Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George Cohen announced Monday that he has appointed attorney Joshua Javits as mediator to assist NALC and USPS in reaching a new collective-bargaining agreement. An impasse was declared after USPS declined on Jan. 20 to extend talks toward a contract. Once mediation begins, the NALC and USPS will have […]
More than 100 members of the House of Representatives have signed a letter to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe asking him to place a moratorium on plans to consolidate thousands of post offices “until the USPS resolves the numerous problems” identified by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) in a Dec. 23, 2011, advisory opinion. The […]
Obama’s FY2013 budget calls for eliminating a day of delivery starting in January by NALC President Fredric V. Rolando Feb. 13, 2012 — President Barack Obama today released his budget for Fiscal Year 2013. Of specific concern is the call for giving the USPS the authority to reduce mail delivery service from six days a […]
USPS Finance – Priority of Deductions Effective Pay Period 01-12 (Pay Date January 6, 2012), the Postal Service™ implemented a revised priority of deduction schedule. Gross/net pay may not be sufficient to cover all mandatory, voluntary, and involuntary deductions. When attempting to determine why a deduction was not withheld, the priority of deductions needs to […]
NALC President Rolando: “Despite the headline on its press release, the U.S. Postal Service announced [Thursday] a net operating profit of $200 million delivering the mail in the first quarter of FY 2012—an impressive achievement given the current economy,” NALC President Fredric Rolando said. “The operational profit turns into red ink only when an external […]
PLEASE NOTE: PEN was provided with the following information – to see the video you will be required to login at the site or register. Portland Postal Action Video At 2:30pm on Tuesday, Feb. 7, over a hundred activists from dozens of unions and community organizations, under the banner of JOBS with JUSTICE and the […]
Contract Now Available The official 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement [PDF] between the USPS and the APWU is being printed and will be ready for shipping shortly, Director of Industrial Relations Mike Morris has announced. In the meantime, copies can be viewed and downloaded from the APWU Web site. Orders for printed copies will be accepted […]
Postal reform is a hot topic in Congress as the Senate prepares to vote on the 21st Century Postal Service Act, and APWU President Cliff Guffey is urging union members to contact their senators and let them know: Senate bill 1789 is unacceptable in its current form. As lawmakers review the bill, Guffey is asking […]
Feb. 6, 2012 — On Jan. 24, Rep. Dennis Ross, the chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy, introduced H.R. 3813, the Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act. But it probably comes as little surprise that Ross’ measure, were it to become law, would in fact threaten […]
Progress Has Been Hindered by Longstanding Information Technology Management Weaknesses GAO-12-430T, Feb 1, 2012 What GAO Found In a series of reviews, GAO found that OPM’s retirement modernization efforts were hindered by weaknesses in key management practices that are essential to successful IT modernization projects. For example, in 2005, GAO made recommendations to address weaknesses […]