The agreement between USPS and Management Associations covers salary protection for Postmasters and Station Managers who are downgraded as a result of Delivery Unit Optimization Implementation Here is a summary of agreement from the National League Of Postmasters: League President Mark Strong has received a memo from Postal Headquarters stating that a solution and understanding […]
From the National Association Of Postal Supervisors January 2011 The Business Case for Continuing Six-Day Delivery Since March, 2010 the Postal Service has promoted several cost-saving measures, including reducing the number of delivery days from the current six-days per week to a five-day delivery structure. The National Association of Postal Supervisors believes that the Postal […]
The APWU and other postal unions and management associations have asked President Barack Obama to take “immediate action to save almost 100,000 good, middle-class jobs and stabilize the financial condition” of the Postal Service. “A healthy postal system is critical for a healthy U.S. economy,” the organizations wrote [PDF] on Jan. 12. “The financial problems […]
NAPS Leg/Reg Update – Jan. 5, 2011 The 112th Congress Convenes. The new Congress convenes today. All Members of the House (including 94 House freshmen) and the Senate (including 16 new Senators) will be sworn in and legislative work will begin. The House will elect John Boehner (R-OH) as Speaker and adopt procedural rules governing […]
Archived National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative Report Deficit Commission Proposes Big Hits on Feds and Postal Workers, Retirees The co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility on Wednesday released their recommendations for significant savings in federal spending. As feared, the proposals would bring significant pain to the active and retired federal and postal […]
From the National Association of Postal Supervisors letter To Deputy Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe: We continue to receive negative feedback from the field concerning the continuation of reductions to the number of EAS field positions during the heart of the 2010 Holiday Season. While we are cognizant of the current financial and structural challenges facing […]
NAPUS has received a copy of a letter from Deputy Postmaster General & COO Patrick Donahoe, with instructions on changes to the way the results of Supervisory Workload Credit (SWC) will be handled when a supervisory staffing reduction is determined. Mr. Donahoe said “Effective immediately, when the SWC worksheet results in a supervisory staffing reduction […]
by Bruce Moyer, NAPS Legislative Counsel National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative & Regulatory Update Sept. 30, 2010 Postal Service Suffers Three Stinging Defeats One of the most troubling weeks in Washington for the United States Postal Service is coming to an end, with three major setbacks. The first two came on Capitol Hill, as […]
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY UPDATE JULY 22, 2010 POSTAL FINANCIAL REFORM BILL CLEARS FIRST HURDLE The House postal oversight subcommittee on Wednesday approved legislation to stabilize the finances of the Postal Service by reversing billions of dollars overpaid by USPS into the government’s civil service pension fund and shifting those payments […]
In a letter to Ted Keating, President of the National Association of Postal Supervisors USPS wrote: This is in response to your recent request for consideration to include all additional EAS field positions as part of a Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) request to Office of Personnel Management (OPM). As you are aware, we currently have received approval […]