NTEU Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against Executive Orders 6/11/2018 Washington, D.C. – The National Treasury Employees Union has asked a federal judge to immediately block provisions of the president’s executive orders rolling back the rights of federal employees while the union’s lawsuit against those portions of the orders is pending. NTEU’s lawsuit challenges provisions […]
On Tuesday, June 6, APWU President Mark Dimondstein, joined by Legislative and Political Director Judy Beard, Manager of Negotiation Support and Special Projects Phil Tabbita, along with other APWU representatives, met with the White House Task Force on the Postal Service. The task force was presented with a series of union recommendations and supporting materials […]
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2018 — The largest union representing federal government workers, the American Federation of Government Employees, sued the Trump administration Wednesday in response to an executive order President Trump issued last week that aims to deny workers their legal right to representation at the worksite. “This president seems to think he is above […]
June 5, 2018 In a meeting with the White House today, NALC President Fred Rolando delivered policy recommendations to the White House Task Force on the Postal Service. The Task Force, comprised of the heads of OPM, OMB and the Department of the Treasury, was established in April via executive order from President Trump. It […]
5/31/2018 Jessica Klement, Staff Vice President for advocacy at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses the proposed changes to Federal Employee Benefits, and what the future of hiring federal workers will look like. This month, the Office of Personnel Management laid out some major changes to the benefits that federal employees receive. […]
June 6, 2018 — The White House has announced the nomination of Michael Kubayanda of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for the remainder of a six-year term expiring November 22, 2020. Mr. Kubayanda serves as a board member and privacy officer for a digital health startup. Michael previously worked […]
President Trump executive orders are threat to democracy, union says 5/25/2018 WASHINGTON – President Trump is attempting to silence the voice of veterans, law enforcement officers, and other frontline federal workers through a series of executive orders intended to strip federal employees of their decades-old right to representation at the worksite, the American Federation of Government […]
The Washington Post reports that Donald Trump has pushed the Postmaster General to “double” the postage rates paid by Amazon and other shippers, in violation of the laws governing postal rate setting.. President Trump has personally pushed U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the rate the Postal Service charges Amazon.com and other firms to […]
President Hogrogian and Secretary-Treasurer Dwyer Meet with Presidential Task Force During 120 Day Study of USPS 5/16/2018 The Trump Administration issued an Executive Order creating a task force charged with evaluating the operations and finances of the U.S. Postal Service, covering topics like pricing, USPS policies, and workforce costs. Specifically, the Task Force is being […]
OPM Legislation Would Slash Retirement Benefits 5/10/2018 Happy Public Service Recognition Week! As the Washington Post reported, that’s what the head of the Trump Administration’s central personnel agency said on the eve of PSRW last Friday when he sent to Congress a package of unprecedented Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposals to strip major benefits […]