Background Social media has revolutionized the world of communication and commerce. It is increasingly used by billions of people around the globe to interact with each other, access information, and recommend products and services. It is now a common practice for companies and organizations to use social media to not only market products and services,…
Browsing and posting on social media sites is a fun diversion and an easy way to keep up with friends. But have you ever considered how visiting and posting to a site helps keep it alive? Your participation is, in fact, vital for the siteâs success, even if you never paid a penny to use…
By Aliya Sternstein –Â April 11, 2016 A dishonest Postal Service employee, citing a bad back, says she canât lift a thing, files for workersâ compensation, collects a paycheck and stays home from work. A simple visit to her Facebook page, however, shows the purportedly injured employee lifting weights at a bodybuilding competition. That hypothetical situation…
The Postal Service reminds employees that they must follow rules established by the Hatch Act, a law that prohibits federal workers from engaging in some political activities. The main point of the Hatch Act is to prevent federal employees from using their positions to unduly influence elections. Under the law, employees can register to vote…
Why it matters A worker who violated her employerâs no cellphone use and disloyalty policies by taking selfies with coworkers that were posted online with a comment that she was âworking like an [sic] slaveâ was terminated in violation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), an administrative law judge recently determined. The Tinley Park…
Web News Article #: 215-2014 11/21/2014 –  Photos from the Nov.14 National Day of Action have been uploaded to the union’s Flickr account where members can view them. The photos are tagged by state. They can also be seen on the unionâs Facebook page. via National Day of Action Photos Posted Online | APWU.
(September 1, 2014) Like most modern folk, I sometimes communicate via text, Facebook, email and other digital methods. However, lately I have been reminded about how important the good olâ fashioned United States Postal Service is. TAKE A LETTER, MAYRENE: I received a very nice letter from Solano County board of education Trustee Mayrene Bates,…
