February 12, 2020

Preparations continue for the 2020 NAPS National Convention in Grapevine, TX, Aug. 17-21, at the Gaylord Texan. One of the major requirements for a smooth-running convention is the selection o…

February 10, 2020

PFP Needs an Overhaul
By Peter Piteira
Vice President of Orlando, FL, Branch 321
For the past few years, the USPS has pushed Lean Six Sigma as a way to improve productivity a…

February 7, 2020

Aren’t We Members, Too?
By Beverly Torain
President of Raleigh, NC, Branch 177, and Retired Postmaster of Apex, NC
In December 2019, I received an email communication st…

February 6, 2020

NAPS’ Legislative Strategy Structured for Success
By Bob Levi
NAPS Director of Legislative & Political Affairs
My newly minted 2020 calendar identifies Friday, Feb.…

February 5, 2020

2020 LTS—Engaged Minds
BY Ivan D. Butts
NAPS Executive Vice President
I have only just a minute,
Only sixty seconds in it.
Forced upon me, can’t refu…

February 4, 2020

I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
By Chuck Mulidore
NAPS Secretary/Treasurer
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published a white paper titled “Fi…

February 3, 2020

2020 National Convention–What’s Cook’n?
By Brian J. Wagner
NAPS President
As you start cook’n up plans for 2020, I hope your plate of things to do inc…

February 1, 2020

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January 18, 2020

CTC Needs To Be Swept Out of the USPS
By By Dioenis D. Perez
Long Island, NY, Branch 202 Vice President and Postmaster of Syosset
Another new year and another process that si…

January 16, 2020

Know Your Rights Under the Hatch Act
By Steve Shawver
Retired postmaster of Lake Jackson, TX, and an associate member of Houston Branch 122
This year—2020—is an e…

January 14, 2020

“Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.”
—John Lennon
According to Jon Kabat-Zinn, the father of mindfulness, “T…

January 12, 2020

Be Engaged to Protect the Rights of EAS Employees
By Bob Levi
NAPS Director of Legislative & Political Affairs
January is named after the Roman god Janus—the mythic…

January 10, 2020

Background In July 2019, NAPS filed a lawsuit alleging the United States Postal Service fails to meet statutory requirements regarding compensation for EAS employees. Specifically, NAPS allege…

January 9, 2020

Postmaster Organization Opposes NAPS Lawsuit Against USPS On Nov. 7, the United Postmasters and Managers of America (UPMA) moved to intervene in and oppose a portion of NAPS’ lawsuit aga…

January 8, 2020

President Brian Wagner, Executive Vice President Ivan D. Butts and Secretary/Treasurer Chuck Mulidore attended the November consultative meeting. Executive Board Chair Tim Ford attended via te…