The union recently appealed to national arbitration an issue concerning the employer’s obligation to meet with the union at the regional level no less than 90 days prior to involuntarily reassigning bargaining unit employees outside their craft or installation. The dispute arose when the APWU learned that management at the regional level was taking the […]
The POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION meets the first Wednesday of each month at 11:00 a.m. in the Commission’s Main Conference Room, 901 New York Ave., NW, Suite 200. The public is invited to attend TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 11 a.m. PLACE: Commission hearing room, 901 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, […]
Clerks, Mail Handlers, Custodians, Maintenance Operations Support Clerks and EAS in Select Offices to Receive Early Out Notices Bay-Valley District -OaklandFor the following offices only: Oakland P & DC, SF NDC, District Cusotmer Service, Antioch, Berkeley, Brentwood, Carmel, Concord, Cupertino, Danville, El Cerrito, Fairfield, Hayward, Hollister, Lafayette, NAPA, Newark, Oakland PO , Pittsburg, PLeasanton, Richmond, […]
More postage revenue lost. MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS SERVICED BY THE NATIONAL FINANCE CENTER FROM: John Berry Director Subject: Policy on Electronic Statements of Earnings and Leave The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo dated December 21, 2009, responding to General Government Proposals from the […]
POSTAL POINTERS May will be a very busy month at area Post Offices. The best news is that there will not be a First-Class postage increase this year! A once-ounce letter will still cost 44 cents, with additional ounces costing 17 cents. Postal cards are still priced at 28 cents. Shelter Pet Adopt-a-thon. The Post […]
Donations Critical as Thousands Join Hunger Rolls; Effort Will Help Feed Needy Families in All 50 States WASHINGTON – The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) announced today that the nation’s largest annual food drive to combat hunger will be conducted this year on Saturday, May 8. On that day, letter carriers will collect non-perishable […]
Press Release from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Washington, DC (April 5, 2010) – The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has dismissed a complaint filed by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and a Nashua-area postal worker who discovered his annual union membership dues were illegally diverted into the union’s political action […]
Mikki DeWitt is a Rural Carrier Associate in Ewen, MI 49925. The normal penalty for violation of the Hatch Act is removal. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 2010 MSPB 59 Docket No. CB-1216-09-0021-T-1 Special Counsel, Petitioner, v. Mikki DeWitt, Respondent. March 30, 2010 Erica S. Hamrick, Esquire, Washington, D.C., for the petitioner. […]
This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit reviewing the use of Carrier Sequence Barcode Sorter (CSBCS) machines (Project Number 09XG026DR000) in the Mid-Carolinas Customer Service District (district). Our objective was to evaluate the business case for continuing to use CSBCS machines located in associate offices in the district. This audit addresses financial and […]