Queens mail could get rerouted to Brooklyn

 
Queens mail could get rerouted to Brooklyn
"...“We're the ones who are going to take the first hit,” said Trevor Stuart, the Branch President of the Mail Handlers Union, who said 39 of his workers are..."
Reference: www.queenscourier.com

 

New hope for stalled labor bill

 
New hope for stalled labor bill
"...Sen. Arlen Specter’s party switch is breathing new life into labor’s campaign to win new organizing rights for workers, an issue the business community hoped was stalled, if not killed. “This is a new day for the Employee Free Choice Act and labor law reform..."
Reference: www.politico.com

 

OPM CSRS Federal Employee Disability Retirement

 
OPM CSRS Federal Employee Disability Retirement
"...If you are still employed or have been separated from your employing agency for 31 days or less-- Your employing agency may help you complete these forms and if you are still on the agency payroll, will forward the completed forms to OPM. However, it is your responsibility to obtain all the information necessary for OPM to make a decision on your claim. This includes providing all of the required forms and documentation. ..."
Reference: www.opm.gov

 

OPM FERS Federal Employee Disability Retirement

 
OPM FERS Federal Employee Disability Retirement
"...When to Consider Applying for Disability Retirement You should consider applying for disability retirement only after you have provided your employing agency with complete documentation of your medical condition and your agency has exhausted all reasonable attempts to retain you in a productive capacity, through accommodation or reassignment. You must meet all of the following conditions to be eligible for disability retirement..."
Reference: www.opm.gov

 

FERS Social Security Annuity Supplement

 
FERS Social Security Annuity Supplement
"...With many people taking the USPS Voluntary Early Retirement, many of you may have questions relative to Eligibility for the Retiree Annuity Supplement. Check out the OPM PDF document on the subject. ..."
Reference: postal-newsgroup.blogspot.com

 

USPS offering summer mail discount, DMA says

 
USPS offering summer mail discount, DMA says

"...20% to 30% discounts, from June 15 to September 15, for mail volume over and above that mailer's past mailing. The Postal Service would establish a base mail volume for each mailer derived from that mailer's mailings from June 15 to September 15, 2008 adjusted downward by the current mail trends for that mailer during the first two quarters of Fiscal Year 2009...."
Reference: www.dmnews.com

 

Postal Employee Online Public Data Source

The CourierPostOnline has a Public data source that will identify salary, facility location, Title/Position and year hired ...all you have to do is supply the name.    

Editor Note: I checked my name and it was accurate to date.

This Article is From: courierpostonline.com

 

Definition of industrial arbitration

 
industrial arbitration
"...industrial arbitration method of settling disputes between employer and employees by seeking and accepting a decision by a third party. Such arbitration may be compelled by the government, as in New Zealand (since 1894), Australia (since 1904), Canada (since 1907), Italy (since 1926), and Great Britain (since World War II). In other cases, it may be by voluntary agreement, as is often the case in the United States, where the government occasionally intervenes in the case of a strike affecting the public welfare (see Taft-Hartley Labor Act ) by persuading the parties concerned to accept the decision handed down by the arbitrator. Additionally, the Supreme Court ruled in 2001 that companies can insist that employment-related disputes (such as discrimination suits) go to arbitration rather than to court. Arbitration machinery in the United States has been set up at both federal and state levels in the form of mediation and arbitration boards. The American Arbitration Association, founded in 1926, has nearly 17,000 members who help settle labor disputes. In voluntary arbitration a formal agreement is usually made to abide by the decision.

Bibliography: See F. Elkouri, How Arbitration Works (1985); M. Bognanno, Labor Arbitration in America (1992). ..."
Reference: "industrial arbitration." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 7 Apr. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

 

MSPB Decisions

 
MSPB Decisions
Interested in reading decisions made by the Merit Systems Protection Board? Often these cases can be interesting reading. The decision listing can also be a vital resource in prepping grievances and future MSPB cases. You can use the "search" feature to be more specific in your decision research. Type in "United States Postal Service" to read related case decisions.
Reference: www.mspb.gov

 

Postal worker hits 40 years

Dan Smith
 
Postal worker hits 40 years
"...Like with any other profession, Smith started out at the bottom as a mail handler at the Jackson Center Post Office in 1970...."
Reference: www.delphosherald.com

 

VA announces stimulus spending

 
VA announces stimulus spending
"...The $250 payments will be issued as early as June 2009. To be eligible, a veteran must have received a qualifying compensation between November of last year and January. ..."
Reference: www.federalnewsradio.com

 

House Approves Bill To Give Sick-Leave Credit to FERS Retirees

  Still must be approved in Senate
House Approves Bill To Give Sick-Leave Credit to FERS Retirees
"...The focus for correcting these FERS inequities will now shift to the United States Senate, where they may be considered as part of a bill providing the Food and Drug Administration with wider authority to regulate tobacco products...."
Reference: www.apwu.org