USPS OIG: Postmasters and Supervisors Performing Bargaining Unit Work, Management Advisory Alert On December 5, 2014, the U.S. Postal Service reached a settlement with the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) for $56 million, resolving a long-standing dispute dating back to the 1970s. This dispute involved the number of hours postmasters and supervisors could devote to […]
Windfall Elimination Provision – Social Security January 13, 2016 – More than 30 years ago, Congress enacted legislation to strengthen the Social Security program, in part, at the expense of Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuitants who were eligible for Social Security. Since 1983, NAPUS and others, including NARFE, have sought to repeal this discriminatory […]
NAPUS APPROVES CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES EFFECTING MEMBERSHIP On September 1, 2015, at our National Convention in Mobile Alabama, NAPUS voted to allow all EAS employees of the Postal Service to become full, active members of the organization. It had become evident that EAS Supervisors and Managers will be the Postmasters of the future. As full dues […]
NAPUS members voted unanimously Tuesday morning, Sept. 1, at their national convention in Mobile, AL, to dissolve the NAPUS organization and join with the League to form United Postmasters and Managers of America (UPMA). Linda Gurka, Michigan Chapter president and Postmaster of Suttons Bay, spoke at the mike: “Mr. President: I move that we dissolve […]
From NAPUS July 01, 2015 – The National League of Postmasters of the United States voted on July 1, 2015, to dissolve their 112 year old organization effective October 31, 2016. The historic vote held at the League’s National Convention in Washington DC is contingent upon the adoption of a concurrent resolution at the National […]
From National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) – June 16, 2015 – The Postal Service has modified existing pay policy concerning promotion increases when non-bargaining unit employees are promoted to higher grades and when non-bargaining employees voluntarily change to a lower level. As part of the pay policy change, effective January 2016, […]
Postmasters, Postal Workers, Retirees and the Federal Community Dodge Budget Bullet May 8, 2015 Postmasters may have evaded an early 2015 attack on federal health and retirement programs. Our work to educate Members of Congress during the Leadership Conference and at subsequent political events – particularly regard member of the Senate – paid a meaningful […]
May 8, 2015 NAPUS and the LEAGUE recently express our concern upon learning of the elimination of scheme qualification to clerk bid jobs after March 23, 2015. At our request a teleconference was held on April 21, 2015, with operations managers at Postal Service to discuss our concerns. The Postal Service advised that the business decision […]
USPS Privately owned vehicle (POV) Program Announced – Postmasters The below POV Program has been established to increase the use of vehicles by EAS while covering the personnel with insurance. In the current environment, anyone using their POV for postal use has been as risk. The League has been asking for some type of coverage […]
Palmetto, FL – Nestled within the heart (literally and figuratively) of the Palmetto Historical Park is Heritage Station, Palmetto’s first free-standing post office. In the summer of 1880, Mary Nettles became postmaster — but she didn’t have a general store. Mrs. Nettles was a homemaker and people started stopping by her house when they wanted […]