June 24, 2009 The subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia marked up H.R. 22 today and passed it by a unanimous vote. This legislation will allow the United States Postal Service to pay its share of contributions for annuitants’ health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits […]
June 17, 2009 Job vacancies for Phase II District Customer Service Offices and mail processing organizational changes opened yesterday and remain available online through July 1. Employees who received a general RIF notice, who are in an impacted position, and who didn’t get a job during the Phase I postings are encouraged to apply for […]
‘Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds’ Many postal employees work for years with USPS and never have any harmful physical effects from their postal jobs. However, over the years there have been literally thousands and thousands that have experienced long […]
The Long Island District held an AMP meeting concerning the Western Nassau P&DC on 5/27/09 which is projected to eliminate the outgoing collection mail processing on tour three. The following are the projected benefits for the USPS to an AMP Consolidation: 2.9 Million annual savings for the Long Island District. Consolidating tour three will maximize […]
Keeping it confidential: both during and after employment Postal employees are obligated to keep Postal Service information confidential and protect postal intellectual property – during their employment and after leaving the Postal Service. Maintaining confidentiality is critical. Violating it could have a negative effect on the organization’s profitability and, ultimately, its success. Confidential information includes […]
APWU’s President Burrus states that in March he sent letters to non-APWU members requesting that they join the union. The mailing included a postage-paid return envelope along with an APWU membership application. Burrus noted that about 1000 postal employees chose to join the union, but many others chose to use the postage-paid envelope to express their […]
Fraudulent workers’ compensation claims make up a small percentage of the total claims submitted by Postal Service employees. But they can cost the Postal Service thousands of dollars in long-term costs. So, when a tip on a suspect claim is reported to the OIG, our Special Agents investigate. This was the case when a postal […]
Dead Tree Edition says… Postal Service Pursues Hassle-Free Consolidations By shifting some mail handling from the Bronx to Manhattan recently, the U.S. Postal Service did an end run around union opposition and Congressional interference. Postal officials are increasingly using similar tactics around the country to bring about much-needed consolidation of their dropship network without stirring […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2009 WASHINGTON – The head of the National Association of Letter Carriers (AFL-CIO) said today that frequent postage rate increases like the one today that boosted a first-class stamp to 44 cents – while necessary for the U.S. Postal Service to function effectively this year – can and should be […]
LOS ANGELES — “Ay, Carumba!” A ‘stampede’ of one billion Simpsons stamps began escaping from America’s 34,000 Post Offices and infiltrated the nation’s mailstream following the issuance of The Simpsons stamps and postal cards today. The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony took place at Twentieth Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles. There, The Simpsons Creator and Executive […]