Post_and_Parcel just tweeted #USPS is not announcing plans next week to cut jobs by 30,000 this year. They’ve told us it is just 7,500, as announced previously. According to Federal News Radio, Federal Times has found out about USPS plans to reduce the wordforce In the Federal Times article: The positions targeted, which will hit […]
A protest on March 7th 2011 at the White House ‘Regarding the Protection of the United States Postal Service’ organized by active and retired APWU rank and file membership. In response to APWU President Guffey’s call for help, Rank and File Members of the American Postal Workers Union demonstrated in front of the White House […]
Max Edwin Messamore, who was indicted by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in London in late January for allegedly stealing more than $2,000 from a U.S. Postal Service labor organization (Somerset, KY), is slated to stand trial in the case on April 25, according to electronic court records accessed by the Commonwealth Journal. […]
Ashton Kutcher is comfortable with his life as a movie actor, famous husband of Demi Moore and social guru. His early advocacy helped launch Twitter into a social-networking phenomenon. He created a video production company, “Katalyst,” which uses social networks like You Tube and Facebook as an advertising medium for corporate clients. And his latest […]
Members Call for Full Report to Explain Multiple Studies in West Virginia WASHINGTON, D.C. – The five Members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation today joined together to express to the Postmaster General their concern about the proposed consolidation of mail processing operations in West Virginia. The Postal Service has proposed five Area Mail Processing […]
APWU Legislative and Political Department Director Myke Reid briefed the union’s local and state presidents Saturday in Washington, DC. The presidents will be visiting the offices of their U.S. senators and representatives on Tuesday, March 8, to discuss efforts to ensure the financial stability of the Postal Service as well as other issues of importance […]
USPS has posted some frequently asked questions on its Human Resources website. Some of the questions and answers: Note: An updated version of the 2011 Redesign FAQs will be posted on or soon after the March 25th announcement. 1. Why is the Postal Service going through an organizational redesign – are these changes necessary? The […]
Video from the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy hearing on “Pushing the Envelope: The Looming Crisis at USPS.” The hearing examined the current fiscal situation of the Postal Service, the long-term outlook, and potential areas for postal reform. March 2, 2011. Lately, Postal Workers have been […]
Congressman Darrell Issa’s trip to trade show has raised some eyebrows. Check out the end of this article to find out some other interesting news. Roll Call newspaper recently reported: Issa’s Trade Show Visits Blur Congressional, Personal Business Attendees at the January Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas may have been confused when they ran into […]
Video from the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy hearing on “Pushing the Envelope: The Looming Crisis at USPS.” The hearing examined the current fiscal situation of the Postal Service, the long-term outlook, and potential areas for postal reform. March 2, 2011 Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), Vice-Chairman […]