APWU Says It’s time for Medicare for All
While postal workers already enjoy quality health insurance, the APWU believes that a single-payer system like Medicare for All would benefit not only the uninsured, but postal workers as well.
Letter Carriers’ Annual Food Drive Set for Saturday Throughout Nation
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its annual national food drive this Saturday, May 14. NALC’s food drive, first held in 1993, helps feed millions of Americans.
The Role of the Postal Service in Identity Verification
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 has recently expanded the Postal Service’s ability to provide identity verification to all levels of government. A window of opportunity is currently open for USPS to contribute to closing gaps in government identity verification processes.
Postal union complaint alleges Longview worker removed over mask debate
A unionized Longview post office worker claims they were unjustly removed from duty in March during a dispute with management over the mask mandate.
NALC and the Postal Service have agreed to an alternate route evaluation and adjustment process
NALC and the Postal Service have agreed to several memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to establish an alternate route evaluation and adjustment process for the remainder of 2022 and all of 2023.
Expiration of temporary time limit extension on Step B and arbitration appeals
The NALC and the Postal Service have agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Re: Expiration of Temporary Time Limit Extension on Step B and Arbitration Appeals (M-01981).
Latest news from APWU
Telework MOU Extended Until June 17, 2022, Bulk Mail and Mailing Requirements Clerk Qualification Position MOU Extended and Senate Hearing Investigates Union-Busting Federal Contractors
Statement of NALC President Fredric Rolando on FY 2022 Q2 report
The USPS financial report for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 shows revenue increasing by 4.7 percent from last year’s second quarter, with First Class Mail and Marketing Mail leading the way but joined as well by a package revenue increase
NPMHU – COVID Command Center Termination Clarification/Modification
The NPMHU and other postal unions believed that this decision was premature in that COVID-19 numbers and hospitalizations are slowly rising as of early May 2022, and there are many medical experts predicting a summer surge of COVID infections.
USPS OIG – Retail Systems Continuity of Operations
Our objective was to determine whether field offices properly managed retail activities in the event of a disruption to RSS normal operations. We visited top retail units from all four Postal Service areas based on FY 2020 walk-in revenue data.