Press Release For Immediate Release For more information, contact Dale Goff at 703-683-9027 Alexandria, VA, May 22—“The Postal Service’s decision to suspend a convention leave benefit for the remainder of the current Postmaster pay agreement is tantamount to a breach of faith, if not contract, with the nation’s approximately 27,000 Postmasters,” O. Dale Goff Jr., […]
From the National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) Legislative & Regulatory Update The House postal oversight subcommittee yesterday postponed approval action on emergency legislation to provide financial relief to the Postal Service. The delay is due to continued wrangling by Congressional supporters of the relief legislation with the Congressional Budget Office over how much the […]
Representing the Postal Service: Bill Jones, Manager, Labor Relations, Policy Administration Lee Olohan, Labor Relations Specialist John Mularski, Manager, Complement Staffing & Field Policies Representing NAPS: Ted Keating, National President Louis Atkins, Executive Vice President Jay Killackey, Secretary/Treasurer Marilyn Walton, Western region VP Ivan Butts, Eastern Region VP Tommy Roma, NY Area VP Hans Aglidian, […]
EEOC says NO! A Postal supervisor of distribution operations in Atlanta, Georgia alleged that she was discriminated against on the basis of reprisal . The Manager of District Operations (MDO) ordered the Supervisor to be physically removed from facility by police escort for failing to follow instructions. The EEOC Administrative Judge (AJ) found discrimination and ordered […]
Excerpts from the USPS Office Of Inspector General’s report This report presents the results of our response to a Postmaster General request on Management of City Letter Carriers’ Street Performance (Project Number 08XG026DR001). The objective was to determine if management could strengthen controls to reduce carrier misconduct. This review addresses operational risk. More than 222,000 […]
Excerpts from USPS Office of Inspector General 43-page report This report presents the results of a joint review of allegations at the Philadelphia Customer Service District, Philadelphia, PA, by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Office of Investigations and Office of Audit (Project Number 09XG007NO001). This review was initiated at the request […]
PR note: Correction from yesterday’s post. The House postponed the hearing to markup HR 22 and HR 1345 and not the hearing noted below. Sorry for the confusion. WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service […]
The Postal Service cannot, and will not, sacrifice the excellent levels of service it provides the American public to meet its current economic challenges, PMG Jack Potter told more than 3,000 attendees at today’s keynote address at the National Postal Forum (NPF) in Washington, DC.“Despite the challenging economy, this is not a time for panic, […]
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia -United States House of Representatives “The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia’s business meeting on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, to markup H.R. 22 and H.R. 1345, has been […]
POTTER APPOINTS CHIEF POSTAL INSPECTOR AND VP FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING PMG Jack Potter has announced the selections of two new officers to senior USPS positions. William Gilligan has been named Chief Postal Inspector. Since October, Gilligan has been Acting Chief Postal Inspector. Gilligan has realigned Inspection Service resources with the goal of improving protection […]