NAPUS: Senate Postpones Consideration of Postal Bill

On Thursday, January 26, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate would take up the “Stock Act,” rather than postal reform legislation during the week of January 30.  The Stock Act bans insider trading by Members of Congress. In his State of the Union Address, President Obama indicated that he would promptly sign into law the Stock Act, when passed.

At this point, there is some uncertainty about scheduling Senate consideration of  S. 1789, although the Senate Leadership, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman  Joseph Lieberman, and Ranking GOP Member Susan Collins would like to begin consideration during the week of February 6.  A number of speed-bumps confront floor action: the Committee has yet to file its report on the bill; the Congressional Budget Office calculated a significant cost associated with bill; and there are number of controversial provisions in the bill that are generating strong opposition.

via NAPUS.

19 thoughts on “NAPUS: Senate Postpones Consideration of Postal Bill

  1. All you scab whiners should man up if you think the union is wrong. The union is nothing but employees? Ya really think so? Me thinks not friend. Take a survey of who exactly the majority is that attend union meetings…union stewards, thats who. And some locals even use union money to PAY these stewards mileage and per diem to attend. The VAST majority of APWU members only pay the dues that pay for the extravagent lifestyles and wild parties not to mention anemic representation such as sold and got you that thing called a contract of which you don’t even have a signed copy of !

    Hey…but what the hell…keep paying dem dues and don’t forget to lockstep you lemming you! The party’s over my friend !!! Occupy or Decertify !!!

  2. All you scab whiners should man up if you think the union is wrong. The union is nothing but employees. Get involved and make a difference instead of quitting the only thing that gives us a voice. But you’re too busy sitting at your computer all day complaining.

  3. takes 33% of union members to throw out your union, sign and print your name and date, “we the undersigned no longer wish to be represented by union or local #
    and send to the NLRB , labor Board

  4. So, heaven forbid anyone exercise their freedom of speech against unions for fear of being called a scab? That sounds so 1950s. I say, APWU screwed up and now is the time to let them hear about it. Yes, the lemmings voted for it but only after the APWU sold everyone on a defective package…they need to hear about it ! Funny that union lemmings seem to fear expression of dissatisfaction en masse when it pertains to their errors ! Screw them and anyone quick to label dissenters as scabs. It only serves to exhibit your lack of gonads! The mantra continues…

    OCCUPY APWU at the 2012 Convention in Los Angeles (August 20-24) at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel (404 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA)

    OTHERWISE:

    Shut up and keeping paying dem dues! And, by the way…stay in line all you lemmings!

  5. That’s right! Unhappy with contract that was voted on? Get out of the union! Then next time there will be no collective bargaining at all!! Listen to the Scabs! They know that no union is needed! Management will do the right thing and take care of employees fairly without a contract!!!

  6. Unhappy with APWU? Unhappy with the contract? Unhappy with the level of representation you’re getting? Unhappy with loss of 40 hour jobs?

    OCCUPY APWU at the 2012 Convention in Los Angeles (August 20-24) at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel (404 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA)

    OTHERWISE:

    Shut up and keeping paying dem dues! And, by the way…stay in line all you lemmings!

  7. You people better wake up and smell the coffee! Whether you like it or not, and no matter WHICH bill gets passed, the employees of the USPS are going to take the bullet! Get real! You people are living in la-la-land! The problem we now face is, how much of a hit are we going to take? I urge EVERYONE who cares about their job and their retirement to start putting the heat on the lawmakers of this country and DEMANDING that they, too, take a hit “for humanity!” Who says that they are so special that they should receive even better benefits than postal workers!? If you want to make a statement, get on the bandwagon and start to FORCE these people into equalizing their own salaries/benefits/retirement with the rest of the federal workforce! Excuse me! But they ARE federal workers also! The USPS is going down, thanks to Congress, thanks to Potter and Donahoe. Face it! Decide what you are going to do about these people exacting these penalties on us. VOTE THEM OUT! ALL OF THEM! REPULICANS AND DEMOCRATS ALIKE, and as for your all your wonderful union officials, who have been in bed with all the lawmakers all along, quit paying your union dues! Postal employees have that right, and the union still has to respresent you, by law. Screw them all, like they all have screwed us!

  8. What is this?, The Postal Unions telling Congress not to help the US Post Office,

    it is the Unions dictating to Congress, yet Congress listens not to those they serve.

    The Bill S- 1789 in the United States Senate, was to help to salvage what is left of the US Post Office, and offer Early Retirements to workers, so as to avoid a Reduction in Force and layoffs, the NALC, APWU, and the Mail handlers Unions have basically doomed any legislation to keep the Post Office solvent, the bottom line is Union dues for the Bigwigs in these Unions.

    Call Your Senators:

    202-224-3121

    (Capitol Switchboard)

    Tell them you Support

    S. 1789 as it is currently written.

  9. Some of you make me sick, has anyone wondered why none of these bills actually help the employees or the USPS, all of them do some harm to postal workers as well as the USPS. Congress seems to have a clear agenda….SCREW GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES!!

  10. What is this?, The Postal Unions telling Congress not to help the US Post Office,
    it is the Unions dictating to Congress, yet Congress listens not to those they serve.
    The Bill S- 1789 in the United States Senate, was to help to salvage what is left of the US Post Office, and offer Early Retirements to workers, so as to avoid a Reduction in Force and layoffs, the NALC, APWU, and the Mail handlers Unions have basically doomed any legislation to keep the Post Office solvent, the bottom line is Union dues for the Bigwigs in these Unions.

    Call Your Senators:
    202-224-3121
    (Capitol Switchboard)

    Tell them you Support
    S. 1789 as it is currently written.

  11. those who sponsor 3813 like bills, should take fiscal responsibility of such bills
    1. first off they should take a impact of thier bill in their retirement to prove that they are serious about it.
    2. pay for the loss in the future, if the bill proves to have negative effects( most of law makers can afford that.

  12. H.R. 3813 CURRENTLY IN CONGRESS WILL TAKE ABOUT HALF OF YOUR RETIREMENT AWAY FOR ALL FERS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. WAKE UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, OR SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR RETIREMENT. ACT NOW!! WAKE UP!!

  13. Sounds like they are starting to feel the heat. Let’s keep up the good work.
    Oppose any bill that would delay first class mail, and close facilities!!!

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