Official Office of Management and Budget Response to Preserve 6 Day Mail Delivery A Balanced Approach to Reforming the Postal Service Thank you for signing a petition about the U.S. Postal Service. We appreciate your participation in the We the People platform on WhiteHouse.gov and your concerns about the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in a […]
The Direct Marketing Association sent out the following to its members: On November 8, 2011, the Senate Homeland security and Government Reform Committee voted to send the “21st Century Postal Service Act” to the Senate floor. When this bipartisan bill was introduced last week, it failed to properly protect catalog products from steep and immediate […]
In Customer Service Operations An agreement [PDF] between the APWU and USPS dated Nov. 10, 2011, outlines the procedure for posting Non-Traditional Full-Time duty assignments in Customer Service operations. The agreement lists the steps that must be taken before management can post the assignments, as well as the information the Postal Service must provide to […]
Beginning Nov. 23, 2011, mandatory overtime will end for many APWU-represented employees. In accordance with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, full-time regular career Clerk Craft and Motor Vehicle Craft employees who work in an installation and functional area with Non-Traditional Full-Time assignments cannot be required to work overtime (except in an emergency), unless they are […]
The City Wire reports: On Tuesday, (Nov. 8), U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, announced on his Twitter feed that the U.S. Postal Service will “temporarily suspend” all post office closings nationwide from Nov. 19 – Jan. 2. While no formal announcement on the moratorium has been made by USPS officials, Ross’ office has received a […]
that do not have an alternative post office within eight miles accessible by public roads. … From the office of Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro Washington, Nov 9 – JONESBORO – After listening to the concern of citizens in Northeast Arkansas, Congressman Rick Crawford introduced H.R. 3370, Protecting Our Rural Post Offices Act of 2011. H.R. […]
A Senate committee approved postal legislation that would severely weaken the USPS, by a vote of 12 to 5 on Nov. 9. The 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) would give the USPS short-term financial relief, but it also would force the agency to dismantle its retail and mail-processing network, APWU President Cliff Guffey […]
Bargaining between the NPMHU and the U.S. Postal Service is reaching its critical stages, as the November 20th deadline draws closer. During the next two weeks, the parties will determine if a negotiated settlement is possible. If a tentative agreement is concluded through bargaining, that agreement would be presented to the NPMHU membership for ratification […]
Bipartisan Rescue Legislation Would Keep USPS Running Into the 21st Century WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation to rescue the United States Postal Service (USPS) from certain financial failure next year cleared the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Thursday by a vote of 9-1. The 21st Century Postal Service Act, S.1789, would provide USPS with […]
To help reduce costs, the Postal Service today announced it is freezing Postmaster, manager, administrative and supervisor pay for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. USPS also is changing its sick and annual leave earnings formulas for new hires in these positions. Effective Jan. 14, 2012, individuals hired from outside the Postal Service as supervisory or […]