Postal Service Trims List of Targeted Stations
(11/20/09) The USPS announced Nov. 20 that it has reduced the list of stations
and branches under consideration for closure to 241 (from 371 in early October)
but warned that the new list does not represent a final decision on consolidation. “The
APWU will continue to fight the Postal Service’s attempt to reduce
service to our customers,” said APWU President William Burrus. “Cutting
service is counter-productive and will harm the USPS in the long-run. [full
story]
Pay
Raise Set for Nov. 21
(11/18/09) APWU-represented postal workers will receive a 1.2 percent increase
in their annual salaries effective Nov. 21. The raise will be reflected in the
paychecks issued Dec. 11, and will be based on the grades and levels in effect
on Sept. 6, 2006. The increase will apply to employees covered by the APWU-USPS
2006-2010 contract. [full story]
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Periods Set]
Those
Who Tell Workers
To Sacrifice
Fail
to Understand Postal Realities
(11/17/09) As the Postal Service struggles with severe financial losses, postal
pundits say workers must lower their expectations for wages, benefits, and working
conditions in order to help return the USPS to solvency, APWU President William
Burrus notes in an Update for union members. But those who tell workers
to sacrifice fail to understand postal realities, he says.
[full
story]
Open Season: Nov. 9 - Dec. 14
APWU
Health Plan
Offers Two Great Options
(11/17/09) With health plan Open Season underway, the union
urges postal and federal employees to consider the two great options
offered by the APWU Health Plan. While the premiums of other plans
have skyrocketed, the APWU has helped keep its premiums low — even
while improving benefits. [full
story]
Union
President Faults USPS
For Lack of Diversity
In Executive Staff
(11/06/09) In a letter to the Postal Service Board of Governors, APWU President
William Burrus wrote he is “deeply troubled” by the lack
of diversity in the USPS executive staff, and said, “Although the
nation has made significant progress toward equality, it appears that
the USPS remains mired in the Dark Ages.” Burrus wrote the letter
after receiving a copy of Postal Service’s Official Organizational
Chart. [full story]
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P&DC
Consolidation
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[Updated 08/17/09]
News about USPS plans to consolidate P&DC operations.
(List of targeted facilities updated 10/15/09) |
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Postal
Policy-Making
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[Updated 11/17/09]
News about USPS decision-making and how it affects postal operations. |
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Fact
vs. Fiction
[Updated 11/13/09] APWU refutes myths about the Postal Service’s
financial difficulties and the alleged demise of "hard copy” mail. |
 The
APWU wants to remind members to participate in the union’s
Support Our Troops and Veterans programs. [full
story] |
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