1 min read

Season 3, Episode 68

Postal reform law eases financial anxiety at U.S. Postal Service

APWU

 

Guest Name:


Keith Combs

Guest Website:


www.apwudetroit.org

Guest Social Media:


Facebook

Twitter

LinkedIn

Supportive Documents:


Keith Combs, President of the American Postal Workers Union Detroit District Area Local (APWU-DDAL), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed how the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 has created a new day for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

Recently signed into law by President Joe Biden, the law will save the USPS $27 billion over the next 10 years and eliminates a requirement for USPS to prefund health benefits for its employees. The financial burden of the pre-funded healthcare created undue anxiety for the USPS, Combs said. The APWU pushed for the law during the Obama administration, but the Republican-led Congress refused to bring the bill to the floor for a vote, he added.

Combs said the recent passage of the Postal Service Reform Act shows elections matter. He commended postal workers for their work providing vote-by-mail services during the 2020 presidential election.

Combs also discussed morale at the USPS under the leadership of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who was appointed by President Trump. He said DeJoy has done much to degrade service at the USPS, which has frustrated his membership. The APWU wants to get DeJoy out of the way so postal workers can better do their job at providing great service to the public, he added.

Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics.


America’s Work Force is the only daily labor podcast in the US and has been on the air since 1993, supplying listeners with useful, relevant input into their daily lives through fact-finding features, in-depth interviews, informative news segments and practical consumer reports. America’s Work Force is committed to providing an accessible venue in which America's workers and their families can hear discussion on important, relevant topics such as employment, healthcare, legislative action, labor-management relations, corporate practices, finances, local and national politics, consumer reports and labor issues.

America’s Work Force Union Podcast is brought to you in part by our sponsors: AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees, American Federation of Musicians Local 4, Alliance for American Manufacturing, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes-IBT, Boyd Watterson, Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, Communication Workers of America, Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust, International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 50, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Crafts, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 6, Ironworkers Great Lakes District Council, Melwood, The Labor Citizen newspaper, Laborers International Union of North America, The National Labor Office of Blue Cross and Blue Shield, North Coast Area Labor Federation, Ohio Federation of Teachers, United Labor Agency, United Steelworkers.

SUBSCRIBE ON:

Group 342

Group 341

Group 343

Group 339

Group 397

Group 397

 

Alliance for Retired Americans discuss Social Security Fairness Act

Rich Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to shed light on the...

Read More

Apprentices highlight UNITE HERE's Culinary Apprenticeship program

Andrew Pitts and a trio of apprentices from UNITE HERE Chicago Hospitality Institute (UHCHI), joined America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss...

Read More

Grassroots efforts and strategic planning the path forward for unions

President of the North Coast Area Labor Federation, Pat Gallagher joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the Social Security...

Read More