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In a Needed Step to Improve Service, Postal Management to Slow Down Consolidations

May 15, 2024
In response to union, community, and political pressure, Postmaster General (PMG) DeJoy, in a letter to Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), has agreed to pause, at least until January 2025, a number of the planned mail consolidations that are part of the “...

GSA Per Diem Rate Now Covers Daily Cost at NCED Eatery Effective March 15, 2024.

May 14, 2024
The General Services Administration Per Diem Rate of $59 Now Covers Daily Cost of Meals at National Center for Employee Development’s “3 Squares Eatery,” Effective March 15, 2024.

Hearing Loss

July 24, 2018
Twenty percent of Americans report some degree of hearing loss but those who serve are far more impacted by auditory disorders than the general public due to their exposure to artillery gunfire, battlefield explosives, loud machinery, aircraft noise...

The Struggle to Win the 40-Hour Workweek

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Research & Education Director Joyce Robinson  The upcoming celebration of Labor Day is a good time to remember the role labor unions have...

Many Hands Make Light Work

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Organization Director Anna Smith Sometimes it seems like we are our own worst enemy. When I first started my postal career there was always gloom...

The Attacks From All Sides Can Only Be Fought Through Solidarity

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August  2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard  White House Proposal to Privatize the Postal Service In June, the White House proposal, “...

Can We Trust USPS Management?

July 24, 2018
(This article first appeared in the July-August 2018 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine)  By Motor Vehicle Service Craft Directors  Can we ever trust USPS management to live up to their agreements and obligations? On August 18, 2016,...

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