Postal employee hit-and-run victim gets one-day home renovation
Mailman Caught in Crossfire
A postal worker was nearly caught in the crossfire Saturday afternoon when a shooter began firing while he was delivering mail in Philadelphia. (video will load below) – More
APWU: Correcting Dues for Newly Converted PSEs
April 25, 2014 A number of Postal Support Employees (PSEs) were converted to career positions recently, necessitating an adjustment in their union dues, reports Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell. “The Postal Service will change the employees’ status to career,” she said, “however, union dues will not be automatically adjusted.” To adjust dues to the correct amount, locals […]
Postal Worker Assaulted & Robbed in Pembroke Park, FL
A United States Postal Service worker is in the hospital after he was assaulted and robbed in Pembroke Park, according to deputies. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. at 3400 SW 52 Ave., Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said. The postal worker who has been a letter carrier for 20 years said he was attacked from […]
PMG: State of the Business – April 23, 2014
Post Office Lazy Mailman Special Handling in Raleigh NC
APWU Nurses Approve Contract
April 23, 2014 In a unanimous vote of 33-0, members of the National Postal Professional Nurses-APWU approved a Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement with the USPS on April 23. Forty-three ballots were mailed. “The tentative contract resolves all the articles that were in dispute,” said Support Services Craft Director Steve Brooks, when the agreement was announced. […]
Postal Workers to Protest Privatization At More than 50 Staples Stores in 27 States on April 24
WASHINGTON – April 23, 2014 – Thousands of members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and community activists will engage in National Day of Action on Thursday, April 24, to protest the Postal Service’s sweetheart deal with Staples that is moving mail service into Staples stores. Events will be held at more than 50 […]
Video: Stabilizing the U.S. Postal Service
April 22, 2014: USPS is losing $5 billion per year. Now, a bill in the Senate could help the loss, but cause major changes for other federal workers. Joe Davidson, Federal Diary columnist with The Washington Post, discussed how Congress plans to stabilize the USPS, with Capital Insider. Read more: http://www.wjla.com/blogs/capital-insider/2014/04/stabilizing-the-u-s-postal-service-21600.html#ixzz2zeSJ8eeo
APWU: USPS Scheme Overturned
USPS Scheme Overturned ‘Rescoring’ of Promotion Exams Violated Contract, Arbitrator Rules April 21, 2014 An outrageous management ploy was overturned on April 16, when an arbitrator ruled [PDF] that the USPS violated the contract when it retroactively changed the passing score on promotion eligibility exams in the summer of 2009, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer […]