New Hampshire Letter Carriers Awarded $30,000 For Postal Management Deleting Time Clock Rings

From PostalReporter reader: Our Union is in receipt of the attached arbitration case. It has awarded close to $30,000 to letter carriers in the Milford Post Office (New Hampshire) . It also includes some retirees and transfers from the Milford Post Office. The case deals with Postal Managers that “Stole Time” from the electronic time […]

NALC Wins Arbitration Decision On Misuse of USPS DOIS

PostalReporter reader: The NALC is celebrating this class action arbitration award on the misuse of DOIS. Below are excerpts from the decision (let us know of any mistakes in converting case from PDF): For the U.S. Postal Service: Robert McCoy, Labor Relations Specialist For the Union: Sandra Emerson, Arbitration Advocate Shawnee, Oklahoma The grievances are […]

NALC and Organized Labor Succeed In Obtaining Critical Improvements To Health Reform Bill

NALC and Organized Labor Succeed In Obtaining Critical Improvements To Congressional Health Reform Bill Rolando Says Legislation Moving Through Congress Provides ‘Significant Progress’ for American Workers The NALC and much of the labor movement, led by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka,have been successful in negotiating an agreement with the Obama administration and congressional leaders to significantly […]

Postal Workers to Receive Pay Increase November 21, 2009

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 […]

House Republican Conference Smears America’s Most Trusted Agency

“The NALC issued a point-by-point rebuttal of a grossly inaccurate, partisan attack on the Postal Service and its 700,000 employees, perpetrated by by the House Republican Conference in an underhanded bid to derail health care reform. “This smear cannot go unanswered,” NALC President Fredric V. Rolando said. “This attack on America’s most-trusted agency is deliberately […]