USPS DISTRICTS CURRENT UNDER PHASE 2 OF THE NATIONAL REASSESSMENT PROCESS
The National Reassessment Process is a key initiative that reviews the status of those 33,777 employees in rehabilitation and limited duty assignments at the end of each year. "The Postal Service continues to implement Phase 2 of the National Reassessment Process (NRP) in USPS Districts across the country. There is no set schedule that establishes a date when a particular District will begin Phase 2." San Francisco, S.E. New England, Mississippi, Central New Jersey are the latest districts to begin implementing phase 2 of the National Reassessment Process. Current Phase 2 Schedule
USPS OIG RECOMMENDS DIVERTING SOME WINDOW TRANSACTIONS TO ALTERNATE CHANNELS
"The Postal Service could divert some non-revenue generating transactions currently conducted at the retail counter to alternate channels by promoting the use of USPS.com and the contact center, expanding automated services available in the retail lobby, and exploring new channels that its domestic competitors and foreign postal entities currently use. OIG also recommends that USPS "Explore adding fee-based premium delivery options to available services." More OIG Recommendations On Cutting SSA Jobs | Revised PS Form 3849
LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL
Mike Causey: "....after reporting on the NALC-APWU endorsements earlier this month we were contacted by a dozen or so members of each union who object to endorsements. As one e-mail said: "...I'm a union member and I can tell you that no matter what our executive council says we want, I'm telling you most of the members I know are going to vote for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)." Look For The Union Label
ASK PRESIDENT BURRUS: WHY ARE OUR JOBS GOING TO THE MAILHANDLER CRAFT?
Q: Do you think the new jobs are going to the Mail Handler craft because we have provisions for penalty overtime pay and they do not? When APWU can prove that the manual activity is integral to clerical duties, we have been able to prevail in the assignment of work. It is regrettable that another union would take solace in reducing the salary level of the work in question in order to maintain a membership base. Ask President Burrus
POSTMASTER DEMOTED TO SUPERVISOR AFTER INVESTIGATION
The postmaster of Jackson who was on administrative leave for more than a month during an investigation of unspecified rules violations, has been reassigned to duties in Cape Girardeau, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service said. Heuschober "accepted a reassignment to a supervisory position." [The USPS is becoming "Green" - We recycle management constantly :) ] Postmaster Demoted
EEOC RULES USPS MUST PROTECT CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR REHAB POSTAL EMPLOYEES
Part II of Glover/Albrecht Class Action Disability Discrimination Case - Edmond Walker, a Temporary Rural Carrier Relief, filed a class complaint alleging that discriminatory acts had been continuing for a class of disabled permanent rehabilitation employees in the Postal Service. The EEOC Administrative Judge certified the class. On appeal, the Postal Service argued that the certified class was poorly defined and the class members were unidentifiable. The EEOC found that the class was sufficiently defined to enable the parties to identify potential class members. The EEOC also determined that the class met all the requirements for certification, and therefore, ordered the Postal Service on March 18, 2008 to process the class complaint within 30 days. (Walker v. Potter ) EEOC Class Action Complaint
