Issued by the Office of the APWU Regional Coordinator Omar M. Gonzalez, Sept. 26, 2011 USPS Pacific Area Mandates Non Traditional Bids Info indicates there will be a nationwide excessing move date of Nov. 19, 2011 [ SAN DIEGO, CA ] In a telecom Area compliment management informed the Region of management’s intent to staff […]
A federal grand jury today indicted a Jeanette post office supervisor for faking a mugging to collect workers compensation for medical treatment and 32 days of lost wages. Jeffrey Gogets, 50, of Hempfield carried an empty bottle to the Bullitt Avenue entrance of the post office shortly before 6 a.m. on April 18, waited several […]
When APWU President Cliff Guffey appeared on “The Ed Show” on MSNBC on Sept. 27, he got an enthusiastic introduction from the host, Ed Schultz.
Washington, DC – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced today that the average premium for the 8 million people enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program (FEHBP) will increase by 3.8 percent for non-postal employees and all annuitants in 2012, which is approximately half of last year’s increase of 7.3 percent.
The National League Of Postmasters filed the following testimony with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) addressing the USPS Retail Access Optimization Initiative. Highlights of the testimony: …. the minimal imagined savings to the Postal Service are a critical factor in evaluating a proposal that essentially produces a drastic reduction in availability and service. I know […]
Press Release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey Camden, N.J. A Flanders, N.J., woman admitted today to embezzling $69,850 from the U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Thea Sisler, 31, pleaded guilty today to an Information charging her with intentionally misappropriating funds from the U.S. Postal Service while working […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will deliver remarks at two community events tomorrow (TUESDAY) to encourage Congress to consider his comprehensive legislation, providing the U.S. Postal Service with the necessary latitude to make innovative structural changes to enable it to continue to […]
Tell Congress: Pass H.R. 1351 Contact Your Legislators H.R. 1351 Co-sponsors Sept. 27 Day of Action Get Involved! APWU President Cliff Guffey has called on Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) to correct inaccurate statements he made on Washington Journal, a public affairs program that airs on C-SPAN. “I am sure you will agree with me that […]
USPS EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY FOR STAMP RECOGNITION Beginning next year, the Postal Service’s stamp program will recognize acclaimed musicians, sports stars, writers, artists and other nationally-known figures on U.S. postage stamps — while they’re still alive. USPS is ending its rule stating an individual must have been deceased for at least five years before becoming eligible […]
USPS is proposing “eliminating the expectation of overnight service for First-Class Mail and Periodicals, and, for each of these classes, narrowing the two-day delivery range and enlarging the three-day delivery range.” Varying opinions on the subject say the change of one day delivery standard could possibly be the beginning of the end for the Postal […]