From left, front: Bob Johnson (chair), LaTonia Smith, Angela Garrett, Lisa Ortega, Annette August-Taylor (co-chair), Daleo Freeman, From left, back:Charlie Cash, Yared Wonde, Ron Suslak, Vince Tarducci, Bill Weaver, David Yao (secretary), Chauncey Madere and Jonathan Smith. Members of the union’s Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee held their first meeting in Washington, DC, on Dec. 8 […]
NALC election summary released In compliance with federal labor laws and NALC’s commitment to provide maximum information to the membership, NALC Secretary-Treasurer Jane E. Broendel has announced the publication of the official summary of results of the 2014 NALC Election. In October, NALC members cast ballots for national officers. Members selected four resident officers, three trustees […]
TOMBALL, Texas – A United States Postal Service customer says she is upset after her home surveillance camera captured a postal worker tossing her package onto her porch Monday. In the video you can see the postal worker walk up the customer’s front sidewalk then throw her package onto her porch. The package contained electronic […]
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Gwinnett County resident says his mail carrier knocked his mailbox to the ground and kept going. The first thing Marvin Vinson noticed when he returned home from visiting relatives at Thanksgiving was his downed mailbox. There was no note on the door, no phone message. “You would think someone would […]
12/08/2014 – The APWU reached a $56 million settlement with the USPS on Dec. 5 to resolve a long-standing dispute over postmasters and supervisors in small offices performing bargaining unit work. The agreement includes provisions that are intended to prevent future violations of the limits on the number of hours managerial personnel may spend performing craft duties. Most notably, […]
12/05/2014 – After several months of negotiating with the USPS, the APWU was successful in obtaining a five-year extension for the Electronic Grievance System (EGS). Although the USPS and APWU have agreed to meet every five years to review the program’s results and make necessary modifications, the program is now considered permanent. A Questions & Answers document was prepared to provide […]
12.04.14 – It was last week when 12News introduced you to Jonathan Clegg. He told us mail delivery has been an ongoing problem in Lumberton, claiming his mail has been delivered to other addresses, and vice versa. But most alarming, he says some of his mail has been tampered with before being delivered to him. […]
NALC – 12.04.14 – Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) spoke on the Senate floor today in support of preserving the Postal Service and of a moratorium on postal facility closures.
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KABC) – 12.03.14 – When a Garden Grove resident checked his mail Tuesday, he found a stack of envelopes that took him by surprise. “Five or six checks totaling over $1,500 that I should have received in 2012 and 2013,” said Doug Beard. There were also gas, electric and car insurance bills, and even […]
WTVC News Channel 9 – 12.04.14 – After months of investigation, a former Chattanooga employee pleads guilty to stealing medicine that was mailed to veterans. Her arrest came shortly after a NewsChannel 9 investigation into the missing meds. Steve Waller first reached out to us last November.For the last two and a half years, the […]