According to the notice posted on FEDBIZOPPS: The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) office of Public Affairs and Communications requires the services of a supplier to provide media monitoring services for television, radio, print and the Internet for all news that is defined by the USPS as relevant to the agency. The supplier will provide the […]
From APWU All APWU-represented employees covered by the 2006-2010 APWU-USPS collective bargaining agreement will be upgraded one pay level effective Feb. 16, 2008. The upgrades are being implemented via new pay schedules. The new pay schedules reflect pay increases of approximately 2.6 percent from the old levels to the new ones. Generally, employees will move […]
Excerpts from eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin On Wednesday morning, the USPS Board of Governors elected Alan Kessler as Chairman, to succeed James Miller III. At the same meeting, the Board also elected Carolyn Gallagher as Vice Chairman. It is anticipated that Chairman Kessler will conduct legislative business more akin to the way in which […]
The following information is from the United States Attorney: February 1, 2008 United States Attorney Dunn Lampton announced that Jessica Sade Delaine, of Cuba,Alabama, was sentenced on January 31st to serve 8 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for interfering with an employee of the United States while that person was engaged […]
Texarkana Texas and Arkansas – Post Office split down the middle by the state line. Photos
The APWU and the Postal Service have finalized a $48 million payout to “remedy” the USPS violation of staffing procedures for custodial employees. The settlement will be in the form of lump-sum payments of $2,700 to more than 17,000 employees occupying custodial positions, with payments to be made by April 18 click here for full […]
USPS issued the following press release: National On-Time Performance Hits Record Highs The U.S. Postal Service announced that mail volume was down 3.0 percent, or 1.7 billion pieces, for the first quarter of fiscal 2008, according to preliminary financial results presented today to the Postal Service Board of Governors. First-Class Mail volume decreased 3.9 […]
According to the Associated Press: The Bush administration is proposing the first changes to regulations in the Family Medical Leave Act in more than a decade. The act allows eligible workers to have up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a year for such things as caring for a newborn or a sick family […]
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The following information was released by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA — A 55 year old Jefferson, Maryland, resident entered a plea of guilty on January 14, 2008, in United States District Court in Martinsburg before Magistrate Judge David J. Joel. United States Attorney Sharon […]