The Senate will vote on the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) on Tuesday, April 24, with action expected to begin at approximately 2:15 p.m. Senators will be asked to consider a revised version of the legislation, which the bill’s sponsors introduced on April 17, along with up to 38 other amendments. “It is […]
APWU Web News Article 43-2012, April 23, 2012 The APWU won an important arbitration case on April 18, when Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that the Postal Service cannot require employees to use forms developed by the Department of Labor (DOL) when they submit certification for leave under the provisions of the Family & Medical Leave […]
Senate Leaders Agree to Begin Voting on S.1789 (21st Century Postal Service Act) Next Week Postmasters Anxiously Await News on Pay Consultations, Voluntary Early Retirements (VERs) and Rumors A deafening silence has led to an increase in the level of anxiety for Postmasters as they wait for news on pay consultations, Voluntary Early Retirements (VERs), […]
April 20, 2012 — The April 8 deadline for mediation has passed and negotiations for a new National Agreement between the NALC and the U.S. Postal Service have concluded. The process now moves to interest arbitration. Formal talks between the two parties began in August, three months before the Nov. 20 expiration date of the […]
April 20, 2012 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced an agreement April 19 to consider 39 amendments to the postal reform bill (S. 1789), with debate on amendments beginning on Monday, April 23. A cloture vote to end debate is expected Monday evening. If the motion passes, voting on amendments will begin on Tuesday, […]
National League of Postmasters – April 19, 2012 There are some 79 amendments that have been officially noticed for S. 1789 and the Senate is in the process of trying to narrow down those that will simply be accepted by the managers of the bill, those that will have a vote, and those that will […]
NAPUS – April 19, 2012 At at Tele Town Hall Meeting, conducted this afternoon, Senate Assistant Majority Leader Richard Durbin predicted that S. 1789 will reach a final vote next week. However. the Senate needs to whittle down the almost 80 amendments to the legislation, including amendments to the underlying bill, as well as amendments […]
APWU Web News Article 40-2012, April 19, 2012 The Senate could begin consideration of amendments to S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act, on April 19. Seventy-nine amendments were filed as of a 1 p.m. deadline on April 18, and they run the gamut from provisions that would eliminate workers’ protection against layoffs, to […]
April 18, 2012 The Senate is expected to resume consideration of a revised version of S. 1789 [PDF], the 21st Century Postal Service Act, with proceedings broadcast and Webcast live on C-SPAN. Consideration of the bill began on April 17, and is expected to last several days. “We are analyzing the new provisions carefully and […]
Statement of NALC President Fredric Rolando on the new version of S. 1789, The 21st Century Postal Service Act April 17, 2012 — Today, the four co-sponsors of S. 1789 introduced a new version of their bill to reform the Postal Service and the Senate has voted to debate this legislation in the days ahead. […]