Author: postal

Apr 26th

APWU’s Largest Local Elects New President

Former Vice-President Jonathan Smith Ousts 3-term President Clarice Torrence Here is the press release from the United for Change Slate: Besieged Postal Workers Pick New Union President. Jonathan Smith Defeats 3-Term Incumbent. United For Change Slate Sweeps APWU NY Metro Area Election April 26, 2012 Postal clerks, motor vehicle operators, and maintenance workers in Manhattan, […]

Apr 26th

NAPS President Issues Statement on Passage of Postal Reform Bill

NAPS President Louis Atkins has released a statement commending the efforts of the United States Senate in passing a bi-partisan Postal Reform bill. We believe that there are important and valuable provisions contained in the postal reform legislation approved by the Senate. The legislative process is never perfect, but a bill that largely sustains postal […]

Apr 26th

APWU:’Potential’ Consolidation List Not Reliable

APWU Web News Article 47-2012, April 26, 2012 A “potential consolidation list” [PDF] developed by the Postal Service and provided to members of the Senate on April 24 has generated a lot of interest at postal facilities across the country, but it is not an official management proposal or reliable list, the union is warning. […]

Apr 26th

USPS puts Consolidations on “Hold”

Northwest Illinois Area Local,American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO Earlier this month USPS officials met with Postal Employees at the Carol Stream Mail Processing Center in Illinois and informed them of the following: Carol Stream Meets with Employees.. Carol Stream met with employees on tour 1 and tour 3 in a series of one hour meetings […]

Apr 26th

Editorial: GOP House Postal Reform Bill Includes Provisions Negative to Postal Employees

Round One The Senate passes S1789 to reform the Postal Service on a vote of 62 to 37, meeting the 60 vote requirement by Senate rule. Debate now commences on HR 2309. The House Committee and Subcommittee chairmen are Republicans and have expressed strong opposition to the union’s objectives. The Senate Bill includes the following: […]

Apr 25th

Senate Passes Postal Bill – Rural Post Offices Get Support, New Restrictions on Closing Added

From the National League Of Postmasters Today, the United States Senate passed S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Act of 2012, in a bi-partisan fashion 62 to 37. The bill gives rural post offices more support and adds on a number of restrictions to the Postal Service’s ability to close them. Clearly, the Senate was […]

Apr 25th

Statements from the USPS Board of Governors and the Postmaster General on Today’s Senate Action

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following statements are in response to today’s vote by the U.S. Senate to approve S 1789, the 21st Century Postal Reform Act. Statement of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service The Board, in working with management, has spent the past two years preparing a […]

Apr 25th

NALC disappointed, but determined, as Senate passes S. 1789

“Keep your chin up; this fight is far from over,” Rolando says Amendment to save door-to-door passes April 25, 2012 — The United States Senate adopted a deeply flawed postal reform bill on Wednesday, voting for S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act, by a vote of 62 to 37. The legislation embraces a […]