FedEx transports Express, Priority and First Class Mail, and earned postal revenues of $1.373 billion (corrected) in fiscal 2010. While at the top of the list, FedEx’s postal revenues declined from a high point of over $1.6 billion. Another postal competitor, United Parcel Service (UPS) , is the Postal Service’s 12th (corrected) largest postal supplier, […]
Problem May be ‘Pervasive’ The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) slammed the USPS again for safety violations — this time for under-recording workplace injuries and illnesses. In recent months, OSHA found 242 instances of recordkeeping violations during inspections of 10 postal facilities. “OSHA believes that under-recording of injuries and illnesses may be a pervasive […]
The National Labor Relations Board recently issued the following ruling in favor of National Postal Mail Handlers on its request for information: On July 2, 2007, NPMHU President Julio Figueroa emailed the USPS’s human resources specialist, Carlos Perez, requesting “the register listing for those candidates qualified for hiring,” and specifying that “[t]he listing should include […]
The USPS Office Of Inspector General posted the following on the Federal Business Opportunities website: The United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to issue a Firm Fixed Price Contract for a multi-phased Office Renovation to their Headquarters facility located at 1735 N Lynn Street, Arlington, VA. The work includes all […]
Although the union is “increasingly frustrated” at the slow pace of contract negotiations, bargaining is continuing, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. After briefing the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee on Jan. 4 and 5, members of the union’s negotiating team held discussions with their management counterparts on Jan. 6 and 7. “It remains […]
The following is a message from a Cranford, New Jersey NALC Union Steward: Postal employees from the Cranford, New Jersey postal facility were told that they would not be paid Administrative Leave for Monday’s (December 27, 2010) snowstorm. The employees were told to use their personal leave to be excused for that day. The decision […]
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) — Post office employees say it took 45 minutes before police stepped in and evacuated the facility on V Street, SE. “An employee yelled out that a package exploded. I was probably about 25 feet away from him and all I can think of is getting my coat and warning everyone on […]
PMG Pat Donahoe has announced a new senior management structure representing a flatter, leaner organization with the flexibility to more quickly adapt to coming changes. Donahoe also said: “The Executive Leadership Team and I have worked collaboratively with many others to create a smaller, more efficient structure that will empower senior executives with authority and […]
FOR RELEASE: January 06, 2011 MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that WILLIAM ARTHUR WALKER, age 57 of Eufaula, Oklahoma was sentenced to 24 months of probation for Theft of Mail in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1709. WALKER was also ordered […]
Safety Talk on Recognizing And Handling Suspicious Mail Following the explosion of several mail pieces in Maryland and Washington, DC, the USPS has issued a Safety Talk [PDF] that instructs employees how to react to suspicious packages. APWU President Cliff Guffey is encouraging union members to follow the guidelines and to exercise caution. The union […]