THE BULLETIN BOARD
June 2006
[June 1st]2006 Patrick McShane Memorial Scholarship Winners
James Goodwin, son of James Goodwin, Clerk, Canonsburg
Kevin Leavor, son of Cathy Leavor, Clerk, Charleroi
Kashmir Waller, daughter of Betty Waller, Clerk, Grentree
Samantha Peterson, daughter of Dale Peterson, MVS, GMF
We extend our congratulations to the winners and a big thank all the participants!
[May 26th]USPS Plans to Cull Unneeded Injured Workers
Repost: excerpted from the PostalReporter.com Blog
Within 2 to 4 weeks the Postal Service plans to begin implementing a nation-wide program examining the status of workers injured on the job who are presently on medical restrictions in limited duty and permanent rehabilitation jobs. The goal of the program is to set up a process to place injured workers off the clock on compensation and then refer them to the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWCP) for possible employment in the private sector if no work can be found for them in the Postal Service.
Not much is generally known about what the USPS is now calling its "National Reassessment Process." Postal officials contacted at USPS headquarters refused to talk about it for this story, referring all questions to the American Postal Workers Union, which they say has been briefed about the program.
Sue Carney, the union's Director of Human Relations, says that under the Reassessment Program USPS will review medical documentation for injured workers, request updated medical information if required and then renew job offers or make new job offers "where adequate work is available, based on operational needs." Where work isn't available, injured workers will be put on compensation and referred to OWCP's vocational rehabilitation program.
Read the entire article at the PostalReporter.com Blog
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