USPS to use video recordings of carriers in upcoming NALC contract talks and possibly interest arbitration In a letter dated April 8, 2011 from USPS Labor Relations to NALC President Fred Rolando: This is notification that the Postal Service will conduct a review of city letter carrier office activities beginning April 25. The review will […]
The huddled masses would be sorely disappointed – the Ellis Island greeter depicted on a new U.S. stamp is actually her Las Vegas replica. The green lady proudly gazes into the distance on the USPS’s newest stamp. But upon closer inspection: she’s a faker. Even the Post Office didn’t pick up on the printing error: […]
Don Derfler says his mail carrier had something to deliver all right but what he left behind was nothing resembling mail. Derfler was waiting for his babysitter when he saw his mailman acting odd at a neighbor’s house across the street. The postal worker then pulled down his pants. That’s when Derfler starting snapping pictures. […]
Knoxville, Tennessee APWU MVS Director’s Follow up video “on the tentative agreement we are voting on and what I believe the impact could be to not only the MVS craft but the Postal Service as a whole.”
A few provisions of the Tentative Agreement have been misunderstood by some union members. APWU President Cliff Guffey sets the record straight in video messages. Pay Raises vs. Health Benefit Costs Non-Traditional Full-Time Assignments
MADDOW: Footage from a hearing today at which the postmaster general — yet again, something cool about the post office. It`s the postmaster general. Yes, sir. Today, the postmaster general and the head of one of the largest postal employee unions testified together about the contract they just collectively bargained for. It was a contract […]
Darrell Issa on MSNBC With Andrea Mitchell discussing the future of USPS. Issa said Americans want to keep a 47 cents postage. Current postage is 44 cent. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) queries Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe on why Pay for Performance is not used for bargaining unit postal employees. Also, Ross accuses APWU President Cliff Guffey of buying members vote on the Tentative Agreement. Guffey tells Ross, I am not buying members votes, “I realize it is a common practice on your […]
Video from today’s Oversight hearing on USPS and APWU Contract Agreement Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, delivers his opening statement explaining the need for the United States Postal Service to bring its operating costs in line with its declining revenues. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BdMD566upE[/youtube]
PMG Pat Donahoe speaks to National Association Of Supervisors members at the 2011 Legislative Training Seminar held March 20-23, 2011 in Washington, DC. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbDFHiZqO8I[/youtube] Part 2 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgO7BaSxHAc[/youtube]