Several locals have informed us that managers have approached them seeking to raise the wages of non-career Postal Support Employee (PSE) drivers. This is because the USPS has encountered difficulty filling the positions at the current pay rate. During contract talks, we told management negotiators to expect problems filling the PSE jobs because of the […]
Charles Johnson worked for the United States Postal Service from 1960 until he accepted an early retirement offer on November 20, 1992, at age 52. The following is from the Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit and the MSPB. JOHNSON v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD CHARLES G. JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent. No. […]
WNYers join fight to save mail center: wivb.com CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Frustration and fury reigned the night as hundreds of western New Yorkers joined the fight to save Buffalo’s William Street Post Office. About 200 outraged citizens, elected officials and Postal Service employees lit up the mic at a public meeting to discuss a […]
In accordance with federal regulations governing Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) enrollment, premiums are deducted for 26 pay periods, not for the entire benefit year. Therefore, employees currently enrolled in FEDVIP will not have premiums deducted in pay period 02-2012 (covering the paycheck issued on Jan. 20). Premium payments for enrollments continuing […]
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Citing a recent study that found overly optimistic savings projections and an insufficient attention to community needs, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) Tuesday called on the Postal Service to go back to the drawing board on its efforts to close and consolidate postal facilities in southern West Virginia. “The Postal Regulatory Commission […]
REL Consulting Offers Guidance on How Companies Can Improve Receivables Procedures to Close The Gap MIAMI & LONDON, January 4, 2012 – The U.S. Postal Service’s recent decision to eliminate next-day delivery of first-class mail could cost typical large U.S. companies up to $100 million each year by making it significantly harder to collect from […]
Thirty U.S. Postal Service employees marched up Lancaster Avenue from St. Davids to Wayne on a frigid Tuesday evening to protest the possible closing of the Southeastern PA Processing and Distribution Center in Tredyffrin. The protest preceded a postal service hearing at the Radnor Middle School about proposed changes that could close the facility. Public […]
Local officials, consumers and postal union representatives spoke in opposition to a U.S. Postal Service proposal to close its 2300 Redondo Ave. processing facility (also known as the “Steve Horn Post Office”) at a Dec. 16 USPS-conducted public meeting at LBCC. USPS says the proposed closure, part of a nationwide plan to reduce costs in […]
USPS is running a repeat airing of its popular “Clown Ad,”
KBTX.com -Bryan/College Station, TX Texas A few concerned residents and some postal employees attended a hearing tonight to hear a proposal to move Bryan’s mail processing center to Houston or Austin as a cost saving measure. “We are looking at every area within our organization of ways that we can consolidate and become more efficient, […]