Santa Claus will get a helping hand from the Postal Service again this year. Operation Santa, the annual USPS program that allows employees and customers to aid families in need by âadoptingâ their letters to St. Nick and granting their holiday wishes, will run from Nov. 18-Dec. 20. The program will have a new website:…
Published Oct 15, 2019 The Postal Inspectors, Postal Police and Professional, Technical and Administrative staff of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service work hard every day to protect the mail. Hear from them how they do it. Source: U. S. Postal Inspection Service
Excerpt: October 16, 2019 “I proudly cosponsored the USPS Fairness Act to end the requirement that USPS pre-fund its retiree health benefits. The pre-fund mandate puts an unfair and undue burden on USPS, and it has prevented the agency from investing in new technologies, services, and products. As the Representative for Pennsylvania’s Fifth District, I…
October 16, 2019 WASHINGTON â The United States Postal Service today announced that Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, is retiring effective Jan. 31, 2020. âMegan Brennan is a devoted public servant who has helped lead the United States Postal Service through some very challenging circumstances,â said Robert M. Duncan, Chairman of…
Press Release – October 10, 2019 Social Security Announces 1.6 Percent Benefit Increase for 2020 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 69 million Americans will increase 1.6 percent in 2020, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 1.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 63…
As referenced in Article 8, sections 4 and 5, of the USPS-NALC and USPS-APWU national agreements, the December period (during which penalty overtime regulations are not applicable) consists of 4 consecutive service weeks. This year, the December period begins Pay Period 25-19, Week 2 (November 30, 2019) and ends Pay Period 01-20, Week 1 (December…
Welcome to the New Cyber Frontier: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe The world changes fast, yet technology evolves even faster. While technology today provides great benefits such as being able to conduct business on the go, it also creates more risks. Cyber threats, which are criminal or unethical activities that take place…
Dear APWU Brothers and Sisters: I would like to congratulate Mark Dimondstein and all the other candidates who were successful in this yearsâ APWU election of national offices. I would also like to thank everyone who participated and voted. A special thanks to those members who voted for me and supported my candidacy. Now that…
