APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record â March 14, 2023 edition
Via John P. Richards, President â Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU COPA Honor Roll Mid Summer Blast APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record â March 14, 2023
Category: General Union Business
NLRB: APWU of Louisiana breached it’s duty of fair representation when it failed/refused to process employeeâs grievances
FINDINGS OF FACT I. JURISDICTION The United States Postal Service (the Employer) provides postal services for the United States and operates various facilities throughout the United States in performing that function, including its facility located at 3928 Highway 32, Leonville, Louisiana (the Employerâs facility). The Board has jurisdiction over the Employer and this matter by…
Medicare versus what we had (FEHB)
This article appeared in the New York Times. It appears that the APWU isn’t the only union that has bought into this. More Retiree Health Plans Move Away From Traditional Medicare Retirees whose former employers offer health coverage are being shifted to privately run Medicare Advantage, often against their wishes. The change saves millions for…
NALC: Social Security Fairness Act reintroduced in Senate
March 9, 2023 Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act (S. 597) in the Senate on March 1. The bill, which is identical to legislation introduced in the House (H.R. 82) in January by Reps. Garret Graves (R-LA) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), would repeal the Government Pension…
Federal panel vacates Postal Service heat citations
March 10, 2023 The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission recently vacated four Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for letter carriers in Benton, Arkansas; Houston and San Antonio, Texas; and Martinsburg, West Virginia, exposed to excessive heat. The commissioners concluded that OSHA failed to identify economically and…
Postal Bulletin: Beware of Text Message Scams
Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending emails or other messages claiming to be from trustworthy companies. These messages encourage individuals to disclose personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. Many people donât realize that cybercriminals can also deliver phishing attacks through text messages, which is known as smishing. These types of scams…
Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00 A.M.
Daylight saving time returns Sunday, March 12, at 2 a.m. In areas where the change is observed, clocks should be set ahead one hour Saturday, March 11, at bedtime. Standard time will resume Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 a.m.
USPS released its latest TV commercial: Orchestrated Delivery
February 24, 2023 The Postal Service has released its latest TV commercial, which stars the organizationâs network of vehicles, facilities and employees, showcased with a catchy, familiar tune. The spot, âOrchestrated Delivery,â opens with the sound of postal vehiclesâ engines starting and emphasizes that USPS likes to move it â to deliver to business and…