09/18/18
Senate Passes Bill to Reduce Opioid Transport Through International Mail
Last night, the Senate passed H.R. 6, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 that includes the so-called STOP Act, which strives to prevent the inbound transport of opioids through international mail, requires that electronic manifests be created for inbound U.S. mail shipments and would levy civil fines against the Postal Service for noncompliance. Continue Reading
09/11/18
PAY DECISION IMPLEMENTATION DELAYED
The Postal Service has notified us of a delay in its implementation their July 20 pay decision concerning changes to pay policies, schedules and fringe benefit program for postmasters Continue Reading
09/12/18
Congressional Resolution Opposing Postal Privatization Gains Steam
The House of Representatives' resolution that opposes White House efforts to privatize the U.S. Postal Service (H.Res. 993) has gained momentum. The Presidential Task Force on the Postal System report will likely not be unveiled until after the 2018 congressional elections. Continue Reading
08/29/18
Senate Confirms Two Board of Governors; President Nominates Two More
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Robert Duncan and David Williams as members of the Postal Service Board of Governors by voice vote. In addition, President Trump nominated Ron Bloom and Roman Martinez IV to the Board of Governors. Continue Reading
08/29/18
A Survey of Our Contributions to the Mission -- and More
I strongly encourage all EAS Employees to fill out the nationwide survey intended to assess our EAS workload. Don’t exaggerate, but don’t hold back, either. Remember, Continue Reading
08/27/18
UPMA Pays Tribute to Sen. John S. McCain
Sen. John McCain was a military hero and a passionate and courageous legislator who ably represented his beloved state of Arizona, and sought legislative consensus in the pursuit of making our country and this world a better place Continue Reading
08/22/18
House Anti-Privatization Resolution Picks Up Support; Status of Presidential Postal Task Force Report Unknown
H.Res. 993 picked up significant support during the August recess and there is uncertainly about the status of Presidential Task Force on the Postal System. Continue Reading
07/25/18
Senate Likely to Vote on Bipartisan Anti-Postal Privatization Amendment Tommorrow, July 26
Sen. Heitkamp (D-ND) filed an amendment to a pending appropriations bill the would preclude the White House from undermining universal postal services or moving forward with efforts to privatize the federal agency. Continue Reading
07/20/18
Postmasters\EAS Pay Package through Fiscal Year 2019
On June 28th, the Postal Service released the EAS pay package decision letter that was to cover through fiscal year 2019. Immediately upon receipt, Sean Acord and Tony Leonardi requested a meeting with Executive Postal Leadership in an effort to resolve some concerns. Continue Reading
07/16/18
Bipartisan House Resolution Introduced Opposing Postal Privatization
Representatives Steve Lynch (D-MA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced H.Res. 993, a resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Postal Service should remain a government entity and not be subjected to privatization. Continue Reading
07/06/18
Update - FY2018/2019 Pay Package
Sean and Tony requested to meet with officials at Postal Service Headquarters to continue discussion on several key issues affecting UPMA members. We met again on July 5 and have reached a verbal understanding that addresses our concerns on these key matters. Continue Reading
06/29/18
2018/2019 Pay Package
UPMA is in receipt of the 2018/2019 Pay Package dated June 28, 2018. We are reviewing the package. Updates will be provided when available. Continue Reading
06/27/18
White House Official Under Fire About USPS Privatization at Congressional Hearing
On Wednesday, June 27, the Deputy Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget came under fire by members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, regarding the White House proposal to privatize the U.S. Postal Service. Continue Reading
06/21/18
President Trump Proposes Postal Privatization
Today, President Donald Trump proposed to restructure the United States Postal Service, converting it "from a Government agency into a privately-held corporation." Continue Reading
05/10/18
Office of Personnel Managment Proposes Retirement Cuts and Senate Panel Approves Two USPS Board Of Govenor Nominees
The White House Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed $143.5 billion in cuts to federal-postal retirement programs, and the Senate Committee Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approves two nominees to USPS Board of Governors. Continue Reading
04/13/18
President Trump Signs Executive Order Creating Postal Task Force
Last night (4/12/2018), President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that establishes a White House Task Force on the Postal Service. According to the order, the Task Force is instructed " to evaluate the operations and finances of the USPS." Continue Reading
04/11/18
EEOC class action ruling re USPS Injured on the Job Employees
The U.S. Postal Service will soon have to make a payout to as many as 130,000 current and former employees as part of a class-action lawsuit, with an anti-discrimination oversight body finding the mailing agency created a program to rid its rolls of employees injured on the job under the guise of trying to accommodate them. Continue Reading
02/12/18
White House FY 2019 Budget Hits Postal Employees and Retirees
Today, President Donald Trump submitted his $4.4 trillion fiscal year 2019 budget to Congress, which slashes over $155 billion from benefits upon which active and retired postal and federal employee rely. Continue Reading
02/02/18
Executive Administrative Schedule (EAS)
Executive Administrative Schedule (EAS) Annual Salary Effective January 06, 2018 (Day 1, Week 1, PP 02-2018) Continue Reading