Comments on: NAPS: Postal Reform Hinges on a Potentially Cooperative Lame Duck Session

By: smarterthanu

smarterthanu — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:52:34 +0000

Management still can not manage! While we are out there sick and injured making sure the mail is delivered, management is out of the office picking up their kids from school, enjoying a 2 hour lunch, or making sure their kids get to their child care provider, and all on the USPS clock. And they want to take away something craft has earned? Do not let them take away something craft has so rightfully earned. All management has to worry about is a paper cut!!!!

By: J A Banks

J A Banks — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:35:46 +0000

Bill Burrus objected to the workmans comp language long before the NALC National Pres did but the NALC WAS ALL FOR Postal Reform and accused the APWU of many things because we found fault way back in the beginning of the reform issue and proposals so yea jump on board at the end - only when Young realized what it would mean for letter carriers injured on the job who always come over to the clerk craft - oh yea the craft who has objected from the start!!!!

By: Daniel C. Shannon

Daniel C. Shannon — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:56:59 +0000

Again, the workers comp issue was justly opposed by NALC president Young. The Employer and the “big boys” in the Senate were more than willing to “put it to” the average postal worker and make them use their own “leave” when injured on the job. Of course; who cares about injured workers rights? And, let us not forget if the bill passed as is, postal workers would be the ONLY federal workers to be harnessed by the workers comp clause. Hooray for Bill Young. Oh yeah, I don’t give a lick about negative comments accusing Bill of not objecting to the the comp portion of the bill before now. As an advocate I know how discussions take place “behind the scenes.” And I also know how the Employer puts its “spin” on things. I’ll say it again. Hooray for Bill Young standing firm on the workers comp issue.