URGENT MESSAGE – February 13, 2015: While in meetings with the USPS today I have been informed that computer systems have shut down since mid-afternoon yesterday. They can’t log onto computer systems or access, e-mails, etc. This also means that if the clerks logged out of POS yesterday, they can’t log on today. This would…
[cvm_video id=”32787″] The formation of the alliance has been in the works for months, and has been the vision of APWU President Mark Dimondstein from the beginning of his term of office. At his installation speech before more than 1,000 union members in November 2013, Dimondstein called for a grand alliance to save the…
I know I can be a horse’s ass sometimes, but that guy up there in the picture would tell you he takes umbrage with you comparing me to his hindquarters, upon which he places a high esteem. Therefore, says Mr. Horse here on the dusty back stretches of my semi ruralish route, keep your insults…
By Harry Whitehouse – February 12, 2015 With FedEx and UPSâs dimensional weight pricing now in effect for all Ground shipments, many businesses are faced with having to reconsider their shipping carrier and method of packaging. To refresh your memory, dimensional weight pricing bases shipping costs on the volume of a package in relation to…
Published on Feb 13, 2015 Postmaster General and CEO Megan Brennan outlines her vision of investing in the future of the U.S. Postal Service. In her first recorded message to all employees, she said the USPS will: Invest in the future, including strengthening employee training and making needed infrastructure improvements. Speed the pace of innovation…
By David P. Hendel – February 10, 2015 Ever since the Postal Service âdefaultedâ on its annual $5.5 billion payment to the U.S. Treasury for retiree pre-funding obligations, it has been assumed that USPS is a pauper agency. But a new white paper issued by the USPS Office of Inspector General concludes that the value…
What can the Postal Service do to ensure successful partnerships with mail service providers? Mail service providers (MSPs) play an important role in the Postal Serviceâs complicated mailing system. Organizations can use MSPs to assist them in designing, creating, preparing, and processing their mailings. MSPs help mailers who lack in-house mailing expertise navigate complex mail…
In this issue: Enforce our contract to save Maintenance jobs Black history in the Post Office Building a new future through Collective Bargaining Open season for Maintenance Craft PER update Lessons from Europe: the winners and losers of postal privatization New faces on Capitol Hill Campaign for Postal Banking: A win/win âDonât Buy Staplesâ Campaign…
