August 25, 2009

Advertising Delivery: A Governmental Function?

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer: Advertising Delivery: A Governmental Function? I d not think that President Burris or APWU membership is prepared to accept the privatization option that might be required to fully take advantage of the Postal Service's capabilities as a deliverer of advertising. For too long privatization has been tied to cutbacks in jobs and reductions in compensation for APWU members or leadership to accept. However, the current financial challenges of the Postal Service suggest that those cutbacks and compensation reductions may come even without privatization. President Burris' message to his members suggests that it may be the time for the APWU to seriously invest resources to flesh out how a Postal Service free to pursue all opportunities relating to advertising delivery, and for that matter any business that could use the capabilities of postal employees and network of sortation and retail facilities, could improve the long-term prospects of the Postal Service and the APWU members that it employees.

August 21, 2009

Story in Mailers’ Publication Pointedly Misses the Point About Postal Salaries

Story in Mailers’ Publication Pointedly Misses the Point About Postal Salaries: "In yet another attempt to promote the myth that postal employees are not deserving of their collectively-bargained salaries, the chief spokesperson at PostCom, a mailers-industry publication, has written a story that compares the salary schedules of USPS Electronic Technicians (ET 10) and ETs in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)."

Kalamazoo mail processing may be moved - MLive.com

Local mail processing may be moved - MLive.com: "The U.S. Postal Service is recommending a study of whether to move work from a Kalamazoo-area processing center to Grand Rapids, which would result in a loss of 300 jobs here, according to union officials."

Church-Run Post Office Forced to Remove Religious Materials

Church-Run Post Office Forced to Remove Religious Materials: "A federal appeals court made a church-state distinction and settled a long-running dispute Thursday when it ordered a church-operated post office in Manchester, Conn., to clear its postal counter of religious materials such as prayer cards and a collection box for a ministry that serves the poor."