APWU News The House of Representatives voted 388-32 on Sept. 15 to approve a measure that would provide the Postal Service relief for one year from a requirement to prefund retiree healthcare benefits from its operating budget. APWU President William Burrus praised the vote on H.R. 22, and urged the Senate to move quickly to […]
NALC and the Postal Service have reached a settlement of a national level dispute over management’s responsibility to provide retirement counseling to letter carriers. NALC had protested the discontinuance of the practice of providing in-person counseling to letter carriers on postal premises. Instead, the Postal Service amended the Employee and Labor Relations Manual to provide […]
Burrus Update Advocates of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) — legislation that has brought the USPS to the brink of insolvency — are now asserting that labor agreements are a major contributor to the agency’s expected deficit of $7 billion in Fiscal Year 2009. Such a suggestion would be laughable if the stakes […]
USPS letter to APWU: This is to advise you of the intent of the San Francisco Performance Cluster to utilize the provisions of Article 12.5.C.5 to involuntarily reassign 150 full-time level 6 clerks from the craft and/or installation at the San Francisco bid cluster based on the AMC/ISC realignment. The impacted clerks will be notified […]
From Federal Times The clock is ticking on a host of measures pending in Congress that would have a big impact on are of high interest to high-impact items affecting federal managers and employees. Finally, one measure that has virtually no chance of passing this fall would: • Allow the Postal Service to cut back […]
On September 11, 2009, in anticipation of floor action on H.R. 22, leaders of the House Republican Conference (HRC) issued a one page brief entitled “What Every Member Needs to Know About the Postal Service Relief Act (H.R. 22)” that is filled with the same kind of inaccurate and misleading information about the Postal Service […]
Press Release POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION Field Hearings AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of field hearings. DATES: 1. September 16, 2009: field hearing, Independence, Ohio (1 p.m.) 2. September 23, 2009, field hearing, Bronx, New York. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann C. Fisher, 202-789-6803 or Ann.Fisher(at) prc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public of […]
APWU News The House of Representatives is expected to vote soon — perhaps as early as Tuesday, Sept. 15 — on legislation that would provide the USPS with short-term relief from severe financial difficulties. APWU President William Burrus is urging union members to contact their representatives and ask them to support the measure. “We must act […]
Post office facilities facing closure cut to 413 — two dozen in Bay Area By Randolph E. Schmid Associated Press The Postal Service has narrowed the number of post offices facing possible closure to 413, including two dozen in the Bay Area. Struggling with a sharp decline in mail volume caused by the recession […]
FedEx News Press Release FedEx SmartPost Introduces Returns Service Collaboration with U.S. Postal Service Will Provide Millions of Access Points for Customers Returning Packages September 10, 2009 FedEx SmartPost announced today that it is introducing a new and convenient way for consumers to return items back to a retailer using the U.S. Postal Service for […]