Positive buzz USPS ‘friends’ online and social media To improve the customer’s experience, the Postal Service uses feedback from the Customer Experience Measurement (CEM) survey and also monitors internet chatter — blogs, forums, tweets, news stories. In quarter 2 of fiscal year 2012, the volume of Internet “articles” promoting usps.com, mobile barcodes and QR Codes, […]
In his recent editorial ‘THE RECORD’ former APWU president Bill Burrus details HIS opinion as to why the incumbent Wisconsin governor (Scott Walker) came out a winner in the recent recall election. We all know that many postal employees, of ALL races, fought hard and long against Gov. Walkers’ actions and his election. In his […]
The update includes a new question #1, which is a summary overview of POStPlan and the summary includes links to three additional sites for detailed information on the VER; the incentive; and the Organization Change FAQs, where employees can find current information about issues such as severance pay, effects on benefits and leave when moving […]
NALC President Fredric V. Rolando’s letter to the editor of Politico was published on Friday, June 8. He calls “unrealistic” the 2006 congressional mandate that the Postal Service pre-fund retiree health benefits for the next 75 years, and do so in 10 years, which accounts for 95 percent of the Postal Service’s red ink this […]
The APWU assailed a “modified” USPS consolidation plan at a hearing before the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on June 7, and notified the panel that the union will file a complaint seeking to stop the Postal Service from consolidating mail processing facilities and reducing service until after the PRC issues an advisory opinion on the […]
The APWU and USPS have reached an agreement that will preserve Maintenance Craft duties for employees in the craft, Maintenance Director Steve Raymer has announced. The June 8 agreement [PDF] stipulates that opening of the DBCS-EC machine stacker panel doors to clear jams, etc. should remain the duty of the Maintenance Craft, despite the fact […]
With Hunger Rising, and School Food Programs Ending, Effort Will Help Feed Needy Families in All 50 States WASHINGTON, D.C., June 5, 2012 —In a highly successful nationwide food drive, the National Association of Letter Carriers collected more than 70.5 million pounds of food on Saturday, May 12, at a time when hunger is a […]
Additional Postmaster Jobs Will be Posted From June 6 Through June 12. Today, the Postal Service mailed the following letter to all Postmasters: Regarding the Special Incentive Offer announced to you May 9, 2012; the separation date is July 31, 2012. However, based on operational requirements and at management’s discretion, two alternate separation dates (August […]
The APWU has engaged in informal conversations with the Postal Service about financial incentives for retirements and separations, but no official offers have been made or discussed, union President Cliff Guffey reports. “We expect the Postal Service to make a formal request to negotiate over early-outs and incentives after several other outstanding issues have been […]
APWU Web News Article 68 June 4, 2012 As the first group of Postal Support Employees (PSEs) hired by the USPS approaches their one-year anniversary, employees are eager to sign-up for health insurance and have a lot of questions about how and when to do that, reports Organization Director Martha Shunn-King. In accordance with the […]