THE BULLETIN BOARD
August 2010
[August 9th]2010 Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade
Monday, September 6, 2010
PMAPWU will gather behind Mellon Arena at 8:00 AM
This year PMAPWU is again marching very near the front of the parade, so we will need to be in place by 9:00 AM.
Labor Day Mass will be held at 8:00 AM at St. Benedict the Moor Church located at Freedom Corner in the Hill District; those of us attending will head down to the gathering spot after mass. For all of the details, visit our Events page.[August 7th]Postal Service seeks $4 billion waiver on upcoming retiree health fund payment
excerpted from FederalTime.com Article by Sean Reilly
Just as it did last year, the U.S. Postal Service is asking Congress for a $4 billion break on a contribution due next month to its Retiree Health Benefits Fund.
Under federal law, the Postal Service must contribute $5.5 billion to the retiree fund on Sept. 30. In announcing another quarter of dismal financial results Thursday, the agency warned that it could not make that payment and meet all of its fiscal 2011 obligations.
Both the Postal Regulatory Commission and the Postal Service's inspector general have concluded that the current payment schedule for the retiree health fund is overly aggressive, according to the CRS report. The inspector general believes that USPS should pay $1.6 billion annually through 2016 to meet its obligations, while the PRC pegged the needed yearly contribution at $3.4 billion.
Read the entire article at the FederalTimes.com page.
[August 5th]AFL-CIO Adopts Resolution To Save Saturday Mail Service
excerpted from APWU Web News Article 079-2010
The AFL-CIO adopted a resolution written by the APWU in support of retaining six-day mail delivery at its Aug. 4 Executive Council meeting. The motion to adopt the resolution expresses the labor movement's opposition to the USPS proposal to eliminate Saturday delivery.
APWU President William Burrus urged the Executive Council to endorse the resolution and to go on record as "supporting the preservation of six days of postal services per week."
"Denying Americans six days of mail delivery will weaken their confidence in the [Postal Service's] ability to meet their personal and business needs and lead to the ultimate demise of this important government service," the resolution states.
The motion to Save Saturday Servicewas unanimously adopted by the council, which is comprised of leaders from the 56 labor unions governed by the AFL-CIO.
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