Press Release – November 16 2016 WASHINGTON â Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement in response to the announcement that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) reported a net loss of $5.6 billion in fiscal year 2016. This report comes after…
11/17/2016 – On November 8, 2016, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge Paul Bogas ruled to uphold all of the charges leveled at the United States Postal Serviceâs (USPS) Staples Approved Shipper program. The APWU initially filed the complaint on November 13, 2014. The judge ruled the Staples deal was subcontracting within the…
November 16, 2016 All employees who were on the rolls as of November 4 and who otherwise meet the Act’s eligibility requirements may use up to 104 hours of Wounded Warriors Leave during the 12 month period beginning November 5, 2016. Any of these employees who used leave for a condition covered by the Act…
Today, November 17, 2016 will be the day that Vince Tarducci, President of the Philadelphia BMC Local turns over the gavel to new leadership of the local. Vince was elected as a national business agent and will now serve the APWU in that capacity. Vince has served as local president for 27 years and in…
By Steven Nelson – November 16, 2016 Itâs no surprise that with about a half-million employees, some U.S. Postal Service workers are enticed by the prospect of free marijuana when the drugâs telltale odor seeps from a package. But when the postal service inspector general’s office looked into the handling of such packages at seven…
November 16, 2016 BOSTON (CBS) â With a third of their workforce eligible to retire, the U.S. Postal Service in eastern Massachusetts is looking to hire hundreds of new workers. Mike Powers, USPS District Manager for Greater Boston, told WBZ-TV they hope to bring in more than 500 new employees in the biggest hiring push…
Sometimes flat-rate envelopes get too stuffed and no longer get the flat rate. To avoid this problem, USPS is reminding employees that customers should not turn Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelopes into âkangaroo pouchesâ by overstuffing them â even if the envelope can be sealed. As postal regulations note, tape may be used on the…
Can a person hold multiple positions at the same time?  We have a person who is an OWCP Representative, a Union Steward and now they are running for a Trustee Position. Can a person hold all 3 positions at the same time?  Please give references. Thank You First Name: Sheryl Last Name: Davidson Email: surfer238@hotmail.com Union/Local: NALC –…
