Postal Service Utilizing Disgraced Former NLRB Commissioner

USPS Utilizing Disgraced Former NLRB Commissioner

From the article: "...for the private benefit of former Member Kirsanow and his client, the National Association of Manufacturers, and former Member Schaumber’s labor relations consulting and/ or legal practice.” In a second report in April of 2012, the OIG also indicated that Flynn did improper favors for Schaumber in return for Schaumber helping to secure Flynn’s nomination to the NLRB. Whatever the USPS is paying Flynn, he probably made ten times more working as head of labor relations for Dr. Pepper/Snapple. So why is he working at the Postal Service and is his public postal salary being supplemented by outside interests who would benefit from his presence in labor relations at the Postal Service? Given the Postal Service’s willful and blatant violations of the contract and the interests of many large corporations in eliminating unions, the hiring of a corrupt anti-union lawyer for national negotiations is disturbing, yet not surprising..."

Article Reference: contractnegotiations.blogspot.com
Contract Negotiations (APWU), Union Busting,

Former Postal Worker Charged in N.Y. for Falsely Obtaining $160K in Disability Benefits

From the article: "...A former motor vehicle operator for the United States Postal Service (USPS) has been charged with making false statements to obtain federal employees’ compensation, according to a complaint unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y..."

Article Reference: www.insurancejournal.com
Disability Benefits

President Trump Calls for End to Discounts for International Mail

Trump Calls for End to Discounts for International Mail

From the article: "...Decades-old policy means a Chinese company can ship a product to a U.S. customer for less than it costs an American firm..."

Article Reference: www.wsj.com
International Mail Discounts, Discounted Postage,

Letter opened at Virginia's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall triggers hazmat situation; 11 feel ill

From the article: "...Investigators are looking into an apparent hazmat situation at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Ft. Myer, Virginia, after a number of people began feeling sick after opening a letter, officials said. Arlington Fire, one of the units responding to the scene, said "11 people started feeling ill after the letter..."

Article Reference: www.foxnews.com

Residents Report Open Mail, Missing Gift Cards In Smithtown

From the article: "...A woman named Suzanne said 10 days she received two birthday cards in the mail and both had been opened. One was supposed to contain a $100 American Express gift card but it was gone..."

Article Reference: newyork.cbslocal.com

USPS Announces Voluntary Early Out Retirement (VERA)

From the article: "...January 4, 2018, the APWU was notified by letter that the USPS is offering voluntary early out retirement (VERA) for eligible clerk craft employees. This letter was received with no advance notification to the union or negotiations with the APWU over who the VERA applied to and under what conditions. The APWU immediately initiated information requests to USPS management regarding this VERA and demands for bargaining..."

Article Reference: www.apwu.org
Voluntary Early Out Retirement (2018), "No Cash, No Dash",