With Hunger Rising, and School Food Programs Ending, Effort Will Help Feed Needy Families in All 50 States WASHINGTON – In another successful nationwide food drive, the National Association of Letter Carriers collected 70.2 million pounds of food on May 14, at a time when hunger is a growing problem. The NALC’s annual one-day drive, […]
May 18, 2011 In conjunction with a Senate subcommittee hearing held Wednesday on the financial condition of the U.S. Postal Service, Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced a new version of the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act. The POST Act (introduced as Senate bill S. 1010) would fairly resolve the pension and retiree health pre-funding […]
APWU Web News Article 051-2011, May 3, 2011 In the wake of the deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history, APWU members are encouraged to contribute to the Postal Employees’ Relief Fund (PERF) to provide assistance to those impacted by the storms. Between April 14 and April 28, nearly 500 tornadoes touched down in 23 states, […]
A Changing U.S. Postal Service Workplace By Ronald Williams for Postal Employee Network There are many unexpected and proposed changes on the plate of the U.S. Postal Service right now. Initiatives to control costs, cut work-hours, match employees with workloads, cut delivery days, declining mail volumes, new technology and more… I recently read an article […]
Questions & Answers On Conversion of Clerk Craft PTFs and PTRs 1) What is a traditional full-time and non-traditional full-time duty assignment in the Clerk Craft? Response: A traditional full-time duty assignment is eight hours a day, five days a week, totaling 40 hours. A non-traditional full-time duty assignment is more or less than 5 […]
Collins’ bill is a good start, but it needs work February 18, 2010 NALC As the 112th Congress gets underway, the NALC’s legislative goals remain firm. We continue to seek legislation that allows the U.S. Postal Service to use the pension surpluses in both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement […]
Postmasters and site managers whose employees use Postal Voyager Fleet Cards to purchase fuel or repair services are reminded they must reconcile credit card transactions and verify their accuracy each month. Ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act compliance testing continues to make sure that vehicle offices correctly complete reconciliation activities. Without accurate verification, duplicate, incorrect, or fraudulent […]
APWU Web News Article 009-2011, Jan. 24, 2011 The union is “deeply disappointed” by the Postal Service’s announcement — via the Wall Street Journal — that it plans to close as many as 2,000 post offices beginning in March, APWU President Cliff Guffey said Monday. The Postal Service did not specify the locations under consideration […]
Your Postal Blog and Monthly Postal Podcast Have you visited Your Postal Podcast – A monthly podcast highlighting USPS news, events and activities. The Podcasts are the creation of PEN’s friend David Rupert and his team with the U.S. Postal Service Western Area Corporate Communications. Also check out their blog – Your Postal Blog
NALC addresses USPS ‘spin, distortion’ during APWU, NRLCA talks The NALC recently responded to a U.S. Postal Service press release regarding its contract negotiations with the American Postal Workers Union and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, a statement NALC President Fredric V. Rolando said was “full of spin and distortions aimed at influencing public […]