USPS-APWU arbitration decision puts moratorium on plant consolidations and outsourcing retail

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

July 11, 2016 The Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union have a new contract. Last week, the arbitrator on the case, Stephen Goldberg, issued his decision and award, thus ending a two-year dispute. The new contract provides protections against layoffs for all career employees (who were on the rolls as of July 8),…

USPS OIG Report: Approved Shippers Pricing and Customer Service

Posted on July 2, 2016July 4, 2016 by 21cpw

Background The Approved Shipper Program is a component of the Approved Postal Provider® Program, which gives U.S. Postal Service customers expanded access to Postal Service offerings, such as mailing packages and letters, at non-postal locations. In fiscal year (FY) 2015, the Postal Service generated [redacted] from the Approved Shipper Program. As of October 2015, there…