From the National Postal Mail Handlers Union: We are pleased to enclose a copy of a decision by National Arbitrator Shyam Das, concluding that postal employees including mail handlers are entitled to administrative leave (voting) under ELM 519.32 when they participate in presidential caucuses. The case was filed by the NALC, and the NPMHU and the APWU intervened. Notably, fifteen states and several territories held party caucuses rather than primary elections in 2016. Continue reading From the American Postal Workers Union: 05/26/2017 – This week the White House released their budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, as they do every fiscal year. There are a number of disturbing provisions which will directly affect postal workers and postal services for the American people. Continue reading From the National Association of Postal Supervisors: The Fiscal Year 2018 budget sent to Congress by President Trump earlier this week proposes legislative changes that would impose dramatic cuts in federal retirement benefits for current and future retirees and potentially erode the current size of postal employee paychecks. It also would provide a modest set of reforms to the Postal Service, but rely chiefly on employee compensation cuts to restore financial solvency. Continue reading From the National Association of Letter Carriers: On May 23, the White House released its Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal as a follow up to the “skinny budget” released in March. Continue reading The Washington Post is reporting that Donald Trump’s proposed budget, due to be unveiled on Tuesday, would cut federal workers’ retirement benefits. Continue reading Washington, D.C. – A measure authored by Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) was unanimously adopted by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee as a part of the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 756), which has been years in the making. Congressman DeSaulnier’s amendment would require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to provide Congressional offices with at least 10-days of advance notice regarding any closure, sale, movement, or reduction of operations of a post office in their district. Continue reading From the National Association of Postal Supervicors: By a broad, bipartisan voice vote, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday cleared postal reform legislation, the Postal Reform Act of 2017, H.R. 756, intended to set the U.S. Postal Service on a firmer financial footing. Continue reading WASHINGTON, March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Federation of Government Employees strongly opposes legislation moving through the House that would limit an employee’s access to union representation and financially penalize employees who voluntarily serve as union representatives. Continue reading Letter to the Editor of the Washington Post from Mark Dimondstein, National President of the American Postal Workers Union: Regarding the Feb. 14 editorial “Patching the Postal Service”: Continue reading 02/07/2017 – On Feb. 7, a hearing was held before the full House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 756). The legislation, introduced on Jan. 31, is sponsored by the Oversight Committee’s Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) as well as Representatives Mark Meadows (R-NC), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Dennis Ross (R-FL) and Stephen Lynch (D-MA). H.R.756 is very similar, but an improved version, to the postal reform legislation passed out of the committee in May 2016. Continue reading
Politics
Arbitrator says postal workers are entitled to admin leave to vote in caucuses
APWU: White House 2018 Budget Proposal Targets Postal Workers and Postal Services
NAPS: Trump Budget Would Reduce Postal Paychecks, Retirement Benefits
NALC reacts to Trump budget proposal
Trump’s budget calls for hits on federal employee retirement programs
Following Postal Issue in Richmond CA, Congressman Acts by Amending Postal Reform Bill
Postal Reform Measure Approved by House Oversight Committee
Union-Busting House Bill Would Silence the Voice of Workers, AFGE Says
Dimondstein: A vibrant Postal Service is vital
APWU calls postal reform bill “a positive step forward”
