Burrus Update Only in the world of postal discount fantasy can anyone justify the accompanying chart. It shows that as USPS mail-processing work hours declined from 340 million in 2005 to 250 million in 2009, the postage discounts enjoyed by major mailers increased from 9.2 cents to 10.5 cents. This is contrary to every economic […]
APWU News Bulletin APWU-represented postal workers will receive a 1.2 percent increase in their annual salaries effective Nov. 21. The raise will be reflected in the paychecks issued Dec. 11, and will be based on the grades and levels in effect on Sept. 6, 2006. The increase will apply to employees covered by the APWU-USPS […]
APWU President William Burrus Update As the Postal Service struggles with severe financial losses, postal commentators pontificate on the steps that must be taken to ensure its return to solvency. The standard line espoused by spokesmen for the major mailers is that the postal workers must lower their expectations for wages, benefits and working conditions. […]
APWU Web In a letter to the Postal Service Board of Governors, APWU President William Burrus wrote he is “deeply troubled” by the lack of diversity in the USPS executive staff, and said, “Although the nation has made significant progress toward equality, it appears that the USPS remains mired in the Dark Ages.” Burrus wrote […]
Burrus Update Caught Like a Burglar With the Goods in Hand The union’s challenge to Postmaster General Potter to set the wages of mail-processing employees at an amount that is less than the worksharing discounts major mailers enjoy has generated some interesting responses. Some mailing-industry pundits have suggested that ending the exorbitant discounts they receive […]
APWU News At long last! After a protracted campaign, postal and federal workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) will receive credit for sick leave when they retire. The new benefit was included among a number of pay and retirement provisions in a compromise version of the 2010 Defense Authorization bill, which […]
FY 2010 Casual Exception Period Set Article 7.1.B.5 of the 2006 National Agreement provides exceptions to the six percent and 11 percent casual caps during accounting periods 3 and 4. For Fiscal Year 2010, the casual exception period will be from Nov. 21, 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010. 2009 Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period Set The […]
APWU-represented employees will receive a 1.2 percent increase in annual salaries effective Nov. 21, based on the grades and levels in effect on Sept. 6, 2006. In accordance with the APWU National Constitution and Bylaws, the raise will result in an automatic dues increase. Locals and state organizations that wish to absorb the dues increase […]
Burrus Says Postal Reform Act (PAEA) was clearly a colossal blunder Burrus Update Are Their Profits Sacred? Postal unions realize that Congress’ vote last month to give the USPS just a one-year reprieve from a crushing financial obligation means additional legislative action will be needed to help the Postal Service remain viable. So it was […]
APWU News The Postal Service’s precarious financial condition has prompted APWU President William Burrus to issue a challenge to Postmaster General Potter: Discontinue the exorbitant postage discounts that are offered to large mailers — which are currently as high as 10.5 cents per letter — and allow members of the APWU to perform all mail-processing […]