APWU Legislative Update: Does Your Rep. Co-Sponsor H.Res.54?

It’s Time to Schedule a Meeting over August Recess e-Team News Update – July 31, 2015 A growing number of U.S. Representatives are expressing their opposition to the Postal Service’s mail slowdown by co-sponsoring H.Res.54 (House Resolution 54). This nonbinding resolution, introduced by Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY), calls on the Postal…

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USPS: Lean Leader program graduates inaugural class

Nine employees have completed advanced training to help the Postal Service become more efficient and customer-focused. The Lean Leader program is available to employees who have achieved black belt certification through the Lean Six Sigma continuous improvement process. The inaugural class graduated July 17. The graduates are: • David Garrett, maintenance management specialist, Oklahoma City…

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Things Not to Say (Or Do) to Your Letter Carrier on Their Lunchbreak

By Mel Carriere – July 30, 2015 “Today’s topic is letter carrier lunches, a subject I think is near and dear to the heart of those of us who swing the satchel for a living, because lunch is that one precious half hour in an otherwise frenzied, feverishly paced, oppressively overburdened day where we can…

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USPS: At Netflix, DVDs-by-mail are down — but not out

Although Netflix is evolving into a video streaming service, its DVD-by-mail subscribers remain an important — and profitable — part of its business, The New York Times reported this week. Netflix’s DVD subscriber base has dropped from a peak of about 20 million in 2010 to 5.3 million today. The division continues to generate hundreds…

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APWU: OSHA Slams Postal Service with Five Citations, $16,000 in Fines

Web News Article #: 151-2015 07/30/2015 – After an onsite inspection, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) slammed the Postal Service with five citations for violating safety standards at a post office located in Kent, WA, on July 1. OSHA also imposed a total of $16,000 in fines. Four of the violations were labeled “serious:”…

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It’s Amazon’s World. The USPS Just Delivers in It

The U.S. Postal Service has become an extension of Amazon and is courting other e-commerce giants By Devin Leonard – July 30, 2015 In cities such as San Francisco and New York, letter carriers have been showing up on people’s doorsteps as early as 3 a.m. bearing unusual cargo: milk, eggs, and other perishable items….

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New updated APWU FMLA Forms

I have NEW updated APWU FMLA Forms that were created by Kathleen Kaplan (Florida State OWCP Representative), Tony Neri (Florida Maintenance Craft Director), Joni Jacobs Esq. and Tony McKinnon (National Industrial Relations Director). These forms are more user friendly and can be downloaded from the attached link to the Southwest Florida Area Local – APWU…

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USPS Selects Helios as its Pharmacy Benefit Manager for Workers’ Comp

By Helios | July 27, 2015 Helios, a national provider of workers’ compensation pharmacy benefit management services serving Government Agencies, Employers, Third-Party Administrators and Insurance Carriers, is pleased to announce the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has again selected the company as its workers’ compensation Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM). “We are honored that the USPS has…

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