The National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) reported the following information: USPS plans to revise Postal Operations Manual (POM), Section 64, Establishment of City Delivery Service. POM Sec. 641.2b currently requires that “at least 50% of the building lots in the area to be served are improved with houses or business places.” The planned revision […]
The following is an article written by Jay Killackey, Executive Vice President, National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) You and Your Benefits under attack (February 28, 2011) You might wonder why my article this month is on collective bargaining. As supervisors, managers and postmasters in the Postal Service, we do not enjoy the right to […]
The National Association of Postal Supervisors welcomed the news that the Obama administration’s FY 2012 budget proposal addresses some of the concerns of the financially struggling Postal Service. President Louis Atkins noted that the budget proposal addresses the requirement that the Postal Service pre-fund future postal retiree’s health benefits but does so with a much […]
The agreement between USPS and Management Associations covers salary protection for Postmasters and Station Managers who are downgraded as a result of Delivery Unit Optimization Implementation Here is a summary of agreement from the National League Of Postmasters: League President Mark Strong has received a memo from Postal Headquarters stating that a solution and understanding […]
From the National Association Of Postal Supervisors January 2011 The Business Case for Continuing Six-Day Delivery Since March, 2010 the Postal Service has promoted several cost-saving measures, including reducing the number of delivery days from the current six-days per week to a five-day delivery structure. The National Association of Postal Supervisors believes that the Postal […]
The APWU and other postal unions and management associations have asked President Barack Obama to take “immediate action to save almost 100,000 good, middle-class jobs and stabilize the financial condition” of the Postal Service. “A healthy postal system is critical for a healthy U.S. economy,” the organizations wrote [PDF] on Jan. 12. “The financial problems […]
Archived National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative Report Deficit Commission Proposes Big Hits on Feds and Postal Workers, Retirees The co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility on Wednesday released their recommendations for significant savings in federal spending. As feared, the proposals would bring significant pain to the active and retired federal and postal […]
From the National Association of Postal Supervisors letter To Deputy Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe: We continue to receive negative feedback from the field concerning the continuation of reductions to the number of EAS field positions during the heart of the 2010 Holiday Season. While we are cognizant of the current financial and structural challenges facing […]
NAPS Election Update – Nov. 3, 2010 Riding a huge wave of anger and anti-government sentiment, the GOP reclaimed control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, seizing potentially as many as 65 House seats. While not regaining the Senate, Republicans are on track to take back 6 to 8 seats, giving Democrats a slimmer […]
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 […]