NAPUS Board Prepares to Deal with Tough Issues

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From the National Association of Postmasters of the US

President Bob Rapoza opened Friday morning’s Executive Board meeting by saying he thought his first term as national president was tough, but it was nothing compared to the first three months of this year. He thanked board members for coming into town earlier in the week for their strategy session. This session helps board members bond and prepares them to handle the tough issues facing the organization.

Rapoza also thanked the National Office staff. “We’ve worked through a lot at the national level,” he said. The three management associations continue to work together and have a good relationship.

He pointed out this year’s Leadership Conference program has been condensed by one day, helping to save costs. “We know what needs to be done,” he declared, “now we need to do it. I look forward to a fruitful two days.”

Secretary-Treasurer Ruthie Cauble reminded board members she is passionate about her role as overseer of NAPUS’ finances. Director of Government Relations Bob Levi outlined NAPUS’ legislative concerns: postal relief, postal health benefits, retirement benefits and a debt deal. He brought everyone up to speed on critical postal legislation being considered on Capitol Hill. Executive Director Charlie Moser told everyone they all are membership chairs and need to sell NAPUS as best they can.

Board members heard about an exciting development to NAPUS’ website: a new knowledge base. It will feature Postmaster John Galera’s PM Survival Disk, allowing Postmasters to search using key words and download pertinent information. It also will allow users to make comments and, with the resulting user-modified data, help create a better system.

Another feature will be NAPUS training videos intended to be used in the field. These virtual classrooms will help NAPUS in its endeavor to continue offering much-needed training to its members. The new knowledge base should be live around mid- to late April. More detailed information will be available in the Gazette and on the NAPUS website.

The Executive Board will be back to work Saturday morning; Sunday will be busy with chapter officer breakout sessions. The General Business Session will get under way Monday morning, with featured speakers USPS Board of Governors Chairman Thurgood Marshall Jr., Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Goldway and Postmaster General Pat Donahoe.

source: NAPUS

6 thoughts on “NAPUS Board Prepares to Deal with Tough Issues”

  1. Rolando and Guffey are not covering your back, they care less about VERA’s, Guffey / APWU are the worst, Rolando though wants also to make the bill so amended, it will never pass.
    Mismanagement and over funding, and the dues hungry Unions = downfall of USPS, lies and more lies, the USPS already uses the Inspectors and OIG, Office of Inspector General to set up craft employees, two sets of rules, just like the IRS, a Gestapo mentality, offering a decent early retirement/ Incentives would be one way to escape the deteriorating work places in the USPS, the work environment has always been about management inflating numbers, lying about getting mail out when it is stacked somewhere or sent back to be reprocessed, and using threats (OIG, Inspection Service, intimidation, following craft workers off the job etc.) and abusive tactics for managers to get their bonuses, always a daily fight for us workers to survive, yes it is a daily war to get you the customer your mail, end this monopoly now !
    Support S.1789 as it is , because Goofball Guffey of the APWU already has said ( as well as Rolando the NALC Cuban Clown) that neither he nor his members will support any bill unless all the Union’s agenda items are included, the NALC and APWU are calling it the “Kill Bill S.1789”.

  2. Mismanagement and over funding, and the dues hungry Unions = downfall of USPS, lies and more lies, the USPS already uses the Inspectors and OIG, Office of Inspector General to set up craft employees, two sets of rules, just like the IRS, a Gestapo mentality, offering a decent early retirement/ Incentives would be one way to escape the deteriorating work places in the USPS, the work environment has always been about management inflating numbers, lying about getting mail out when it is stacked somewhere or sent back to be reprocessed, and using threats (OIG, Inspection Service, intimidation, following craft workers off the job etc.) and abusive tactics for managers to get their bonuses, always a daily fight for us workers to survive, yes it is a daily war to get you the customer your mail, end this monopoly now !

  3. The Bill was amended, but the unions APWU and no balls Guffey and NALC Fred the Cuban Clown Rolando, want to push so many of their personal agenda items that the bill when it goes to be compromised witht the House, there will be a prolonged battle with Issa and Ross, that wait attitude is for more of your dues, APWU has put pit alerts, if they do not like anything, they will threaten the Democrats and the bill will be killed. Scumbag APWU has not uttered a word about VERA, they want to save your job so you can go Postal and die or retire due to mental illness.
    The Unions do not want S.1789 in any way ,shape, or form, amended is never going to be good enough.

  4. The Bill was amended, but the unions APWU and no balls Guffey and NALC Fred the Cuban Clown Rolando, want to push so many of their personal agenda items that the bill when it goes to be compromised witht the House, there will be a prolonged battle with Issa and Ross, that wait attitude is for more of your dues, APWU has put out alerts, if they do not like anything, they will threaten the Democrats and the bill will be killed. Scumbag APWU has not uttered a word about VERA, they want to save your job so you can go Postal and die or retire due to mental illness.
    The Unions do not want S.1789 in any way ,shape, or form, amended is never going to be good enough.

  6. USPS Plans to Implement Consolidations As Soon As Moratorium Ends
    Top-level postal managers were unable – or unwilling – to specify which mail processing centers would be closed immediately. Decisions will be made at the end of February, they said.
    Postal officials said that as a result of the consolidations, approximately 83,000 jobs will be eliminated in the crafts represented by the APWU, including more than 63,800 Clerks, close to 9,000 Maintenance Craft employees, and more than 1,800 Motor Vehicle Craft employees.
    GOOGLE……….U.S. SENATE………Choose your “SENATOR HOME” State. Look for the area in which to write and send your comment.  
    I wrote ” I work for the U.S.P.S. and I do not oppose S1789 in it’s amended form”. This bill offers three types of incentives not to be combined.  
    1. 25,000 cash.  
    2. 2 years added on to your FERS retirement  
    3. 1 year added on to your CSRS retirement.  
    “This announcement makes it all the more important that APWU members reach out to their senators to let them know that S. 1789 as amended,” must be passed now said Guffey.
    Call Your Senators:
    202-224-3121
    (Capitol Switchboard)
    [Click here for direct #s]
    Tell them you Support 
    S. 1789
    The U.S. Senate soon will likely debate the 21st Century Postal Reform Act (S. 1789), bill designed to ‘save” the U.S. Postal Service by offering Early Retirement Incentives.
    As president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, I understand the budgetary and market challenges facing the USPS.
    S. 1789 should be passed as amended, it will save America’s postal network. Instead of enacting shortsighted, destructive policies, Congress should approve this bill ,S.1789.
    Fredric V. Rolando is the president of the National Association of Letter Carriers
    NAPUS will continue to work with Senate allies to pass S. 1789, and ensure that the measure will garner the requisite votes for passage.

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