Director of Government Relations Bob Levi urged everyone to call their Republican representatives—202-224-3121—and oppose Rep. Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) bill, H.R. 2309. The subcommittee will mark the bill up next Thursday, Sept. 22; it could be brought before the full House Oversight and Government Reform Committee for a vote in October. NAPUS is strongly opposed to […]
KICKING INTO GEAR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF DRIVE, PART TWO The Postal Service’s high-level initiative to review and improve the organization’s business management practices — “Delivering Results, Innovation, Value and Efficiency” (DRIVE) — is guided by eight strategic priorities. An earlier article outlined the first four. The remaining four priorities also play an important role in […]
At Tuesday morning’s business session – 9-12-11, NAPUS Secretary-Treasurer Ruthie Cauble told NAPUS members the organization is financially sound, but needs to be conservative with its funds in light of these uncertain times. She said NAPUS must protect Postmasters. “We don’t want landing spots,” she insisted. “We want Postmaster positions. We want to keep ‘real’ […]
NALC: On September 6, 2011, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, William Wyda, former Secretary-Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 253 (located in Hazelton, Pa.), pled guilty to an information charging him with one count of embezzlement in the amount of $14,081.51. Wyda was then sentenced […]
As of Monday morning in San Juan, 568 Postmasters were registered for NAPUS’ 107th National Convention; total registration stood at 1,116. President Bob Rapoza welcomed everyone back to San Juan: 28 years ago, NAPUS held its first convention here. He thanked Convention Chair Reinaldo Ruiz and the Postmasters of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands […]
Two U.S. Representatives have denounced Postal Service legislative proposals to abrogate its collective bargaining agreements with postal unions. In a sharply-worded letter [PDF] to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), condemned management’s proposals to dissolve “no lay-off” provisions in union contracts and to remove postal employees from federal […]
The 2011 NAPUS Executive Committee got down to business Friday morning to address the challenges facing the organization, as well as the Postal Service. President Bob Rapoza told board members they must focus on the big picture and not sweat the small stuff. “We need to look at where we want to go,” he said. […]
ePOSTAGE EXPLOITING THE ONLINE MARKETPLACE The Postal Service this month begins testing ePostage — a new electronic postage. It will be used by merchants who sell their wares through online marketplaces. “More than 2 million merchants use online marketplaces,” said Gary Reblin, vice president, Domestic Products. “The success of this test has the potential to […]
Postal Unions Join Forces To Save America’s Postal Service Rallies Set for Sept. 27 in Every Congressional District APWU News Bulletin 20-2011, Sept. 8, 2011 The APWU has joined forces with the three other postal unions to designate Sept. 27 as a day of action to Save America’s Postal Service. Together, the APWU and the […]
In yesterday’s monthly meeting with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, NAPUS President Bob Rapoza discussed Voluntary Early Retirements (VERs), Incentives and adding years of service as possibilities to help ease the financial burdens of the USPS. While many options are being considered as the Postal Service attempts to reduce the number of on roll employees, President […]