The APWU and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union have announced plans to conduct a nationwide joint lobbying effort over the Congressional recess from Aug. 5 to Sept. 6 to urge senators and representatives to co-sponsor the Postal Service Protection Act (H.R. 630 in the House / S. 316 in the Senate) and the Protect […]
Norwalk, CT-July 10, 2013. JayStar Group President David Roger announced today that the National Postal Mail Handlers Union(NPMHU) in Washington, DC has selected JayStar Group, Inc. (JayStar) to install its ORION XE™ Membership and Dues Applications. These advanced, web-enabled applications will replace NPMHU’s existing AS400 based systems. The ORION XE suite is a comprehensive set […]
OWCP, with the approval of the Department of Justice has imposed nationwide sanctions on USPS for repeated Privacy Act violations. Information sharing will be restricted. Here is the text of the letter sent out by OWCP: The purpose of this letter is to inform you of certain steps that the Department of Labor (DOL) is […]
(May 10, 2013) – President John Hegarty responds to Postmaster General Donahoe’s request to reopen contract negotiations. President Hegarty’s letter reads, in part; “While we are always willing to work with the Postal Service to achieve cost savings, and to find new revenue streams, we cannot accommodate your request to reopen contract negotiations. Mail handlers […]
According to Law 360: The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to release some employees’ scores on an aptitude test to a mail handlers’ union, ruling that the union’s goal of policing the agency’s hiring practices outweighed the test takers’ right to privacy. The board ordered that the scores be […]
(April 10, 2013) — Earlier today, the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service announced that it will comply with the Continuing Resolution recently passed by Congress, and will delay implementation of any new delivery schedule, including its proposed five-day schedule that previously was announced for implementation on August 5, 2013. That announcement presumably […]
Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the NPMHU and the Postal Service on May 22, 2012, eligible Mail Handlers have until July 2, 2012 to choose to leave employment with the USPS (on or before August 31, 2012) and thus receive incentive payments totaling up to fifteen thousand dollars (for full-time […]
Extends Flexibility to Adjust to America’s Changing Mailing Trends WASHINGTON — It’s official. The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) AFL-CIO ratified March 14 tentative labor contract agreement with the U.S. Postal Service that will save the nation’s mail system $3.8 billion over the four and a half year life of the contract that becomes effective […]
A Fort Worth federal grand jury indicted a former postal worker and union leader who allegedly defrauded postal employees of more than $225,000. John P. Woods Jr., 68, of Arlington was a U.S. Postal Service employee and elected president of the Fort Worth branch of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union before he was charged […]
From the National Postal Mail Handlers Union: With preparations underway for negotiations over the terms of the 2011 National Agreement between the NPMHU and the Postal Service, the National Office has issued its official call for bargaining proposals from all members and Local Unions. To be fully considered prior to the onset of negotiations, proposals […]