The APWU is continuing to analyze the Postal Service’s May 9 announcement that it will allow rural post offices to remain open, but with reduced hours. “We support efforts to preserve service to the American people,” said APWU President Cliff Guffey. “In fact, we believe the long-term survival of the Postal Service depends on expanding […]
As the May 15 expiration of a moratorium on the closure of post offices and mail processing facilities approaches, the APWU is urging the House of Representatives to address postal reform immediately, and to use the Senate bill as a starting point. The USPS’ May 9 announcement about keeping rural offices open isn’t binding and […]
May 09, 2012 Nat. League of Postmasters PMG Announces POStPlan at Media Briefing As you are aware, this morning, Postmaster General Pat Donahoe and Chief Operating Officer Megan Brennan held a press conference regarding the Postal Service’s plan to keep rural post offices open while addressing the declining mail volumes and declining revenue. This new […]
Today, the Postal Service announced a final Postmaster Pay Package for FY- 2011-2015. After spending more time consulting on the extended pay talks than was spent on the original consultation process, improvements to the previously announced package were achieved. While the original pay package offered no assurances for PFP rating applications to salaries, the new […]
(05/08/12) The APWU has reached a Step 4 settlement [PDF] with the Postal Service that clarifies language in the 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) regarding the eligibility of Maintenance Craft employees who were detailed to non-bargaining unit positions to obtain preferred duty assignments, Maintenance Director Steve Raymer has announced. To be eligible for different duty […]
NAPUS Executive Director Charlie Moser and Government Relations Director Bob Levi attended the USPS Board of Governors (BOG) meeting today in Washington, D.C. Postal officials reported that service performance scores reached record high levels in some categories and all Customer Experience Measurement indicators reflected improvement. First Class and Standard mail volume was down, but there […]
PMG: We Never Used the Word ‘Closure’ In an interview televised on C-SPAN on April 27, Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe down-played the threat of post office and mail processing plant closures and suggested no major changes would take place anytime soon. “‘Closure’ is a word we’ve never used,” he said. Really? How about a […]
Last week, the Senate overwhelmingly passed bipartisan postal relief legislation (S. 1789). Now, the Senate-passed bill moves across Capitol Hill to the House of Representatives, where it is already receiving an icy-cold reception from House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrel Issa, who is promoting his own bill (H.R. 2309). Issa’s legislation faces numerous […]
The Senate passed an amended version of the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) on April 25, and legislative action on postal reform will now move to the House of Representatives. “Although the bill is flawed, the amended version is far better than the original,” said APWU President Cliff Guffey. “That is a result […]
April 25, 2012 WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., made the following statement upon the passage of the Senate attempt at postal reform, S. 1789: “Instead of finding savings to help the Postal Service survive, the Senate postal bill has devolved into a special interest spending binge that would actually […]