On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 1:11 PM, Liz Powell <epowell@apwu.org> wrote: The Secretary-Treasurer’s Department will be hosting a Local Union Zoom Meeting which will include training on holding executive board meetings, union meetings, and nomination of officers, if an election is pending. I am inviting the Auxiliary and the Retiree Chapters to join us if…
Stamp Out Hunger will occur online this year, beginning this week. The annual campaign traditionally allows Postal Service employees to collect food donations that are then distributed to food banks and pantries. The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) organizes the drive, which is usually held on the second Saturday of May, but this year’s…
Objective Our objective was to determine if the U.S. Postal Service’s processing network is operating at optimal efficiency and meeting service standards. Our fieldwork was completed before the President of the United States issued the national emergency declaration concerning the novel Coronavirus disease outbreak (COVID-19) on March 13, 2020. The results of this audit do…
From: Sam Lisenbe <slisenbe@apwu.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 1:41 PM To: APWU National Officers Subject: Discontinuation of Return Receipt for Merchandise Brothers and Sisters, Please see the attached notification that, effective July 1, the Postal Service will eliminate Return Receipt for Merchandise service and offer only Signature Confirmation or Certified Mail with Electronic Return…
By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent The Postal Regulatory Commission has unanimously endorsed the United States Postal Service’s plan to end production of customized postage stamps. The PRC’s decision came on June 16, a day after the USPS had ordered Stamps.com to end its 15 years of production of PhotoStamps, the name of the company’s customized…
Union Plus recently awarded $300,000 in scholarships to 215 students representing 43 unions, including five winners representing the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). This year’s group of scholarship recipients includes university, college, and trade or technical school students from 38 states. The APWU winners are: Emilee Breitner of Ida, Michigan. Breitner, whose father, Jeffrey Breitner,…
From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 7:42 AM To: APWU National Officers Subject: Department of Labor: FFCRA updated Questions and Answers All, The Department of Labor, the agency tasked with enforcing and interpreting FMLA and FFCRA laws, has recently updated their questions and answers. One of the questions I have received quite…
From: Idowu Balogun <ibalogun@apwu.org> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 4:01 PM To: APWU National Officers Subject: APO and RMPO Q and A’s signed – 6-15-2020 Dear All, Find attached Questions and Answers for Maintenance POStplan Offices. Feel free to share with your list and post. Idowu Balogun, APWU | Director, Maintenance Division American Postal Workers…
