November 21, 2016 Location, location, location â itâs the mantra of realtors, of course, but is just as important to retailers and service providers, like the U.S. Postal Service. USPS understands the importance of being where people live and shop. It also knows that keeping hours conducive to peopleâs shopping habits increases customer traffic. Cue…
Web News Article #: 246-2016 11/22/2016 – Consistent with the requirements of the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015, the Postal Service allows veteran employees who meet the eligibility requirements to take Wounded Warrior Leave. This is a specific type of leave, which provides veteran employees with no loss in pay, for undergoing medical…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, On behalf of Maintenance Division Director Steve Raymer, please find below the current summary of Building Equipment Maintenance – MS 1 Arbitration: The APWU/USPS commenced the MS-1 Arbitration Hearing on schedule (November 15-16, 2016). November 15, 2016: Director Steve Raymer and Case Officer Idowu Balogun testified November 16, 2016: Three Building…
By Walton J. Francis – November 16, 2016 The 2016 Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 5714) is pending before Congress and may be considered in the lame-duck session in December 2016. The bill would force age-65 postal annuitants to purchase duplicative Medicare Part B medical insurance, despite already paying for better insurance under the Federal…
You’ve probably heard the U.S. Postal Service intends to move first-class mail operations and 200 employees from its Roanoke processing and distribution center to Greensboro, North Carolina. Did you know they recently spent almost $1 million, repaving their parking lot? By Dan Casey – November 20, 2016 Are you ready for a postal service story…
Via Sam Wood, President – Southwest Florida Area Local / APWU: I put together these spreadsheets for the 2016 Health Plan Open Season. They contain health, dental and vision cost comparisons. I hope they assist you in your decision. Health Plan Comparisons Dental Plan Comparisons Vision Plan Comparisons Also See: Healthcare & Insurance – Compare Plans…
Transferred here 6 years ago. Lost my seniority….not a big deal. But in the LMOU, there is a rule that on The Big 4 Holidays….. New Years, 4th of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas, non volunteers can be drafted to work by juniority regardless if it’s the employee’s SDO or Holiday. We do not rotate the…
Press Release – November 16, 2016 FORT MILL, S.C., — Honeywell today announced that the U.S. Postal Service has deployed more than 5,000 Honeywell handheld computers to postal workers as the organization expands its parcel tracking network. The USPS has deployed Honeywell’s CN51 rugged handheld computers to expand its Surface Visibility program, which allows the…
