Local and National APWU Officers Consorting with our Adversary?
Related: PMG Brennan on Philadelphia P&DC: “There is no chance this building is going to close.”
Category: General Union Business
Send a Message to the Postmaster General: I Stand with Postal Workers!
Web News Article #: 087-2015 04/27/2015 – With the Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire in less than a month, APWU negotiators – and members – are turning up the heat. The union is launching an ambitious program to mobilize support for the final stretch, including a postcard campaign. APWU members are working to secure…
It’s not just you: Letters really are taking longer to get delivered
By Lisa Rein – April 27, 2015 The U.S. mail is slowing down. In January, the Postal Service eliminated overnight delivery for local first-class letters that used to arrive the next day. Anywhere from 20 percent to half of the rest of the first-class mail sent every day now takes an extra day of delivery…
USPS OIG Report: Declines in Mail Volume Vary Widely across the United States
White Papers – RARC-WP-15-010 – 04/27/2015 Declining First-Class Mail (FCM) volumes pose a major financial challenge to the U.S. Postal Service because FCM contributes by far the largest proportion of revenue to the Postal Service’s bottom line. Between fiscal years 1995 and 2013, FCM single-piece volume dropped by 61 percent. But a close analysis of…
Lawmakers scoff at postal drones
By Bernie Becker – April 26, 2015 Top lawmakers are laughing off the possibility that the U.S. Postal Service might rely on drones in the coming years. The Postal Service is looking to turn over what is widely viewed as an outdated fleet of delivery vehicles, seeking roughly 180,000 new vehicles to replace the familiar…
APWU Contract Town Hall Call: Wed, May 6 – With Negotiating Table Updates
Web News Article #: 086-2015 04/24/2015 – With the Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire in less than a month, APWU negotiators – and members – are preparing to turn up the heat! To stay on top of the latest news from the negotiating table, APWU members are invited to join President Mark Dimondstein for…
APWU: Pittsburgh City Council Joins ‘Stop Staples’ Campaign
Web News Article #: 087-2015 04/24/2015 – The Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed a Will of Council resolution in support of the Stop Staples campaign. “The City of Pittsburgh will urge its citizens to become aware of these threats to the Postal Service and the efforts made by the Western PA Postal Workers Solidarity Committee…
LETTER: No help from Postal Service for late ‘priority’ mail
April 24, 2015 I pay a lot of bills by telephone. I needed to pay our mortgage recently. The mortgage company wanted to charge $10 to pay by phone so I decided I could do better. (I had four days to get the payment there via the U.S. Postal Service or suffer a $16 late…