Postmasters: PRC Denial Of Rate Increase Could Compel USPS To Cut Services Provided To American Public

National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) submits the following comments in support of the Postal Service’s July 6 request of the Postal Regulatory Commission to approve a rate adjustment due to “extraordinary or exceptional circumstances: It would be shameful if those who argue for furloughs would have the unintended consequence of advocating […]

Postal Management Groups Ask OIG To Investigate USPS’ Failure to Comply With Rules Of PFP Program

The National League of Postmasters and NAPUS have jointly asked USPS Inspector General David Williams to investigate the 2009 Pay For Performance final core requirement ratings and goals. According to the organizations the investigation is based on “the failure of USPS to comply with the administrative rules of the PFP.” The organizations say they have […]

Senate-Passed Health Bill Safeguards FEHBP Risk-Pool, But Taxes Premiums

eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin At 7:00 AM on Christmas Eve, the U.S. Senate sent to a yet-to-be-named House-Senate Conference Committee legislation (H.R. 3590) to revamp the nation’s medical marketplace. The Conference Committee will attempt to resolve the differences between the House and Senate-passed bills. The Senate passed its version on a 60-39 party-line vote; […]

USPS To Close 65 Stamp Distribution Offices

And five Accountable Paper Depositories The Postal Service notified NAPUS President Dale Goff that they will be consolidating its supply chain configuration in order to reduce the total cost of distribution and fulfillment for the Accountable Paper Network.  The USPS plans to consolidate and close 65 Stamp Distribution Offices (SDO’s) and the five Accountable Paper […]

PMG Briefs Management Associations, Unions On Current Situation Facing USPS

Postmaster General Briefing July 14, 2009 USPS Headquarters On Tuesday, July 14, 2009, Louis Atkins, NAPS Executive Vice President, represented NAPS at a briefing with Postmaster General Jack Potter. Also in attendance were the leaders of all of the craft unions and the other two management associations. Postmaster General Potter briefed the attendees on the […]

NAPUS “Intervenes” in USPS Facility Consolidation Initiative

On Tuesday, NAPUS “intervened” in the deliberations that Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) is undertaking relating to the Postal Service’s “Station and Branch Optimization and Consolidation Initiative,” Docket N2009-1. The PRC involvement in this matter stems from its statutory review authority, which predates the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. In May, the Postal Service announced that […]

House GOP Leadership Proposes Federal Retirement Cuts

From the National Association of Postmasters of the US Last week, House Republican Leaders John Boehner (R-OH) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) sent President Obama a budget proposal outlining approximately $375 billion in cuts over the next five years. Among the proposed reductions was changing the formula for calculating Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) […]

NAPUS Sounds Off On USPS Suspending Postmasters Convention Leave

Press Release For Immediate Release For more information, contact Dale Goff at 703-683-9027 Alexandria, VA, May 22—“The Postal Service’s decision to suspend a convention leave benefit for the remainder of the current Postmaster pay agreement is tantamount to a breach of faith, if not contract, with the nation’s approximately 27,000 Postmasters,” O. Dale Goff Jr., […]