The White House has issued the following “Fact Sheet: Cutting the Deficit by Freezing Federal Employee Pay” Because of the irresponsibility of the past decade, the President inherited a $1.3 trillion projected deficit upon taking office and an economic crisis that threatened to put the nation into a second Great Depression. He moved quickly to […]
If Republicans take over Congress, House Republican leader John Boehner says he will move to raise the Social Security retirement age to 70. That might not seem a big deal to someone who has spent his life in cushy offices with fancy perks, luxury cars, good health care and not much heavy lifting. But for […]
2010 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period Set For Postal Workers (10/22/10) The December period referenced in Article 8, Sections 4 and 5, of the National Agreement, during which penalty overtime regulations are not applicable, consists of four consecutive service weeks. (See Why Is the Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period Only 28 Days?) This year the period begins […]
Last month the Washington Post reported: The Postal Service has awarded more than 2,700 contracts to former employees since 1991 and awarded 17 no-bid deals to former executives between 2006 and 2009, according to one of the audits. Most of those executives earned six-figure sums, the report said. One unnamed executive received a $260,000 no-bid […]
In a recent national decision, Arbitrator Byars denied the APWU’s grievance challenging management’s refusal to pay Sunday premium pay to an employee while on administrative leave. Arbitrator Byars ruled that an employee who is on administrative leave is not entitled to Sunday premium pay for hours he or she would have otherwise worked on Sunday. […]
A new OPM study finds that federal employees earn 22 percent less than their private sector counterparts doing similar jobs. Now, the study examined straight salary and didn’t factor in benefits. OPM says there is no information to compare federal and non-federal benefits. The findings are based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, Paul Hodes and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter are demanding an investigation into a new round of allegations that letter carriers at even more post offices have been shortchanged on their paychecks. In documents obtained by Hodes, post offices in Dover and Salem, New Hampshire are shown to have manipulated letter carriers’ time […]
Appellant: Reginald B. Day Agency: United States Postal Service Decision Number: 2010 MSPB 63 Docket Number: AT-0752-09-0163-X-1 Issuance Date: April 13, 2010 Appeal Type: Adverse Action by Agency Action Type: Constructive Adverse Action Compliance This case was before the Board pursuant to a recommendation of the administrative judge that the Board grant the appellant’s petition […]
Postal employees who utilize direct deposit of their biweekly net-to-bank earnings can access their April 16th earnings statements today on Liteblue rather than waiting until Friday. Earnings statements become available at Liteblue as soon as the employee’s pay record has been processed. The ePayroll earnings statement provides much greater detail about withholdings, benefit deductions,leave balances […]
A PostalReporter.com reader asks the following question: Interesting to note, since the USPS is claiming such a financial crisis, why would they even consider more Pay-For-Performance (PFP) bonuses for management? From USPS News Link: MID-YEARS FOR PFP. The FY 2010 mid-year process for the Pay-for-Performance Plan (PFP) is just around the corner. Before the process […]