May 6, 2014 – The presidents of the four postal employee unions – the APWU, the National Association of Letter Carriers, the National Rural Letter Carriers Association and the NPMHU – have written to members of the House of Representatives, urging them to vote against a postal bill drafted by House Oversight and Government Reform […]
The presidents of the four postal employee unions—NALC, APWU, NRLCA and NPMHU—wrote a letter to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) to share the unions’ views on President Obama’s budget proposals for 2015
C&IA, unions discuss best practices USPS continues to work with postal unions to improve customers’ experiences. Recently, Consumer and Industry Affairs (C&IA) officials in Washington, DC, met with union representatives to discuss the effects customer service has on the overall customer experience. The meeting focused on defining customer service characteristics that foster a positive experience […]
Up until the 1990s, the two largest unions, APWU and NALC, bargained together. We even shared almost identical contract books with jointly negotiated language. I remember attending a joint contract rally in Washington, D.C. from that period. But the alliance ended, through some combination of personality clashes at the top and different bargaining goals. Since […]
Postal Unions Form Alliance – Declaration Promises Joint Efforts Declaring that “the U.S. Postal Service is under unprecedented attack,” the presidents of the four postal unions have formed a historic alliance to fight back. “A congressionally-manufactured financial crisis drains the USPS of vital resources,” the union presidents write in a proclamation [PDF] signed over the […]
This morning, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2015 budget, which endorsed the Postmaster General’s proposed plan to eliminate six-day mail delivery. The following is a statement released by Jeanette Dwyer, President of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association: “The Administration’s budget released today simply misses the mark when it comes to solving the current […]
Move Follows Hoeven Efforts with U.S. Postmaster General WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Postal Service has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Rural Letter Carriers Association that will grant pay increases and bonuses to recruit and retain rural carriers in the Bakken region, including Minot, Dickinson, Williston, […]
Feb. 20, 2014—There will be no third cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for letter carriers under the 2011-2016 National Agreement because the Feb. 20 release of the January Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed no increase in the CPI between July 2013 and January 2014. This morning’s release of the January 2014 CPI-W (1967=100), 685.220, showed no increase […]
The four postal unions sent a joint letter [PDF] to members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Jan. 27 expressing “strong opposition” to an amended version of Senate bill 1486, and urging senators to oppose the bill when it is considered by the committee on Jan. 29. The substitute bill was issued […]
USPS OIG Audit: Rural Delivery Operations – Mail Count and Timekeeping Processes U.S. Postal Service Rural Delivery Operations has about 112,000 rural letter carriers and associates delivering mail on 72,407 routes. Salaries and benefits total over $6 billion annually for these employees. Per the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association’s National Labor Agreement, the mail count […]