Hub Opinion – September 29, 2015 Few weeks pass when we donât hear from someone about slow mail delivery. The complaints have become more common as the U.S. Postal Service consolidates its mail handling and sorting operations to become a leaner, more efficient operation to satisfy provisions of Congressâ 2006 Postal Reform Act. The act…
Synopsis – Updated September 24, 2015 The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) has a need for on-demand, rapid air transportation services, in the event there is a need to respond to hazards that are detected by Biohazard Detection Systems (BDS). Combined, there are about 500 BDS facilities in the Contiguous (CONUS) and Outside the…
Went to union meeting Sunday and not one word was said about the closing of the biggest facility in our union’s history. I found out today when two custodians went to work and the place was closed???? Not even one word? Donât our leaders think it was important enough to mention? Biggest disgrace for so…
Two Related MOUs and Maintenance-Specific Step 4 Settlement Facilitate Extension, Reemployment of Annuitants Web News Article #: 190-2015 09/29/2015 – The APWU and the USPS have agreed upon two Memoranda of Understanding: âMinimizing Excessingâ and âPeak Season Exception Periods,â in addition to a Maintenance-specific Step 4 Settlement, that are all interconnected and result in the…
Press Release – Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Open Season for Federal Health Benefits, Dental and Vision Washington, DC â The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today announced premiums for the 2016 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will rise by an average of 6.4 percent. In addition, OPM is offering a new Self Plus…
By Edward A. Sanchez – September 28, 2015 With an estimated nationwide fleet of more than 190,000 vehicles, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is a big customer. With the rise of online shopping, the once-embattled quasi-government agency is seeing a resurgence in the demand for its services. But as always, it still competes with…
By Greg Otto – September 28, 2015 The Transportation Department is in the very early stages of trying to build the first publicly accessible database of the geographical location of every address in the country. âThe first responder community is going to be the biggest beneficiary,â said DOT Geographic Information Officer Steve Lewis, noting that…
