USPS Computer Problem Delays NALC Dues Increase

Problem Expected to be Fixed by Pay Period 3-2010 Secretary-Treasurer Jane E. Broendel alerts members and branch leaders of a computer error reported by the Postal Service’s Data Center in Eagan, Minnesota that affected the dues withholding of some 56,000 members in Pay Period 1 of 2010. Broendel said that as a result of the […]

Update: EEO Class Action For Postal Employees Placed Under National Reassessment Process

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 […]

It's The Law: USPS Six-Step Process To Address Workplace Harassment

The Postal Service’s Initial Management Inquiry Process (IMIP) helps managers resolve harassment problems and ensure employees have a harassment-free work environment. “The Postal Service is committed to providing a work environment free of harassment based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, generic information or in retaliation for prior Equal […]

USPS Board of Governors to Meet In Washington DC On Feb. 9

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 8:30 a.m.; 1:30 p.m. and 3:15p.m. PLACE: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Room. STATUS: February 9 at 8:30 a.m.—Closed; 1:30 p.m.—Open; and 3:15 p.m.—Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Tuesday, February 9 at 8:30 a.m. (Closed) 1. Strategic […]

Postal Service Offers ‘Love Letters from Ella’

From USPS: On Jan. 25, 2010, the U.S. Postal Service released a special edition of Ella Fitzgerald’s classic album, Love Letters From Ella, for a limited time. This wonderful musical collection is being released to promote the use of mail during the Valentine’s season as well as Black History Month and will be available exclusively […]

Postal Supervisor's Request For Medical Documentation After Return To Work Was Not Reasonable

October 9, 2009 In the Matter of the Petition by ALBERT LONG P.S. Docket No. DCA 09-202 APPEARANCE FOR PETITIONER: Albert Long APPEARANCE FOR RESPONDENT: Paul Ricucci Labor Relations Specialist United States Postal Service FINAL DECISION UNDER THE DEBT COLLECTION ACT OF 1982 Petitioner, Albert Long, filed a Petition for Hearing under the Debt Collection […]

APWU Wins "Casuals In Lieu" Of Arbitration For Rogers Arkansas Clerks

Article 7 – Hiring Casuals in Lieu of Career Bargaining Unit Employees This is a summary of Regional Arbitrator Glenda M. August’s decision in case G06C-4G-C-08248741 regarding the Postal Service’s decision to hire a casual employee to replace an enlisted military employee. In this case a career postal employee enlisted in the Military. Management hired […]

No Accidents, No Sick Leave in Over 50 Years For Nebraska Rural Carrier

82-year-old Nebraska Rural Carrier has no plans on retiring Brainard, NE, Rural Carrier Dwayne Raskey has delivered mail for 50 years without an accident. For that achievement, he has been named the recipient of the prestigious Joseph M. Kaplan USPS National Safe Driver of the Year award by the National Safety Council (NSC). Raskey was […]

Quantum Selected by the USPS to Supply Zero Emission Postal Delivery Vehicle

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 1 — Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., (Nasdaq: QTWW) today announced that it was selected by the US Postal Service (USPS) to produce an advanced electric postal delivery vehicle based on the widely used Long Life Vehicle (LLV) platform. Quantum was competitively selected, along with 4 other companies, for participation in […]