Is the NRLCA a labor union or a secret Government organization?

If you have not seen it by now, the NRLCA website now has a new “Terms of Use” document that one must agree to before they can log in. It is not that I did not expect it. I have been told that it was a big issue at the National Convention this year. In…

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NPMHU: Postal Unions Call for National Day of Action

National Day of Action; Friday November 14, 2014 As most members know, the NPMHU joined with the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA) to form the Postal Union Alliance.  Together, the four postal unions have united forces to protect service, fight…

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KA–POW! APWU Oakland Local Strikes Back At Abusive Supervisor

News Brief – October 20, 2014 [PDF] The Oakland Local took the unusual step of launching an office-wide petition against Tour 1 Supervisor Preet Singh. The petition, which has more than 100 signatures, details years of a variety of unacceptable conduct. It was sent to PMG Donahoe and forwarded to the Bay-Valley District Manager, Congresswoman…

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USPS OIG: Retail Customer Service Management Alert

Audit Report – MS-MA-15-002 – 10/17/2014 [PDF] Introduction The U.S. Postal Service has implemented an aggressive outreach program to understand and measure the customer experience across all channels and to complete extensive customer experience assessments. As part of the outreach program, the Postal Service developed a survey to obtain critical customer feedback from retail customers….

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Village Post Office coming to New Beaver, PA

(October 20, 2014) NEW BEAVER — The U.S. Postal Service is opening a Village Post Office at Ferrante Upholstering, 3384 Route 18, in New Beaver. An open house will take place beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday.  In June 2015, the Village Post Office will be in the Wampum Village Market, next to Ferrante Upholstering. Nita…

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Sold American: An inventory of USPS disposed properties, 2009-2014

The Postal Service has sold over 500 properties over the past five years, but it hasn’t released much information about the disposals. A few weeks ago, however, the Postal Service finally updated its Owned Facilities report, so it’s now possible to learn more about which properties have been sold off. The overall scope of the…

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APWU: Do You Know Someone Who Needs a Job?

Web News Article #: 187-2014 10/19/2014 – If you’ve got family members or friends who are looking for work, you may want to encourage them to apply for new positions that are being created as a result of a recent APWU arbitration win, says President Mark Dimondstein. The APWU’s victory will result in the creation…

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