APWU Web News Article OIG Calls for Reduced Prefunding Requirements – Says Current Payments Result in Massive Overfunding The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded in a recent report that the Postal Service prefunds its pension and retiree healthcare benefits at levels that are substantially higher than other government agencies, the military, and private-sector […]
The tax man cometh: PostalEASE provides easy access to change state tax withholding information With the holidays fast approaching, it’s easy to put off thinking about those post-New Year’s Eve credit card bills, let alone worrying about the springtime ritual of filing income tax returns. But changes to Postal Service payroll and state tax processes […]
Upcoming DMM Change: Attachments on Letter-size Mail An upcoming change in the December 6 update of the Domestic Mail Manual will allow attachments on letter-size mail when postage is paid at automation letter prices. The revision, which will be published shortly, provides the physical characteristics and preparation methods for perforated pockets with edges that are […]
Writing a column for the Wall Street Journal Arthur Laffer, chairman of Laffer Associates and co-author of “Return to Prosperity: How America Can Regain Its Economic Superpower Status”, said… “the government should sell its stakes in public companies acquired via TARP, sell government-run enterprises that lose money (e.g., Amtrak and the Postal Service), end farm […]
Burrus Update #20-2010, Nov. 10, 2010 Of significant concern to postal employees is a bill sponsored by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), which includes both positive and negative features for the Postal Service: The “Post Act” (S. 3831) would correct in part the colossal policy blunder of requiring the Postal Service to pre-fund future healthcare liabilities. […]
El Cajon, CA, Letter Carrier Bill Kuehling was delivering mail during a record-setting heat wave this summer, when San Diego television reporter James Koh noticed how quickly he was moving. Then the reporter noticed Kuehling’s prosthesis. Recounting that meeting, Kuehling laughs at how the reporter rushed over and said, “You’re a much better story than […]
Free Will He! Postmaster General Jack Potter Retirement Confessions of a Former Station Manager In days of double digit unemployment, where trillions of dollars of national debt mount, the leader of one of the largest civilian employers in the free world just up and resigned his post. He declared that soon he’s retiring, because he […]
APWU News Bulletin 09-2010, Oct. 26, 2010 Responding to news of the retirement of Postmaster General John E. Potter, APWU President William Burrus issued the following statement: The announcement of Postmaster General John Potter’s retirement comes with shock and disappointment. We have had disagreements on a variety of issues – most notably, the cozy relationship […]
Burrus Update #18-2010, Oct. 25, 2010 More than half-way through the 90-day period established for contract negotiations, the APWU is becoming impatient with the pace of bargaining. The union negotiating team is well aware that the Postal Service is experiencing serious financial difficulties. For that reason, we anticipated that bargaining would be difficult as we […]
WASHINGTON – California-based companies Quicksort Inc., Quicksort LA Inc. and Quicksort Sacramento Inc. have agreed to pay the United States $4.2 million to settle allegations that Quicksort violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing the level to which it had pre-sorted mailings in order to obtain discounted postage rates from the U.S. Postal Service, […]