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.

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."

Postal Service to review 1,000 post offices for closure

Federal news, government operations, agency management, pay & benefits - FederalTimes.com: "The U.S. Postal Service wants to study roughly 1,000 post offices for possible closure - the latest cost-cutting step from an agency that is scrambling to deal with a projected $7 billion deficit this year and larger losses in 2010."

Postal Service Is Pressed to Restructure

Postal Service Is Pressed to Restructure - washingtonpost.com: "Lawmakers on Thursday will consider various proposals to restructure the U.S. Postal Service, just days after government auditors warned that it must quickly address its financial viability"

FedEx Ground Drivers Win Group Status in Eight States

FedEx Ground Drivers Win Group Status in Eight States (Update1) - Bloomberg.com: "FedEx Corp. must face more state class-action lawsuits by contract drivers who claim they deserve benefits because the company treats them as full-time workers by mandating their clothing, hours and prices, a judge said."

National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative and Regulatory Updates

National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative and Regulatory Updates: "Legislation to provide emergency financial relief to the Postal Service was introduced in the Senate on Thursday and is expected to be cleared by a Senate panel within days."

White House pressured to fix postal budget crisis

TheHill.com - White House pressured to fix postal budget crisis: "Postal workers say a congressional plan to fix the budget shortfalls at the United States Postal Service (USPS) is short sighted and have asked the White House to broker a better solution."

Postal Worker Fired For Excessive Use Of Military Leave Wins Partial Court Victory

Postal Worker Fired For Excessive Use Of Military Leave Wins Partial Court Victory: "Richard Erickson, a distribution Clerk was removed from his position at Fort Myers Processing and Distribution Center (Fort Myers, Florida). Erickson filed an MSPB appeal under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), asserting that he was improperly removed because of his military service and requesting that he be reinstated. The MSPB administrative judge (AJ) found that USPS violated USERRA by removing Erickson from his position but nevertheless denied him any relief. The AJ’s decision was based on the determination that Erickson subsequently waived his reemployment rights under USERRA by abandoning his civilian employment in favor of a military career."