APWU: The Social Security Fairness Act

July 21, 2023 APWU members are continuing to advocate for the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82 and S. 597. These bills were introduced by Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), with a number of bi-partisan original co-sponsors in both chambers. The Act would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision…

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Bipartisan Postal Supervisor and Manager Fairness Act, and Postal Employees MSPB Appeal Rights Legislation Introduced

January 30, 2023 Two key legislative priorities for the National Association of Postal Supervisors were introduced on Janaury 27. The first bill, H.R. 594, focuses on providing EAS level postal employees with procedural fairness during periodic pay talks. The second bill, H.R. 595, seeks to provide thousands of postal managers with the right to appeal…

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USPS OIG Primer on Postal Reform

The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA) is the culmination of more than a decade’s worth of congressional efforts to pass meaningful reform legislation. The PSRA contains financial reforms intended to improve the Postal Service’s financial sustainability, and operational reforms intended to increase efficiency, accountability, and transparency. The PSRA will have both short- and…

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USPS: Third-quarter financial results reported

August 9, 2022  The Postal Service has reported its financial results for fiscal year 2022’s third quarter (April 1-June 30). Here are some highlights: • Revenue. Operating revenue was $18.7 billion, an increase of 1.4 percent compared with the same quarter one year earlier. First-Class Mail revenue was essentially flat, while Marketing Mail revenue increased…

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USPS OIG: Role of the Postal Service in Identity Verification

Verifying identity credentials that individuals provide online, such as name, address, and Social Security Number (SSN), is increasingly important as government experiences higher identity fraud levels. Several potential roles exist for the Postal Service to contribute to government efforts to create and implement more secure identity verification systems. The emergency disbursement of trillions of dollars…

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USPS: New law will effect employee health and retirement benefits.

April 12, 2022 The Postal Service reform legislation that President Biden signed into law on April 6 will involve changes to employees’ health and retirement benefits. USPS understands that employees have many questions, so here are a few things to know: • The law establishes the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, which will provide…

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USPS: CFO reports first-quarter results (video)

March 7, 2022 The Postal Service’s performance during the holidays was a “solid victory,” Chief Financial Officer Joe Corbett reports in his latest “Dollars and Change” video. USPS accepted more than 11 billion mailpieces and packages for delivery from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve, the organization’s peak season, with an average delivery time of 2.7…

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Rules Committee Meeting on H.R. 3076 (Postal Reform Act) – February 7, 2022

COMMITTEE ACTION: REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Monday, February 7, 2022. Closed rule for H.R. 3076. Provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or their designees. Waives all points of order against consideration of the…

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