The Postal Service will also continue to squeeze costs out of its workforce, pledging to reach new collective bargaining agreements with employee unions that provide more favorable terms to the agency. It will enhance its pay-for-performance for non-union workers to better reward top employees. In the last decade, USPS has slashed 84,000 career positions in […]
In an effort to course-correct from more than a decade of net financial losses, the Postal Service on Wednesday released its long-awaited five year-business plan. The most impactful recommendations in the strategy would require legislation from Congress, regulatory relief from the Postal Regulatory Commission and new labor agreements from the postal unions. “Ultimately, Congress determines […]
12/27/2019 But the Postal Service as a public, government-run entity is not guaranteed, and advocates in Congress, President Donald Trump’s administration, and consulting firms like McKinsey & Co. have called for privatization of the agency for some time. Those changes could come as early as next month. The United States Postal Service shipped more than […]
Postal coalition and labor stakeholders collectively seek relief in 2020 appropriations December 12, 2019 – On behalf of Postal Service business and labor stakeholders – who collectively generate $1.5 trillion in sales, and support more than 7 million private-sector jobs, and more than 600,000 Postal Service employees – we respectfully request language to repeal the […]
October 10, 2019 Alexandria, Va. – In response to the 2020 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for federal retirement annuities and Social Security benefits announced today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, NARFE National President Ken Thomas issued the following statement: “The 2020 COLA of 1.6 percent will do little, if anything, to help the millions of federal […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today introduced a bipartisan resolution that would make clear Congress’ opposition to privatizing the United States Postal Service (USPS). McCaskill’s effort was joined by 27 of her colleagues after a recent Administration proposal included postal privatization. “Local post offices are the backbones of our rural communities—even more so now as […]
9/12/18 Over the course of the past few weeks, the House of Representatives’ resolution that opposes White House efforts to privatize the U.S. Postal Service has gained momentum. Currently, H.Res. 993 commands the cosponsorship of 178 members of Congress. To determine if your Representative is a cosponsor please link to the Congress.gov. In addition, it […]
Two down—seven more to go … The U.S. Senate confirmed two nominations to the Postal Service Board of Governors, and President Trump announced his intent to nominate two other individuals to the board Aug. 28. The Senate confirmed Robert M. Duncan, a Kentucky resident, and David C. Williams, an Illinois resident. President Trump nominated Duncan […]
8/10/2018 NALC President Fredric Rolando’s statement on the release of the U.S. Postal Service’s financial statement for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2018, covering the months of April, May and June of 2018: The Postal Service’s quarterly financial report shows the Postal Service’s underlying business strength while also indicating the need to address external […]
An in -depth report of post offices servicing the neighborhoods of Harlem, East Harlem, northern Manhattan and the north-west Bronx Table of Contents Introduction Top five complaints Complaints and demographics by neighborhood Specific problematic incidents and concerns Suggestions for improvement Conclusion Photographs Post Office addresses 7/24/2018 NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) […]