(November 18, 2014) For the first time in several years, the Postal Service has money to invest in its future, PMG Pat Donahoe says in his latest video message to employees. Donahoe announced last week he will retire Feb. 1, 2015. With USPS closing the fiscal year with a $2 billion increase in revenue and…
Web News Article #: 211-2014 11/18/2014 – The APWU and USPS reached an agreement in August to address a problem associated with grievance processing, Industrial Relations Director Tony D. McKinnon Sr. has announced. “After hearing countless horror stories of management denying grievances or refusing to discuss them because cases had no grievance number, I began…
Web News Article #: 210-2014 11/18/2014 – Two new national officers were appointed recently to fill vacant National Business Agent positions: James Stevenson was appointed Clerk Craft National Business Agent “C” for the Chicago Region, effective Oct. 13, and Rufina J. Pagaduan was appointed All-Craft National Business Agent for the Pacific Area, effective Nov. 15….
(November 18, 2014) NORFOLK — Around 25 Hampton Roads postal workers gathered inside a Norfolk church Monday night to discuss how to save nearly 500 jobs. The workers are trying to come up with ways to keep the Norfolk Mail Processing Plant open. Plans are in the work to move the mail processing plant to…
A 911 policy may have caused critical delays in a life and death situation at USPS facility in Oakland Updated Most people know to call 911 right away in an emergency. But for employees of the United States Postal Service, the rules are different. An NBC Bay Area investigation has exposed a USPS policy that…
We went to an all-electronic job bidding process last year. We are an impacted facility but no excessing has occurred yet here. There are 6- hour jobs available in our bid cluster (2 jobs). Last week, our local managers gave us bid sheets they created for us to opt on those jobs or opt out…
