It’s all yours – eOPF: My official personnel folder Where can employees go — anytime, anywhere — to look at their official records? The Official Personnel Folder (OPF) contains documents, including appointment, compensation, benefits, administrative and payroll records. USPS may use these records to review employee qualifications, status, eligibility, rights and benefits. They’re also used to track […]
This is a summary of Regular Panel Arbitrator Andres M. Strongin in case H06T-1H-C-08255189 regarding the Postal Service denial of an employee’s request for voluntary transfer. The arbitrator sustained the Union’s grievance; he ruled the Postal Service violated grievant’s right to request a transfer under Article 12.6 of the National Agreement and the Memorandum of […]
July 19, 2010 Citizens Against Reckless Middle-Class Abuse (CARMA) It’s Time to Fight Back It is time for poor and Middle-class workers to start fighting back. The corporate community has become increasingly prone to take shortcuts on safety, create hostile work environments, undercutting and even stealing wages from gainfully employed workers in the name of […]
Major Mailers Go Ballistic Over Rate Increase Attempt to Shift the Burden to Postal Employees Burrus Update 10-2010, July 9, 2010 The Postal Service has filed a request to increase postage rates effective Jan. 2, 2011, and is proposing to raise the price of first-class, single-piece letters from 44 cents to 46 cents. Increases for […]
From PostCom Here’s a quote from a USPS executive published by Logistics Management. It’s a beaut. “We are facing this problem because of a massive drop in mail volume and the fact that the bulk of our costs are fixed by laws, contracts, or regulations. Our operating flexibility is severely limited right now. Our network […]
Letter carriers union says fixing pension errors will solve USPS’ financial woes – Cutting Saturday delivery and other measures are not long-term solutions WASHINGTON – NALC President Fredric V. Rolando issued the following statement today in response to proposed measures to solve the USPS’ budget deficit, including rate increases and cutting Saturday delivery: “What is […]
This has been an extremely busy year, as we respond to the postal policies and decisions triggered by the recent decline in mail volume. Despite a modest improvement in the economy, advertising mail has not yet rebounded. Coupled with the diversion to electronic messages, the recession has reduced mail volume to 1994 levels. The geniuses […]
95 year–old has not missed a day of work in 37 years What: Chester Reed, who proudly claims to be 95 ½ and is the nation’s oldest U.S. Postal Service employee, is ready to retire and will be turning in his forklift keys at his retirement celebration. Who: Mail handler and Honoree Chester Reed District […]
NALC: Stop USPS from Making ‘Big Mistake’ NALC is taking its campaign to preserve the long-term viability of the Postal Service to the streets this summer. President Fred Rolando launched the “Save Saturday Delivery” campaign with a national mailing to branch leaders and state-level legislative activists. Included in the mailing is a comprehensive toolkit designed […]
APWU Web News Article 050-2010, June 3, 2010 Postal employees and customers are approaching an important milestone in the fight to save Saturday service, as a House resolution supporting six-day mail delivery continues to gain momentum. Close to 200 U.S. Representatives have signed on to co-sponsor House Resolution 173, which says “the U.S. Postal Service […]