Federal employees meet virtually with lawmakers to make their voices heard on compensation issues. By Tammy Flanagan – June 24, 2021 This week I had the opportunity to attend the legislative conference of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association. This impressive three-day event was held entirely on a virtual platform and included lessons…
Prior to the now infamous PAEA bill in 2006 the post office was in the black. The bill required pre funding at a level the post office could not be expected to fulfill. Thus began the efforts in congress to rescind the. PAEA bill. The priorities for postal reform were to end the prefunding, and…
I am against the Postal Reform Bill as written. Where is the evidence that this is good for Postal Retirees being put in a separate pool within the FEHB? Where is the evidence that this won’t affect the Federal Workers after losing 20% of their members in the FEHB? How will this bill affect us…
What the NALC still doesn’t explain is will the benefits for the retirees in the postal-only FEHB plans be exactly the same as in the non-postal FEHB plans? Will they stay the same in the future? That seems unlikely. Currently, FEHB plans return the savings they get from retirees having Medicare A and B primary…
By Nicole Ogrysko – May 25, 2021 A bipartisan bill designed to bring desired financial relief to the U.S. Postal Service could have implications for the rest of the federal workforce, potentially raising health insurance costs for employees and retirees, an employee advocacy organization warns. For the first time in years, momentum is building in…
By Jessie Bur – May 14, 2021 Employees of the U.S. Postal Service could soon be included in federal provisions guaranteeing 12 weeks of paid parental leave under legislation reported favorably out of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee May 13. The committee passed two USPS reform bills — the Postal Service Reform Act…
By Bill McAllister – April 28, 2021 In a sharply critical critique of the mailing industry, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has said the United States Postal Service is “incapable of providing the American people with consistent, predictable service.” That statement came from the embattled postal chief as he sought to rebut arguments from commercial mailers…
USPS News Release – March 23, 2021 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ‘DELIVERING FOR AMERICA’ PLAN – Aims to meet or exceed 95 percent network-wide, on-time delivery – Operates at break-even by FY2023 avoiding $160 billion in projected losses over the next 10 years Preserves affordable, six-day mail and expands seven-day package delivery Generates $24 billion in…
