October 24, 2017 AFL-CIO Convention Resolution 46 WHEREAS, the U.S. Post Office operated the Postal Savings System from 1911 through 1967 and, at its peak, had $3.4 billion in deposits; and WHEREAS, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Postal Service issued a report recommending that the Postal Service provide basic financial services…
Via Bobby Donelson, APWU SWCAL Retiree Chapter President: swcalretirees.org is the website for Southwest Coastal Area Local #917 of the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO. Due to the fact the local’s swcal web page was deactivated in April, the Southwest Coastal Area Local Retiree Chapter has set up a web page. One important part of…
By William Joy – October 23, 2017 LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – An email Monday let Shannan White know her Amazon package had arrived. “I went out and checked the mail and there was no package in there,” White said. Her first thought was theft because she’d heard of recent mail thefts in her Lake Forest…
I have a question: I am trying to grieve a situation where a Postmaster is changing the schedule of a NTFT flex frequently. He is doing it by Wednesday of the preceding week but he is changing the schedule like he has a PTF, not a NTFT. I am told the NTFT should work the…
For CSRS Retirees: The 2018 CSRS retiree COLA is based on the third quarter (July, August, September) average CPI-W index (1982-84=100) in 2017 over the 2016 third quarter average. 2018 CSRS COLA increase effective with January 2018 annuity payments will be 2.0%. For FERS Retirees: The 2018 FERS retiree COLA is based on the third…
I would like to thank the APWU for a hard fought battle and getting the Custodians (2) involved a cash remedy of $100K. I withdraw the criticisms of ten years waiting for a ruling. Thank you. First Name: James Last Name: Larkin Email: Tippythehorse@aol.com Union/Local: APWU – Southern NY Area Local #522 Office held if…
By Caryn Livingston – October 20, 2017 The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is following in the steps – or in this case, the wheels – of integrators like UPS, FedEx and DHL by testing an autonomous delivery vehicle on rural routes, in partnership with the University of Michigan. If successful, USPS expects to deploy the…
Objective Our objective was to assess the accuracy and reliability of In-Office Cost System (IOCS) telephone readings. The IOCS is the primary probability sampling system used by the U.S. Postal Service to attribute the labor costs of clerks, mail handlers, city carriers, and supervisors related to the handling of mail of all classes and rate…
