Jul 9th
USPS Postplan Implementation- PMR Opportunity FAQs
These FAQs reflect questions that were submitted by Area and Field HR personnel, regardingPOSTPlan Implementation. USPS Postplan Implementation- PMR Opportunity PMRS -July-9-2012
Month: July 2012
Jul 9th
Postal Museum launches ‘People and the Post’
The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum is launching a new digital memory book entitled “People and the Post” this month. Stories about postal people and events — as told by current and former USPS employees — will be published in the memory book as well as photos, video and audio stories. Most Americans easily recognize the […]
Jul 6th
USPS videos for employees thinking about retirement
Employees who have seen the Postal Service’s new retirement counseling videos for Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees Retirement System employees are telling USPS they’re worth watching. “The 3-step video on line was very helpful in filling out my retirement forms,” one prospective retiree told the Human Resources Shared Services Center (HRSSC). Another employee […]
Jul 5th
Issa targets six-day provision in appropriations bill
From the National Association of Letter Carriers: Coming next week to a member of Congress near you: An appropriations battle on six-day delivery service Next week, the fight to save Saturday delivery will take center stage in the House of Representatives. The House is expected to take up H.R. 6020, the annual Financial Services and […]
Jul 4th
Editorial: Who is Stephen Crawford and How Will He Affect the Post Office?
By Clint Burelson On 6/6/12, President Barack Obama nominated Stephen Crawford to be a member of the Board of Governors for the United States Postal Service for the remainder of the term ending in December 2015. The position was formerly held by Alan C. Kessler, who resigned amid controversy regarding the use of his influence […]
Jul 3rd
Reps. Chu, Napolitano & Schiff Hold Press Conference Denouncing Postal Consolidation
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Representatives Judy Chu (CA-32), Grace Napolitano (CA-38) and Adam Schiff (CA-29) held a press conference at Pasadena City Hall to urge U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to reconsider his decision to close Pasadena’s Mack Robinson Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and the City of Industry P&DC. The three Congressional leaders were […]
Jul 3rd
Rural Carriers have a New contract
The outcome of the binding arbitration process between USPS and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association has resulted in a contract. The agreement is effective July 3, 2012 and lasts through May 20, 2015. The Postal Service is facing a critical financial situation that requires both substantial cost savings from within, as well as substantive […]
Jul 3rd
NALC applauds Supreme Court victory for Obama health plan
July 3, 2012 — Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected efforts to invalidate President Obama’s historic health care law that will extend health insurance coverage to nearly 30 million Americans between now and 2014. Right-wing opponents of the legislation asked the Court to throw out the law enacted in 2010 as an unconstitutional use […]
Jul 3rd
Video: Mail-grabbing dog draws USPS ire
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. WOOD – Ed Sattler’s dog, Zelda, grabs the mail as the postal carrier pushes it through the mail slot on the front door of his house Turner Street NW in Grand Rapids.”The dog’s doing what it’s trained to do and has to be trained to do,” he told 24 Hour News 8. […]
Jul 2nd
USPS Board Of Governors Stall Plans for stamp honoring living person
Bill McAllister, Linn’s Stamp News reports: Opposition by the United States Postal Service’s board of governors appears to have stalled plans for the first U.S. postage stamp to honor a living person. A member of the board told Linn’s that many governors have reservations about Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe’s plans to issue such a […]