On Thursday, July 24, 2008, at 2:00p.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled, “The Three R’s of the Postal Network Plan: Realignment, Right-Sizing, and Responsiveness.” The hearing will examine the Network Plan’s potential impact on […]
From The National Association of Letter Carriers: Young protests “wasteful” appropriations amendment: President Young is urging Congress to reject a proposal by Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) to order USPS to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of adopting a five-day delivery week. In a letter sent to top congressional leaders, Young notes that a similar yet more […]
Washington, Jun 25 – The House Appropriations Committee today approved an amendment offered by Congressman Jack Kingston (R/GA-1) that would require the United States Postal Service to study the cost-effectiveness and fuel consumption of a five-day delivery system and consumer demand of Saturday postal delivery. “I’ve been trying to get the postal service to end […]
“The House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled “Eliminating Smoke and Mirrors in the Mail.” The hearing will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 2:00 p.m., in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will examine Postal Cooperative Mail and […]
Carriers from Florida, Georgia, and Carolinas Take Union’s Message Directly to Congress Letter carriers from NALC branches throughout Region 9 continued the union’s lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill April 15-17, pressing Congress to keep a close watch on any resurgence of contracting out by the Postal Service and reminding them of key issues on the […]
http://www.apwu.org/index2.htm APWU-Backed Bill Introduced in Congress; Legislation Would Require Bargaining Over Subcontracting The APWU won a significant victory on Nov. 15, when Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) introduced legislation that would require the Postal Service to bargain with postal unions before making a commitment to significant subcontracting. H.R. 4236 would require the USPS to submit to […]
How much would be paid for unused sick leave is not yet clear. But federal managers hope the change will keep employees from taking excessive sick leave as they approach retirement. Such sick leave abuse cost the government $68 million in lost productivity in the year ended March 30, 2006, an August Congressional Research Service […]
The following link is to a Memorandum sent to an House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform by the Congressional Research Service regarding veterans preference. The memorandum is in response to House Committee’s request for information on veterans preference and the U.S. Postal Service. source: Troy Rorman, APWU National Business Agent, Maintenance Division. Veterans Preference and […]
On Wednesday, October 3, 2007, in room 2154 Rayburn, the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled, “Will Increased Postal Rates Put Mailers out of Business. The following witnesses are expected to testify at the hearing: Panel I Mr. James C. Miller, III Chairman, Board […]
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), ranking member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, yesterdsay introduced legislation (HR 3579) that would allow federal agencies to rehire federal retirees on a temporary basis to help alleviate workforce shortages within the federal government. Davis’ legislation, The Re-Employment of Annuitants Act of 2007, would allow rehires to […]