October 10, 2009 To Postal Service Customers: Many of you have expressed concerns regarding mailing costs for 2010. The tough economic climate has presented significant challenges to all of us and pessimistic speculation has suggested that postal prices could increase by as much as 10 percent. As we begin a new fiscal year and as […]
[Letter to members of the National League of Postmasters] Dear Leaguers, Recently your National Board met and decided that the League would no longer support the VOE survey. While the intent behind the survey may be good, the fact of the matter is that the work situation for Postmasters continues to deteriorate. In so many […]
In many ways, fiscal year 2009 will be remembered as one of the most challenging we’ve ever faced. At the same time, it will be seen as one of the most successful. That success is because of you. You did a tremendous job. Service has never been better — during a year when the service […]
Source: USPS Postal Bulletin – August 27, 2009 Effective immediately, the revision to Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 546.2, Collective Bargaining Agreements; 546.21, Compliance; and 546.23, Types of Appointments, in the article “ELM Revision: Limited Duty and Rehabilitation Assignments” published in Postal Bulletin 22213 (8-16-07, pages 7–8) is rescinded. PEN Editor: Below is a […]
August 25, 2009 A LETTER TO ALL EMPLOYEES FROM PMG JACK POTTER While the Postal Service has had its share of challenges since the beginning of the current economic recession, I want to let you all know what an outstanding job you have done to meet those challenges. We have been very successful in […]
Aug. 12, 2009 Preserving the business: DPMG discusses five-day delivery studies This week – in part two of his three-part series about the possible change from a six-day to five-day delivery environment – DPMG and COO Pat Donahoe offers a broad overview of the potential impacts on operations and what employees and customers might expect […]
The following amendments to S. 1507 were suggested and adopted according to PostCom today: Coburn # 1: Would require any binding arbitration in the negotiation of postal contracts to take the financial health of the Postal Service into account. Coburn #3: Would prohibit the Postal Service from issuing bonuses in any year that it reports a […]
July 23, 2009 WASHINGTON – Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) today introduced legislation to help address the dire financial situation facing the United States Postal Service. Sen. Carper, as chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees the postal service, has been closely monitoring its deteriorating financial condition and has been seeking way to keep the […]
Negotiations between NAPS USPS has resulted in Postal Service Headquarters agreeing to eliminate the requirement for ASP training for impacted individuals who are applying for initial level positions in Phase Three. NAPS’ stated that since USPS halted the ASP program it should not hold impacted employees to the requirement for ASP training as a requirement […]
July 22, 2009 Matching workhours to workload and adjusting carrier routes to reduce the need for pivoting are among the topics discussed by DPMG and COO Pat Donahoe in his latest Field Updates video. With mail volumes continuing to decline, Donahoe says now is the time for people to step up and make the […]