From the Merit System Protection Board: The EAS-16 Postmaster in Diamond, Ohio, alleged that the USPS placed her on enforced leave due to its failure to reassign her to another post office. The administrative judge gave the Postmaster notice of the burden to establish jurisdiction over an enforced leave claim in two situations, where an […]
Following marathon bargaining sessions in the days leading up to the contract expiration, both sides now have agreed to continue talks in an attempt to reach agreement over the terms of the 2011 National Agreement. The deadline for negotiations – initially set at midnight on Sunday, November 20, 2011 – has been mutually extended by […]
New deadline set for December 7, 2011 Nov. 21. 2011 — NALC President Fred Rolando and USPS Postmaster General Pat Donahoe announced on Sunday, Nov. 20, that the parties’ 2006-2011 National Agreement has been extended to Dec. 7, 2011, to give the parties additional time to negotiate the provisions of a new contract. The 2006 […]
Outcome Critical to Postal Service, Employees, Future WASHINGTON — Although the contracts with the National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO (NALC) and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, AFL-CIO (NPMHU) expired at midnight Sunday, Nov. 20, the Postal Service and the two unions agreed to extend the negotiations deadline until midnight, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. […]
MAYOR BLOOMBERG, POLICE COMMISSIONER KELLY AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY VANCE UPDATE NEW YORKERS ON ARREST OF SUSPECT IN TERROR CASE The following are Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s remarks as delivered at City Hall tonight “Good evening. I’m joined by Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance. “Yesterday afternoon, New York City police officers […]
From The National Association of Postmasters of the United States – eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin Two vastly different postal bills are pending before the House and Senate. The bills, H.R. 2309 and S. 1789, contain numerous divisive provisions; some are common to both. Consequently, they do not seem to be on the fast track. […]
82% of Consumers Say Post Office Closings Would be inconvenient; 76% Say They Would Pay More to Prevent Planned Cuts WASHINGTON, DC (November 17, 2011) – A national consumer survey conducted by the American Consumer Institute (ACI) finds that the vast majority of consumers do not support the United States Post Office’s planned closing of […]
USPS Hearing Set for Tuesday November 22 November 18, 2011 – New York City. The New York Metro Area Postal Union, community groups and elected officials will appear at a hearing called by the United States Postal Service on the potential closing of Lincolnton post office in Harlem at 2268 Fifth Avenue at 138th Street […]
and Slashing hundreds of Thousands Of Jobs From the office of Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) POST OFFICE NEEDS OVERHAUL, NOT U-HAULS 11/18/11 Washington, DC — Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) issued the following statement condemning the U.S. Postal Service for singling out post offices for closure, and considering slashing hundreds of thousands of jobs, while failing […]
Negotiations near deadline: The 2006-2011 National Agreement between the NALC and the USPS expires at midnight Sunday, Nov. 20. The entire 28-member NALC Executive Council is in Washington, DC, conducting round-the-clock contract negotiations as the parties consider a whole range of issues that take into account the economy, wages, cost-of-living adjustments and health benefits. Please […]