Trump Proposes Cutting Postal Employees’ Pay, Benefits in $100B Savings Package
3.18.2019 – GovExec.com reports: “President Trump has once again proposed a slew of changes to the operations of the U.S. Postal Service and its employees’ benefits, with the White House estimating the plan would save $98 billion over the next decade. In addition to a renewed push for offering postal employees lower pay and benefits, Trump pushed changes proposed by the task force he created last year. Those include raising prices for mail and packages not deemed “essential,” reducing delivery frequency, outsourcing some mail processing and licensing access to individuals’ mailboxes.” – Federal Employees Would Get Less Leave Under Trump’s Budget – Comments (Count)
Trump’s Postal Reform Proposals Met With Criticism From Lawmakers, USPS Management
3.13.2019 – GovExec.com reports: “President Trump’s mandated report on overhauling the U.S. Postal Service drew a tepid response from lawmakers on Tuesday, as the agency’s own leadership rejected many of the key proposals. One key area of disagreement between the administration’s recommendations and lawmakers’ vision for the agency surrounded the future of collective bargaining at the mailing agency.” – Senator: Task force focus on collective bargaining ‘not addressing’ real issue – AUDIO: Hearing on President’s Postal Task Force Recommendations – Comments (Count)
Postal Service Contracts Surge to Nearly $16B in Fiscal 2018
3.08.2019 – Bloomberg Government reports: “The U.S. Postal Service’s commercial spending grew to $15.9 billion in fiscal 2018 from $15 billion in fiscal 2017, Bloomberg Government’s USPS Contracts Dashboard shows. That’s an increase of nearly $1 billion and the highest amount since fiscal 2016, when Bloomberg Government first began publishing the agency data received through a Freedom of Information Act request.” – Comments (Count)
RI-399 Monetary Settlement Distribution
3.06.2019 – APWU reports: “The Postal Service agreed that they would pay $14.5 million to each union (APWU and NPMHU) in consideration of the withdrawal of national level disputes. The settlement agreement calls for the unions to each make their own determination on how this money would be distributed. After consultation, much discussion, and agreement with the Clerk Craft Director, the APWU has decided that the money will be distributed in equal amounts to clerk craft employees who fall into two categories.” – NPMHU Update – Comments (Count)