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OPM: Upcoming Postal Health Program’s Effect on Premiums ‘Highly Uncertain’

In announcing rules for the separate health-care program for Postal Service employees and retirees, OPM said that “At present, there remains a great deal of uncertainty with respect to the longer-term impacts on plan enrollment, carrier participation, plan design, and plan premiums.”

USPS IG report clears agency’s fleet environmental study central to 3 lawsuits

A watchdog report finds the Postal Service met its legal requirements in estimating the environmental impact of its Next-Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) fleet.

Next Generation Delivery Vehicles – Environmental Impact Statement

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) requires agencies to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) when evaluating major federal acquisitions that could significantly affect the environment – such as that for NGDVs.

Next Generation Delivery Vehicles – Environmental Impact Statement

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) requires agencies to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) when evaluating major federal acquisitions that could significantly affect the environment – such as that for NGDVs.

Missouri mail truck fire

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A postal carrier escaped a fire inside a mail truck in Springfield.

Missouri mail truck fire

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A postal carrier escaped a fire inside a mail truck in Springfield.

NALC – Rate changes for Step AA part-time flexibles to be implemented

Last April, NALC and USPS settled an interpretive dispute over the Postal Service’s method of calculating overtime pay, Sunday premium pay, general wage increases, and cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for Part-Time Flexible (PTF) city letter carriers in Step AA.

APWU: Arbitrator issued a Supplemental Award addressing the scope of his 2016 decision in the 110 HCR routes case

On March 16, 2023, Arbitrator Shyam Das issued a Supplemental Award addressing the scope of his 2016 decision in the 110 HCR routes case, Case No. Q06C-4Q-C 11182451.

NALC – Rate changes for Step AA part-time flexibles to be implemented

Last April, NALC and USPS settled an interpretive dispute over the Postal Service’s method of calculating overtime pay, Sunday premium pay, general wage increases, and cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for Part-Time Flexible (PTF) city letter carriers in Step AA.

APWU: Arbitrator issued a Supplemental Award addressing the scope of his 2016 decision in the 110 HCR routes case

On March 16, 2023, Arbitrator Shyam Das issued a Supplemental Award addressing the scope of his 2016 decision in the 110 HCR routes case, Case No. Q06C-4Q-C 11182451.

OPM Starts the Process of Booting USPS Employees to a New Health Care Program

The Biden administration will soon begin accepting applications from health insurance companies to be a part of the new exchange exclusively for U.S. Postal Service employees and retirees, according to an interim rule published Thursday, which will cost $100 million to stand up.

OPM Starts the Process of Booting USPS Employees to a New Health Care Program

The Biden administration will soon begin accepting applications from health insurance companies to be a part of the new exchange exclusively for U.S. Postal Service employees and retirees, according to an interim rule published Thursday, which will cost $100 million to stand up.
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