Dead Tree Edition – Postage rates are likely to increase about 1.7% in January as a result of a letter that the Postal Regulatory Commission’s chief lawyer issued today. Postmaster General Jack Potter promised not to increase postage rates during 2010, but postal officials seem eager to bump up rates once the calendar changes over […]
About 370 postal workers petition [Senator Carl] Levin about ‘hostile work environment. Postal employees say the pressure to deliver mail and return to the office by 5 p.m. is mounting and the “unwritten rule” is creating a hostile work environment. About 370 letter carriers in seven cities signed petitions asking U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, […]
APWU News With just two days remaining before the APWU election of national officers ends, members are reminded to cast their ballots to determine who will lead the union for the next three years. As of Oct. 12, the unofficial ballot count stands at 44,036. Ballots must be returned to and received in the designated […]
STAMFORD, Conn., October 11, 2010 – Pitney Bowes Inc. today announced it is hosting a series of U.S. Customer Summits at its mail services facilities from October 12 through December 14. The “Customer Appreciation and Mail Innovation Summits” will take place at 34 Pitney Bowes Mail Services locations throughout the U.S. The events will offer […]
The U.S. Congress has approved legislation creating a new postage stamp to benefit species conservation efforts. The bipartisan legislation was signed into law last week by President Obama. Under the new law, USPS will offer a First-Class Mail stamp priced above the normal rate. The difference between the normal First-Class Mail rate and the rate […]
The post office in the western North Dakota town of Dunn Center is closing because the postmaster resigned and the U.S. Postal Service can’t find someone to fill the position. Spokesman Pete Nowacki tells The Dickinson Press that the future of the facility isn’t clear. He says the Postal Service is not looking to close […]
NAPS Response to Congressman Darrell Issa’s September 29 Remarks at the Heritage Foundation October 8, 2010 Congressman Darrell Issa, in recent remarks at the Heritage Foundation, suggested that if he becomes chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee next year, he will push the Postal Service to reduce its workforce by 200,000 employees […]
OIG Says USPS Could Recover $142.4 Billion Burrus Update In a summary of four reports on postal finances, the USPS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced a stunning conclusion: The Postal Service could recover $142.4 billion to: Meet its financial obligations; Extinguish its debt; Have significant levels of cash for operations; Optimize its infrastructure […]
New Online Program for Postal Employees makes it next to impossible to take training tests on the clock. From APWU: [The APWU] Clerk Division officers recently reported on problems union members are facing since management established OASys, the Online Employee Scheduling and Assessment System. Many aspects of this program, which requires employees to schedule typing tests […]
As announced in March of this year, the Postal Service has added a new feature (eRetire) to LiteBlue which will provide employees the option of using self-service to begin the retirement process. eRetire is a web-based system which allows employees to: View an annuity estimate if they are within (5) years of retirement; Download a […]