Our Inspector General indicated that the Postal Service spent $1.1 billion in mail processing overtime and penalty overtime, $280 million in late and extra transportation, and $2.9 billion in delivery overtime and penalty overtime costs in FY 2019. Because of this, the Postal Service has experienced over a decade of financial losses, with no end in sight, and we face an impending liquidity crisis. We are currently unable to balance our costs with available funding sources to fulfill both our universal service mission and other legal obligations. “The Postal Service is in a financially unsustainable position, stemming from substantial declines in mail volume, and a broken business model. Last month, USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued the following statement: They’ll hold them aside for us,” said Gwen Freeman, the board's secretary. They’ve opened up for us after hours on election night so we could pick up any last minute ballots. “During elections, they’ve always been extremely helpful. The Tulsa County Election Board claims it has always had a smooth-running relationship with the post office. 'We all know what it looks like and do everything we can to get those in and out as soon as possible.” “To say there’s going to be a delay, I just think that’s wrong,' he said. According to Jeff Bradley, the President of the American Postal Workers Union for northeastern Oklahoma, ballots are considered priority mail. I think they have their handle on it.”īurnett might be right. The officials do know what they are doing, especially because they’ve been doing this for a long time now. They are experiencing delivery delays because of recent policy changes, like banned overtime, to cut costs.Īfter seeing a record number of absentee ballots in June, the Tulsa County Board of Election is unsure how the USPS's mail speed will affect the upcoming election.īeverly Burnett, Tulsa County absentee voter, said, “I’m not overly concerned about it. United States Postal Services offices across the country drown in mail. The Postal Service will publish the final versions of MS-1 TL 6 and MMOs on August 8, 2019.TULSA, Okla.For FMO staffing increases that exceed the

The parties agree that due to the transferring of maintenance work of stations and branches from plant maintenance to FMO, the FMO authorized staffing may increase in order to provide maintenance for the stations and branches.Maintenance work in stations and branches transitioning to Field Maintenance Operations (FMO) as a result of the MS-1/TL-6 will continue to be performed by employees currently., Memorandum of Understanding Re: MS- 47 TL-5 Implementation and Maintenance Craft PSE Conversions , 2014 MOU Re: MS-47 TL-5 Implementation and Maintenance Craft PSE Conversions The Postal Service will publish the final versions of MS-1 TL 6 and MMOs on August 8, 2019.For FMO staffing increases that exceed theĪvailable plant LDC 37 positions that were providing maintenance for the stations andīranches within the FMO coverage area, those positions shall be posted and filled under the FMO in accordance with Article 38 and the Joint Contract Interpretation Manual (JCIM). When attrition at the installation results in a staffing level below the authorized complement, management may determine the occupational group of the employee(s) that will continue to perform the work in the stations and branches. Performing those duties until adjustments occur resulting from attrition. Financial Issues for Local, State Union Officers.

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