The Postal Serviceâs ethics office is hearing from a lot of employees who have questions about the ALS ice bucket challenge. The challenge involves people dumping a bucket of ice water on themselves to raise awareness of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigâs disease, and then encouraging others to do the same or make a…
In the June, 2014 Pittsburgh Retiree newsletter, John Richards suggests by innuendo that the Pittsburgh Local President was bought off with an appointment by the former National APWU President to the âplum Constitution Committeeâ (Richards words) for the 2012 APWU National Convention. This time around in 2014, Richards got the âplum Constitution Committeeâ appointment for the National Convention…
By Darleen Reid-Demeo In an earlier post, I discussed a pilot program that was taking place in 82 Staples locations testing the feasibility of offering postal products and services inside the office supply retailer. Based on the information learned from the test, both the Postal Service and Staples have agreed to end the pilot. Taking…
NLRB Orders Postal Service to Give APWU Info Web News Article #: 155-14 08/20/2014 – The Postal Service engaged in delaying tactics that constituted an unlawful refusal to provide the APWU with information about the agencyâs deal with Staples, an NLRB judge wrote in an Aug. 13 decision. The USPS âdid not want to provide…
For FECA employees: (08/19/14) The percentage increase in the December CPI-W index from year to year determines the FECA COLA increase. The 2014 FECA COLA will be 1.5% effective March 2014. After the seventh month of the twelve-month adjustment period for the 2015 FECA COLA, the CPI-W index has risen 2.335%. via APWU | American…
For CSRS retirees: (08/19/14) The 2015 CSRS retiree COLA is based on the third quarter (July, August, September) average CPI-W index in 2014 over the 2013 third quarter average. Â After the second quarter of 2014, the third quarter of the 2015 COLA adjustment period, the quarterly index has risen by 1.7%. For FERS retirees: (08/19/14)…
Senators Call for Prompt Service, Robust Postal Network On August 14th, 50 U.S. senators sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee urging congressional action to preserve service standards and prevent the closure or consolidation of mail processing facilities. Over the past few weeks, APWU members and allies sent thousands of messages…
Aug 20 (Reuters) – Staples Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and sales, driven by strong demand for non-core office supplies, such as furniture and breakroom items, from companies in North America. Shares of the largest U.S. office supply retailer rose 3 percent before the bell. Staples has been spending heavily on advertising to promote itself…
