Updated: April will be a very busy month for USPS consolidating and/or closing facilities as part of its Network Rationalization Phase 2. USPS will allow employees at the CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO mail center to opt for retirement. Here is a sample of facilities scheduled to close or consolidate from April 1 through April 18: Cape […]
(November 28, 2014) There is probably one Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) offer for each area. This special VERA appears to be for the mail processing plants scheduled to close in 2015. There is no incentive. As a matter of general interest, HRSSC is sending special Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) opportunity letters to eligible employees USPS […]
The New Jersey Chapter got the 110th National Convention off to a rousing start Monday morning, Sept. 15, in Atlantic City; nearly 900 members were registered. President Tony Leonardi welcomed everyone to the convention. He talked about this year—a year of change in response to changes in the Postal Service. “We have had to change […]
National League of Postmasters – July 07, 2014 Updated Information on the July 8th LAC Posting for Impacted Postmasters LEAGUE Headquarters wants to remind all impacted Postmasters that the Limited Area of Consideration (LAC) special job posting opens July 8 and closes July 23. The LEAGUE received the attached sample letter which is being sent to Postmasters […]
POStPLAN IMPACT POSTMASTERS IN RMPO 6 HOUR OFFICES INCLUDED IN SPECIAL POSTING, SEPARATION INCENTIVE, VER Postal Service is sending a letter to all Postmasters of POSTPlan post office who took a voluntary reassignment to a 6 hour RMPO position. The letter explains options being offered to them during their RIF avoidance period. Options include their inclusion into special incentive offer […]
Post Plan completion date extended Program keeps Post Offices open by reducing hours The Post Plan timeline has been extended — with the program now being finalized in early January 2015.Since the program was announced more than two years ago, 9166 Post Offices have had retail operating hours adjusted based on customer use: 3,009 offices […]
May 14, 2014 – The APWU-negotiated Retirement Incentive Agreement signed on Sept. 28, 2012, awarded eligible employees two lump-sum payments totaling $15,000. The first installment of $10,000 (minus applicable taxes) was distributed on May 24, 2013. The final installment of $5,000 (minus applicable taxes) will be distributed on Friday, May 23, 2014. APWU Retiree Director […]
The Postal Service has notified both Postmaster organization presidents that Postmasters will be included in the Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) opportunity offered to all field EAS employees. VER-eligible employees will be mailed retirement applications and annuity estimates during the week of September 16-20. VER-eligible employees may apply starting September 20 through the VER decision irrevocability […]
The Postal Service is predicting a huge number of retirements–41,000–in FY 2014 that starts October 1, 2013. That is only possible if the Postal Service offers Voluntary Early Retirements with an incentive to city carriers. The new NALC contract allows the USPS to replace career City Carriers with non-career CCAs up to a maximum of […]
The Postal Service reported in December that approximately 25,500 APWU-represented employees have accepted the retirement incentive offer. The majority are eligible for optional (regular) retirement, with roughly 19 percent eligible for voluntary early retirement (VER), and less than 1 percent voluntarily resigning. Because employees who are taking regular retirement or are resigning may revoke their […]