POStPlan Implementation – PMR Opportunity
POStPlan Implementation – PMR Opportunity The following FAQs reflect questions that were submitted to USPS Headquarters, regarding POStPlan Implementation. FAQs July 9 2012 Charlie Moser NAPUS
Stand up for the Postal Service and your job against H.R. 2309
On Sunday evening, NALC President Fredric Rolando held a tele-townhall call with the NALC membership about the dangers of the House of Representatives taking up the job-killing postal bill, H.R. 2309. If the bill becomes law, it would dismantle the USPS and destroy 200,000 jobs – perhaps including yours. Sometime in the next three weeks, […]
USPS releases statement regarding FY 11-15 EAS Pay Package
USPS Headquarters has released the statement below regarding the FY 2011-15 EAS Pay Package; The Postal Service announced on June 29, 2012, its final decision concerning changes in pay policies and schedules and fringe benefits for employees represented by the National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS). This pay and benefits package resulted from the consultation […]
POStPlan in Direct Conflict With APWU Contract
The APWU has put the Postal Service on notice that their plan to replace Postmasters at small, rural post offices with Postmaster Reliefs (PMRs) is a direct violation of our 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The USPS announced their POStPlan (Post Office Structure Plan) on May 9, 2012. The plan calls for reduced staffing and work […]
Arbitrator Das Sustains APWU Grievance On Denial of Retreat Rights
Arbitrator Das Sustains APWU Grievance on Denial of Retreat Rights Dispute Over Assignment of Unassigned Regulars to NTFT Schedules Denied In an award issued June 29 [PDF], Arbitrator Shyam Das sustained the APWU’s grievance over the denial of excessed employees’ retreat rights, but denied it in a dispute over the assignment of unassigned regulars to […]
Ethical restrictions on gifts between USPS employees
6.26.12 The Postal Service’s Ethics Office is reminding employees about rules related to gifts between employees. According to federal ethics laws, employees may give a gift with a fair market value of no more than $10 on certain occasions, such as birthdays or the holidays, to a supervisor, manager, or to another employee who earns […]
APWU to Re-Air TV Ad As Campaign to Defeat House Postal Bill Heats Up
The APWU will air a revised version of one of its popular television ads beginning on June 25, President Cliff Guffey has announced. The ad will be broadcast through July, with spots airing on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. “Rep. Darrell Issa and GOP House leaders are trying to round up support for H.R. 2309, […]
Statement From USADA Regarding US Postal Service Cycling Team Notice Of Doping Allegations
June 13, 2012 “In response to numerous inquiries regarding the public statements made by Mr. Lance Armstrong, we can confirm that written notice of allegations of anti-doping rule violations was sent yesterday to him and to five (5) additional individuals all formerly associated with the United States Postal Service (USPS) professional cycling team. These individuals […]
Shyam Das named arbitration chair for next NALC-USPS pact
The NALC and the Postal Service have agreed upon the selection of National Arbitrator Shyam Das as chairman of the three-person arbitration board that will set the terms of the next collective-bargaining agreement between the union and the USPS. “We will vigorously defend letter carriers’ wages and benefits and seek to advance our bargaining goals […]
APWU Files Complaint to Stop USPS From Implementing Phase 1 of Their Consolidation Plan
The APWU filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission on June 12 seeking to stop the Postal Service from implementing Phase 1 of its consolidation plan, which calls for the USPS to consolidate 48 mail processing plants this summer and to lower service standards effective July 1. The USPS cannot implement the changes without […]