APWU President Cliff Guffey has been asked to testify about the union’s tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, whose powerful chairman has publicly condemned the new agreement and said it is too generous to postal employees. Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) said the April 5 hearing will “examine the […]
Congressman Darrell Issa’s trip to trade show has raised some eyebrows. Check out the end of this article to find out some other interesting news. Roll Call newspaper recently reported: Issa’s Trade Show Visits Blur Congressional, Personal Business Attendees at the January Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas may have been confused when they ran into […]
Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., announced today the full list of Oversight and Government Reform Committee membership and subcommittee assignments. Full Membership of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Republicans Darrell Issa (CA), Chairman Dan Burton (IN) John L. Mica (FL) Michael R. Turner (OH) Patrick T. McHenry (NC) Jim Jordan (OH) Jason Chaffetz (UT) […]
Ask the President Question from APWU member I really think that the way Burrus Update #16-2010 is written is shameful. The column, which refutes a guest editorial by Rep. Darryl Issa (R-CA), is one sided. The electorate needs to be informed about what is coming out of Congress from both sides of the aisle — […]
House Representative Darrell Issa’s Facebook Wall page (now deleted): Do you have links to those letters you could share so we know what points your union leaders made? We apologize for getting our hackles up…we re-read your post and ours and think we both could’ve done a better job. Truce? What we can address (without […]
Burrus Update: A recent guest editorial in the Washington Times by a California congressman demonstrates just how important the November elections are for postal workers. In an article about the Postal Service and contract negotiations, Rep. Darrell Issa declares: “No union has or ever will lobby for a layoff, so it’s up to USPS management […]