October 15, 2014
The Postal Service's Union-Busting Law Firm
With negotiations for a new contract set to begin on Feb. 19, 2015, it’s worth noting that in the past, when talks have ended in arbitration, the #USPS has used the anti-union law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius to represent management’s interests.
The firm, which has more than 1,400 attorneys in 25 offices, is considered one of the leading #union-busting law firms in the country.
It has a long history fighting workers. When former President Ronald Reagan fired striking Air Traffic Controllers in 1981, Morgan Lewis served as the FAA’s (Federal Aviation Administration) attorneys. The strike was a major defeat for labor; PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers union, was disbanded soon after.
Read more: The Postal Service's Union-Busting Law Firm
November 27, 2012
Postal Service gets anemic response to EAS early retirement offer
Postal Service gets anemic response to EAS early retirement offer – Fedline - The Federal Times Blog - federal news, government operations, agency management, pay & benefits: The U.S. Postal Service may have its problems, but they evidently weren’t severe enough to persuade many supervisors and administrators to jump at an early retirement offer.
Out of 3,594 Executive and Administrative Schedule employees eligible for the package, just 186 signed up by the Nov. 19 deadline, according to Postal Service figures provided today.
Out of 3,594 Executive and Administrative Schedule employees eligible for the package, just 186 signed up by the Nov. 19 deadline, according to Postal Service figures provided today.
Postal Service gets anemic response to EAS early retirement offer – Fedline - The Federal Times Blog - federal news, government operations, agency management, pay & benefits
Postal Service gets anemic response to EAS early retirement offer – Fedline - The Federal Times Blog - federal news, government operations, agency management, pay & benefits: The U.S. Postal Service may have its problems, but they evidently weren’t severe enough to persuade many supervisors and administrators to jump at an early retirement offer.
Out of 3,594 Executive and Administrative Schedule employees eligible for the package, just 186 signed up by the Nov. 19 deadline, according to Postal Service figures provided today.
Out of 3,594 Executive and Administrative Schedule employees eligible for the package, just 186 signed up by the Nov. 19 deadline, according to Postal Service figures provided today.
September 11, 2012
September 10, 2012
USPS Could Save $1 Billion By Combining Delivery Operations, Study Says
Dead Tree Edition - The U.S. Postal Service could save about $1 billion annually by closing nearly 10,000 postal facilities that house both retail and carrier functions, according to a study released today. A plan presented by the USPS’s Office of Inspector General would mean fewer clerks and postmasters but increased labor costs for letter carriers. "These consolidations [would] reduce facility space costs by $817 million and support labor costs by $566 million, but they also come with additional carrier travel costs of $374 million to obtain the net cost reduction of $1 billion.”
USPS Could Save $1 Billion By Combining Delivery Operations, Study Says
USPS Could Save $1 Billion By Combining Delivery Operations, Study Says
August 14, 2012
New Hampshire House speaker says mailings aren't reaching voters
Republican House Speaker Bill O’Brien is leveling serious charges against New Hampshire’s unionized postal workers that some are calling paranoid and ridiculous.
O’Brien took to Facebook on Monday night to accuse post office employees of delaying and withholding mailers he is trying to send to voters.
“My sense is that there will come a time right before November 6 in this election cycle, or perhaps even before the primary, when the unionized postal employees will just stop delivering my mail entirely, cutting me off from having an effective conversation with my constituents,” O’Brien wrote on Facebook.
via O’Brien accuses postal service of delaying mailings | Politics – WMUR Home.
7 More Reasons the GOP Might Be Starving USPS of Cash
Exactly why House Republican leaders chose not to act on any postal reform legislation before autumn is still a bit of a mystery. But last week’s Dead Tree Edition article on the subject (See 7 Reasons the GOP Might Be Starving USPS of Cash) stirred up plenty of theories and heated comments from all parts of the political spectrum.
via Dead Tree Edition: 7 More Reasons the GOP Might Be Starving USPS of Cash.
What can Brown do for you? Congressman Ryan's UPS Express
Save The Post Office Congressman Paul Ryan, who may be our next Vice President, hasn’t had much to say about the U.S. Postal Service.
He has a statement on his website about the agency’s financial problems, but it basically just nutshells the bills put forward by Darrell Issa and Stephen Lynch. The only thing of substance in the statement is Ryan’s rejection of the claim that the Postal Service has overpaid $50 to $75 billion into the CSRS pension fund.
Ryan has come out in favor of selling government property, which would presumably include the sale of post offices, and he advocates including government entities like the Postal Service in the federal budget. Ryan also sponsored a bill naming a post office for Congressman Les Aspin (1938-1995), who represented Ryan’s district in Wisconsin from 1971 to 1993.
Burglars hit New Woodstock Post Office
Burglars hit New Woodstock Post Office
Sometime during the night, one or more people tried breaking into the building, police say. The postmaster notified Madison County 911 Center at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday about the attempt.Police are withholding further details because of the ongoing investigation.
Madison County sheriff’s deputies, investigators and crime scene technicians, as well as the U.S. Postal inspectors from Syracuse have interviewed staff members and and neighbors, photographed the scene and lifted fingerprints.
Post office employees are taking inventory and reviewing records for possible missing items.
July 28, 2012
Maryland man planned mass shooting at Pitney Bowes Mail Facility, called himself "Joker"
Police: Maryland man planned mass shooting, called himself 'Joker'
A Crofton man repeatedly threatened to “blow everybody up” at his former workplace and declared himself a “joker,” according to Prince George’s County police — in what authorities believe is a reference to last week’s mass murder during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colo.
A Crofton man repeatedly threatened to “blow everybody up” at his former workplace and declared himself a “joker,” according to Prince George’s County police — in what authorities believe is a reference to last week’s mass murder during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colo.
July 20, 2012
Mailbox rivals complain at "unfair" USPS PO Box service upgrades
Dozens of private sector operators of retail mailing and shipping stores in the US have complained to regulators about US Postal Service plans to offer enhanced PO Box services in post offices. At least 40 operators, including a number of The UPS Store franchisees, filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission today as part of a complaints process regarding new USPS PO Box services introduced since 22nd January this year.
Mailbox rivals complain at "unfair" USPS PO Box service upgrades - Postal and Parcel
Mailbox rivals complain at "unfair" USPS PO Box service upgrades - Postal and Parcel
July 17, 2012
Postal carrier injured in Belltown hit-and-run
Postal carrier injured in Belltown hit-and-run
A Seattle letter carrier was transported to Harborview Medical Center after his leg got trapped between two vehicles in the 2200 block of 2nd Avenue in Belltown on Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. The mail carrier's van was parked in front of a Mazda car and the carrier was standing at the back of his van in between the two vehicles. When the suspect struck the Mazda, it was pushed forward into the back of the postal van and pinned the carrier between the two cars. The suspect then backed up and fled the scene.
A Seattle letter carrier was transported to Harborview Medical Center after his leg got trapped between two vehicles in the 2200 block of 2nd Avenue in Belltown on Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. The mail carrier's van was parked in front of a Mazda car and the carrier was standing at the back of his van in between the two vehicles. When the suspect struck the Mazda, it was pushed forward into the back of the postal van and pinned the carrier between the two cars. The suspect then backed up and fled the scene.
July 15, 2012
Editorial: Congress’ inaction on Postal Service default disgraceful
Federal Times - Barring some unexpected intervention from Congress, the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will default on Aug. 1, when it fails to pay $5.5 billion into a retiree health care fund, which is required under law.
Two months later, on Sept. 30, the Postal Service is likely to default again, this time on a $5.6 billion payment to the same fund.
It’s a monumental failure — but it’s Congress, not the Postal Service, that should be ashamed.
July 11, 2012
USPS reform triggers changes in postmaster jobs
USPS reform triggers changes in postmaster jobs - Choteau Acantha: News: The fallout from the latest postal reform proposal has started in the region with at least three rural postmasters set to retire or resign on …
USPS plans to cut rural post office hours in 2014
USPS plans to cut rural post office hours in 2014 - Choteau Acantha: News: Postmasters in the region have been counseled to refrain from talking to the media about the POStPlan, but retired Livingston Postmaster Earline “set is under no such restriction. She was in Choteau recently for a postmaster’s convention and is the president of the retirees” division of NAPUS, the National Association of Postmasters of the United States.
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