Mar 7th

OPM Submits Proposal To Create Short-Term Disability Insurance Program

OPM issued the following press release:  U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Linda M. Springer today submitted a proposal to both chambers of Congress to establish a short-term disability insurance program to protect federal employees who suffer an injury or illness which temporarily prevents them from performing their normal job duties. “If we are […]

Mar 3rd

To Err Is Not Human for Demoted Postal Supervisor

Federal Court rules Postal Supervisor’s discipline for timekeeping error too harsh Here are facts taken from the recent case: In January of 2005, Judy Texeira was supervisor of five window clerks and several floor clerks, and she was also finance supervisor at the Modesto Main Post Office. She had been a supervisor for about seven years, a […]

Feb 29th

USPS Resolves Dispute With Unions Over Computer Security Rules

According to an APWU article: APWU initiated a national dispute in 2006 over the Postal Service’s revisions to the AS-805 handbook governing Information Security. The revised handbook restricted employees from bringing personal information resources (e.g. laptops, notebooks, PDAs, handheld computers and USB port devices such as flash memory sticks) into postal facilities. The union expressed concerned […]

Feb 26th

Bush Nominates PRC Public Affairs Director to Serve As Commissioner

President George W. Bush announced today his intention to nominate Nanci E. Langley, of Virginia, to be “Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for the remainder of a six-year term expiring 11/22/12. Ms. Langley currently serves as Director of the Office of Public Affairs & Government Relations at the Postal Regulatory Commission. Prior to this, she […]

Feb 26th

Proposed FMLA Rule Changes Would Be Major Defeat For Workers

Editorial By Postal Worker Dan Sullivan The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is proposing revised regulations governing the Family and Medical Leave Act which would give employers formidable new weapons to use against the very workers the law was designed to protect. The new rules, if adopted, will require employees and doctors to provide more […]

Feb 26th

USPS Selects Former Halliburton Executive As New CIO

USPS Press Release Postmaster General Jack Potter announced two new officer selections today. Ross Philo was named Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) and George Wright was named Vice President, Information Technology Operations. “The long-term success of the Postal Service as we work to grow our business in an extremely competitive marketplace is […]