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News Article | March 27, 2012

Senate Debate on Postal Bill Expected in Mid-April

The Senate is now expected to consider a postal bill in mid-April, following a two-week congressional recess that begins Friday, APWU Legislative and Political Director Myke Reid reports.

Press Release | March 26, 2012

USPS Explanation of Secret Study Is Misleading, Inaccurate, Union Charges

USPS Explanation of Secret Study Is Misleading, Inaccurate, Union Charges

News Article | March 26, 2012

USPS Explanation of Secret Study Is Misleading, Inaccurate, Union Charges

The Postal Service’s recent attempt to justify the decision to keep market research secret is misleading and inaccurate, the APWU has charged.

News Article | March 23, 2012

Senate Vote on Postal Bill Could Be Taken on Monday

An amended version of a controversial postal bill (S. 1789) is tentatively scheduled for a vote during the week of March 26, and could be brought to the Senate floor as early as Monday, APWU Legislative and Political Director Myke Reid is reporting.

News Article | March 22, 2012

Revenue Losses Could Wipe Out Savings

In testimony before the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on March 21, a USPS witness made a startling admission: The Postal Service’s initial research on the network consolidation plan indicated that it could result in revenue losses of $5.3 billion, with net revenue losses as high as $1.9 billion...

News Article | March 16, 2012

OIG Blog on Postal Solution

The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) is sponsoring five week-long blog discussions on “the elements of a postal solution.”

News Article | March 15, 2012

Where to See the Ads

The APWU ads will air on CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News, with a limited run on NBC Nightly News. The ads will run mostly during the day for the first 12 days (due to limited availability on prime time).

News Article | March 14, 2012

Union to Develop New Web-Based Grievance System

The APWU is developing a new web-based grievance system to improve the efficiency of our grievance procedure, and plans are underway to begin a pilot to test the program in August.

News Article | March 13, 2012

USPS Hasn’t Considered Combined Effect of Proposed Changes

In response to a motion filed by the APWU, the Postal Service admitted March 9 that it has not considered the combined effect of several of its major proposals.

News Article | March 13, 2012

APWU Launches Next Phase of Television Ad Campaign

The APWU is launching the next phase of its television ad campaign, with spots to begin airing on CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News on Wednesday March 14, President Cliff Guffey has announced. The ads also will appear in a limited run on NBC Nightly News.  In the new ads, postal workers and customers talk ab...

News Article | March 13, 2012

APWU Launches Next Phase Of Television Ad Campaign

The APWU is launching the next phase of its television ad campaign, with spots to begin airing on CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News on Wednesday March 14, President Cliff Guffey has announced.

News Article | March 8, 2012

Latest USPS Announcement on Consolidation Raises More Questions than It Answers

The Postal Service’s announcement on March 7 that it would suspend consolidation of mail processing and distribution centers during the “election mailing season” seems to have raised more questions than it answered.

News Article | March 5, 2012

MSPB Issues Precedent-Setting Decision in NRP Cases

Postal workers who were injured on the job won an important victory on Feb. 24, when the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) issued a precedent-setting decision in the case of James C. Latham et al v USPS. The ruling has important implications for postal workers who were affected by the Postal Ser...