APWU: Higher Level Pay Remains Intact For Maintenance Custodians

See more information on the February 4, 2016 Step 4 settlement, beginning on pg 8 of 60: via the APWU Maintenance TL 5 and MS 1 Staffing Webinar presentation  .

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Initial Comments of Steve Hutkins on PRC’s Jurisdiction Over Post Office Closings

February 4, 2016 To most patrons of the post office, the questions being examined in this docket — “what, in commenters’ view, constitutes a relocation or rearrangement of postal services and is thus exempt from Commission review pursuant to section 404(d); and when or if the Commission should have jurisdiction to review the closing or…

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USPS OIG Report: Postal Service Government Relations Responsiveness to Congressional Requests

Background This report presents the results of our review of the U.S. Postal Service Government Relations and Public Policy Office’s (Government Relations) responsiveness to congressional requests. Government Relations receives congressional requests from members of Congress or chairmen and ranking members of oversight committees and subcommittees. Some requests are informal, such as telephone calls or emails….

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USPS OIG Report: Deceased Lessors

Background The U.S. Postal Service leases more than 23,000 properties and pays annual rent of over $800 million. The Facilities organization negotiates, executes, and renews expiring leases. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) developed a predictive risk model that analyzes various attributes of Postal Service facility leases, including those with deceased lessors….

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