APWU Requests Day Off for Postal Workers on Dec. 24
The American Postal Workers Union released the following:
After President Bush issued an Executive Order granting non-essential federal employees a day off on Dec. 24, 2007, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) quickly announced that the order did not apply to postal employees.
OPM wrote, “The Executive Order excuses most Executive Branch employees from duty on Dec. 24. The day off does not affect Postal Service workers, nor does it include Executive Branch employees whose agencies determine they cannot be excused for reasons of national security, defense or other essential public need.”
Despite the exclusion of postal employees from President Bush’s order, I have officially asked [PDF] the postmaster general, in the spirit of the season, to grant postal employees a day off on Dec. 24, 2007.
As I reminded the PMG, postal employees are no less deserving of recognition for their outstanding service than other federal workers.
December 11th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
I didn’t know the OPM listened to my MDO. She has more influence than I thought she did.
December 11th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
If this happen it will really make history. I can see the news articles now. Postal Service looses billions due to union organization, thousands of letter of warnings and teminations issued. Job openings nation wide at $7.50 illegal aliens must apply.
December 12th, 2007 at 7:04 am
That asshole Bush should have never given government employees off in the first place. He caused this mess, as he does with everything else he says or does. He will go down as the WORST president ever in the USA.
December 13th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Expect an answer from the PMG around December 26th.
December 14th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
we are lucky to get Xmas Day off.
December 16th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Listen the Collective Bargaining Agreement gives employees 10 holidays each year and we have to live with that. You only get what is provided for in the contract and that is what it is.
December 17th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
I’m willing to trade Columbus Day and Presidents day for Christmas Eve and Day after Thanksgiving. What about you????? Get the movement started.
December 21st, 2007 at 3:01 am
Jeff:
That is a good idea. With the mail volume going down in our first class it would be no big deal. The only thing that I see about the Thanksgiving holiday is the day after being such a heavy day with all the Xmas advertising. I don’t think we could get Thanksgiving but Christmas and New Years Eve would be good.
However, by the time the negotiating teams for the unions get it out of committee, management will have destroyed the USPS as we currently and once knew it.