APWU Vows to Fight On
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has dismissed an APWU complaint which charges that the Postal Service is failing to meet its own service standards regarding the delivery of first-class mail. The union brought the complaint in its capacity as a large mailer.
The union’s complaint [PDF] alleges that the USPS regularly fails to meet its service, including the first-class mail of the APWU. The union mails millions of pieces of first-class mail every year to APWU members and locals in every state and territory of the United States.
In a decision issued Feb. 27 [PDF], the commission concluded that the APWU had failed to allege any particular harm due to the Postal Service’s failure to deliver the union’s mail as required by postal regulations. The APWU “merely alleges violations of service standards…without harm or injury,” the commission wrote.
The PRC’s decision is under review by APWU attorneys and may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Commenting on the ruling, APWU President Mark Dimondstein said, “I am astonished to learn that the Postal Regulatory Commission doesn’t consider regular violations of Postal Service standards to be harmful to mailers. We strongly disagree.
“We are determined to carry on the fight against the Postal Service’s failure to provide service mailers and mail recipients expect and deserve
Just another example of APWU actions that do not result in additional jobs and a complete waste of your dues money. Hey…at least APWU attorneys racked up! Keep paying those dues!
The reason that there is limited public outcry in my opinion is that if you do not know when an item is mailed you do not know that it is late. Most people only get bills in the mail and are not anxious for its arrival anyway. As for packages, so many shippers provide tracking info that it can be watched up to the point of delivery and if so, it is not late either. I mean if you can “see” when it was shipped and “see” its progress you know when it will arrive and you are not worried. So, the solution is, there is no solution. This is the new normal.
What did anyone expect?
PRC must be living in a cave. My mail showes up whenever. Come on I work at a P+DC I see whats going on
PRC is just like Congress.
Bought and paid for.
So poor service is OK?
As they lower the standards we will have less customers.