APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record â January 9, 2015 Edition
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Category: General Union Business
Postal workers speak out against plant closures and speed-up
âWeâre becoming slavesâ By Hector Cordon – January 10, 2015 The United States Postal Service (USPS) initiated the closure of 82 mail processing facilities nationwide this week. The cuts will impact 15,000 employees and add one to two days to the delivery time of 14 billion pieces of first-class mail each year. Since 2006, the…
Video: Ask Ed Live: Saving the U.S. Postal Service
Saving the U.S. Postal Service – Published on Jan 9, 2015 In Ask Ed Live, Ed Schultz explains the need for the President to defend the U.S. Postal Service to help save the institution. Plus, Ed breaks down the need for smart reporting in sensitive situations.
USPS Data Breach Was For Profit â âHealth Filesâ Fetch Handsome Figures, Indicate Investigators
(January 8, 2015) The USPS data breach that took place in November could have been orchestrated primarily for financial gains, indicated the investigators. USPS Chief Human Resources Officer Jeffrey Williamson confirmed that data stored in âa file relating to injury compensation claimsâ was illegally accessed and siphoned-off by hackers. Health information of as many as…
2015 Plant Consolidation Schedule Updated January 9, 2015
Click Here for 2015 Network Rationalization Schedule updated 1/9/15 [XLXS]
APWU 2015 Dues Disbursement Schedule
The table below indicates the date and corresponding pay period in which locals and state organizations can expect headquarters to deposit the Dues Check Off (DCO) rebate monies via Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT). via 2015 Dues Disbursement Schedule | APWU.
APWU: Contract Campaign Training Sparks Great Enthusiasm
Web News Article #: 001-2015 01/09/2015 – Training for the unionâs campaign to win a good contract got underway for locals in the APWUâs Western Region on Jan. 6, and participants left the two-day session downright excited about the possibilities. âI have to admit I was apprehensive at first, but came out more enthusiastic than…
APWU: OIG Report – Postal Service, Customers Would Suffer if Mail Processing Were Eliminated
Web News Article #: 002-2015 01/08/2015 – A little-noticed OIG report bolsters the unionâs position that mail processing plants are crucial to Postal Service operations and should not be privatized. Many Americans view the Postal Service as having only two components: those who deliver mail and those who assist you at the window, the Dec….