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Postal Service's
Overfunding of Pension Plans Grows to
$13 Billion
1.27.2012 -
Mailing Systems Technology Reports: "The Postal Service is
overfunding its two pension plans by
more than $13 billion, according to
the latest projections by the Office
of Personnel Management (OPM). This
overfunding comes at a significant
cost to the organization as it has
racked up debt to pay for prefunding
of its healthcare plan, while
continuing to make large annual
payments into overfunded pension
plans." -
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USPS Declines to
Extend Contract Negotiations With NALC
1.20.2012 -
NALC reports: "The United States
Postal Service declined to extend
collective-bargaining negotiations
with the National Association of
Letter Carriers, triggering an impasse
that will automatically send the
matter to mediation under the auspices
of the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service. If no consensual
agreement is reached in a 60-day
period of mediation, the issues will
be submitted for final and binding
resolution before an "Interest
Arbitration" panel." -
Impasse 'a surprise to just about no
one' -
USPS, union talks expire for third
time since November -
USPS Labor Negotiations Fact Sheet
(PDF) -
NPMHU: Impasse
Declared -
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USPS Reminding
Employees About Public Disclosure
Policy and Lobbying Restrictions
1.18.2012 - With
proposed legislative actions
dominating postal discussions,
the USPS is reminding employees
about rules that "prohibit the
communication of confidential,
proprietary, and non-public
information, as well as information
that would violate anti-lobbying
laws." -
Permitted and Impermissible Activities
(PDF) -
APWU: Postal
Workers Have the Right to Speak Out
Against Facility Closures -
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APWU Warns
Members: Beware of Risks in USPS
Campaign For Voluntary Transfers to
Letter Carrier
1.13.2012 - The
APWU is warning members about
risks associated with a USPS campaign
encouraging voluntary transfers to the
carrier craft. Risks include loss of
seniority, loss of limits on excessing,
and possible loss of protection
against layoffs. -
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Postal Service's Plan to Close Post
Offices Hits Roadbumps
1.04.2012 - "The
Postal Service's recent decision to
delay the closing of hundreds of mail
processing centers and thousands of
local post offices until May has given
critics plenty of time to question the
agency's strategy to climb out of the
red,"
reports Federal News Radio. -
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