Archives
- April 2013 (1)
- March 2013 (8)
- February 2013 (11)
- January 2013 (12)
- December 2012 (11)
- November 2012 (15)
- October 2012 (21)
- September 2012 (13)
- August 2012 (25)
-
Recent Posts
- Turmoil
- Be Serious
- In Solidarity
- PREDICTIONS COME TRUE
- History
- The Future #2
- Déjà Vu #4
- A Partner
- “My Journey” Gets Five Star Review
- Black History Month (Chapters 11 & 12)
- Excessing Beyond 50 Miles
- Black History Month (Chapters 9 & 10)
- Black History Month (Chapters 7 & 8)
- Salary Comparisons
- Minimum Wages
- Black History Month (Chapters 5 & 6)
- Priorities
- Black History Month (Chapters 3-4)
- Take a Deep Breath
- Black History Month
Categories
Recent Comments
- Pammy on PREDICTIONS COME TRUE
- Sand on PREDICTIONS COME TRUE
- Randy Zelznick on History
- Ruru on The Future #2
- MIchael P. Kaehler on Excessing Beyond 50 Miles
- Randy Zelznick on Excessing Beyond 50 Miles
- Homer J on Salary Comparisons
- lsw on Salary Comparisons
- The Kidd on Salary Comparisons
- Ruru on Black History Month (Chapters 5 & 6)
- Jeff Anderson on Take a Deep Breath
- Ruru on Take a Deep Breath
- PostalReporter News Blog » Blog Archive » Burrus: Take a Deep Breath on Take a Deep Breath
- Ruru on Where Are They?
- Ruru on Nothing Personal
- MPuterio on Nothing Personal
- Ruru on A Union That Fights
- Charlz51 on A Union That Fights
- Ruru on Excuses
- Joanne Sullivan on Excuses
Meta
Monthly Archives: August 2012
The Future
The future of the USPS’ solvency over the next five years is an issue that should be the subject of concern to all postal employees. The danger is not the elimination of governmentally controlled universal service for hard copy mail, … Continue reading
Posted in Postal News
8 Comments
Definition
I find it odd that one who would define the reduction in lifetime earnings for each future APWU represented employee in the range of $500,000 as “Watershed” and to criticize it as “divisive” – that my friend is a strange use of words.
Posted in Union Talk
4 Comments
Failure to Communicate
In response to the declining first class volume and the deteriorating financial position it is no secret that the PMG wants to reduce the number of employees and has offered retirement incentives to other bargaining units. APWU represented employees who are … Continue reading
Posted in Postal News, Union Talk
114 Comments
Barbeque
On Friday of last week the Washington Post included a story about a store/restaurant in Aldie, VA so I keyed the location into the car navigation system and set out for an adventure. The drive was unusual as the route taken included a … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Leave a comment
A Downer
Isn’t technology wonderful? From the comfort of my family room I was able to watch snippets of the APWU national convention and see old friends in their familiar roles of advocating for postal employees. The memories of attending every convention over … Continue reading
Posted in Union Talk
5 Comments
Congratulations
Congratulations are in order to the APWU delegates and elected officers at the Los Angeles national convention. You succeeded in accomplishing all of your business without rancor in record time as well as your primary goal of putting in place a process for … Continue reading
Posted in Union Talk
5 Comments
Where Do We Go From Here?
In response to my posts, some readers opine that it is time to move on and focus on where we go from here – quit complaining about what is past, and focus on tomorrow. In response to this logic, I authored the … Continue reading
Posted in Union Talk
Leave a comment
Saving the Post Office
After negotiating a contract that the PMG says will save the Postal Service $4.3 billion over its four and a half year term, the USPS has announced that they are reducing postage for the world’s largest direct mailing conglomerate, Valassis. … Continue reading
Posted in Postal News
2 Comments
Quitting
Some APWU members have responded to my posts by threatening to revoke their membership while nonmembers have justified their refusal to join their brothers and sisters in common efforts. Each of these reactions is totally foreign to my intent. While I have differed … Continue reading
Posted in Union Talk
5 Comments
What Qualifies As Work
The news was dominated for an entire week with a strong rebuke by Ann Romney that raising five boys qualified as “work.” How dare a Democrat suggest that she had never worked a day and was ill equipped to speak … Continue reading
Posted in Headline News
Leave a comment
Missed Opportunity
After six long months of posturing about postal reform, repeated misleading statements by Postmaster General Donahoe about losing $25 million a day; a default on a $5.6 billion payment; the modification of service standards; and the closing and consolidation of … Continue reading
Posted in Postal News, Union Talk
Leave a comment
The Point
8/7/2012 9:17:16 AMSeveral weeks ago, I authored an article titled PARANOIA AGAIN to which I have received a number of responses on my Facebook page. Many of the responders miss the point of the article offering opinions on … Continue reading
Posted in Headline News
Leave a comment
Have A Great Convention
8/6/2012 2:09:58 PM Later this month, APWU delegates will assemble in Los Angeles to engage in the 21st biennial national convention. These will be postal employees from every part of the country, both small rural communities and … Continue reading
Posted in Union Talk
Leave a comment
The Book
8/3/2012 8:12:41 PM When announcing my retirement from union office, the most common question posed was what did I intend to do. My pat answer was that I planned to write a book chronicling 53 years of service. After several … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Leave a comment
A New Life
8/3/2012 7:48:44 PM I just returned from a week in Tallahassee, FL visiting a relative. I can’t describe it as a vacation because I am retired, but it was the first time in 50 years that I have enjoyed … Continue reading
AN AWKWARD PLACE
8/1/2012 5:59:36 PM The APWU National Executive Board has endorsed the decision to withhold agreement on a monetary incentive for retiree eligibles in response to management’s refusal to implement newly negotiated contractual provisions. It is apparent that … Continue reading
Posted in Postal News, Union Talk
Leave a comment
PRIVATIZATION – A JOKE
7/27/2012 1:03:58 PM The former Director of Management and Budget, Peter R. Orszag authored an editorial reprinted by the Postal Reporter titled Best Fix for Postal Service is to take it Private. A review of the … Continue reading
Posted in Postal News
Leave a comment
Pierce The Silence
7/25/2012 3:19:28 PM The people have to begin a movement to require public discussion of climate change. We are experiencing the most unusual weather patterns in hundreds of years and debate has been silenced by those who … Continue reading
Posted in Headline News
Leave a comment
A Union Busting Union
7/24/2012 11:47:00 AM On July 20, 2012 a letter over the signature of president Guffey was transmitted to the Newspaper Guild union [a Division of CWA] informing that effective immediately APWU was declaring an impasse in the contract … Continue reading
Posted in Union Talk
Leave a comment
CONSOLIDATIONS AND SERVICE CHANGES
7/23/2012 11:56:37 AM I am aware that APWU was unsuccessful in its motion before the PRC challenging the plant consolidations; however, I have not read the public announcement of the new service standards or the plant closing effective … Continue reading
Posted in Postal News, Union Talk
Leave a comment
