NAPUS

Dec 21st

USPS Delivery Unit Program Implementation Scheduled for Jan. 3, 2011

From NAPUS Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) program December 17, 2010 Today, NAPUS President Bob Rapoza received a written response from Postal Service Vice President of Labor Relations, Doug Tulino to questions and recommendations that were presented by the management associations in the November 30, 2010 consultative-process meeting concerning the Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) program.  The NAPUS requested moratorium, which has […]

Dec 21st

House Committee Under New Management, and Impact of Tax Bill on Postmasters

From the eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin On January 5, Rep, Darrell Issa will take the helm of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; however, it has yet to determined who will chair the Subcommittee that has jurisdiction over the Postal Service and federal employee benefits. It is a possible that a member of […]

Dec 12th

NAPUS President: Washington Post Editorial Misdiagnosed Cause Of USPS Challenges

In a letter to the editor of  the Washington Post,  Robert Rapoza, President of the National Association of Postmasters (NAPUS) wrote: The “Failure to deliver” editorial misdiagnosed the cause of the Postal Service’s challenges and suggested treatment that makes matters worse. The $8.5 billion Postal Service loss that the editorial mentioned stems primarily from a […]

Nov 24th

USPS To Begin Bargaining With Postmasters After Settlement With APWU

Postal Headquarters Announces Expiration of EAS Pay Package (2007-2010). Attached is a copy of a letter from the USPS Vice President of Labor Relations concerning the expiration of the EAS Pay Package (FY-2007-2010). The FY-2010 NPA/PFP payout will be awarded as scheduled in January, 2011. Certain leave provisions for Bereavement, Bone marrow, Stem Cells and […]

Nov 18th

NAPUS Expresses Outrage Over Retention Payments to USPS Executives

November 18, 2010 NAPUS has received a copy of the recently signed Retention Incentive Agreement between the Postal Service and Anthony Vegliante, Executive VP and Chief Human Resources Officer of the USPS. The agreement which was signed on November 10, 2010 and became effective on November 1, 2010, provides annual payment(s) to Mr Vegliante of […]

Oct 30th

USPS Changes Instructions On Excessing Supervisors Based On Workload Credit Process

NAPUS has received a copy of a letter from Deputy Postmaster General & COO Patrick Donahoe, with instructions on changes to the way the results of Supervisory Workload Credit (SWC) will be handled when a supervisory staffing reduction is determined. Mr. Donahoe said “Effective immediately, when the SWC worksheet results in a supervisory staffing reduction […]

Oct 28th

NAPUS President Rapoza Requests a Continuance of DUO Moratorium

October 28, 2010 NAPUS President Bob Rapoza has sent a second request to Postal Service headquarters to continue the moratorium on the DUO program until after the December holiday mailing season. Rapoza’s letter to USPS Vice President of Labor Relations stated that NAPUS has not yet received a response to his October 20th request to […]

Sep 29th

Postal Service Places 4 Week Moratorium on Delivery Unit Optimization Implementation

The NAPUS National Office received the following e-mail on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, from Dean Granholm, Vice President Delivery and Post Office Operations: “Per our conversation, a national moratorium was implemented last Friday for a period of four weeks. New instructions will be provided to the field at the National Executive Conference Operations Meeting, and […]

Sep 29th

NAPUS: Time Runs Out on Short Term Postal Fix

eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin As the days before the election recess ebbs, partisan politics seems to be overtaking Congress’ ability to permit the Postal Service to defer the $5.6 billion payment into the Postal Retiree Health Benefits Fund. The plan was to attach the deferment onto a must-pass stop-gap appropriations bill that needs to […]

Sep 19th

NAPUS Attorney: USPS Is Being Controlled By Bean Counters

Also Warns Postmasters About Using Facebook Phil Jones, the NAPUS Legal Defense Plan attorney speaking on the final day of the convention: He complained the USPS is being controlled by bean counters that only are concerned with the bottom line. He referenced the more than 3,000 vacant offices and said that some are being run […]