APWU News The House of Representatives is expected to vote soon — perhaps as early as Tuesday, Sept. 15 — on legislation that would provide the USPS with short-term relief from severe financial difficulties. APWU President William Burrus is urging union members to contact their representatives and ask them to support the measure. “We must act […]
According to the Boston Globe via Govexec: Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia and an outspoken advocate for federal labor unions, is apparently ready to throw his hat into the ring to succeed the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. According to the Boston […]
U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson will host a town hall meeting on proposed changes to the Dallas Main Post Office Processing and Distribution Center at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2009 at Dallas City Hall, City Council Chambers, 1500 Marilla Drive. A recent study conducted by the U.S. Postal Service recommended the transfer of […]
Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) introduced legislation for the U.S. Postal Service to team up with Census Bureau. The letter carriers will help with the once-a-decade count of how many people live in America. Below is the text of the legislation introduced July 10, 2009. So far the bill has nineteeen co-sponsors. 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. […]
Saying that he has long been “skeptical” about whether the increased use of electronic communication is to blame for the Postal Service’s economic woes, APWU President William Burrus told lawmakers July 29 that “It is imperative that postal decision-makers correctly identify the cause of the reduction in volume and the trends that will drive future […]
Press Release Letter Carriers’ union President Fredric V. Rolando urged Congress today to ensure that structural changes being made in U.S. Postal Service operations due to the nation’s current economic crisis do not cause more harm than good over the long term to its mission of delivering mail to the American people. Rolando, who assumed […]
From House Subcommittee: The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia will hold an oversight hearing entitled “Making Sense of It All: An Examination of USPS’s Station and Branch Optimization Initiative and Delivery Route Adjustments” on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office […]
The following is a cost estimate report of HR 22 released by Congressional Budget Office as requested by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The pdf version (with chart) can be found here SUMMARY H.R. 22 would authorize the United States Postal Service (USPS) to make payments forretirees’ health insurance premiums from the Postal […]
APWU News The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously approved H.R. 22 on July 10, clearing the way for consideration of the measure by the full House. The bill would provide desperately needed short-term relief to the Postal Service, which is facing a severe financial crisis. H.R. 22 would modify a provision of the Postal […]
From House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform Friday, July 10, 2009 Full Committee Edolphus Towns, Chairman Agenda: The Committee will hold a business meeting to mark up H.R. 22, which amends Chapter 89 of Title 5, United States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to pay its share of contributions for annuitants’ […]