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APWU: Clerk Craft Resolves Disputes on Scheme Requirements, Dexterity Qualifications

Posted on January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 005-20160 1/13/2016 – The APWU and USPS reached agreement on disputes involving scheme requirements and dexterity qualifications, Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has announced. The disputes arose in February and March 2015, when management unilaterally eliminated scheme requirements and dexterity qualifications from all Clerk Craft duty assignments. Management’s unilateral action violated…

New ‘Digest Of EEO Law’ Issued By EEOC

Posted on January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 by 21cpw

Press Release – January 11, 2016 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law, which is available online. The Digest now includes hyperlinks so that stakeholders can easily access the full decisions which have been summarized. This quarterly publication,…

APWU: Contract Arbitration to Begin Feb. 17 – Goldberg Selected as ‘Neutral Arbitrator’

Posted on January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 by 21cpw

01/12/2016 – Arbitration hearings for a new APWU Collective Bargaining Agreement with the U.S. Postal Service will begin on Feb. 17, President Mark Dimondstein has announced. The case will be presented to a three-member panel comprised of a union-appointed advocate, a management-appointed advocate, and a neutral arbitrator, who determines the outcome. Under federal law, the…

PRC Issues Annual Report to the President and Congress

Posted on January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 by 21cpw

Press Release – January 12, 2016 Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission released its Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Report to the President and Congress that highlights its various activities performed throughout the year. By law, the Commission is required to submit an annual report to the President and the Congress concerning the operations of…

Does the USPS even need a board of governors?

Posted on January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 by 21cpw

By Kevin Kosar – January 11, 2016 The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors is supposed to have 11 members. It currently has three: one governor, the postmaster-general and the deputy postmaster-general. By law, the board cannot discharge its duties unless it has a quorum, which requires six members be present. The board has been…

The Problems And Promise Of Postal Banking

Posted on January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 by 21cpw

January 12, 2016 It is easy to overlook the problem of the unbanked and underbanked in the United States — if for no other reason than it is far from the endemic problem here that it is in other parts of the world. However, depending upon the exact data set one is using, a full…

Early Retirement?

Posted on January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 by 21cpw User Post

Are there going to be any early outs this year?

Trucks on fire: USPS Long Life Vehicles outlive their lifespan

Posted on January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 by 21cpw

January 11, 2016 With over 211,000 vehicles, the Postal Service operates the largest civilian fleet in the world. About 190,000 vehicles are used to collect and deliver the mail, and about 140,000 of them are Grumman-built Long Life Vehicles (LLVs), the iconic postal trucks that are a ubiquitous presence on America’s streets and roads. These…