I pledge, to you the membership, that I will seek to be a source of unity and to be available to you. I know that there are no perfect officers; nor do I claim to be one. But one of the greatest contributions I can make is to do all I can, in God’s power,…
Web News Article #: 081-2016 Nancy Olumekor was appointed Retirees Department director by President Dimondstein, and the appointment was approved by the National Executive Board. Prior to her appointment, she was a Clerk Craft National Business Agent in the Eastern Region, a position she held for 16 years. Olumekor retired from postal employment in 2013…
Web News Article #: 081-2016 04/11/2016 – APWU President Mark Dimondstein has appointed Judy Beard to serve as Legislative and Political director, effective April 16. She will fill the vacancy created when John Marcotte becomes Health Plan director following the retirement of William Kaczor. In accordance with APWU Constitution, the National Executive Board approved the…
Told a new Clerk to work safely, above all. I have witnessed the Clerk almost doing hand stands to impress management. Then it happened, I am going out the exit door carrying a tub or two, guess who is coming in the exit door with great momentum? Right you are. I pivot and get out…
April 11, 2016 (RARC-WP-16-008) Despite $216 million in revenue from providing passport services in FY 2015, the Postal Service has been processing fewer passport applications than before. The OIG has identified three areas of customer service that could be improved with simple changes, leading to a greater number of passport applications processed. Successful passport services…
Associated Press – April 11, 2016 URBANDALE — A federal safety agency has cited the U.S. Postal Service distribution center in Urbandale for one new and two repeated safety violations. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a news release Monday that the citations follow an October 2015 OSHA investigation of…
I am a rural carrier at the Buford Ga office, however I reside in Metro Atlanta. My daily commute to and from work is roughly 4 hours. My father recently passed and my mother is 84 and suffering with early dementia. I am trying to get to a closer office so that I can tend…
