1/7/2021 ST. LOUIS — – The president of a St. Louis postal union was indicted Wednesday and accused of embezzling about $80,000. Scott E. Rodgers, president of Postal Mail Handlers Local 314 since October 2016, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on a felony charge of embezzlement from a labor union, according […]
1/4/2021 According to the Postal Service, they continue to monitor the spread of COVID-19 across the United States and the following information is provided to assist managers and supervisors to communicate with employees. Key Facts to Emphasize: If you have employees exhibiting a cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing, or at least two of […]
HEROES Act Provides Relief for Postal Employees As many Americans are still impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and members of Congress realized previous COVID related legislation was not as impactful as was intended, the House of Representatives introduced the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800) on Tuesday, May 12. Previous […]
Late last night, the USPS Board of Governors announced that it has selected Louis DeJoy of Greensboro, NC to serve as the next Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Postal Service. Dejoy will replace Megan Brennan, who retires after more than three decades of dedicated USPS employment, including more than five years […]
You are reading the seventh Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of 2019 negotiations. These updates, along with the Union’s magazine and monthly bulletins, will keep mail handlers throughout the country informed about the issues raised during this round of bargaining. Representatives from the Postal Service, led by Chief Operating […]
Postal workers and their backers rallied Monday to protest what they say is a White House effort to take the U.S. Postal Service private. President Trump says the service needs to be restructured to prevent a bailout funded by taxpayers In May, President Trump signed an executive order creating a task force to evaluate the […]
09/27/2018 – After decades of jurisdictional disputes, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) reached agreement with the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) and the Postal Service on an updated RI-399 procedure for jurisdictional work assignments to Clerks and Mail Handlers. In a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding, the APWU improved the R1-399 dispute resolution procedures, resolved the docket […]
06/26/2018 – After decades of jurisdictional disputes, the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) reached agreement with the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) and the Postal Service on an updated RI-399 procedure for jurisdictional work assignments to Clerks and Mail Handlers. In a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding, the APWU improved the R1-399 dispute resolution procedures, […]
6/8/2018 President Trump’s task force to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service is up and running, and despite concerns that its members would simply follow the direction preset by the tweeter-in-chief, stakeholders in the postal community are impressed with seriousness and attention to detail with which the group has approached its undertaking. The task force, established by […]
Update on the Fight Back Against USPS Reductions in Service and Jobs 07/27/2017 – Following strong resistance from the APWU – and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) – USPS management agreed to a five-month delay in implementing forced reassignments and excessing of employees out of their installations. However, this may only be a […]