March 24, 2022 President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff to honor Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state who died this week. Flags should be flown at half-staff until Sunday, March 27, at sunset. To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then…
Attached is a copy (.docx) of a resolution fully supported by the vast majority of retirees. It does not have a major impact on the number attending the National Convention due to the fact Retiree Chapters do not have a lot of funds and therefore do not send many, if any delegates to the National…
APWU makes the front page of the March 2022 UNION BUG
Traditionally, the in-person food drive has been held on the second Saturday in May. For the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person food drive has been cancelled for safety and health reasons. This year, plans are underway to tentatively hold the traditional, in-person food drive on Saturday, May 14, 2022. NALC…
March 21, 2022 The Postal Service wants to remind employees about the Commuter Benefits Program, which allows them to pay for qualified commuting costs using pretax money. Any career USPS employee is eligible for this benefit. There is no fee to join or cancel. There is no open enrollment period; employees can enroll or make…
March 17, 2022 Pursuant to Article XI, Section 4 of the NRLCA Constitution, the Ratification Committee has completed the tabulation of ballots and reports that the 2021-2024 NRLCA-USPS Tentative National Agreement has been ratified by a vote of 15,431 to 6,126, or 72 percent voting in favor of ratification. Read More (NRLCA Members Only) Related:…
March 17, 2022 The National Rural Letter Carriersâ Association membership has ratified a new three-year labor contract with the Postal Service. The contract covers more than 132,000 rural carriers represented by the union. Highlights of the agreement include annual general wage increases, semiannual cost-of-living adjustments, measures designed to stabilize work schedules, increased flexibility to use…
March 17, 2022 (RISC-WP-22-003) As the Postal Service prepares to acquire a new delivery fleet, electric vehicles may be a good option for deployment on many postal routes. There is considerable variation among delivery routes, and many factors can make a route either more or less suitable to electric vehicle deployment. In February 2021, USPS…
