I have spoken to a number of people about how we ended up with two distinct tickets made up of current national and resident officers. I would like to say that every point that I make has been supported by at least three sources, but unfortunately you sometimes have to rely on a single source…
On July 23, 2019, postal workers and the communities we serve are standing up for our public Postal Service. It’s time to protect America’s most cherished institution. We are telling our elected representatives to pass the USPS Fairness Act. In 2006, Congress saddled our public Postal Service with an unfair and unsustainable burden of pre-funding…
U. S. Postal Inspection Service – Published on Jul 18, 2019 Criminal Investigation Group Inspector in Charge Delany De Leon-Colon testified on 7/17/19 before the Senate Special Committee on Aging on our efforts to combat scams.
Flag notice. All Postal Service facilities should fly the U.S. flag at half-staff Tuesday, July 23, to honor John Paul Stevens, a retired U.S. Supreme Court associate justice who died this week. July 23 will be the day of Stevens’ interment. To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an…
In a letter dated July 12, 2019, the Postal Service issued its national craft determination for the USS or Universal Sorting System. The USS is currently in 8 postal facilities, with the Postal Service planning to add 15 more locations in the next year. The Postal Service has determined that “the primary craft operation of…
Last year, the United States Postal Service® delivered over 146 billion pieces of mail to almost 159 million addresses. Who protects all this mail, the network of employees who deliver it, and the customers who receive it? The United States Postal Inspection Service® does. The Postal Inspection Service traces its history to August 7, 1775,…
AT ITS MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON JULY 16, WHERE MORE THAN 150 REGISTERED TO ATTEND, THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PITTSBURGH AREA RETIREE CHAPTER OF THE APWU, AFL-CIO, UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED (WITH ONE OPPOSING VOTE FOR ONE OFFICE), THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE IN THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS: PRESIDENT – – – – – MARK DIMONDSTEIN EX. VICE…
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), H.R. 2500, in a 220-197 vote, containing a long-overdue benefit for federal employees – paid family leave. NARFE National President Ken Thomas previously sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging it to support the provision, which is identical to a…
