Greetings, I would like to remind you the early registration discount for the 2022 Postal Labor Unions Summer School (PLUSS) ends soon. The early registration fee discounted rates change on different dates for ‘Advanced Week’ and ‘Basic Week’ courses. The early registration fee discount ends on April 15th for Advanced and April 22nd for Basic….
April 12, 2022 The Postal Service reform legislation that President Biden signed into law on April 6 will involve changes to employees’ health and retirement benefits. USPS understands that employees have many questions, so here are a few things to know: • The law establishes the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, which will provide…
Statement of John L. Marcotte Announcing His Candidacy For President of the APWU Today I announce my candidacy for the presidency of the APWU. The presidency of a union should be 100% focused on how to improve the lives of its membership on the workroom floor. The president of the APWU should be a facilitator…
April 8, 2022 On March 30, 2022, the APWU and USPS agreed to an updated version of the Questions & Answers for the MOU, Re: Residual Vacancies – Clerk Craft. During the 2021 contract negotiations, the parties made improvements to the MOU which necessitated new Q&As being added to the previous April 8, 2020 version….
Year one progress on our plan April 7, 2022 Our Delivering for America (DFA) plan was published on March 23, 2021, to transform the United States Postal Service from an organization in financial and operational crisis to one that is self-sustaining and high performing. In the year since, the Postal Service has aggressively advanced core…
April 6, 2022 USPS has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) that it intends to raise certain prices, effective July 10. The new pricing includes a 2-cent increase in First-Class Mail Forever stamps, which will rise to 60 cents from 58 cents. The proposed increases, already approved by the governors of the Postal Service, would…
April 5, 2022 The March 2022 JCAM is now available here. All previous versions of the JCAM should be replaced with the March 2022 version. The JCAM is in the printing process. A copy will be sent to each office where city letter carriers are employed. Additional copies will be made available for purchase from…
By Patrick Dorrian – April 4, 2022 Allegedly falsely accused of document, time theft Also needed permission to leave area, use bathroom The U.S. Postal Service must face trial on whether White supervisors at its Mandeville, La., location harassed a Black letter carrier because of her race, a New Orleans federal judge ruled. Paula Watson…
