From the American Postal Workers Union (APWWU): CAUTION: Hatch Act Warning: Do not read or share, like, or comment on this post from a U.S. Postal Service computer, on Postal Service property or on duty time. The APWU National Executive Board voted on Jan. 29 to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States. Continue reading WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is urging Navistar to return full production of United States Postal Service (USPS) trucks back to its Springfield, OH facility, after the company laid off nearly 300 workers at the plant. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders received the endorsement of the American Postal Workers Union Local 44 in Central Iowa, the campaign announced Saturday. Continue reading NAPS Legislative & Political Director Bob Levi hosts NAPS Chat. January 10, 2020 Episode 59 During this week’s NAPS Chat, Bob discusses NAPS’ legislative, regulatory and political plans for 2nd term of the 116th Congress. NAPS Chat is a weekly podcast intended to inform NAPS members about the latest legislative and political goings-on within our nation’s capital. Hosted by NAPS Director of Legislative and Political Affairs Bob Levi. You can subscribe to NAPS Chat on Fortune features an article with the rather sensational headline “USPS Could Privatize As Early As 2020”. It’s a definite eye-catcher, but most people who have been dealing with the USPS for any length of time will probably react with more of an eye-roll. Here’s the gist of Fortune’s reasoning leading to a 2020 privatization: The United States Postal Service shipped more than 13 billion pieces of mail and packages this holiday season. But now that gift-giving has abated, the agency, which falls under President Trump’s jurisdiction, is facing another deadline: find a new Postmaster General by January 2020. The new leadership will be handpicked and approved by the Postal Service’s Board of Governors: a group of five men (mostly with investment banking and private banking experience), three of whom were appointed by Trump, along with the current Postmaster General and her deputy. Once the new leadership is in place, the board will also be tasked by the Trump administration with creating a package of large, structural changes intended to help the ailing Postal Service. Those changes will likely include privatizing and selling pieces of the public service off, according to the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), which represents more than 200,000 current and retired postal employees. And all of that is true. But it glosses over some pretty significant facts: Not likely. Read the full Fortune article: USPS Could Privatize As Early As 2020 | Fortune December 6, 2019 Episode 55 Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Vice Chair Michael Kubayanda joins Legislative & Political Director Bob Levi on the December 6 episode of NAPS Chat. This week’s NAPS Chat focuses on the newly proposed Postal Rate and Classification System, system that may determine postage rates for the next 5 years. We also discuss the Postal Service’s Universal Service Obligation. Finally, NAPS Chat provides information relating to postal-related bills and the status of H.R. 2382, legislation to repeal of the USPS retiree health prefunding requirement, which has surpassed the 290-cosponsor mark. NAPS Chat is a weekly podcast intended to inform NAPS members about the latest legislative and political goings-on within our nation’s capital. Hosted by NAPS Director of Legislative and Political Affairs Bob Levi. Source: NAPS Chat NAPS Legal Counsel Bruce Moyer joins Legislative & Political Director Bob Levi on the November 22 episode of NAPS Chat. Source: NAPS Chat Randy Broz, co-founder of Angerholzer Broz Political Consulting joins Legislative & Political Director Bob Levi on the November 1 edition of NAPS Chat. Continue reading
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NAPS Chat Podcast for February 7, 2020
NAPS Legislative and Political Director Bob Levi hosts this week’s edition of NAPS Chat. During this week’s episode, Bob discusses passage of HR 2382, the USPS Fairness Act, the NAPS filing before the Postal Regulatory Commission relating to a new rate-setting regime and this week’s USPS Board of Governors meeting.
APWU Executive Board Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
Senator urges Navistar to move production of USPS trucks from Mexico back to Ohio
Bernie Sanders nabs endorsement from central Iowa postal workers union
NAPS Chat January 10, 2020
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NAPS Chat podcast for January 3 2020
NAPS Chat is a weekly podcast intended to inform NAPS members about the latest legislative and political goings-on within our nation’s capital. Hosted by NAPS Director of Legislative and Political Affairs Bob Levi.
“USPS Could Privatize As Early As 2020”? Really? (No.)
NAPS Chat with PRC Vice Chair Michael Kubayanda
NAPS Chat podcast for November 22 2019
Topics: Election of Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) as new chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the recent Postal Board of Governors meeting relating to USPS finances, cosponsor update on legislation to repeal requirement to prefund future retiree health benefits, and the status of NAPS’ lawsuit against USPS for failing to comply with the EAS compensation law.NAPS Chat with political consultant Randy Broz
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