Burrus Update 09-2010, July 8, 2010 This has been an extremely busy year, as we respond to the postal policies and decisions triggered by the recent decline in mail volume. Despite a modest improvement in the economy, advertising mail has not yet rebounded. Coupled with the diversion to electronic messages, the recession has reduced mail […]
APWU News The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited [PDF] the USPS for nine “willful and serious” safety violations at the Southern MD Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC), and ordered the Postal Service to pay $272,000 in fines. Inspectors found employees at the facility working on live machinery with exposed energized parts without wearing […]
OPM Must Reconsider Calculations The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) released an independent actuarial report [PDF] on June 30 which confirms that the Postal Service was overcharged $50-$55 billion for payments to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) between 1972 and 2009. The report recommended an “adjustment” of $50-$55 billion in favor of the Postal Service. […]
Agency Finds ‘Willful, Serious’ Hazards The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has charged the USPS with a series of citations in multiple cities for “willful and serious” safety violations. As of mid-June, OSHA had issued citations to the Postal Service at 12 facilities, and ordered it to pay fines of more than $2 million. […]
Injured employees who undergo the National Reassessment Process (NRP) and are told by the Postal Service either that there is only partial day work available or that there is no work available, should consider filing for unemployment compensation. This temporary financial assistance can serve as an important monetary bridge during the time that an employee […]
On April 28, 2010, in the 60th District Court of Muskegon County, Michigan, a misdemeanor complaint was filed charging Jamie Nielsen, former President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 13 (located in Muskegon, Mich.), with one count of embezzlement of $200 or more but less than $1,000. The charge follows an investigation by […]
It has come to the APWU’s attention that there are some problems with the POS system that we believe could seriously breach the security of window clerks. Attached are two letters that have been sent to management at the headquarters level regarding the APWU’s concerns. In the mean time it is suggested that all […]
The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has assured the APWU that the union’s views on “workshare discounts” will be considered in an upcoming examination of the controversial practice. Inspector General David C. Williams offered the commitment after President William Burrus criticized the OIG for excluding postal unions from providing input for the report. “We […]
APWU News USPS Cited for Fourth Set of Safety Violations Fines Now Exceed One Million Dollars The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) charged the Postal Service with five “willful” safety violations at the Philadelphia Bulk Mail Center on June 3, and fined the USPS $210,000. The latest citations [PDF] bring the Postal Service’s total […]
APWU News Postal employees and customers are approaching an important milestone in the fight to save Saturday service, as a House resolution supporting six-day mail delivery continues to gain momentum. Close to 200 U.S. Representatives have signed on to co-sponsor House Resolution 173, which says “the U.S. Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to […]