Vice President’s Report Cassie Williams Nashville Local #5 NPC â National President’s Conference in Washington D.C. – March 9-11, 2019 Saturday March 9th â National Legislative Director Judy Beard along with at least 2 of her administrative assistants gave a class entitled âFighting Privatization’. Although I had an appointment around noon on Capitol Hill I…
The USPS published a misleading News Link article on advance annual leave on March 14th. A correction should be made.  It said: âIf youâre planning to retire or leave USPS this year, the organization wants you to pay attention to your âEarned Annual Leave Balance.â Remember: If the number goes negative, the Postal Service will…
The Department of Labor issued an Opinion Letter Thursday that says an employee with a FMLA-qualifying condition may not use paid leave and decline to use FMLA leave to preserve FMLA leave for future use. This will likely result in employers digging more deeply into employeesâ reasons for taking paid leave. Employees will need to…
The Postal Service wants to ensure employees understand how advanced annual leave works. Advanced annual leave describes the amount of annual leave that the organization âadvancesâ to eligible employees at the beginning of each year. If youâre a full-time, part-time regular or non-traditional full-time career employee, you receive advanced annual leave. This number is shown…
WASHINGTON, DC â The U.S. Department of Laborâs Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is requesting information as the Agency considers rulemaking to update the powered industrial trucks standards for general, maritime, and construction industries. The standards became effective in 1971, and were based on industry consensus standards from 1969. Since then, national consensus standards…
National Presidentâs Conference Notes â March 10 â 11, 2019 Via Sam Wood, President â Southwest Florida Area Local I have limited my notes drastically in order to keep these notes as short as possible while also being helpful to what was covered at the NPC. I apologize in advance for any errors or mistakes…
When plugging a smart mobile device (e.g., phone, tablet, or wearable technology) into a computerâs USB port, the two devices can exchange information or malware. At the U.S. Postal ServiceÂź, this could put sensitive information into the wrong hands and potentially affect our business and reputation. To prevent a security breach, follow these important charging…
Employees who use USPS-issued mobile devices will soon be required to complete a new cybersecurity training course. The course, ISEC Mobile Devices, will address the proper security measures for smartphones, tablets and similar devices. The course also will cover policy information, best practices and tools to assist in securing the devices. The course became available…
