Postal News

Statement of NALC President On Compliance with National Agreement - Let Let me make the following clear to one and all, including Postal Service management at headquarters and in the field, and all letter carriers, at every level in the union and in every post office: No one, at any level, has any authority to amend or violate the national contract, period. PMG Potter memo on honoring contract (PDF). It is up to each one of us to make sure that the changes we bring to the organization are changes for the better,” Potter recently wrote. Respecting and protecting the provisions of the collective-bargaining agreements will help us to do that |

NALC: There Are No Plans To Eliminate Six-Day Delivery

USPS: Declining Mail Volume Leads to Route Adjustments

Report: Employment of Veterans in the U.S. Postal Service - FY 2007

PRC Annual Report: Postal Execs Compensation

USPS Says It Needs To Eliminate 9,200 City Carrier Routes in FY 2009

Postmaster, Supervisor Groups Reject Pay Freeze (PDF)

Tight Times Strain Postmasters

USPS, APWU Reach Tentative Agreement On Four-Day Workweeks

USPS Wants Commercial Outdoor Advertising On Its Property

USPS to Implement Two Tour Initiative Nationwide

Re: Postal Employees Ordered to Stop Offering First-Class Mail

PMG Urges Leaders of Employee Organizations To Work With USPS

Flashback: Postal 1992 VER Cost $1.01 Billion

USPS To Launch Nationwide Program To Track Revenue Performance Of Window Clerks

Postmaster General Cautions of Perfect Economic Storm

Connecticut Congressman Presses Postal Service for Answers Regarding Meriden Route Changes

Appeals Court Upholds Firing Of Postal Carrier For Unsafe Driving

GAO: New Delivery Performance Measures Could Enhance Postal Managers’ Pay for Performance Program

Postal Manager Demoted Over Violation of NALC Contract?

Postal Worker's Self-Defense Claim Can't Save Job

NAPS Challenges USPS Network Plan, Questions USPS Outsourcing

USPS Posts $1.1 Billion Loss For Third Quarter

House Passes FERS Sick Leave Legislation

GAO: Data Needed to Assess the Effectiveness of USPS Outsourcing | Watchdogs question US Post Office outsourcing system

USPS Names Two Postal Execs To New VP Slots

USPS Releases Details Of Voluntary Early Retirement Offer

Burrus: Employees Would Be Best Served by Postponing Early-Out Decisions

NALC: Young Urges Congress to Reject Study for 5-Day Delivery

USPS Early Out Offer Excludes ETs - No Cash Incentives

PMG Potter Announces Reorganization At USPS Headquarters

House Committee Approves Study On Ending Saturday Mail Delivery

EEOC: Postal Worker Was Not Provided Smoke-Free Vehicle

ASFM-100 Work Awarded Back to Clerk Craft at Trenton P&DC

Court of Appeals Keeps Alive 14-Year-Old Lawsuit Against NALC

Postal Service Selects First-Ever Vice President of Sustainability

Video: Postal Workers Protest Terrorism On The Job

EEOC Rules USPS Must Process Class Action Complaint For Rehab Postal Employees

OPM Submits Proposal To Create Short-Term Disability Insurance Program

To Err Is Not Human for Demoted Postal Supervisor

USPS Resolves Dispute With Unions Over Computer Security Rules

USPS Selects Former Halliburton Executive As New CIO

Big Pay Increases Approved For Top Postal Service Officers

USPS Retail Cost Cutting (PDF)

click here to read the award (PDF) | A Short Comparison of USPS Contracts With APWU, NPMHU, NALC and NRLCA |

Flat Sequencing System (FSS) Strategy



			November 4, 2009 GAO: USPS Needs To Continue Making Cuts In Its Workforce And Network Costs - USPS has asked Congress to change the restrictions established by PAEA so that it could offer new nonpostal products and services such as banking and insurance. Allowing USPS to compete more broadly with the private sector could lose money, and fair competition issues would need to be considered. Thus, in addition to its revenue-generation initiatives, USPS will need to continue making significant reductions in its workforce and network costs. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Examine Postal Service Revenue-Generation Initiatives - On Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 10:00am the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled, “More than Stamps: Adapting the Postal Service to a Changing World.” The purpose of the hearing is to examine revenue-generation initiatives recently undertaken by the Postal Service in order to further address the agency’s ongoing financial challenges. \| USPS announces 2010 shipping prices In addition to an overall price increase of 3.3 percent, on average, for Priority Mail, there will be new prices for Express Mail, Global Express Guaranteed, Express Mail International, Priority Mail International, Parcel Select and Parcel Return Service, also effective Jan. 4. Prices for First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Parcel Post and other mailing services products will not change in 2010, with the cost of a First-Class Mail stamp remaining at 44 cents. Details of the new rates (PDF) \| Burrus Update: Caught Like a Burglar With the Goods in Hand The union’s challenge to Postmaster General Potter to set the wages of mail-processing employees at an amount that is less than the worksharing discounts major mailers enjoy has generated several flawed responses by mailing industry officials, APWU President William Burrus reports in an Update for union members. \| Who could replace Potter? It has been made quite clear by the Board of Governors Chairman Carolyn Gallagher that Postmaster General Jack Potter will not be leaving anytime soon. The question is still exists - who could replace Potter? \| Postal worker found drunk in mail truck The Future of the Postal Sector \| Eight Challenges for a Postal Business Model FERS Sick Leave Cure: Rumor vs. Reality Child Support Company Sued By U.S. Postal Service Pitney Bowes Asks - What’s next for the USPS? Mail Truck Rollover Kills Driver in Nevada Are 19 L.A. communities losing their U.S. Post Offices? Hearings scheduled on Albany NY area post office closings Congressman seeks to save Green Bay mail processing center from move to Oshkosh Local family battles post office over shredded death certificate A perfect fit for postal ads
			November 3, 2009 Postal carrier charged with littering after dumping mail Post office changes routes in recession Mail theft on the rise in Las Vegas Consolidation proposed for Kinston mail service Letter to the Editor: Wrong to close efficient postal center
			November 2, 2009 Family: Post office job pressures led to threats This is a case of a good man driven to obsession by the treatment he received at work. He is really just a cool guy who is very creative," Henry David said. "This difficulty and pain at work has been going on for at least two years. He disintegrated, and the obsession took control. The post office system and management style, he just couldn't shake it off. \| Are There Other Viable Alternatives for 6-Day Delivery Operations? In these challenging times, reducing the cost of delivery operations — one of the Postal Service’s largest expenses — could save millions. One option the Postal Service is considering is to discontinue Saturday city and rural delivery and collection services \| Most TSP funds slip in October Dead letter: The world's ailing postal services Smith Electric Vehicles to partner with AM General on USPS EV It's 3 p.m.; do you know where your postman is?
			November 1, 2009 5 Minutes Or Less Dealing with lines and the people who are in them is the subject Manager, Customer Service Operations, Alice VanGorder discusses in the latest segment of “Talkin’ Retail.” VanGorder reminds retail associates that the Postal Service wants to limit a customer’s time in line to no more than 5 minutes. “That’s our standard, that’s our goal,” she says, adding there are several ways retail locations can reduce time in line. \| Pricing Volume Mail Postal Service: Study backs consolidation to Richmond Burrus: The Challenge: Postal Wages and Discounts After 37 years, Lee County postal worker cancels last stamp Ukiah postmaster wrapping up 35-year career
			October 30, 2009 Georgia Postmaster ordered to leave office under criminal investigation Allegations involve violating the Privacy Act - Jerry Schafer, who was in charge of all postal operations in the city, since has sought to retire voluntarily, but that retirement would not preclude charges being brought against him later, said Sam Montalvo, a public information officer for the postal service’s Office of Inspector General. Montalvo described the alleged criminal matter as “misuse of postal government information, which is a violation of the Privacy Act.” \| The Reinterpretation of William Burrus Many postal workers have jumped to the defense of APWU president William Burrus as a result of my article, Mathematically Challenged: Burrus Proposal Doesn’t Add Up for USPS. But if many of these defenders are correct, they should be angry at Burrus for garbling the message and distracting people from the real issue. \| E-mail to save snail mail? Wyandanch post office robbed at gunpoint Grade Your Government: USPS Mailman pleads not guilty to killing jogger USPS Petitions Against Local Rent Increase Ukiah postmaster wrapping up 35-year career Mail carrier wouldn’t pick up ballots Postal carrier made change that kept mail from Chesapeake couple MS: Fondren post office boxes burglarized Arrest made in robbery of St. Louis letter carrier
			October 29, 2009 Retiring Postal Employee Pulls Gun on Postmaster The main post office in Albany was shut down Thursday afternoon when a retiring employee pulled a gun on his boss. "We are locked down," said a Postal Service employee. "We had an emergency and we are locked down." Just after 12:30, a 52-year-old man, who's about to retire, confronted postmaster Ron Bradley in the back parking lot of the post office. Bradley was in his car and told police the mail handler pulled a gun on him. Updated: Postal worker pulls gun on Postmaster \| APWU: Postal Service Relies on Incomplete Data, Discriminates Against Underserved Communities -An analysis of the postal stations and branches being considered for closure shows that the USPS study process “discriminates against communities with high percentages of low-income, minority and transit-dependent residents,” according to recent testimony submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) by the APWU. In addition, the union asserts, the Postal Service uses incomplete data to support its conclusions. \| Victory! FERS Sick-Leave Credit Becomes Law President Obama signed legislation Oct. 28 that will allow postal and federal workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to receive credit for sick leave when they retire. \| Rap Song: I'm The Mailman From PostalReporter reader: "Two yrs. ago I wrote a rap song called I'm the mailman. Well last year I finally recorded it and has performed at our annual holiday party, our state convention, and at a picnic/rally for Chicago's local #11 union this pass summer. It's a great song and I think everyone that visit this site will like it." \| Roof collapses at Connecticut PO NJ Senator wants answers from PMG on Philadelphia L&DC closing Irrational Pricing at the Postal Service Police: Suspect Shot at Mailman Mailman wins $50,000 on 'Millionaire' Mail carrier charged with delay and destruction of mail Two postal workers plead guilty in thefts
			October 28, 2009 Congress Must Fix Funding Requirement; USPS Must Expand Goals, Burrus Says - In a follow-up to testimony before a Senate subcommittee, APWU President William Burrus explored alternatives to station-and-branch closures, facility consolidations, and five-day mail delivery — which the Postal Service is proposing in reaction to a severe financial crisis. Burrus urged lawmakers to encourage the USPS to expand its goals. The Postal Service’s financial difficulties are caused by three major factors, Burrus wrote [PDF] Oct 23: the requirement to pre-fund retiree healthcare costs; the nation’s economic crisis, and excessive workshare discounts. \|Comments (49) Drew Aliperto Named As New Pacific Area VP Postmaster General Jack Potter has announced the selection of Drew Aliperto as vice president, Area Operations, for the Pacific Area. He replaces Michael Daley, who will retire next month after a 37-year career with the Postal Service. \|Comments (63) APWU Urges Locals to File OSHA Complaints Over Electrical Hazards Why doesn't the USPS want a price increase in 2010? October 27, 2009 St. Louis: Postal Carrier Robbed at Gunpoint
			October 26, 2009 Congress in no rush to cut mail delivery Despite the U.S. Postal Service's persistent financial distress, Congress appears unlikely this year to approve the postmaster general's cost-cutting proposal to eliminate Saturday mail delivery. Postmaster General John Potter, who proposed five-day delivery in January, contends that ending Saturday delivery could save his agency up to $3.5 billion annually. But a concurrent estimate by the Postal Regulatory Commission put projected savings at $1.9 billion. \|Comments (81) USPS ‘Incentive’ Program Results In 19,000 APWU-Craft And 3,000 Mail Handlers Retirements - Depending on whether they were eligible for early or regular retirement, employees were required to apply for retirement by Sept. 25 or express interest by that date. Some employees can revoke their decisions until the effective date of retirement, so the final tally could be significantly lower than the 19,738 reported by the USPS. \|Comments (74) USPS Policies Threaten Postal Viability New Heights – Of Absurdity – In Rate Setting - In 2010, the APWU will return to the bargaining table to determine future wages, benefits and working conditions. It is expected to be a contentious round of negotiations, with postal management attempting to recover from the massive deficits experienced over recent years. Much of the revenue loss could have been avoided through proper rate-setting, but it is anticipated that instead of facing their mailing partners, management will turn to the employees: Those who they praise will be asked for sacrifices so that postal executives can continue to provide subsidized postage to their friends. \|Comments (41) Update: Only 18,000 of 30,000 take USPS buyout This early retirement offer was the most successful yet of four made by the Postal Service in the past 18 months, with a response rate of 6.6 percent. Few employees accepted previous offers: The last offer, which was extended to 147,937 employees in June, was accepted by just 2,505 employees — less than 2 percent. The previous offer, which concluded in February, was accepted by 2.3 percent of eligible employees. Yoerger, the postal spokeswoman, said the agency is hoping to eliminate 93 million work hours this year, the equivalent of 53,000 full-time employees. \|Comments (104) USPS Renames Mystery Shopper Program USPS has decided to refocus its Mystery Shopper program to improve desired employee behavior and influence customer loyalty and brand recognition. “To better align with the program’s objectives and feedback from the field, the Mystery Shopper Program will become the Retail Customer Experience”, said Dean Granholm, vice president, Delivery and Post Office Operations. \|Comments (54) USPS seeks change in financial reporting rules The Postal Regulatory Commission's decision will determine whether the Postal Service has to list its 2009 payment to the retiree health benefit fund as $5.4 billion, or $1.4 billion, as intended by the legislation. \|Comments (11) Grand Forks mailman accused of drunk driving placed on unpaid leave, could face discipline Workers Protest Changes At Steubenville Post Office USPS Working Out Details for Winter Sale Mail is the workhorse of b-to-b marketing Non-profits kick off holiday direct mail efforts Feds On a Winning Streak Former postal worker appeals federal sentence in embezzlement case
			October 25, 2009 California: Postal officials decide to spare American Canyon branch More questions than answers at postal hearing North Dakota: Grand Forks mail carrier arrested on DUI charge
			October 24, 2009 Congress should preserve postal service Financial burdens forced upon the postal service and no one else in our nation, public or private, quash any chance of the postal service staying out of red ink in this economy. \|Comments (50) Postal facility to close, cost 86 jobs APWU: Unions Protest As Health Insurers Plot to Kill Reform Postal worker retires after 40 years Post Office sees decline in direct mail service
			October 23, 2009 Congress Approves FERS Sick-Leave Credit: "At long last! After a protracted campaign, postal and federal workers who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) will receive credit for sick leave when they retire. The new benefit was included among a number of pay and retirement provisions in a compromise version of the 2010 Defense Authorization bill, which the Senate approved 68-29 on Oct. 22." NPMHU: Victory on FERS Retirement Provision \| Dealing with postal employee's fear Steubenville May Lose The Rest Of Its Postal Processing Did anyone take the USPS buyouts? Leave With Pay Casual exception, Penalty OT exclusion periods set Bangor postmaster gets bail reduction 2,000 Coconuts Mailed to Postmaster General Former postal worker gets five years probation
			October 22, 2009 Mailers Council Calls for Legislative Reform to Avoid Postal Service Insolvency The Mailers Council’s white paper offers these recommendations for addressing the Postal Service’s problems: The Postal Service needs to be allowed to reduce its head count; It must be allowed to close unneeded facilities and consolidate its retail network; The Postal Service needs greater control over compensation. \| Postal Service CFO Says More Lobbying Needed The stop-gap legislation signed by President Obama on Sept. 30 reduced the U.S. Postal Service's $5.4 billion health-care retiree payment for fiscal 2009 to $1.4 billion. That's a big help, but the USPS needs permanent change, says Joseph Corbett, its executive vice president and chief financial officer... As far as the proposed five-day mail delivery schedule, Corbett says the groundwork has been laid. Hypothetically, he says, if no permanent structural changes are made regarding prepayment of retirees' health-care benefits, the "spotlight would grow brighter on five-day mail delivery. \| Lawmakers say Senate health care bill could hit feds with new taxes Virginia representatives Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran have taken issue with an excise tax included in health care reform legislation crafted by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont. The provision in the bill would levy a 40 percent tax, beginning in 2013, on the overall value of health insurance plans that cost more than $8,000 for individuals and $21,000 for families. Though the tax will be imposed directly on insurers, most analysts believe employers and consumers ultimately will bear the price of the tax, as insurance companies will charge more to make up for the fee. NAPUS: Finance Committee Health Bill Could Hurt Postmasters and Federal Workers \| Bangor, Pa. postmaster charged with soliciting 3 girls, 2 women for sex, drugs while checking collection boxes - As the Bangor postmaster drove around checking collection boxes Tuesday afternoon, he was also looking for sex and propositioned two women and tried to lure three girls into his car, he allegedly told police. Gregory George Schlegel was charged Tuesday afternoon after the women and girls -- ages 12, 13, and 17 -- reported the incident. \| L antana residents send message to PMG Potter - on coconuts KC woman and son indicted for alleged assault of postal inspector More Online Retailers Offer Free Shipping Rethinking the Parcel Market More Labor Problems at FedEx Ground USPS OIG Audit Report: Carrier Optimal Routing (COR) System (PDF) UK postal workers begin two-day national strike
			October 21, 2009 Postmasters Say USPS Management Styles Are Like Some Banana Republic Dictators .......districts hounding Postmasters for having the courage to stand up for other Postmasters, districts whose management styles reflect something more in tune with some Banana Republic Dictators than with what should be expected of Public Servants treating their managers with respect, dealing with the threat of a Postal Service turning its back on the American people by wholesale closings of post offices and the constant shifting of workload from hardworking clerks, carriers and supervisors to the backs of Postmasters. \| Postal Service Goes Mobile Some of the most popular functions currently available on usps.com are now available on cell phones and other mobile devices. The new feature include Track and Confirm, Post Office locator, and the most popular application, ZIP Code. The Postal Service is also designing applications for "smartphones and other mobile devices like the Apple iPhone, Blackberry and iPod Touch which take advantage of additional capabilities such as GPS. lookup. \| Camby postal carrier competes on 'Millionaire' Community rallies to save postal branch Postman Aces Test Byrd, Rockefeller Defend Post Office Teen flasher bares it all to letter carrier
			October 20, 2009 18,000 Sign Up for Postal Service Buyouts About 18,000 U.S. Postal Service employees are expected to take $15,000 buyouts to leave their jobs this year - far less than the 30,000 originally projected by the agency. Postal officials say that figure isn't final. Employees were required to sign up for the incentives by Oct. 16, but they can still opt out of the program over the next few weeks. Most employees have until Nov. 30 to opt out - but those close to retirement age, called "optionally eligible" employees, must decide by Oct. 31. \| APWU: Retirement Incentive Offer Leads to One-Time Exception on Casual Cap In accordance with the agreement to provide a $15,000 incentive to employees who retire or separate, the APWU and the USPS have reached a settlement [PDF] regarding the use of casuals in excess of the limitations outlined in Article 7 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. \| Appeals Court Upholds Ban On Guns In USPS Parking Lots the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the conviction of a postal employee for possessing a gun in his vehicle while parked on a non-public USPS parking lot in violation of a federal regulation. Mr. Doroson had appealed the conviction on the ground that the USPS gun ban violated the Second Amendment. Both open and concealed possession are prohibited, so storage of a weapon on a car parked in a lot that is under the charge and control of the Postal Service would be prohibited. See decision \| Northern California: Sorting out the future Postal Clerk Gets Probation In Theft Of Pain Medication What is it about worksharing? USPS Organizational Chart (PDF) Long wait over: Female Auburn postmaster takes charge Deltona losing curbside mailboxes? Mail truck crashes into utility pole, injuring driver
			October 19, 2009 USPS To Close 65 Stamp Distribution Offices The Postal Service notified NAPUS President Dale Goff that they will be consolidating its supply chain configuration in order to reduce the total cost of distribution and fulfillment for the Accountable Paper Network. The USPS plans to consolidate and close 65 Stamp Distribution Offices (SDO’s) and the five Accountable Paper Depositories (APD’s). The Postal Service will now consolidate the network into six Stamp Distribution Centers (SDC’s). \| Postal Workers to Receive Pay Increase November 21, 2009 APWU-represented employees will receive a 1.2 percent increase in annual salaries effective Nov. 21, based on the grades and levels in effect on Sept. 6, 2006. NALC: 1.9%, NPMHU:1.2%,NRLCA:1.5% APWU: Nov. 21, 2009 Pay Scale \| Causey: USPS' perky benefits if you are tired of paying high health-insurance premiums and sick about increases coming next year, here's a tip: Join the service. The U.S. Postal Service, that is. Although the USPS is losing money, handling fewer letters (can you say e-mail and Twitter?) and trying to get thousands of workers to take early retirement, it continues to pay a much larger chunk of its employee health premiums than does the Justice Department, General Services Administration or most other federal agencies. \| Obama Nominates Kessler For Re-Appointment to USPS Board of Governors Career at post office a family tradition for postal clerk
			October 18, 2009 MSPB: USPS Zero Tolerance Policy Violation Is Not Automatic Grounds For Removal - A Postal Employee appealed USPS’ decision to remove him based on a charge of Improper Conduct/Violation of Zero Tolerance Policy after the employee engaged in a physical altercation with a co-worker. The MSPB sustained the removal, but the Federal Circuit Court reversed the penalty determination and remanded the case. The MSPB found that a 30-day suspension was the maximum reasonable penalty, and therefore, ordered USPS to cancel the removal. PR note: Now this does not mean employees can hit t co-workers without fear of getting fired. It only points out getting fired for violating the zero tolerance policy should not be a blanket penalty. \| EEOC Proposes Broader Definition of Disability The Amendments Act makes important changes to the definition of the term “disability” by rejecting the holdings in several Supreme Court decisions and portions of EEOC’s ADA regulations. The effect of these changes is to make it easier for an individual seeking protection under the ADA to establish that he or she has a disability within the meaning of the ADA. \| Stolen Postal Van Recovered 383 Magazines Closed Jan-Oct. Fix postal deficit by getting real 5 QUESTIONS for Dean Granholm, V.P. of delivery and post office operations for the U.S. Postal Service
			October 17, 2009 National Officer Changes At APWU Headquarters It has been reported that APWU Secretary-Treasurer Terry Stapleton will be leaving soon to take a position at AFL-CIO National Office. Northeast Region Coordinator Elizabeth Powell will be appointed to the position. John Dirzius, President of Greater Connecticut Area Local will take over Ms. Powell's position as Coordinator. \| Postal Service says no jobs will be lost in Elmira Hickory: Workers, community leaders are trying to save USPS center from closing USPS truck driver kidnapped, robbed in Taft York postal carrier retires after 41 years
			October 16, 2009 Postal Service OIG Says Workers' Time Sheets Altered Managers at three southern New Hampshire post offices manipulated employees' time sheets, causing some people to be underpaid, the inspector general of the U.S. Postal Service said. The inspector general's office launched its investigation last spring at the request of Democratic U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes, who was asking on behalf of the National Association of Letter Carriers" From PostalReporter Reader: USPS OIG Letter To Congressman Paul Hodes \| Congressman: New Hampshire Postal Workers Cheated Out of Wages \| VP Vegliante On End of Year Pay For Performance (PDF) Congressman: Full-court press is on to save Elmira mail-processing center In Digital Era, Marketers Still Prefer a Paper Trail Late mail symptom of postal tweaking Postal union claims consolidation will cause delays USPS first agency to release data on greenhouse gas emissions Ex-mail handler admits theft of video games in envelopes Hey, Mr. Postman
			October 15, 2009 PMG Says No Pricing Increase For Market Dominant Products in 2010 While increasing prices might have generated revenue for the Postal Service in the short term, the long term effect could drive additional mail out of the system. We want mailers to continue to invest in mail to grow their business, communicate with valued customers, and maintain a strong presence in the marketplace. Changes in pricing for our competitive products - Priority Mail, Express Mail, Parcel Select, and most international products - are under consideration. Simply stated, there will not be a price increase for market dominant products including First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, periodicals and single-piece Parcel Post. There will be no exigent price increase for these products. Why Potter Is Freezing Postal Rates, And What It Means For 2010 \| Mailing Industry Executives Tell Workers to Sacrifice It was shocking, however, to read that the president of the Association for Postal Commerce suggests that “the time has come for postal employees to start sharing some of the sacrifices.” As APWU members know, postal employees have made tremendous sacrifices as the USPS confronts financial difficulties. More than 40,000 jobs have been wiped out in the last year; thousands of employees have been reassigned to work sites hundreds of miles from their homes; and part-time employees have had their hours slashed. Postcom: APWU has launched an attack on us \| USPS first agency to release data on greenhouse gas emissions Postal Service pursues changes at Elmira office Businesses urged to get involved in USPS restructuring October 14, 2009 APWU President Issues Challenge To PMG Over Mailers Postage Discounts The Postal Service’s precarious financial condition has prompted APWU President William Burrus to issue a challenge to Postmaster General Potter: Discontinue the exorbitant postage discounts that are offered to large mailers — which are currently as high as 10.5 cents per letter — and allow members of the APWU to perform all mail-processing functions at the rate of 10.4 cents for every letter and flat. \| Postal Workers Protest, USPS Weighs In No distractions cited in accident that led to death of local postman Pitney Bowes Accuses Zumbox of Patent Infringement Gamefly and USPS Still Locked in Legal Battle Postal Service center in Moreno Valley takes load off San Bernardino hub Man learns tough lesson when insulin delayed in mail Post office refuses to deliver mail after man puts up new box The Courier, Express, and Postal Business and the Nobel Prize
			October 13, 2009 Postmasters League No Longer Support USPS Voice Of Employee Survey Recently your National Board met and decided that the League would no longer support the VOE survey. While the intent behind the survey may be good, the fact of the matter is that the work situation for Postmasters continues to deteriorate. \| Is This Postal Window Clerk Getting Forced Out of USPS? In a nutshell, Postal Window Clerk Liz Jones submitted a request to change her work schedule for 3 hrs. once a week and 8 hrs. on Saturday (another window clerk offered to exchange her day off with Ms. Jones) for 4 months to attend school. Ms. Jones wanted to prepare herself for employment outside of USPS due to the excessing taking place in Walnut Creek. The excessing would require Ms. Jones to travel up to 200 miles away from her duty office. Management denied her request in the month of August stating that she could not be spared from the window. Also, one month later (September) a letter was issued notifying her that she will be excessed from Walnut Creek effective 12/5/09. The following is a letter that Ms. Jones sent to several lawmakers about management's refusal to grant her request to attend school. \| Sick Leave Phase In... Under a phase-in plan okayed by Congress, FERS employees who want to get full credit for unused sick leave will have to wait until January 1, 2014 to retire. They can leave earlier than that, but if they do, they will get only partial credit toward retirement under the phase-in rules. \| Carrier suspended; post office investigating Postal Workers Picket at Scottsville Rd. Office Postal Service Seeks Extension in GameFly Complaint October 12, 2009 USPS Issues Management Order For Additional Cleaning In Postal Facilities During Flu Season - The Postal Service issued MMO-109-09, titled “Influenza Cleaning Contingency” for facilities to impose ADDITIONAL cleaning methods to reduce the spread of infection during the current 2009 to 2010 Influenza (Flu) season which includes H1N1 influenza. \| Through rain, sleet, snow and even 50 years Paul McNeil, who turned in a butcher's smock for a large, leather pouch when he was 20, first started on his appointed rounds in the city in 1959, and the Hattiesburg native, who turned 71 today, said he has no intention of stopping anytime soon. \| USPS Issues Management Order For Additional Cleaning In Postal Facilities During Flu Season - The Postal Service issued MMO-109-09, titled “Influenza Cleaning Contingency” for facilities to impose ADDITIONAL cleaning methods to reduce the spread of infection during the current 2009 to 2010 Influenza (Flu) season which includes H1N1 influenza. \| Postal Employee Charged With Theft of 450 Netflix Movies From Mail Two Alabama postal workers charged with delay or destruction of mail Valpak opens up mobile local couponing with iPhone application Digital marketing shift speeds up Why Email No Longer Rules... Federal Faces: Ruth Goldway
			October 10, 2009 Letter Carrier Roy Rondeno Sr. to be memorialized this weekend eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Mailman saves life of Brook Park man, 71, who was in diabetic shock Employees protest closing of N.J. distribution center Daytona Beach postal facility could lose jobs Big turnout in Hanover as Postal Service mulls West Jersey closure Postal carrier pleads guilty to stockpiling mail

Letter Carrier Roy Rondeno Sr. to be memorialized this weekend