The New Jersey Chapter got the 110th National Convention off to a rousing start Monday morning, Sept. 15, in Atlantic City; nearly 900 members were registered. President Tony Leonardi welcomed everyone to the convention. He talked about this year—a year of change in response to changes in the Postal Service. “We have had to change […]
(August 29, 2014) Reduction in force is a term that frightens most federal workers. It means uncertainty, potential loss of a job, disruption, and usually more questions than answers. Politicians (even the ones who want to shrink the federal government) oppose them. So do managers, unions, and most people who write about government issues. Most […]
National League of Postmasters – July 07, 2014 Updated Information on the July 8th LAC Posting for Impacted Postmasters LEAGUE Headquarters wants to remind all impacted Postmasters that the Limited Area of Consideration (LAC) special job posting opens July 8 and closes July 23. The LEAGUE received the attached sample letter which is being sent to Postmasters […]
POStPLAN IMPACT POSTMASTERS IN RMPO 6 HOUR OFFICES INCLUDED IN SPECIAL POSTING, SEPARATION INCENTIVE, VER Postal Service is sending a letter to all Postmasters of POSTPlan post office who took a voluntary reassignment to a 6 hour RMPO position. The letter explains options being offered to them during their RIF avoidance period. Options include their inclusion into special incentive offer […]
The Postmasters organizations have had numerous meetings with Postal Headquarters regarding the final implementation of POStPlan, since the announcement of the extension of the POStPlan RIF date from September 30, 2014 to January 9, 2015. As a result of these meetings, a number of clarifications on the implementation and the POStPlan Timeline were shared with […]
Postmaster Organizations informed that RIF effective Date Postponed until 01/10/2015 There are a lot of anxious POStPlan impacted Postmasters waiting for final news on the specific RIF timelines and events associated with this phase of POStPlan implementation. We continue to meet with Postal Headquarters and minor changes come from each of these meetings which will […]
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) is floating a new postal proposal this week, and he intends to put before his committee on Wednesday morning, May 21. Unlike the previous Issa attempt, which replicated President Obama’s postal plan, the latest Issa draft bill would simply phase-out door delivery and replace it […]
It appears likely that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will conduct a vote on a new bill authored by Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) on Wednesday afternoon, May 7. The most recent draft of the bill is very similar to the postal proposal included in President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget. The bill would […]
Online initiative will highlight critical roles of federal and postal employees through images and shared stories WASHINGTON, April 29, 2014 — The Federal-Postal Coalition (FPC) today launched the “What Dreams Are Made Of…” online initiative to push back against the negative stereotype of government employees. The images are meant to remind viewers that many of […]
FY 2015 House GOP Budget Proposal Targets Postal and Federal Employees – eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Yesterday, the House Budget Committee approved a “budget resolution” that is authored by its chairman, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). In part, the measure proposes to cut postal and federal employee pay, increase postal employee premium contributions for health […]