More Information on USPS’s “Postal Pulse”

Last month, Employees at the Fort Myers Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) began receiving service talks about the USPS’s latest version of the Voice of the Employee (VOE) Survey, called the “Postal Pulse”. In these service talks, supervisors stated that the APWU among other Unions and Management associations expressed their support for this new survey…

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Recent slowdown of first-class mail delivers bad news to those who rely on postal service

By David Yao – March 4, 2015 Without telling you, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has slowed down the mail. New service standards went into effect on Jan. 5, ending overnight delivery of local first-class mail. The slower delivery schedules mean that the public will now see a delay in the delivery of bill payments,…

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Rep. Westerman Seeks To Reduce Federal Pensions

By Peter Urban – March 5, 2015 WASHINGTON — As a freshman member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman has gone largely unnoticed by the unions that represent federal employees, but that is about to change. Westerman, R-Hot Springs, is introducing legislation that would cut back on pension benefits for retirees starting in 2017. A…

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