USPS rejects postmasters’ recommendations on saved grade for RIF’d employees

From the National League of Postmasters: The LEAGUE has received official notification that the significant recommendations that LEAGUE and NAPUS submitted in reference to the revisions of Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) Section 415, Rate Retention and Change to Lower EAS Grade will not be adopted. There was one recommendation that was adopted regarding […]

NAPS Issues Document To Assist Supervisors Impacted By Restructuring

The National Association of Postal Supervisors issued this document for impacted management employees Should you have become an impacted employee as a result of this announcement, the following information has been developed to assist you in knowing what the process of a restructuring entails. Becoming an impacted employee is a shocking experience that is going […]

Video: PMG addresses NAPS Members At Legislative Training Seminar

PMG Pat Donahoe speaks to National Association Of Supervisors members at the 2011 Legislative Training Seminar held March 20-23, 2011 in Washington, DC. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbDFHiZqO8I[/youtube]   Part 2 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgO7BaSxHAc[/youtube]      

Postal Supervisor Loses Lawsuit on Hostile Work Environment

Postal Supervisor Claimed A Hostile Work Environment aggravated his medical condition and USPS failed to investigate. The following facts are based upon the allegations in John Pell’s amended complaint filed in the United States District Court and information from the EEOC case. Pell is a former employee of the USPS who worked at the Framingham, […]

NAPS: Congress Needs To Correct Two Massive Errors Driving USPS Into The Red

More than 500 Postal Supervisors, along with many Postmasters, are meeting with Congressional offices on the Hill March 22-23, 2011. From the National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) The Postal Service warned Congress earlier this month that it will run out of cash by the end of the current fiscal year, on September 30, if […]

NAPS: The Threat to End Collective Bargaining

The following is an article written by Jay Killackey, Executive Vice President, National  Association of  Postal Supervisors (NAPS) You and Your Benefits under attack  (February 28, 2011)  You might wonder why my article this month is on collective bargaining. As supervisors, managers and postmasters in the Postal Service, we do not enjoy the right to […]

Sen. Carper Reacts to USPS plan to eliminate 7,500 admin, supervisory and Postmaster positions

Sen. Carper Reacts to USPS Job Cuts WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management which oversees the U.S. Postal Service, issued the following statement regarding Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe’s plan to eliminate 7,500 administrative, supervisory and postmaster positions: “Postmaster General Donahoe has a daunting task […]

NAPS Legislative Update: What to Expect from the New Congress?

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 […]

National Deficit Commission Proposed Big Hits on Feds and Postal Workers, Retirees

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 […]

MSPB Overturns Demotion of Postal Supervisor For Misuse Of USPS Credit Card

The following is a modified version of the MSPB case: Based on the results of an investigation, USPS removed the appellant from his position as EAS-17 Supervisor, Distribution Operations, on a charge of failure to follow instructions – unauthorized purchases on his government credit card. USPS listed three specifications: (1) using his assigned government credit […]