The 2022 primaries and mid-terms will soon be upon us and the Postal Service™ is gearing up for those elections, including numerous congressional, gubernatorial, state, and local races. Thus, proper handling of Election Mail and Political Mail is critical, especially as more voters turn to the mail to participate in the electoral process. The Postal…
The Dimondstein administration wants retirees to storm the barricades for every APWU activity. Yet they oppose every retiree initiative at conventions. It is time for we retirees to ask, “What is in this for us?” First Name: John Last Name: Richards Email: jprichards1@verizon.net Union/Local: Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter Office held if any: President
As a response to comments on this site and the 21cpw Facebook group, the original post with chart has been updated as follows: Click Here for MS Word version Original Post: Via John Marcotte, former APWU National Legislative Director and Health Plan Director: Vote NO! The membership has earned more and deserves better. Upon review…
On February 10, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for the month of January 2022. January was the final month of the six-month measuring period used for determining the cost of living allowance (COLA) for those covered by the National Agreement. Every full-time career employee in every step…
From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Date: 2/9/22 Subject: KN-95 Masks Last week in our meeting with management regarding COVID-19, we were informed that the Postal Service has 14 million KN95s on hand. Local management can request these KN95s for employee use. It might be a good idea to ask your local management to requests these. Please…
From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Subject: Updated Probation Language Please send out this version. Please see the attached email extending the protection for employees in their first 90 or 120 days from separations related to COVID-19 absences. Please disseminate. Vance Zimmerman Industrial Relations Director American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO 1300 L…
February 8, 2022 WASHINGTON, DC — The below remarks are as prepared for delivery by Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy during the open session meeting of the Postal Service Board of Governors on Feb. 8, 2022. USPS National News Release – Feb. 8, 2022 Source: USPS
February 8, 2022 The Postal Service has reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 (Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2021). Here are some highlights: • Revenue. Operating revenue was approximately $21.3 billion, a decrease of 0.9 percent compared with the same quarter last fiscal year. Shipping and packages revenue decreased 7.9 percent,…
