APWU Updated CBR on LMOU Negotiations
CBR Issue 22-01 February/March 2022
Category: General Union Business
Postal Bulletin: Hazards May Appear — Ensure Your Path is Clear
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 38,600 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the United States in 2020. Even as the U.S. imposed tight restrictions and Americans drove less, deaths from traffic accidents increased. The three most common causes of fatalities on the road were impaired…
Daylight Saving Time returns Sunday, March 13, at 2 a.m.
Daylight saving time returns Sunday, March 13, at 2 a.m. In areas where the change is observed, many people will set their clocks ahead one hour Saturday, March 12, at bedtime. Standard time will resume Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 a.m. Source: USPS
Former Post Office Manager Charged in Theft of $1.7 Million in Checks from the Mail
March 9, 2022 INDIANAPOLIS – James Lancaster, 40, of Indianapolis, the former manager of customer service at Indianapolis’ New Augusta Post Office, has been charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and theft of mail. The charges against Lancaster were unsealed late yesterday. On March 1, 2022, a federal grand jury in…
USPS OIG Report: Truck Driver Shortage – Implications for the Postal Service
March 7, 2022 (RISC-WP-22-002) The national truck driver shortage has impacted the Postal Service and suppliers that transport mail in bulk along highway contract routes. Several strategies could help the Postal Service to mitigate the impact of the driver shortage. Since at least the early 2000s, the trucking industry has warned of a shortage of…
USPS: Bipartisan postal reform bill awaits president’s signature
The Postal Service Reform Act passed the U.S. Senate on March 8 with bipartisan support. Now that the bill has passed both houses of Congress, it heads to the White House for President Joe Biden’s signature. The legislation eliminates the Postal Service’s outdated, burdensome retiree health benefit prefunding requirement and integrates the organization’s retiree health…
USPS: CFO reports first-quarter results (video)
March 7, 2022 The Postal Service’s performance during the holidays was a “solid victory,” Chief Financial Officer Joe Corbett reports in his latest “Dollars and Change” video. USPS accepted more than 11 billion mailpieces and packages for delivery from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve, the organization’s peak season, with an average delivery time of 2.7…
Maintenance In-service Open Season (April 1-30, 2022)
The 2021-2024 National Agreement between the United States Postal Service and American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, amends the maintenance in-service examination process, to include that on an annual basis from March 1-31 career employees may submit a written request to be tested for maintenance craft eligibility ratings for all occupational groups (excluding NST ET-11). Due…