Congressman Issa Introduces Postal Reform Act

WASHINGTON- Seeking to prevent another taxpayer bailout, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced today legislation to implement sweeping, structural reforms of the United States Postal Service (USPS). The legislation represents the most fundamental reform of the postal service that has been proposed since USPS was first […]

Issa Says USPS Needs Reform To Protect Taxpayers From Expensive Bailout

Issa Statement on Postal Service Decision to Stop Making Retirement Contributions Today, in response to the United States Postal Service (USPS) announcement that they will stop making employer’s contributions for the defined benefit portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) for their employees, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. […]

NAPS: Issa Postal Reform Bill in the Wings

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS NAPS Leg/Reg Update – June 21, 2011 Is Your Congressman on HR 1351? There are 150 Members of the House of Representatives who have co-sponsored HR 1351, the critical bill introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) that fixes USPS overpayments for CSRS and FERS pension obligations and realigns USPS prefunding […]

Issa Says Oversight Team To Strengthen USPS And Spare Taxpayers From A Potential Postal Bailout

On his Twitter page, Congressman Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform  Committee  has captured USPS problems by using graphics. Also ,Issa says on his Facebook page: “The question at hand is whether or not the USPS can continue to operate with unsustainable pay and benefit growth. All signs (like rapidly declining mail […]

Congressman Issa Asks: Can USPS Survive Paying Higher Wages While Workload Decreases?

On March 23, 2011, Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-R), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced “a full committee hearing on United States Postal Service (USPS) pay and benefits on April 5th. The Committee expects to hear from the Postal Service on their tentative agreement offered to their largest union, the American Postal […]

APWU President To Testify At House Committee Hearing

APWU President Cliff Guffey has been asked to testify about the union’s tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, whose powerful chairman has publicly condemned the new agreement and said it is too generous to postal employees. Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) said the April 5 hearing will “examine the […]

Is House Oversight Chairman Pulling A USPS Bernstock On Government Time?

Congressman Darrell Issa’s trip to trade show has raised some eyebrows.  Check out the end of this article to find out some other interesting news. Roll Call newspaper recently reported: Issa’s Trade Show Visits Blur Congressional, Personal Business Attendees at the January Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas may have been confused when they ran into […]

GOP Chairman Issa Announces Full List Of House Oversight Committee

Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., announced today the full list of Oversight and Government Reform Committee membership and subcommittee assignments. Full Membership of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Republicans Darrell Issa (CA), Chairman Dan Burton (IN) John L. Mica (FL) Michael R. Turner (OH) Patrick T. McHenry (NC) Jim Jordan (OH) Jason Chaffetz (UT) […]

APWU President: It is Not My Job To Be Fair And Balanced With Anti-Labor Politicians

Ask the President Question from APWU member I really think that the way Burrus Update #16-2010 is written is shameful. The column, which refutes a guest editorial by Rep. Darryl Issa (R-CA), is one sided. The electorate needs to be informed about what is coming out of Congress from both sides of the aisle — […]