Postmaster Vacancy Closes Rural Post Office in Kansas

Marienthal, Kansas customers were told their post office boxes can be transferred to either Scott City (16 miles away)  or Leoti (8 miles away). “It is due to a lack of qualified personnel,” said Brian Sperry, a Denver-based spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service. “The review still is in progress at Marienthal. In fact, it […]

USPS begins Pay Talks with Postmasters today

On August 27, 2010 LEAGUE and NAPUS jointly signed a letter asking that the OIG investigate the 2009 NPA process, specifically the suspected reduction of CORE scores to many Postmasters by higher level management. It was suspected that this unilateral reduction in scores without the immediate manager’s approval or input was driven by higher levels […]

USPS withdrawal from federal benefits could put stability of plans into jeopardy

League of Postmasters Releases Statement on USPS Newsbreak Regarding Retirement and Health Benefit Proposal. The National league of Postmasters fully recognizes the gravity of the financial position the Postal Service finds itself in, but is extremely concerned about the Postal Service’s radical notion to abandon the Federal retirement system and the Federal Health Benefit Plan, […]

USPS To Send RIF Notices To Postmasters Impacted By DUO

Postmasters Receive Second RIF Notice On August 2nd Areas sent another RIF notice to Postmasters impacted by DUO. Many Postmasters had received a RIF notice when their office was going through the DUO process. This RIF notice apparently was just a notice of a possible RIF. The August 2 RIF letter was a General Notice […]

NAPUS: USPS Will Do Everything Possible to Find Positions for Postmasters Impacted By Post Office Closings

USPS Officials Commit to Do Everything Possible to Find Landing Spots for Postmasters Who May Be Impacted By Post Office Closings Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and members of the Postal Headquarters leadership team updated leaders of NAPUS, League of Postmasters, and NAPS on the financial condition of the Postal Service today. The overall financial picture […]

Postmasters: Post Offices on study list does not mean they will close

National League Of Postmasters: Today The Post Office released the list of offices that will go through the review process for discontinuance. You can click on this link to see the list. We want to emphasize that this is a review list. Coming under review doesn’t necessarily mean an office will close. The post office […]

NAPUS: Postmasters Not Included In Pay-For-Performance Freeze

Postmasters will be impacted by the suspension of the awards program for employee recognition and incentive awards NAPUS has been informed by Postal Headquarters officials that Postmasters were not included in the recently announced freeze on Postal Service officer and executive compensation, as it relates to the Postal Service’s pay-for-performance program. Postmasters will be impacted […]

Postmasters File Complaint With PRC To Put Post Office Closings On Hold

Today,the National Association Of Postmasters Of The United States (NAPUS), The League Of Postmasters (NLPM), Mark Strong, Robert Rapoza, Retired Postmasters Marilyn Shaw and Marilyn Hill filed a complaint with PRC requesting a temporary hold on USPS post office closings. Postmasters request  a ruling  that the Postal Service must obtain an advisory opinion from the  […]

USPS rejects postmasters’ recommendations on saved grade for RIF’d employees

From the National League of Postmasters: The LEAGUE has received official notification that the significant recommendations that LEAGUE and NAPUS submitted in reference to the revisions of Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) Section 415, Rate Retention and Change to Lower EAS Grade will not be adopted. There was one recommendation that was adopted regarding […]

Postmasters To PRC: USPS Must Comply With Existing Laws On Closing Post Offices

Update: Nation’s Postmasters Challenge Proposed Postal Service Regulations- On Thursday, the National Association of Postmasters of the U.S. and the National League of Postmasters filed paperwork with the Postal Regulation Commission that raise serious legal objections to USPS efforts to undercut statutory protections to which communities are entitled during a Post Office discontinuance and a […]