Maloney Yanks DeJoy-Friendly Provision From Postal Bill After Union Complains
A provision that would have allowed the U.S. Postal Service to set its own delivery standards is removed, but penalties for noncompliance with targets are also gone.
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The new reform bill eliminates the requirement that the Postal Service prefund retiree benefits and health care 50 years in advance.
UPDATE: A waiver provision that would have allowed the U.S. Postal Service to sidestep new performance standards has been removed from postal reform legislation, according to a
Prospect review of the updated bill text. The provision was removed after the American Postal Workers Union sent a letter to Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), the billâs author, saying that the union would not be able to support the bill if the language remained.
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As it became clear that many workplaces – essential and less so – would remain open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, ALIGN became a key player in a coalition of 70 unions, workers’ centers and nonprofits that have pushed the NY HERO Act. The bill sets enforceable workplace standards for testing, PPE, social distancing, hygiene and more. Maritza Silva-Farrell has led ALIGN, an alliance of labor and community organizations, since 2016.
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Executive Director, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
NYCOSH, the watchdog nonprofit that Charlene Obernauer leads, is well known for its annual report on construction deaths in New York state. The latest report on calendar year 2019 found that while construction-related deaths dipped slightly across the state, they rose 10% over the previous year within the five boroughs. In her role, Obernauer has advocated for better COVID-19 protection at New York work sites and also conducts tr
Debby Szeredy, Executive Vice President of the American Postal Workers Union; and
Jonathan Smith, president of the New York Metro Postal Workers Union about their experiences defending rural post offices and city processing plants, in a panel sponsored by DSA4USPS, a subcommittee of the Democratic Socialist Labor Commission.
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This plan was pushed out in a hurry as a pre-emptive strike before the Senate could vote to fill the open seats on the Postal Board of Governors with Biden’s nominees who are apparently all pro-public postal service, pro-democracy, pro-union, and unlikely to support key elements of a plan like this.
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Postal Workers fight DeJoy plan to close processing centers and eliminate jobs May 3, 2021 10:59 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg
Postal workers sort mail at the U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center in Oakland, Calif., on April 30, 2020. Trump-imposed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to close 18 such processing centers nationwide. | Ben Margot / AP
WASHINGTON (PAI) The 10-year U.S. Postal Service “reform” plan unveiled by Trump-imposed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy includes “the good, the bad, and the ugly” among its elements American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein says.
Biden Nominees Poised To Take Control Of Postal Service, Oust DeJoy
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A Senate committee voted in favor of President Joe Biden s three nominees for governing board overseeing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
According to the Associated Press, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved the president s three nominees: Ron Stroman, a former deputy postmaster general; Amber McReynolds, who leads the nonprofit National Vote at Home Institute; and Anton Hajjar, the former general counsel of the American Postal Workers Union.
The vote comes as lawmakers train their focus on restoring public confidence and trust in the U.S. Postal Service. Since last year, the postal service has undergone a number of drastic changes under the leadership of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a known supporter of President Donald Trump and a major donor for the Republican Party.