It is time for our National Officers to cut to the chase. The reason the USPS is in trouble is it has been mis-managed for years. In their eagerness to slash jobs they have given away the ship to big mailers while ignoring customer needs. They only care about their high three and big pensions….
Jun 19, 2019 – Press Release WASHINGTONâRep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) today introduced H.R. 3333, the Community Post Office Act, to require the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) to receive written approval from local governments before relocating any post office facility. âAs cities across the country are experiencing rapid growth, post offices are struggling to…
“Elections have consequences” is the now cliche we are hearing repeatedly as of late. And when it comes to elections, I stand with my brothers and sisters of the Michigan Postal Workers Union. As the Central Region Retiree APWU National Convention Delegate, I listened to my fellow Michigan delegates in voting at the 2018 Convention…
Watch Chairman Taub Define the Universal Service Obligation (USO) at This Year’s PostalVision 2020
The following message is from Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan: The Postal Service provides the nation with a vital delivery platform that sustains and propels American commerce and binds the nation together by serving every American business and residential address. Because of a dramatic shift in market dynamics over more than the past decade, and…
Local 307, National Postal Mailhandlers Union (NPMHU) (07-CB-218938; 367 NLRB No. 144) Detroit, MI, June 4, 2019. The Board granted the General Counselâs Motion for Default Judgment based on the Respondentâs failure to file an answer to the complaint. Finding no merit in the Respondentâs assertion that it was not properly served with the complaint,…
Not that anyone has been sitting around waiting for my take on APWU elections, but now that we know the candidates, here are my thoughts. I havenât seen many specific posts as to why a candidate should or shouldnât be supported, so here is my attempt on a few of the races. PRESIDENT Mark Dimondstein…
Objective The objective of our audit was to assess the Postal Serviceâs management of mail processing overtime during fiscal year (FY) 2018. The Postal Service had a goal to reduce mail processing staffing costs by about $130.5 million in FY 2018. While the Postal Service uses overtime to provide flexibility and meet its operational requirements,…
