King Releases E-mail Chain Suggesting USPS is Stalling the Release of Information the Postmaster General Promised to King, Senators Weeks Ago Washington D.C.- Congressman Steve King (R-IA) today released a series of emails between congressional staff and USPS officials which document the weeks’ worth of effort that has gone into the work of King, Grassley, […]
Facing a projected loss of $8 billion loss this year and a need to reduce workforce numbers by 220,000 by 2015, the Postal Service has begun contract negotiations with the National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO (NALC). Contract talks with the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) begin Aug. 30. The two unions represent 247,000 […]
The APWU initiated four Step 4 disputes on Aug. 17, 2011, protesting violations of the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. APWU also filed four national-level disputes on July 12, based on reports that USPS had been violating provisions of the 2010-2015 National Agreement. Denial of Retreat Rights (APWU #HQTG20110464) [PDF]: This grievance protests the denial of […]
Washington — The National Association of Letter Carriers promised to vigorously represent the country’s most trusted federal employees and to defend the long-term viability of America’s most trusted federal agency, the United States Postal Service, in negotiations for a new labor contract that commenced here today. NALC President Fredric V. Rolando called on Postmaster General […]
PMG Pat Donahoe has named Cliff Rucker vice president, Sales. Rucker had been acting vice president since May 31. A 29-year veteran of the Postal Service, Rucker began his career as a part-time letter carrier in Anaheim, CA. He is a former manager, Operations Support for the Southwest Area. While in that position, Rucker was […]
“U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe talks about a proposal to cut 220,000 jobs and allow the post office to reduce delivery from six to five days a week. He speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television’s “Fast Forward.” (Source: Bloomberg) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxllCRgj738[/youtube]
USPS CFO Jim Corbett’s Quarterly Financial Review Despite reduced work hours and increases in shipping and standard mail revenue, the economy, rising fuel prices and falling First-Class Mail volume continued to adversely affect revenue in the third quarter of the fiscal year. In the latest segment of “Dollars and ¢hange,” Chief Financial Officer and Executive […]
At a meeting between APWU officers and USPS officials in Washington DC on Aug. 16, the Postal Service acknowledged that local managers have no authority to post more Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) assignments in Customer Service areas than the number needed to accommodate Part-Time Flexibles and Part-Time Regulars when they are converted to full time on […]
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 […]
Press Release from the office of U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) Aug 12 2011 Minimal savings is far outdone by the hardship to rural and senior citizens WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this week reiterated to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donohoe the vital economic role the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plays across […]