Dedicated POStPlan Link to be Added to NAPUS National Website on May 11, 2012 - Check Frequently for Updates!

In order to better address the many phone and email inquiries that members have about the Post Office Structure Plan and VER related issues, the NAPUS website will add a dedicated link for the POStPlan program. The link will include postings of questions and answers, updates on POStPlan, and detailed information on VERs, incentives and RIF procedures. The page will go live tomorrow afternoon (Friday, May 11, 2012.) Active Postmasters are encouraged to visit the site for updates and information on POStPlan. You may see an answer to your question on the new link, visit www.napus.org.

Charlie Moser
May 10, 2012

“Say What?"!!!    MUST READ INFORMATION BELOW!

Tuesday, March 27^th was also the day of a House subcommittee hearing concerning USPS proposed Postal Health plan.  The real news during this hearing, attended by some NAPUS Postmasters, which bears reading by all NAPUS members is the following excerpt is from Bob Levi’s March 30^th eNAPUS Newsletter:

“In response to a routine question posed by Sub-committee Vice-Chairman Justin Amash (R-MI) relating to the USPS’ position on H.R. 2309 (Issa-Ross postal bill), PMG Donahoe stated: “Practically everything in the bill we support.” This apparently unscripted comment caught many by surprise, most notably evidenced by the reaction of the Committee staff members sitting behind Amash. Over the past few months, the PMG has consistently stated that the USPS had problems with both H.R. 2309 and S. 1789.”

“It has been assumed that the Issa bill posed greater challenges for USPS officials, since it emasculated the Board of Governors and upper level management. H.R. 2309, among its draconian provisions, would replace the Board of Governors with a new Commission that would have the authority to run the agency, abrogate union contracts and raise USPS debt. In addition, the measure creates a Postal Reorganization Commission to recommend the closure of postal facilities, and such decisions would not be subject to PRC review. Post office, particularly those in small towns and rural areas, would be particularly vulnerable under the Issa bill.”

“A short time after the PMG’s startling response, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sought to toss the PMG a life-line, asking if the USPS really supported the creation of a new authority to run the service. PMG Donahoe clarified his initial response by stating that he thought that stakeholders, including unions, could resolve the current problems without resorting to a new authority; nevertheless, it appears that the toothpaste was out of the tube.”