Washington, DC – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) issued the following statement today encouraging constituents to participate in United States Postal Service (USPS) surveys on reduced retail hours at certain post office locations: “The Postal Service is considering changes to retail hours at 13,000 post offices nationwide, including many in Nebraska’s Third District. I encourage all […]
Last week, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent President Obama a letter, requesting that he — the President of the U.S. — propose three postal provisions to a House drafted stop-gap government spending bill. And, today, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) blamed House Democrats for the failure of the […]
Let’s talk about Schedule Awards that are provisions of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) at 5 U.S.C. 8107. I’m going to use, as an example, one of my clients who works for the USPS. Mr. X sustained an injury that is not uncommon for a City Carrier. While crossing a lawn, he stepped in […]
A reoccurring message delivered at the recently concluded NAPUS convention was that Congress’ failure to enact legislation to maintain a viable Postal Service is undermining the agency’s ability to provide the level of service to which Americans are entitled and expect. While the U.S. Senate has met its obligation to pass legislation (S 1789), the […]
USPS Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Megan Brennan thanked Postmasters for what they do, day in and out. “You wear the public mantle,” she said, “internally and for your customers.” She commended President Bob Rapoza for his leadership. She told convention attendees he has been a staunch advocate for NAPUS and Postmasters. Brennan […]
The NAPUS Executive Board meeting got under way Friday morning in Oklahoma City. President Bob Rapoza thanked the Oklahoma Chapter for all its hard work and doing such a great job, saying he was looking forward to a great convention week. Rapoza also thanked the board for making the tough, tough decisions it has faced […]
Implementation Process begins as Customer Surveys are Scheduled to be Sent on August 29 The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has issued an Advisory Opinion in Support of the Postal Service’s Post Office Structure Plan (POStPlan.) The PRC found that the Postal Service had included many of the Commission’s recommendations in the plan, but also offered […]
Retired Postmasters who are interested in re-employment with the Postal Service as non-career employees (rural mail counts and PMR positions in 2 & 4 hour offices), should check with their local District Manager or Human Resources office. The following information was received from USPS Headquarters today. Retiree Re-employment (PDF) Charlie Moser August 29, 2012
Current Postmaster Vacancy Announcements, Regardless of the Postmaster’s Exit Date (8/31 or 9/30) Must Include All Vacant (Non-PCES) Offices In response to several inquiries the NAPUS national office has received from Postmasters, the following information was provided by USPS Headquarters. All Postmasters who were upgraded to EAS 18 as a result of the 5.75 earned […]
Quitting Some APWU members have responded to my posts by threatening to revoke their membership while nonmembers have justified their refusal to join their brothers and sisters in common efforts. Each of these reactions is totally foreign to my intent. While I have differed with some decisions of the administration, it is healthy debate and […]