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 […]
PEN EXCLUSIVE – 12/08/10 PEN Ed Note: The following offer should be of interest for postal employees in and around the Annapolis, Maryland area. Open House Providing FREE Seated Massages, Hot Food & Door Prizes For Overworked Postal Employees! This time of year is the busiest for your local postal worker. The Post Office predicts it will […]
APWU IT/ASC Negotiations Begin Negotiations between the APWU and the Postal Service for a new contract for Information Technology/Accounting Service Centers began Tuesday, Dec. 7. The current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires on Jan. 20. The IT/ASC negotiations took place on Dec. 7, 8, and 9, and the parties agreed to reconvene in January. The terms […]
The following letter to the editor of the Washington Post was sent today by PostCom President Gene Del Polito: As an editorial publication, the Washington Post is entitled to an opinion of its own. Regarding your recent editorial on the Postal Service, however, you’ve flat out gotten it wrong. Correcting the misallocation and misuse of […]