APWU – January 7, 2015 In a “farewell address” at the National Press Club on Jan. 6, outgoing Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe blamed postal unions and mailers for Congress’ refusal to enact his legislative proposals. But union leaders accused Donahoe of launching an all-out assault on the Postal Service and of hiding the truth about […]
01.07.15 – Postal Employee Network is sharing this video for those who may have an interest in supporting this movement. Their site states: “When Bullies Become Bosses is a non-fiction film in the works to bring awareness to the public about workplace bullying. Through this film, we hope to bring awareness to the increasing epidemic […]
Many convention resolutions dealt with issues involving Postal Support Employees and Non-Traditional Full-Time assignments – By Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon, Sr. Negotiations for the next collective bargaining agreement (CBA) are scheduled to begin in mid-February, and the Industrial Relations Department has been busy researching material and developing strategies for contract talks. Our goal will be […]
NALC – 01.06.15 – The National Election Committee has received four appeals from unsuccessful candidates in the recent election of national officers. The Committee will meet on January 6, 2015 at national headquarters to begin its review of the appeals.
01/05/2015 – Where is it? Why hasn’t it arrived? Beginning this week, these questions will be asked by millions of Americans who will wonder why their prescription drugs, their church bulletin, their paycheck, and other important correspondence haven’t been delivered. The lowering of service standards by the United States Postal Service, effective today, will cause unnecessary hardships […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The U.S. Postal Service plans to slow down delivery of first class mail on Monday as part of cost-cutting efforts in 2015. First class mail consists of the bills and cards sent through the mail. As customers send more email and pay more bills online, the volume of first class mail has […]
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – More than seven months after a Platteville woman mailed 1,000 of her son’s baseball and football cards to him in Seattle, they still have not arrived and neither has the insurance payment she took out on the package. Brugger said she placed the cards, which had been in her attic for the […]
Ohio – A Whitehall woman says she was cleaning up debris that blew into her yard New Year’s Day from a burned out postal facility when she did a double take at what she found. Jackie Gray said debris and rubble from the Whitehall Postal processing plant has been blowing through her neighborhood since the […]
12.30.14 – The Sand Point, AK post office has closed following a burglary, leading the Postal Service to offer a reward in the case. The mail service has left residents without medicine and paychecks, local police say. KTUU video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
12.31.14 – Amazon and Google may have some catching up to do. It turns out the mail service of France, La Poste, has already successfully field-tested a service that can fly a package to a remote area, drop it off and return home again. Read more