared in a recent column in The Daily Caller: “The Postal Service Can’t Afford Unions.” In an Oct. 18 letter […]
Advice Center Now Available for Retirees APWU Web News Article 115-2010, Oct. 19, 2010 Retirement decisions are among the most important — and daunting — that members can make. Now, navigating the paperwork and understanding retirement plans is easier, thanks to the APWU Retiree Advice Center. Retired APWU members — or members who plan to […]
OSHA fines Columbus, Ohio, US Postal Service processing center $210,000 for willful safety violations COLUMBUS, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service with five alleged willful violations at its Columbus processing center. The Postal Service faces a total of $210,000 in fines for electrical […]
PLEASE NOTE: As in all criminal cases, each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. On September 23, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Donald Kister, former President of National Postal Mail Handlers Local 307 (located in Detroit, MI), was charged in a two-count […]