Postal Worker West – July 2017 Edition: 12,134 Bid Jobs Targeted For Change In the West
Via APWU Western Region Coordinator Omar M. Gonzalez:
Month: July 2017
Second Circuit Lowers Bar for Causation in FMLA Retaliation Claims
By Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. July 27, 2017 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled that to advance a viable claim for retaliation under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an employee need only demonstrate that exercising his or her rights under the FMLA, such as taking…
Postal Fleet Services rolls out SmartDrive video system
By Aaron Huff – July 25, 2017 SmartDrive Systems announced that Postal Fleet Services, Inc., a major mail hauler primarily servicing the United States Postal Service, has adopted the SmartDrive video-based safety system following a competitive review and pilot program. In piloting the SmartDrive program in its St. Louis, MO service area, Postal Fleet Services…
NALC: Ratification ballot update for observing receipt and tabulation of ballots
July 30, 2017 Ballot Committee members will arrive in Washington, DC, today, July 30, to monitor and observe the receipt and tabulation of the ratification ballots on the proposed tentative 2016-2019 National Agreement between NALC and USPS. Below is information for NALC members in good standing who wish to observe the receipt and tabulation of…
APWU: IT/AS Reaches Tentative Agreement with USPS
Web News Article #: 73-2017 07/28/2017 – The American Postal Workers Union and United States Postal Service reached a tentative agreement for bargaining unit employees in the Information Technology and Accounting Services Centers (IT/AS). This agreement is subject to ratification by the membership (under the Support Services Division). The contract covers approximately 1,140 IT/AS employees…
Mail Carrier Found Not Guilty on All Counts in OWCP Fraud Trial
By Vickie Sandlin – July 27, 2017 The prosecution failed to convince a jury of 12 people that Kristi Rae Ness, 54 of Julesburg, was guilty on 12 felony counts of insurance fraud, offering a false instrument for recording, attempt to influence a public servant and forgery of a public record. In May 2015 Ness…
USPS: New system to improve package shipments
The Postal Service is introducing an automated system to replace a manual process for detecting postage due on package shipments. The Automated Package Verification (APV) system will be deployed Aug. 1. The system allows customers to accurately pay shipping charges for packages sent by Click-N-Ship or PC Postage. To support the system, mail processing equipment…
USPS OIG Report: Prohibited Inbound International Mailings
Background Inbound international mail originates in foreign countries for delivery in the U.S. This mail typically arrives at one of the five U.S. Postal Service International Service Centers (ISC), the Honolulu Processing and Distribution Center, or the New Jersey International Network Distribution Center. In fiscal year (FY) 2016, the Postal Service recorded inbound international mail…