House GOP Leadership Proposes Federal Retirement Cuts

From the National Association of Postmasters of the US Last week, House Republican Leaders John Boehner (R-OH) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) sent President Obama a budget proposal outlining approximately $375 billion in cuts over the next five years. Among the proposed reductions was changing the formula for calculating Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) […]

NAPUS Sounds Off On USPS Suspending Postmasters Convention Leave

Press Release For Immediate Release For more information, contact Dale Goff at 703-683-9027 Alexandria, VA, May 22—“The Postal Service’s decision to suspend a convention leave benefit for the remainder of the current Postmaster pay agreement is tantamount to a breach of faith, if not contract, with the nation’s approximately 27,000 Postmasters,” O. Dale Goff Jr., […]

Over 900 Postmasters Taking Early Retirement (VER) From USPS

According to the National Association of Postmasters of the US (NAPUS) VERA:  The latest figures of EAS employees taking the VER are stated:     Supervisor Customer Services-374     Supervisor Distribution Operations-96     Other Field EAS-581     Postmasters-928     HQ/HQ-related employees-190 The VER effective date is Tuesday, March 31, 2009. PR note: If I recall correctly […]

NAPUS Takes Issue With PRC’s “Public Rep” Suggesting USPS Privatize Its Retail Offices

From National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) On February 12, 2009 NAPUS filed reply comments with the Postal Regulatory Commission in response to a document that the Commission Public Representative submitted in early February. In this February 2cd document, the Representative suggested that the USPS privatize “most of the Postal Service’s tens […]

NAPUS President Supports Removal of Senior Postal Officials

From the National Association of Postamasters of the United States NAPS President Ted Keating wrote a letter to Pat Donahoe, Deputy Postmaster General & COO on February 11, 2009 requesting the immediate removal of Western Area Vice President Sylvester Black and Dakotas District Manager Clem Felchle for inappropriate and inflammatory remarks on Telecoms last week.  […]