From PostalReporter.com reader Don Cheney There are two errors in management’s questions and answers on Voluntary Early Retirement. It could affect a few people’s decision to retire now or not. These were brought to management’s attention by the APWU at least six weeks ago and have not been corrected. See the FAQs at https://liteblue.usps.gov/news/ver2008/hrssc_vera.htm. Management’s […]
USPS authorized to offer additional voluntary early retirements The Postal Service has received additional approval from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to offer voluntary early retirement to all eligible employees in Motor Vehicle, Maintenance (excluding Electronic Technicians), Rural and City Carriers, Field EAS and Postmasters. This offer is open to employees in those positions […]
From the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) The Office of Personnel Management has informed the Postal Service that it may offer voluntary early retirement to members of the city letter carrier craft. NALC President William H. Young said details of an early retirement agreement are being worked out and will be released once finalized.
From Charley Mapa, President National League of Postmasters: As you know, in response to requests by a significant number of you, several weeks ago, the League sent a letter jointly with Napus to Postal Headquarters requesting a VERA or early out for Postmasters. Just moments ago I received the attached letter from Postal Headquarters stating […]
An employee’s disability retirement annuity was properly terminated when his income exceeded 80 percent of his previous salary, the Federal Circuit ruled last week. In this case, a City Carrier retired from his position in April 1986 and received monthly disability retirement payments. On May 11, 2006, after learning from the City Carrier that his […]
USPS National Retirement Counseling system Date 08/05/2008 HRlS Annuity Estimate as of Pay Period 16 of 2008 note: Retirement Type: Early Out 1.Estimate based on retirement effective date shown, assuming Retirement Computation Date (RCD) is correct and you have at least 5 years civilian service in addition to any military service. Office of Personnel Management […]
ANOTHER VERA APPROVAL USPS authorized to offer more voluntary early retirements The Postal Service has received approval from the Office of Personnel Management to offer voluntary early retirement to all Headquarters and Headquarters-related employees — that includes service centers, organizational units and Area offices — in EAS and PCES positions. Details of the program are […]
In a letter to Ted Keating, President of the National Association of Postal Supervisors USPS wrote: This is in response to your recent request for consideration to include all additional EAS field positions as part of a Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) request to Office of Personnel Management (OPM). As you are aware, we currently have received approval […]
“On August 18, 2008, an annuity estimate will be mailed to all VER-eligible employees from Eagan, MN. However, there is no guarantee that everyone who applies will be approved. In other words, just because a mail handler gets a VER offer in the mail will not – we repeat, NOT – guarantee a VER. The […]
From National League of Postmasters President Charley Mapa: This afternoon, July 23, League President Charley Mapa was contacted by Bill Jones, HQ Labor Relations. Mr. Jones stated that, in response to the letter that his office had received from League and Napus, today the Postal Service had sent to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) […]