Computerized bidding is undoubtedly here to stay, but until recently, problems with the Postal Service’s Human Resources Shared Services Center (HRSSC) have thoroughly frustrated employees, local union representatives and national officers alike. Since the Shared Services Center opened five years ago, almost all personnel services have been centralized in the Greensboro NC office. The computerization […]
President Bob Rapoza opened Friday morning’s Executive Board meeting by saying he thought his first term as national president was tough, but it was nothing compared to the first three months of this year. He thanked board members for coming into town earlier in the week for their strategy session. This session helps board members […]
USPS Market Research on Consolidations: Revenue Losses Could Wipe Out Savings In testimony before the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on March 21, a USPS witness made a startling admission: The Postal Service’s initial research on the network consolidation plan indicated that it could result in revenue losses of $5.3 billion, with net revenue losses as […]
March 22, 2012 — The proposed cuts in service sought by the U.S. Postal Service could result in a far-greater loss of mail volume—and thus of revenue—than postal authorities previously have disclosed, new testimony indicates. In fact, the losses—outlined in a preliminary study commissioned by the USPS but which the agency has since kept under […]
The House Budget Committee’s proposed budget for 2013 continues the assault on federal employees by calling for a freeze on federal workers’ salaries for an additional three years and for massive cuts to retirement benefits. “Federal workers are the heart and soul of the middle class,” NALC President Fredric V. Rolando said, “but it seems […]
Kick the Can The numbers do not add up in the proposed constitutional change approved by the executive council to be presented to the 2012 national convention. The proposal increases national dues from $9.05 to $10.05, a $1.00 per member increase per Pay Period. Assuming 160,000 members this amounts to $3.3 million per year in […]
Union to Develop New Web-Based Grievance System 100 Locals Needed to Participate in Pilot The APWU is developing a new web-based grievance system to improve the efficiency of our grievance procedure, and plans are underway to begin a pilot to test the program in August. The goal of the program is to eliminate the need […]
To Whom It May Concern; Hello, my name is Matt Jarbo, and I represent the documentary Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal, a film about the Going Postal phenomenon. We feel that this documentary not only speaks to the growing problem of work based shootings, but also to the core belief of the Occupy […]
A Stunning Admission: USPS Hasn’t Considered Combined Effect of Proposed Changes In response to a motion filed by the APWU, the Postal Service admitted March 9 that it has not considered the combined effect of several of its major proposals, including plans to: Degrade service standards; end overnight delivery for first-class mail and periodicals, and […]
From NALC Activist This weekend, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) continued his social media assault on the Postal Service, making a case to the American people that Congress should make the cuts to begin the process of dismantling the USPS. Coming prepared with an arsenal of misinformation, Issa claims that his “postal reform” legislation, HR 2309, […]