Not long after the U.S. Postal Service announced last summer that it was considering closing nearly 3,700 post offices across the country, including four in Northern Virginia, Elaine Mittleman made her regular walk to the Pimmit Hills branch, just east of Tysons Corner. There, she learned from one of the longtime postal clerks that her […]
President Bob Rapoza welcomed NAPUS Postmasters to the Leadership Conference. He said the speakers may tell them what they want to hear, but make no mistake: Postmasters’ titles and future employment are at stake—and the stakes are much higher than they were 12 months ago. He said NAPUS must change with the changing times; some […]
President Bob Rapoza opened Friday morning’s Executive Board meeting by saying he thought his first term as national president was tough, but it was nothing compared to the first three months of this year. He thanked board members for coming into town earlier in the week for their strategy session. This session helps board members […]
Kick the Can The numbers do not add up in the proposed constitutional change approved by the executive council to be presented to the 2012 national convention. The proposal increases national dues from $9.05 to $10.05, a $1.00 per member increase per Pay Period. Assuming 160,000 members this amounts to $3.3 million per year in […]
To Whom It May Concern; Hello, my name is Matt Jarbo, and I represent the documentary Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal, a film about the Going Postal phenomenon. We feel that this documentary not only speaks to the growing problem of work based shootings, but also to the core belief of the Occupy […]
THE FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED BY PEN VIA EMAIL A national network of postal workers from the NALC, APWU, and Mailhandlers unions, assisted by Labor Notes, is putting out the call to all postal workers and our allies to Occupy the Post Office! April 17th (TAX DAY) May 15th approaches, the deadline for Congress to act […]
Montgomery, Alabama – United States Postal employee Arthur Darby, Jr. was indicted by a federal Grand Jury for the attempted murder of two postal employees, the use of a firearm in connection to a crime of violence, and delay of the United States mail, announced United States Attorney George L. Beck, Jr. On December 1, […]
USPS Finance – Priority of Deductions Effective Pay Period 01-12 (Pay Date January 6, 2012), the Postal Service™ implemented a revised priority of deduction schedule. Gross/net pay may not be sufficient to cover all mandatory, voluntary, and involuntary deductions. When attempting to determine why a deduction was not withheld, the priority of deductions needs to […]
PLEASE NOTE: PEN was provided with the following information – to see the video you will be required to login at the site or register. Portland Postal Action Video At 2:30pm on Tuesday, Feb. 7, over a hundred activists from dozens of unions and community organizations, under the banner of JOBS with JUSTICE and the […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service wants to make sending your Valentine some love as quick and easy as a stop at your local Post Office, where the new “In the Mailbox Love Bear” and other lovely gifts await. The limited edition “In the Mailbox Love Bear” comes ready to ship — the furry […]