The NALC responds to a USPS press release regarding its contract negotiations with two unions A press release put out Sunday by the United States Postal Service is full of spin and distortions aimed at influencing public opinion. The National Association of Letter Carriers wants its members to know that we are responding to press […]
“In the prologue of this weekend’s “This American Life” radio show, host Ira Glass talks to Paul Gereffi, a letter carrier from Ft. Lauderdale Branch 2550, who helped save the life of a stabbing victim who saw Gereffi’s mail truck and flagged him down. Because of Gereffi’s intervention, he was later named the 2008 Eastern […]
Overview * The Postal Reorganization Act authorizes collective bargaining on wages and working conditions, generally under laws applying to private industry. As the Postal Service is an essential service to the nation’s economy, Congress mandated that employees represented by unions cannot strike. Impasses in collective bargaining negotiations may ultimately be resolved through arbitration. Current Operating […]
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service is the top choice for customers who want to go green and save green this holiday season. “We want customers to know they can trust their holiday cards and packages to USPS. We’re one of the greenest mailing and shipping companies in the world,” said Sam Pulcrano, vice president, Sustainability. […]
Company is Increasing, by One Dollar a Month to $9.99, the Price of Popular Subscription Plan LOS GATOS, Calif., Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — With its members now watching more content streamed over the Internet than on discs delivered by mail, Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today introduced a $7.99 streaming-only subscription plan in the United […]
USPS Press Release WASHINGTON — Contract negotiations with the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU) and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA) expired at midnight Sat., Nov. 20. While negotiations with the NRLCA resulted in an impasse, the Postal Service and the APWU agreed to extend the negotiation deadline until Tue., Nov. 23 at […]
APWU President Cliff Guffey announced that the union and Postal Service have extended their Collective Bargaining Agreement through Tuesday, Nov. 23, at noon. The contract was scheduled to expire Nov. 20. “We do not have a new contract,” Guffey said, “but we believe there is still potential to negotiate an agreement. The union and management […]
Negotiations between the APWU and the Postal Service are continuing throughout the day Saturday, with the contract set to expire at midnight on Nov. 20. The union’s top negotiators and high-ranking postal officials are discussing preserving jobs, issues related to workforce structure, as well as pay and benefits. APWU President Cliff Guffey reported on negotiations […]
During a November 18 House debate, North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-5th) engaged in an anti-union screed that lasted several minutes. After attacking the pay and benefits of federal workers, she said that they also have too much job security. “Short of shooting up a post office,” Foxx said, “government workers rarely get fired or […]
Despite aggressive management actions to increase revenue and reduce expenses, the fiscal year 2011 Integrated Financial Plan (IFP) results in an Operating Plan with a net loss of $6.4 billion and a cash shortfall of $2.7 billion. The 2011 IFP also includes a Capital Plan that commits $1.4 billion toward projects that focus mostly on […]