APWU News FMLA Restoration Act Introduced A bill intended to reverse changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act regulations that were implemented just before President Obama took office has been introduced in the U.S. House. The FMLA Restoration Act, introduced on April 29 by Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), would “nullify certain regulations promulgated under the […]
The American Postal Workers Union Local in Oakland, California via the following petition is urging Congress to investigate the Postal Service’s business practices : The Honorable Senator Diane Feinstein United States Senate 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Senator Barbara Boxer United States Senate 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 […]
Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Address the Financial Stability of the U.S. Postal Service The Subcommittee will discuss the short and long term strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiency. WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal […]
The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a business meeting on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, to markup H.R. 626 the “Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009.” Immediately following the business meeting, the subcommittee will […]
The following is a press release from Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) FERS Sick Leave Benefit Introduced Current “Use-it or Lose-it” Policy Wasting $68 million/yr Washington, D.C., February 10th – Congressman Jim Moran, Virginia Democrat, and Congressman Frank Wolf, Virginia Republican, introduced legislation today authored by Moran, the “FERS Sick Leave Equity Act” that provides […]
According to the Federal Times: Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., is preparing to reintroduce a bill that would allow employees under the Federal Employees Retirement System to count unused sick leave as time toward their annuities. source: Federal Times Last year Rep. James Moran, D-VA, long a champion of retirement fairness for FERS employees, introduced the bill […]
President William H. Young has released a statement in response to media reports that Postmaster General Jack Potter is seeking to curtail the Postal Service to five-day delivery. “The continued appearance of letter carriers delivering the mail to the doorstep of every home and business and bank and credit card company six days a week […]
PMG Jack Potter today told a U.S. Senate subcommittee that worsening conditions in the economy now point to a further 12-15 billion mailpiece decline and a net financial loss of $6 billion or more in FY 2009. Potter also proposed changes in current law to give the USPS Board of Governors the flexibility to reduce […]
House Also Passes Thrift Saving Plan Reforms From The National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) On Wednesday evening, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would enable Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) employees to credit their unused sick leave towards retirement. Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees already have this option. House […]
Employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) would receive credit for unused sick leave towards their retirement annuities under a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last night. Added as a provision of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, HR 1108, the bill would treat unused sick leave similarly […]