21cpw Bloomberg opinion – By Kirsten Salyer In the online-shopping world of endless options, seamless search and easy e-payments, the delivery of the item to your door remains the one tangible part of a virtual experience. It’s an important step, that last mile, when a few clicks materialize into that latest iPhone or new dresser or box … Read more
The U.S. Postal Service’s workforce demographics add an extra layer of challenges to an organization that already has plenty. We recently blogged about the Postal Service’s brain drain – the loss of institutional knowledge due to a large number of workers retiring. This week we look at the additional challenge of creating a robust corporate … Read more
Web News Article # 083-2014 May 6, 2014 – The presidents of the four postal employee unions – the APWU, the National Association of Letter Carriers, the National Rural Letter Carriers Association and the NPMHU – have written to members of the House of Representatives, urging them to vote against a postal bill drafted by … Read more
See: ▶ May Day (05.01.14) in Baltimore – YouTube. Under sunny skies, more than 100 activists gathered at McKeldin Square in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to celebrate “May Day.” After all the speeches at this site, the spirited crowd marched about five blocks east – over to the main post office building on Fayette Street. Organizer … Read more
“We talk with Omar M. Gonzalez, Western Region Coordinator of the APWU, about the efforts by some politicians in Washington to sabotage the Post Office and privatize it.” (Listen at 27:50 to 54:30) via Podcast site of the Jeff & Mike Show
Save Canada Post / Media Release May 5, 2014 For Immediate Release | [PDF] OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is stepping up its campaign for better postal services and innovations such as postal banking in the wake of Canada Post’s latest annual report. “Our postal system is a valuable public service … Read more
Audit Report – HR-WP-14-002 – 05/01/2014 The U.S. Postal Service continues to experience financial challenges and operated at a $5 billion deficit in fiscal year (FY) 2013. The Postal Service remains a labor-intensive organization; it incurred about $47 billion in compensation and benefits expenses in FY 2013, including about $6 billion for retirement benefits. In … Read more
Web News Article # 082-14 May 5, 2014 – Thousands of former postal employees who took advantage of the Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive in 2013 will be returning to the post office where they last worked to pick up their final incentive check on May 23, reports Retirees Department Director Judy Beard. This presents a … Read more