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Postal Service cancels execs' bonuses,
performance awards
"The U.S. Postal Service has canceled
bonuses and performance awards for
executives, officers and other
administrative employees, its chief
human resources officer said Thursday.
About 62,000 employees would have been
eligible for the executive and
administrative bonuses and other
awards based on their work this year,
Vegliante said." -
USPS Freezes Staff Bonuses As Losses
Hit $1B Per Month -
USPS Press Release (PDF) -
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Rep. Issa Introduces 'Postal Reform' Bill
"Seeking to prevent another taxpayer bailout, Rep. Darrell
Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform, introduced today legislation to
implement sweeping, structural reforms of the United States
Postal Service. The legislation represents the most
fundamental reform of the postal service that has been
proposed since USPS was first created from the old Post Office
Department." - Bill (PDF)
- Letter to Issa: Money is being taken from
the USPS as a hidden additional tax -
USPS Statement - Issa introduces bill to
overhaul USPS, increase regulation -
NALC: 'Draconian' - APWU: 'Reckless
Attack' - Heritage: Issa Has a Plan -
Issa Wiki: GED, Car Thefts,
Weapon Violation, Arson, False Claims About Military Service? -
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USPS Institutes Cash Conservation Plan
Payment to FERS Suspended
"The U.S. Postal Service has informed the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) of its intention to suspend its employer's
contributions for the defined benefit portion of the Federal
Employees Retirement System (FERS) to conserve cash and
preserve liquidity. The Postal Service has a FERS account
surplus valued at $6.9 billion. The Postal Service pays about
$115 million every other week to OPM for the FERS annuity.
Suspension of payments, effective June 24, will free about
$800 million in the current fiscal year." -
CNN: Postal Service to skip retiree fund
payments - USPS asks DoJ to solve FERS
dispute with OPM - OPM Statement
- APWU: 'Every Step Necessary'
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FOX News: Issa Warns of New Bailout -
'Hanging by a thread' - NALC Statement -
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USPS notifies 1,700 employees their jobs will be cut
"The agency on May 27 mailed specific reduction-in-force
notices to 2,429 administrative employees, including 1,751
whose jobs will be cut. The remaining 678 notices informed
employees they have been transferred to equal or lower-ranked
positions. Employees whose jobs have been eliminated can apply
for vacancies posted as part of the reduction-in-force process." -
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Realignment of Postal Service Facilities Saving Millions
House subcommittee told cost-cutting not enough to avoid
USPS liquidity crisis
"Over the last four fiscal years, the Postal Service has
reduced its size by 110,000 career positions and saved $12
billion in costs. "Our achievements notwithstanding, issues
that fall outside our control continue to prevent us from
being able to close the gap between revenue and costs,"
Williams testified. Absent Congressional action this year, the
Postal Service will experience a cash shortfall and default on
legislatively mandated payments to the Federal government."
- Testimony -
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Postal Service Challenges PRC Five-Day
Analysis
"The Postal Service has estimated that making the move
would yield a net annual cost reduction of $3.1 billion based
on extensive market research and financial estimates provided
to the PRC March 30, 2010. The PRC issued a nonbinding
advisory opinion March 24, 2011 that concluded that
transitioning from a six-day delivery schedule to a five-day
street delivery schedule would only achieve $1.7 billion in
net annual savings." - Postal Service
Questions PRC Report - USPS slams
"flawed" PRC analysis - PMG Letter to
Lieberman (PDF) -
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PRC Concerned About Pace of Post Office Closings (PDF)
"The Commission has received an increased number of post
office closing appeals, hundreds of inquiries from citizens,
and has had communications with concerned members of Congress.
Thus, it appears the Postal Service may already be engaged in
a nationwide change of service without prior notification to
the Commission." -
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Post Office Hiring Non Career Employees
"Applicants have until Friday, June 10, to apply for
non-career custodian and clerk positions in the Elmira and
Jamestown areas. Appointment periods are not-to-exceed 360
days. Subsequent appointments may occur after a 5-day break in
service, but are not guaranteed. The salary range for the
Postal Support Employee (PSE) positions is $12 to $14.60 per
hour." - USPS posts PSE jobs on
employment website (for example, search "Texas" and "Customer
Service/Delivery") -
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PMR's in Level 15 and 16 Offices Receive Special Notice of
Opportunity to Apply for Postal Support Employee Vacancies
"This
past week, many PMR's in EAS-15 & 16 offices received a notice
that their current positions would be terminated on August 23,
2011, but they would be given a special opportunity to apply
for the newly created Postal Support Employee (PSE) position.
PSEs are a new category of non-career employee, who will be
appointed for a term not to exceed 360 calendar days." -
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