APWU: Activists Appointed to Young Members Committee

Web News Article #: 229-2016 10/18/2016 – President Mark Dimondstein appointed the unionā€™s first National Young Members Committee on Oct. 13, naming one member and one alternate between the ages of 18 and 35 from each of the APWUā€™s five regions. The appointments fulfill a mandate of the unionā€™s 23rd National Convention, which was enthusiastically…

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USPS to hire 400 Casual Mail Handlers in Tampa Bay area for holiday season

USPS News Release – October 18, 2016 TAMPA FL ā€“ The U.S. Postal Service is accepting applications for Casual Mail Handlers, a temporary seasonal job for the fall mailing season and holiday period. The Postal Service plans to hire a total of 400 Casual Mail Handlers to work in St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Orlando, Lake Mary,…

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Social Security Announces 0.3 Percent Benefit Increase for 2017

Press Release – Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 65 million Americans will increase 0.3 percent in 2017, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 0.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 60 million Social Security beneficiaries in January…

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2017 health premiums: It could have been so much worse

By Mike Causey – October 18, 2016 Whether you think your 2017 health premiums are going up an average of 4.4 percent, or 6.2 percent ā€” and both numbers are accurate ā€” the good news is that it could have been so much higher. Many private sector group health plans are going up 10 to…

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No-confidence vote for Shrewsbury, Massachusetts postmaster

By Elaine ThompsonĀ – October 15, 2016 SHREWSBURY ā€“ Shrewsbury Post Office employees have taken a vote of no confidence in their postmaster whom they say has created “a hostile work environment filled with harassment and bullying,” a repeat of what postal workers in other towns where he has worked have said in the past. The…

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OIG Report: Management of Electronic Techniciansā€™Ā Overtime at theĀ Madison P&DC

Background The U.S. Postal Service uses overtime to provide flexibility and meet operational requirements. Overtime is a premium that nonmanagement employees receive for work performed in excess of 8 paid hours in a day or 40 paid hours in a week. Penalty overtime is paid at two times the hourly rate when an employee works…

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