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The Mail is Not for Sale!

January 8, 2025
The fast and furious online reaction to The [Washington] Post’s Dec. 19 editorial underscores how strongly the people support and trust the U.S. Postal Service.

Clerk Division Fills Two Vacant NBA Positions

January 7, 2025
Recently, two National Business Agent (NBA) positions became vacant in the Clerk Division. Robert “Bob” Romanowski left his NBA job in the Philadelphia Region when he was promoted to the newly established Assistant Director “C”, Clerk Division...

e-Team Report, Jan. 20, 2012

Senator Labels Financial Condition of Postal Service as “Dire” Rights of Postal Workers on Their Own Time Justice Department – Recess Appointments to NLRB Deemed Legal The Future of Healthcare and the 2012 Election

Dispute Over PMRs with Dual Appointments as Casuals Working in Skilled Positions

A national-level grievance has been filed concerning the use of non-bargaining unit employees (PMRs) with a dual appointment as a casual being utilized in assignments requiring training and testing in violation of Article 7.1.B.3 of the National...

Viet Nam Era Veterans and Agent Orange

Agent Orange was one of the weed-killing chemicals used by the U.S. military in the Vietnam War. It was sprayed to remove leaves from trees that enemy troops hid behind. Agent Orange and similar chemicals were known as “herbicides.” Agent Orange was...

Important Retiree Legislation Mired in Congress

By the time you read this, a full year will have passed since Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA) introduced H.R. 1231, a bill that would allow federal, civilian, and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pre-tax basis.

PMG’s Credibility In Doubt Again

At Senate hearings in September on proposed postal legislation, "Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe made several statements that once again call his credibility into question," notes APWU Executive Vice President Greg Bell in an article for the...

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