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Posted on August 16th, 2008

House Moves on FERS Sick Leave Credit Bill
On July 30th the House of Representatives passed a bill supported by the National Postal Mail Handlers Union that would credit prospective Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) retirees for accumulated sick leave. Comment Read More
Hegarty Testifies on USPS Network Realignment Issues

National President John Hegarty appeared before the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia on July 24, 2008, to provide the views of the NPMHU on the recently-issued USPS Network Realignment Plan.

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USPS Continues To Consider Changes At Bulk Mail Centers Issues Draft Request for Proposal Seeking Comments and Feedback

On July 1, 2008, the Postal Service issued a draft request for proposals (draft RFP) concerning a Time-Definite Surface Network, which is another step toward outsourcing some of the work (the processing and transportation of parcels and standard mail) now being performed at the 21 Bulk Mail Centers. This process began in 2007, when the Postal Service first distributed a request for information on this same subject.

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Second Update on VERA: Voluntary Early Retirement

Late last week the USPS announced some additional details regarding the early retirement for mail handlers.

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Postal Service Seeks Flexibility in Closing Facilities

"Facing falling mail volume and limited control over its prices or costs, the U.S. Postal Service is relying on post office consolidation to stem losses, but the effort faces stiff political resistance. The self-supporting agency on June 19 sent Congress an outline of how it hopes to save money by streamlining a network of 37,000 post offices and 400 large mail-processing plants. The outline did not provide any details indicating how many facilities the Postal Service might consider closing or consolidating."

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