APWU: Say “No” to the Postal Pulse

June 29, 2023 Update: The Postal Services is re-administering the Postal Pulse survey from June 28 – July 27, 2023. Continue to stay united and do not let management take your Postal Pulse! Starting April 25 through May 26 June 28 through July 27,2023, the USPS is pushing its annual Postal Pulse Survey. The APWU…

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APWU: Don’t Let the Postal Service check Your “Pulse!”

June 8, 2022 Starting June 14 through July 15 2022, the USPS is pushing its annual Postal Pulse Survey. The APWU leadership urges you to not let the Postal Service take your Pulse! Management surveys have been used as a weapon against the APWU during contract negotiations while not producing any real positive change for…

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USPS OIG Report: Views of the Postal Service As an Employer

October 8, 2021 (RISC-WP-22-001) Employees’ online ratings of the Postal Service have stayed the same or declined between fiscal year (FY) 2016 and FY 2021; reviewers spoke favorably about the Postal Service’s pay and benefits but complained about long work hours and a lack of work-life balance. Turnover is relatively low among career employees, who…

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Survey Says: The USPS Is a Terrible Place to Work

Saturday, April 30, 2016 An organizational tumor that has festered within the U.S. Postal Service for years burst into public view this week at exactly the wrong time. An employee survey that postal officials tried to keep under wraps proves what countless postal workers have been saying for years: The USPS is generally a horrible,…

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PSEs Urged Not to Participate in ‘Stay Survey’, APWU Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge

Web News Article #: 211-2015 11/06/2015 – The American Postal Workers Union has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in response to the “Stay Survey,” in which the Postal Service asks newly hired non-career employees about their job satisfaction and the quality of their working conditions. The APWU…

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