Ballots will be mailed to members starting in September; the vote count begins Oct. 5. APWU News Secretary-Treasurer Terry Stapleton has announced that the following union members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws. Each candidate in this unofficial listing has secured […]
From USPS: The Postal Service will be using a bit of history to make history when it launches its first-ever infomercial this weekend. The thundering hooves of the Pony Express lead viewers through a series of modern day business success stories. Each story highlights an online service available at usps.com that has made shopping and […]
Postcom.org reports: In a letter to every member of the Senate, Postmaster General John Potter said that “the Postal Service strongly opposes S.1457, the “Mail Delivery and Protection Act.” This bill would override current collective bargaining agreements and effectively eliminate an important tool needed by the Postal Service to continually introduce greater efficiencies into its […]
From USPS: “The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has announced the appointment of Jack Callender as its first Inspector General. The new position was created by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006. Callender was a staff member of the House Government Reform Committee and helped draft the new law. His new duties will include […]
U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to hold meeting next week. Time and Date: 12 p.m., Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Place: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW. Status: Closed. Matters to be Considered: Tuesday, June 19 at 12 p.m. (Closed) 1. Strategic Issues. 2. Postal Regulatory Commission Second […]
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Press Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Postal Service employees are experiencing fewer ergonomic injuries as a result of a 2003 partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NMHU) and the U.S. Postal […]
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer The Justice Department and three federal agencies have decided not to file criminal or civil charges against Mason-based Cintas Corp. for tacking environmental charges onto billings from 1998 to 2002. In response to a request from The Enquirer, the U.S. Postal Service provided a document stating that it dropped its […]
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APWU Sues USPS, Advisory Committee For Conducting Policy-Making in Secret The APWU, together with an organization representing a coalition of consumers and nonprofit mailers, has filed a suit challenging secret policy-making by a Postal Service advisory committee. The panel, the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee, is made up of trade associations that represent large business mailers. […]