This survey was sent via Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation to about 26,000 potentially eligible postal employees nationwide. It’s due back December 15th. A little background on the case: Edmond Walker, a Temporary Rural Carrier Relief, filed a class complaint alleging that discriminatory acts had been continuing for a class of disabled permanent rehabilitation employees […]
AUSPL Advises Lessors NOT to Pay CB Richard Ellis Group Commission Fees for Leases on Post Offices By now, most AUSPL lessors have received a “Dear Landlord” letter in which the Postal Service introduced its real estate program delegating lease negotiations to CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). We are vigorously challenging this program because we believe […]
The US Postal Service filed its first month preliminary financial report of the 2012 fiscal year (unaudited) with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) . USPS reported a net operating loss of $139 million for the month of October 2011. This same period last year saw a $283 million net profit. USPS reported a drop of […]
Below is a summary of USPS’ Financial History from 2007-2011. The summary shows that USPS net financial losses started after the “Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act” (PAEA) was passed into law on December 20, 2006. The PAEA required USPS to pre-fund its Retiree Health Benefit Fund for current and future employees. According to USPS, ” we […]
Lissie, Texas, is a cluster of ranch-style homes lined with tractors, one church, and a post office. Just 200 people live there. Joyce Hodde is one. She says the post office is much more than just a place to buy stamps. “This is kind of a community center for us,” Hodde said. “We get our […]
A new provision of the 2010-2015 contract between USPS and APWU allows positions to be converted into “non-traditional full time” (NTFT, pronounced “nifty”) assignments consisting of less than 40 hours. From an APWU steward: USPS San Francisco District Postal Management “reconfigures traditional full-time bid assignments to NTFT bid assignments in response to the loss of […]
From NALC Branch #1100 in California Well winter is here and it is getting dark early. Which means you could be expected to work in the dark. This causes issues every year. The rule to keep in mind is that if it is safe you are to deliver the mail. So what is safe? Safe […]
Statement on Retention of Evercore Partners The U.S. Postal Service must make fundamental changes to its business model to return to profitability and continue its mission of providing quality service to every address in the nation. Proposed changes include operational, compensation and benefits changes to reduce Postal Service annual expenses by $20 billion by 2015. […]
WASHINGTON — Postal Service customers will be able ship a box for overnight delivery anywhere in the country for one price regardless of weight (up to 70 lbs) starting Jan. 22, 2012. That’s when the Express Mail Flat Rate Box debuts and new Shipping Services prices take effect. “The introduction of the Express Mail […]
Postal workers are under constant attack by the forces of privatization. Unfortunately, this group includes the Postmaster General, members of the Board of Governors, some members of Congress and others. Privatization is a clear and present danger — facility by facility, operation by operation, and job by job.