Congressman Dennis Ross attempts to clear up the whole issue about USPS overpayments. After reading statements from politicians, unions and employees on the postal reform bill, the real showdown may come down to America and Issa/Ross duo. Myth: The Postal Service has overpaid by $50-$75 billion into the Civil Service Retirement System and Congress owes […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Senators, Carper, Collins and Coburn hold the future of the United States Postal Service in their hands” Part 4 – Will The Post Office Survive? I have written this series to address the uncertainties of thousands of APWU members who are concerned about the long term survival of the Postal Service as a continuing place […]
Senators Charles Grassley, Tom Harkin and Congressman Steve King make appeal for Sioux City mail processing center WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, Senator Tom Harkin and Representative Steve King today asked the Postmaster General to suspend the decision to close the Sioux City Processing and Distribution Facility. The delegation members said that the Siouxland […]
The office of Sen. John Tester, D-MT. has issued the following press release release: Senator concerned consolidation plan won’t save money, lacks transparency Thursday, June 16, 2011 (U.S. SENATE)—Senator Jon Tester says a controversial proposal to shut down mail processing centers in Butte and Helena doesn’t smell right and is asking the U.S. Postal Service […]
The APWU, along with dozens of key mailing industry groups and labor unions, urged U.S. representatives to support crucial legislation that would restore financial viability to the Postal Service. Contact Your Legislators H.R. 1351 Co-sponsors (updated 06/16/11) “We urge you to act now to free the Postal Service of the unnecessary and unsustainable statutory requirement […]
Congressman Dennis Ross (R-Florida), Chairman of House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy has scheduled a hearing entitled, “Postal Infrastructure: How Much Can We Afford?” on Wednesday, June 15th, at 1:30 p.m. in room 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. This is the third hearing that Ross has scheduled on USPS or […]
Recent headlines that predict the Postal Service will collapse within one year demonstrate the importance of APWU members getting involved in legislative affairs, President Cliff Guffey said.
Some very powerful politicians have set their sights on postal employees, APWU President Cliff Guffey has warned, and union members must respond decisively. “Anti-labor members of Congress have said the union’s tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement [PDF – members only] is too favorable to workers,” the union president noted. “They favor contracting out virtually all of […]