USPS to take contract negotiations with the NALC

The U.S. Postal Service has decided to take contract negotiations with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to a federal mediator.  Under the law, parties must work with the mediator in an attempt to resolve differences and reach a negotiated contract.  If mediation fails to produce a contract, the parties will submit the matter to arbitration.  There, a panel of three arbitrators will be chosen.  One arbitrator is chosen by each side.  After each party selects its arbitrator, the two sides work through a list of arbitrators to select the third and final arbitrator.  This three-person arbitration panel will hear testimony and consider the surrounding facts in order to decide the specifics of the NALC and U.S. Postal Service contract.  The final decision from the arbitration will be binding and final.  Much is riding on these negotiations.  We wish the best to all involved.   

New postal regulations - uniform shoes should be made in the USA

Did you know that all postal regulations for shoes authorized for allowance purchases must be made in the USA?  That’s right!  And Thorogood shoes by Weinbrenner are the only “union made” shoes available for postal allowance purchases.  However, the cost of materials to make shoes has drastically increased, causing a significant rise in the price of shoes.  To help, Postal Uniform Xpress (mypux.com or postaluniformxpress.com) offers discount prices on all of their products, including postal shoes.  You can get great discounts on the web site, or call 800-331-7604 with full allowance orders for even bigger discounts.  Postal Uniform Xpress is your best deal on postal shoes.

USPS financial woes continue!

USPS estimates for fiscal year 2011, ending this September 30, it will reach the $15 billion maximum debt ceiling. USPS has reported in Congressional hearings that it needs to eliminate Saturday delivery to save money, and it needs to recover “pre-paid overpayments” on future retirees held by the Office of Personnel Management. Both will have to be voted on by Congress, and the Government Oversight Committee continues deliberating these and other financial issues facing USPS. 

PostalUniformXpress.com supports the U.S. Postal Service, because it is the best postal service in the world with the best postal employees in the world.  What a bargain we have in a $0.44 cent stamp!!! 

APWU Tentative Agreement

On May 8, 2011, representatives from the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) spoke during a “town hall meeting” to Postal Uniform Xpress and other uniform vendors at a conference in Orlando, Florida. 

As part of the meeting, the representatives provided an update on the tentative 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement between USPS and APWU.  They explained the tentative agreement is currently out to each member on referendum vote and that ballots would be counted on May 14.

The tentative agreement would also create more jobs, including jobs for veterans, and has a four and a half year duration, which the APWU representatives said was their longest initial contract to date.  Postal Uniform Xpress will keep you updated on the results. 

Proud to serve the Best Employees of the World's Best Postal Service!

Did you see the sale at Postal Uniform Xpress on postal uniforms for Letter Carriers, Window Clerks and Mail Handlers/Maintenance?  Just in time for the summer heat, prices have been reduced on most short sleeve shirts and summer paints.  Postal Uniform Xpress is the home of the $30.00 Sun Hat. 

Check out the prices at www.postaluniformxpress.com !  Postal Uniform Xpress guarantees to beat any other competitor’s current catalog price on the same manufacturer’s item.  The best deal yet, you get sale prices on postal uniforms you need now and the best price guarantee on what you need later.

NALC Committee of Presidents Meeting

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) recently completed its Committee of Presidents (COP) meeting.  National President Fred Rolando addressed the COP with many topics pertaining to the upcoming negotiations later this year.  Postal Uniform Xpress wishes NALC much success in these negotiations.  

APWU Contract Settlement

The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) successfully negotiated a contract with the U.S. Postal Service.  Ratification is pending and will be decided by members’ mail-in ballots.  At a time when many public employee unions are having their negotiating rights stripped away, the APWU remained strong.  The APWU’s commitment to negotiating a successful contract with wage increases and benefits, including increases in uniform allowances, shows the power of its membership.

Union preferred Postal Uniform Xpress is proud to serve the Best and Strong APWU members who make up the World’s Best Postal Service.  We’ll help you stretch the dollars on your negotiated allowance benefit and, as always, offer our price guarantee  -- we will beat any competitors’ published price on the same manufacturers’ item.