INDIANAPOLIS – Tamara R. Barnett, 39, Indianapolis, was charged late yesterday with misappropriation of postal funds, following an investigation by the U.S. Postal Service – Office of the Inspector General. The indictment alleges that Barnett stole postal funds by manipulating the retail sales system in a manner that resulted in cash overages that she subsequently […]
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service has been named one of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity in the July issue of Black Enterprise magazine. The results were based on a survey Black Enterprise sent to the top 1,000 publicly traded U.S. companies and the 50 leading global companies with U.S. operations. The survey focused on […]
APWU Web The Department of Labor filed a complaint [PDF] against the Postal Service on July 6 for ongoing and systemic violations of safe electrical work practices, marking the first time the department has sought an “enterprise-wide” remedy. “When the same safety violation is discovered in multiple locations of an organization, we need an enterprise-wide […]
“The June 16, 2010 conference has provided the Commission with a number of potentially useful suggestions and comments. One of the suggestions was that the Commission include a tentative schedule in the Commission’s initial order.” The following schedule responds to that suggestion. July 6, 2010 Exigent Request filed. July 19, 2010 First Technical Conference (topics […]
What: Event announcing the launch of a business partnership agreement between the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The business partnership will support the National Export Initiative and provide access to support for small and medium-sized enterprises interested in exporting to new foreign markets. When: 10 a.m., Monday, July 12, 2010 Where: […]
Letter carriers union says fixing pension errors will solve USPS’ financial woes 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 at stake here is finding a long-term, common sense solution to […]
Burrus Update 09-2010, July 8, 2010 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 […]
The U.S. Postal Service Tuesday announced plans to seek approval for a wide array of rate increases, filing its request with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). In response, Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the USPS proposal: “As the principal author of the 2006 postal reform act, I am disappointed that the Postal […]
A class action complaint for injured on duty postal employees was certified by an EEOC Administrative Judge (AJ) on May 30,2008. In the case of (Read article from February 17, 2009) Sandra McConnell, et al. v. United States Postal Service an AJ decision certified the following class: All permanent rehabilitation employees and limited duty employees […]
APWU News The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited [PDF] the USPS for nine “willful and serious” safety violations at the Southern MD Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC), and ordered the Postal Service to pay $272,000 in fines. Inspectors found employees at the facility working on live machinery with exposed energized parts without wearing […]