(Washington, D.C.- May 13, 2011) – Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus met with the U.S. Postmaster General this week urging him to listen to Montanans before finalizing any decisions to close facilities or reroute service in the state. During the high profile meeting, Baucus showed Postmaster Patrick Donahoe a map of Montana and outlined […]
WASHINGTON — On Saturday, May 14, the U.S. Postal Service will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to provide assistance to America’s families struggling to put food on their tables every day. Last year the Stamp Out Hunger food drive collected a record 77.1 million pounds of food donations, pushing the […]
The Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security will hold a hearing on “”Addressing the U.S. Postal Service’s Financial Crisis” on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Dirksen Senate Office Building, room SD-342. Live video will be available approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled hearing start time. […]
NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for five alleged repeat violations of safety standards following an inspection of the Morgan Processing and Distribution Center, located at 341 Ninth Ave. in Manhattan. The Postal Service faces a total of $93,500 in proposed fines […]
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Robert G. Taub, Nominee for Commissioner, Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Robert G. Taub is currently the Special Assistant to Secretary of the Army John McHugh. Prior to this, Mr. Taub spent significant time working in the U.S. House of Representatives, including serving for a decade as […]
The House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy lead by Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) issued a news release citing the wrong financial figures for USPS. USPS announced a $2.2 billion net loss– the Ross led subcommittee said it was $2.6 billion. But what harm is a $400,000,000 difference from a […]
Effective immediately, Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 666.32 and 666.35 are revised to clarify certain responsibilities of the Office of Inspector General when investigating allegations of reprisal for the release of information under the provisions of ELM 666.18. Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) * * * * * 6 Employee Relations * * […]
The Postal Service divides its organizational structure into multiple competitive areas for reduction in force (RIF) purposes. Competitive areas are established based on organizational factors (separate operation, work function, staff, and personnel management authority) and geographical location factors. During the RIF process, an employee can be assigned only to a position in his or her […]
There have been questions about the General Reduction in Force (RIF) Notices that were mailed by Human Resources (HR) on April 28 — including why some employees got one and others did not.
Contract Postal Units are opening retails units in urban and not rural areas of Kentucky By January it will take two days instead of one to send a letter from far Eastern Kentucky to Lexington, Frankfort and other parts of the state.The U.S. Postal Service will be closing sorting centers in Pikeville and Ashland, routing […]