An Open Letter Regarding Ongoing Contract Negotiations by APWU WR Coordinator Gonzalez
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Day: February 26, 2015
USPS: Two Western Pennsylvania District mechanics join Million Mile Club
February 26, 2015 Penn Hills, PA, Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF) mechanics Randy Kowach and John Chuly were recently inducted into the Million Mile Club, becoming Western Pennsylvania District’s first mechanics to achieve the honor. The National Safety Council awards membership in the club to professional drivers who’ve logged 30 years or 1 million miles without…
Things are looking up: The Postal Service’s financial report for January 2015
February 26, 2015 The Postal Service released its financial statement for January 2015 yesterday. It shows that for the first four months of Fiscal Year 2015 (Oct. – Jan.), the Postal Service posted a $1.325 billion profit in Controllable Operating Income. That’s compared to a $912 million profit for the same period last year (SPLY)….
Judge orders Postal Service to pay $230,000 in damages to whistleblower
The Associated Press – February 26, 2015 SEATTLE: A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to pay a worker almost $230,000 in damages for the retaliation he suffered when he helped a co-worker with her workplace health concerns. The worker had started with the Postal Service as a mail carrier in 1995 and…
UPDATED (2/20/15): USPS Network Rationalization Consolidations
Completed Mail Moves and Date Changes: Click Here for February 20, 2015 Network Rationalization Consolidation Update [XLSX]
APWU President Dimondstein Reports on Negotiations
Web News Article #: 039-2015 02/26/2015 – APWU President Mark Dimondstein has presented his first update for union members on the status of contract negotiations. The bargaining report is available to APWU members only. To read the summary, click here. For those who are new to the APWU website — or to the Members Only…
Roanoke mail processing center will consolidate to Greensboro in April
By Tiffany Holland – February 26, 2015 Roanoke postal employees on Wednesday learned that the U.S. Postal Service is going through with a plan to consolidate the Rutherford Avenue processing center to Greensboro, North Carolina, according to Roanoke Postal Workers Union president Carlton Cooper. The consolidation will begin April 18, and affected employees will be…
Winter Trax: Ice/Snow Safety Device Review
This is a segment from a weekly product review on our local news channel. Thought it might be of interest to our folks. Not sure where these are manufactured. There are comparable products on the market, as American/Union-made would be ideal. Does It Work: Winter Trax