Video: Mail Sorting & Stamping – 1960s Automation
This is pretty cool… First Name: Vern Last Name: Davidson Email: walking.dead.bean@gmail.com Union/Local: APWU Cape Girardeau Area Local 4088 Office held if any: Member
Month: December 2016
PMG Megan J. Brennan: A season of success
The following message is from PMG Megan J. Brennan: Across the entire Postal Service, from Post Offices and Customer Care Centers to processing centers, from vehicle maintenance facilities to administrative and sales offices, from headquarters to every area and district office, everyone is working hard to make this season a success — and we are…
USPS: Video tracks holiday parcel from order to delivery
A new video from the Denver Post tracks a package from order to delivery, demonstrating the Postal Service’s important role in online commerce. The 3-minute segment begins with technology reporter Tamara Chuang ordering microwave popcorn from Quinn Snacks, a natural food company in Boulder, CO, that ships with USPS. A Postal Service employee later collects…
California Letter Carrier Sues for Disability Discrimination
San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) December 19, 2016 – A former letter carrier who worked at the Sausalito, California, branch of the United States Postal Service (USPS) for over two decades filed a lawsuit alleging disability discrimination and retaliation. The USPS was also accused of improperly disclosing his confidential medical records, according to the…
APWU: Together We Stopped the TPP!!
Web News Article #: 254-2016 12/19/2016 – The 114th U.S. Congressional session is over and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is officially dead. This victory comes despite it being a signature effort of the White House and Republican-controlled Congress, supported by business lobbyists and the Chamber of Commerce. “The TPP was killed because workers stood up…
EEOC Issues Publication on Your Rights with Mental Health Conditions
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a resource document last week that explains workplace rights for individuals with mental health conditions under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Depression, PTSD and Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights explains that employees with mental health conditions are protected from employment discrimination and…
APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – December 19, 2016 Edition
Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU: “COMMENT – We reached out in several ways via email, etc. to the new Retiree Director in an attempt to invite her to be a guest at the Chapter Holiday Party. She did not respond by mail or telephone, which this writer…
OSHA fines USPS $178K after inspectors find workers exposed to safety hazards at Merrifield P&DC
Employer name: U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center Inspection site: 8409 Lee Hwy, Merrifield, Virginia Citations issued: On Dec. 12, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the postal service for three repeat and two serious safety violations, including one issued as a violation of the OSH…