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Established in 1775, the Postal Service has faithfully served the American public for over 239 years. Today, that record of service in cities, towns and to every household in our great country is in jeopardy, as the United States Postal Service (USPS) is in the midst of a critical financial crisis.

 

The USPS financial crisis is the result of a provision of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 that requires the Postal Service to pre-fund healthcare benefits of future retirees, including those of workers who have not even been hired yet – a burden no other government agency or private company bears. The mandate requires the USPS to fund a 75-year liability over a 10-year period and costs the USPS more than $5.5 billion per year. 

 

The USPS has recorded losses of $20 billion over the past four years, though it would have made a profit over this period (despite the recession) if not for the artificial burden of pre-funding future retiree health benefits.

 

Furthermore, according to two independent actuarial studies, the USPS has overfunded its pension obligations by $50 billion to $75 billion.

 

No taxpayer money is used to operate the Postal Service. It operates solely on monies received from stamps and postage.The USPS stands alone in offering affordable and accessible, universal service to 150 million homes and thousands of communities and businesses six days a week. It is at the heart of a $1.3 trillion mailing industry that employs over 9 million workers.

 

Congress must address the cause of the Postal Service’s financial crisis so that postal workers can continue to serve the American people and the USPS can continue to act as an important engine for the U.S. economy.

 

In this regard, House Resolution 1351 would help restore financial stability to the Postal Service without slashing service to the public. It would allow the USPS to use the billions of dollars in pension overpayments to meet its financial obligations. Currently, H.R. 1351 has 185 cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives. If this legislation is not enacted, service to the public will be cut and thousands of jobs will be lost. 

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IPWU Elections 2012

Nominations for the following positions will be taken at the Iowa Postal Workers Union state convention, April 27-28.

                President; Treasurer; Editor; Recording Secretary; Craft Directors (Clerk, Maintenance, Support Services, and Motor Vehicle); Legislative Director; Trustees (3). Area Representatives (4); Delegates to the National Convention and members to the Strike Assistance Board.

                If you are interested in running any of these elected positions, you can be nominated at the convention or you can send your letter of intent to run (nominating yourself) and/or acceptance of nomination to IPWU Elections, PO Box 539, Des Moines, IA.  50302

 

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Right to speak up
  Postal Workers Have the Right To Speak Out Against Facility Closures APWU News Bulletin 02-2012, Jan. 18 2012 | PDF Recent notices posted by management have generated questions about APWU members’ right to participate in activities opposing the closure of postal facilities. Read More...
OPM working on retirement issues
  If acknowledgment of a problem is the first step toward fixing it, the Office of Personnel Management took that step Tuesday when it sent a Strategic Plan for Retirement Services to Congress. OPM’s current retirement services operation is not known for providing service, at least good service, to federal retirees. Read More...
Congresswoman supports report
  CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON SUPPORTS THE POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION REPORT ON USPS CLOSURES Washington, DC – (Thursday, January 5, 2012) –Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson acknowledged her support for the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Report on the Postal Service’s Retail Access Optimization Initiative (RAOI). Read More...
Postal Reform
    Postal reform legislation could move quickly in both chambers when lawmakers return to work later this month. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which approved a postal reform bill in October 2011, plans to file its report on H.R. Read More...
Second Ounce Free?
    No Such Thing as a Free Ounce: Does 'Second Ounce Free' Make Sense for USPS or for Mailers?   For the most part, mailers cheered when the U.S. Postal Service announced “Second Ounce Free” for bulk-mailed First Class letters. Read More...
Postman always writes twice
  The Postman Always Writes Twice January 5, 2012 Yesterday the New York Times ran an article by Campbell Robertson entitled “A Fight for Post Offices and Towns’ Souls.”  It’s about the efforts of citizens to save rural post offices in Arkansas. Read More...
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  The U.S. Postal Service has quietly sought to “immunize” itself from Privacy Act challenges to its address-correction service, a program that gives credit, marketing and data-service providers access to updated name and address information for tens of millions of Americans. Read More...
Back to the Drawing Board
  BECKLEY, W.Va. – Citing a recent study that found overly optimistic savings projections and an insufficient attention to community needs, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) Tuesday called on the Postal Service to go back to the drawing board on its efforts to close and consolidate postal facilities in southern West Virginia. Read More...
Postal Closing
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Waterloo Rally
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Tis The Season
  Week in Review: Tis the Season December 27, 2011 The big news of the week was the Advisory Opinion issued by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on the Retail Access Optimization Initiative (RAOI), the Postal Service's plan to close 3,652 post offices. Read More...
Protests and dissents
  Week in Review: Protests, dissents, and a fury that won’t go away January 1, 2012 The protests over closing post offices and mail processing plants continue, despite the moratorium on closures.  The Postal Regulatory Commission splits down the middle on decisions about appeals on closings. Read More...
The First Occupy
    75 Years Ago Today, the First Occupy ...a note from Michael Moore Friday, December 30th, 2011 Friends, On this day, December 30th, in 1936 -- 75 years ago today -- hundreds of workers at the General Motors factories in Flint, Michigan, took over the facilities and occupied them for 44 days. My uncle was one of them. Read More...
RAIO bump in the road
  The RAOI Advisory Opinion: A Transformative Moment or a Bump in the Road? December 30, 2011 It’s been a week since the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued its Advisory Opinion on the Retail Access Optimization Initiative (RAOI), the Postal Service’s plan to close 3,652 post offices. Read More...
goPost
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Best and Worst of USPS
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Tragicomedy of the USPS
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Missing Scanners
  Surface Visibility Program: Mail Back Unused and Inoperable Scanners The Surface Visibility (SV) program collects end-to-end data on mail and packages. The data is used to create visibil­ity for Postal Service™ customers and to support planning, management, and optimization of the surface transportation network. Read More...
Postal Trucks
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Criminals or Idiots
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Lessons from the USPS
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PRC Blasts Closures
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Quasi Moratorium
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Reform law drives up losses
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Pray for the USPS
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Processed Flawed
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Staffing cut not equal
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Conversation with the PMG
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Commission faults USPS
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The Iowa Postal Workers Union is a part of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) AFL-CIO. 

     The Iowa Postal Workers Union (IPWU) affirms its belief in a single union of all Postal Workers in non-supervisory levels and will work to achieve this goal.

     The IPWU educates our membership through use of seminars and specials class as well as through media outlets such as the Postal Solidarity (The Iowa Postal Worker paper is a part of this joint effort.)

     The IPWU  works towards educating the general public on the history of the Labor Movement.

     The IPWU will work for the election of candidates - regardless of party - who favor pasage of improved legislation in the interest of all labor. To work for the repeal of laws which are unjust to labor and Postal workers, such as the denial of the right to strike and denial of the right to support political cadidates of their choice.

     The IPWU will represent all members in every way possible with issues dealing with, but not limited to grievances.

The IPWU will continue to organize the unorganized.

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