Highlights of the New Collective Bargaining Agreement Below are key components of the tentative agreement between the U.S. Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union for the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The four-and-half year contract, which will expire at midnight on May 20, 2015, must be ratified by members of the APWU. Wages There […]
The following is a response to PostalReporter.com by Seagoville, TX city official Harry Magill regarding the closure of Seagoville, TX. Post Office on April 8, 2011. We have tried since October of 2010 to get a postal manager/director to have a meeting with city officials to no avail. We have called daily, sent letters, sent […]
Postal Regulatory Commission also on ” no documents” provided list of Federal Agencies In a news release from National Security Archive at George Washington University: “The 2011 Knight Open Government Survey team filed FOIA request with all 90 agencies that have chief FOIA officers asking for copies of concrete changes in their FOIA regulations, manuals, […]
The National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) reported the following information: USPS plans to revise Postal Operations Manual (POM), Section 64, Establishment of City Delivery Service. POM Sec. 641.2b currently requires that “at least 50% of the building lots in the area to be served are improved with houses or business places.” The planned revision […]
NALC President Fredric V. Rolando outlines union’s national commitment to the cause of workers across the country. NALC to play prominent role in defending, promoting labor “The economic crisis—triggered by decades of reckless deregulation and an out-of-control financial sector—caused the economy to crash, unemployment to soar, tax revenues to plummet and pension funds to tank […]
Some readers have emailed me to inquire about any updates on the USPS and APWU contract negotiations. Yesterday I received information that a deal has been reached between USPS and APWU. But the Washington Post’s Ed O-Keefe tweeted the following: #USPS spokesman denies rumors of an agreement between the #Postal Service and @APWUnational on a […]
In January of this year, the Postal Service notified the Postal Regulatory Commission that it intends to conduct a market test of Gift Cards. USPS said, “This product will provide postal customers with the ability to purchase a card loaded with a specified sum of money, which can be sent as a gift through the mail. […]
Several non-postal websites offer change of address (COA) services. Some claim to offer a COA service with the Postal Service and some sites offer the service at no charge. Others charge customers fees ranging from $6.99 to $20. USPS has no affiliation with the businesses that manage these websites. Customers who have been charged more […]
The following is a press release from the United States Attorney, District of New Jersey CAMDEN, N.J. – A truck driver formerly employed by a trucking company in Ocean, N.J., admitted today to stealing over $300,000 from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) through unauthorized use of fuel cards given to the company in connection with […]
Federal Times story about USPS cutting 30,000 positions by the end of 2011 created a firestorm throughout the internet community. But if 7, 500 jobs are abolished, 22,500 employees leave through whatever method and USPS does not fill those 22,500 positions =30,000 positions gone. Here is what Federal Times had to say: Apparently, there is […]