2011-08-01T01:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/59336 tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-01:/commentary/11225750 2011-08-01T01:00:00Z opencongress.org Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.1507 Employee Rights Act. ... S.1507: A bill to provide protections from workers with respect to ... Official government data, breaking news and blog covera<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s1507/show">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-10:/commentary/10036290 2010-12-10T19:00:00Z Collective Bargaining Click the link to send an email to your Senators. capwiz.com On July 29, 2009, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee met on S. 1507, a bill initially designed to provide short-term, temporary financial relief to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://collectivebargaining.saleallday.info/senate-bill-s-1507-usps/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-05:/commentary/10044176 2010-12-05T19:00:00Z DeHaanBusse.com Last year, I supported S. 1507, which would have reduced the burdensome requirement that the Postal Service pre-pay retiree health benefits. However, I strongly disagreed with a provision impacting collective bargaining rights that was ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dehaanbusse.com/2010/12/06/federal-services-subcommittee-hearing-finding-solutions-to-the-challenges-facing-the-u-s-postal-service/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-02:/commentary/9953946 2010-12-02T19:00:00Z Postal News Network ... Postal Service Outlines Plan (1); Postal Service regulations (1); Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507) (1); Postal Service Safety Violations (1); Postal service slashes overtime (1) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postal-news-network.blogspot.com/2010/12/postal-service-seen-vital-to-us-economy.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-24:/commentary/9842572 2010-11-24T19:00:00Z Government Policy It also addresses current legislation that aims to improve the USPS&#39;s financial condition—H.R. 22, S. 1507, H.R. 5746, and S. 3831. Since 1971, the USPS has been a self-supporting government agency that covers its operating costs with ...<br /><br /><a href="http://government-policy.blogspot.com/2010/11/us-postal-services-financial-condition.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-23:/commentary/9830541 2010-11-23T19:00:00Z Postal News Network ... Processing Consolidations mail processing centers Troy mail processing facility (1); Postal Service Outlines Plan (1); Postal Service regulations (1); Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507) (1) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postal-news-network.blogspot.com/2010/11/apwu-contract-extended-to-dec-1-2010.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-20:/commentary/9842573 2010-11-20T19:00:00Z Postal News Network ... Postal Service Outlines Plan (1); Postal Service regulations (1); Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507) (1); Postal Service Safety Violations (1); Postal service slashes overtime (1) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postal-news-network.blogspot.com/2010/11/amid-changes-on-capitol-hill-postal.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-10:/commentary/9691232 2010-11-10T19:00:00Z Postal News Network ... Postal Service Outlines Plan (1); Postal Service regulations (1); Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507) (1); Postal Service Safety Violations (1); Postal service slashes overtime (1) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postal-news-network.blogspot.com/2010/11/reward-offered-in-killing-of-arlington.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-17:/commentary/9481016 2010-10-17T20:00:00Z Government Policy It also addresses current legislation that aims to improve the USPS&#39;s financial condition—H.R. 22, S. 1507, H.R. 5746, and S. 3831. Since 1971, the USPS has been a self-supporting government agency that covers its operating costs with ...<br /><br /><a href="http://government-policy.blogspot.com/2010/10/us-postal-services-financial-condition.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-01:/commentary/9046636 2010-09-01T20:00:00Z Penny Hill Press It also addresses current legislation that aims to improve the USPS&#39;s financial condition—H.R. 22, S. 1507, and H.R. 5746. Since 1971, the USPS has been a self-supporting government agency that covers its operating costs with revenues ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=10480">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-01:/commentary/9040793 2010-09-01T20:00:00Z Government Policy It also addresses current legislation that aims to improve the USPS&#39;s financial condition—H.R. 22, S. 1507, and H.R. 5746. Since 1971, the USPS has been a self-supporting government agency that covers its operating costs with revenues ...<br /><br /><a href="http://government-policy.blogspot.com/2010/09/us-postal-services-financial-condition.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-09:/commentary/8910085 2010-08-09T20:00:00Z Penny Hill Press It also addresses current legislation that aims to improve the USPS&#39;s financial condition—H.R. 22, S. 1507, and H.R. 5746. Since 1971, the USPS has been a self-supporting government agency that covers its operating costs with revenues ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=8445">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-09:/commentary/8903179 2010-08-09T20:00:00Z Government Policy It also addresses current legislation that aims to improve the USPS&#39;s financial condition—H.R. 22, S. 1507, and H.R. 5746. Since 1971, the USPS has been a self-supporting government agency that covers its operating costs with revenues ...<br /><br /><a href="http://government-policy.blogspot.com/2010/08/us-postal-services-financial-condition.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-13:/commentary/8930515 2010-07-13T20:00:00Z Open Congress : House Oversight and Government... It also addresses current legislation that aims to improve the USPS&#39;s financial condition—H.R. 22, S. 1507, and H.R. 5746. Since 1971, the USPS has been a self-supporting government agency that covers its operating costs with revenues . ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5746/show">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8684569 2010-07-05T20:00:00Z Chuck Locke: The Voice of the Working Class! Coburn, who authored the anti-labor amendment to a Senate bill (S. 1507) torequire arbitrators to consider the financial health of the Postal Service when ruling on collective bargaining agreements, remar […] ...<br /><br /><a href="http://vote4chucklocke.net/2010/07/stand-up-and-be-counted/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-03:/commentary/8690179 2010-07-03T20:00:00Z Chuck Locke: The Voice of the Working Class! Coburn, who authored the anti-labor amendment to a Senate bill (S. 1507) torequire arbitrators to consider the financial health of the Postal Service when ruling on collective bargaining agreements, remar […] ...<br /><br /><a href="http://vote4chucklocke.net/2010/07/endorsements/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-23:/commentary/8595536 2010-06-23T20:00:00Z APWU News Feed Coburn, who authored the anti-labor amendment to a Senate bill (S. 1507) to require arbitrators to consider the financial health of the Postal Service when ruling on collective bargaining agreements, remarked that arbitrators are ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2010/10-060-s1507-coburn_amm-100624.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-22:/commentary/8578039 2010-06-22T20:00:00Z APWU News Feed Coburn, who authored the anti-labor amendment to a Senate bill (S. 1507) to require arbitrators to consider the financial health of the Postal Service when ruling on collective bargaining agreements, remarked that arbitrators are ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2010/10-059-burrus-testimony-100623.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-06:/commentary/8454738 2010-06-06T20:00:00Z Dr. Damm & Partner Rechtsanwälte Auch die Normalität ihres Alltagslebens kann der Meinungsbildung zu Fragen von allgemeinem Interesse dienen (vgl. etwa Senatsur-teile vom 1. Juli 2008 - VI ZR 67/08 - aaO, S. 1413 und - VI ZR 243/06 - aaO, S. 1507 f.; vom 14. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.damm-legal.de/bgh-obwohl-wortberichterstattung-unzulaessig-ist-kann-bildberichterstattung-zulaessig-sein">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8265840 2010-05-01T20:00:00Z Telemedicus - Urteilsdatenbank Juli 2008 - VI ZR 67/08 - aaO, S. 1413 und - VI ZR 243/06 - aaO, S. 1507; BVerfG NJW 2008, 1793 Rn. 55, 85). Denn die Vorschrift des § 23 Abs. 1 KUG soll nach ihrem Sinn und Zweck und nach der Intention des Gesetzgebers in Ausnahme von ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telemedicus.info/urteile/Allgemeines-Persoenlichkeitsrecht/Personen-der-Zeitgeschichte/Straftaeter/1020-BGH-Az-VI-ZR-24408-Sedlmayr-Moerder-IV-Loeschung-aus-dem-Online-Archiv-eines-Nachrichtenmagazins.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-01:/commentary/8229566 2010-05-01T20:00:00Z Telemedicus - Urteilsdatenbank Juli 2008 - VI ZR 67/08 - aaO, S. 1413 und - VI ZR 243/06 - aaO, S. 1507; BVerfG NJW 2008, 1793 Rn. 55, 85). Denn die Vorschrift des § 23 Abs. 1 KUG soll nach ihrem Sinn und Zweck und nach der Intention des Gesetzgebers in Ausnahme von ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telemedicus.info/urteile/Allgemeines-Persoenlichkeitsrecht/Personen-der-Zeitgeschichte/Straftaeter/1022-BGH-Az-VI-ZR-24308-Sedlmayr-Moerder-III-Loeschung-aus-dem-Online-Archiv-eines-Nachrichtenmagazins.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-22:/commentary/8169739 2010-04-22T20:00:00Z PostalReporter News Blog ... at a disadvantage and to give the Postal Service&#39;s financial conditions supremacy over all other relevant considerations. For this reason, it is imperative that we prevent S. 1507 from becoming law. Tags: APWU, postal labor, usps ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/04/23/what-is-the-true-cost-of-usps-labor/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/7898676 2010-03-17T20:00:00Z Telemedicus - Urteilsdatenbank Juli 2008 - VI ZR 67/08 - aaO, S. 1413 und - VI ZR 243/06 - aaO, S. 1507; BVerfG NJW 2008, 1793 Rn. 55, 85). Denn die Vorschrift des § 23 Abs. 1 KUG soll nach ihrem Sinn und Zweck und nach der Intention des Gesetzgebers in Ausnahme von ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telemedicus.info/urteile/Presserecht/Pressearchive/991-BGH-Az-VI-ZR-24308-Sedlmayr-Mord-bei-SpOn-Namensnennung-in-Pressearchiven.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7829752 2010-03-10T19:00:00Z Ambros Waibel Firle, Interview, 2009, S. 1507), wo er sagt, dass der Künstler kein Außenseiter ist. Ich würde dies auch unter dieses Erwachsensein-Wollen rechnen. Wichtig ist: Nicht jede Aussage Fausers hat Ewigkeitswert. Er hat sich entwickelt. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ambros-waibel.de/2010/03/11/ein-gesprach-uber-jorg-fauser-mit-dem-polnischen-germanisten-maciej-jedrzejewski-auszuge/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-17:/commentary/8680105 2010-02-17T19:00:00Z SAP Developer Network SAP Weblogs 6 day delivery, options to increase USPS revenues, and the specific amendments to S.1507. We are encouraged by Congressman Kind&#39;s depth of understanding on the key issues that face the USPS and his commitment to working on a resolution ...<br /><br /><a href="http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/17979">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6645547 2009-11-08T19:00:00Z Congress & Law Boxer); S. 1507, §2 (Sen. Feingold); S. 1552, §4(b) (Sen. Murkowski); and S. 1709, §5 (Sen. Craig). 33 S. 436, §3 (Sen. Leahy). 34 H.R. 3171, §4 (Rep. Kucinich); H.R. 3352, §7 (Rep. Otter); S. 1695, §2 (Sen. Leahy); and S. 1709, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/11/background-on-national-security-letters.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6256076 2009-09-30T20:00:00Z PostalReporter.com The legislation, he reported, will be passed without an amendment contained in a related bill, S. 1507, “which is intended to destroy postal collective bargaining.â€* “We upgraded every employee just in time,â€* as a result of contract ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postalreporternews.com/2009/10/01/burrus-charts-ambitious-course-for-union%E2%80%99s-future/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6743926 2009-09-23T20:00:00Z Recent CBO Cost Estimates On September 14, 2009, we transmitted a cost estimate for S. 1507, the Postal Service. Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009, as ordered reported by the Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10626">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6210204 2009-09-23T20:00:00Z Dead Tree Edition There&#39;s no mention of S.1507, but I think we can safely assume the mailers support that as well. No wonder Burrus calls them &quot;vermin&quot;. September 25, 2009 8:59 AM. Anonymous said... Usps is not part of the federal deficit although ...<br /><br /><a href="http://deadtreeedition.blogspot.com/2009/09/postal-relief-how-about-no-more.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/6142949 2009-09-16T20:00:00Z PositiveReform http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10566; S. 1507, Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on ...<br /><br /><a href="http://positivereform.com/2009/09/cbo-update-3/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/8088691 2009-09-15T20:00:00Z PostalReporter.com The Senate is considering similar legislation, but the Senate version (S. 1507) contains an anti-labor amendment, which postal unions vehemently oppose. APWU Legislative &amp; Political Director Myke Reid applauded the work of union members ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.postalreporternews.net/2009/09/16/house-passes-hr-22-bill-now-moves-to-senate/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/8046424 2009-09-15T20:00:00Z Recent CBO Cost Estimates CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. September 14, 2009. S. 1507. Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/105xx/doc10571/s1507.pdf">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/6510772 2009-09-15T20:00:00Z Recent CBO Cost Estimates CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. September 14, 2009. S. 1507. Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=10571&amp;type=1">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/6216031 2009-09-15T20:00:00Z Recent CBO Cost Estimates CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. COST ESTIMATE. September 14, 2009. S. 1507. Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10571">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/6134659 2009-09-15T20:00:00Z PostalReporter.com The Senate is considering similar legislation, but the Senate version (S. 1507) contains an anti-labor amendment, which postal unions vehemently oppose. APWU Legislative &amp; Political Director Myke Reid applauded the work of union members ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postalreporternews.com/2009/09/16/house-passes-hr-22-bill-now-moves-to-senate/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-14:/commentary/6697768 2009-09-14T20:00:00Z Fedline (No other federal agency is required to pre-fund health benefits for its retirees.) H.R. 22 has been widely supported by postal management and postal labor unions. Its companion legislation in the Senate, S. 1507, is not so popular. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.federaltimes.com/federal-times-blog/2009/09/15/house-finally-approves-hr-22/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-14:/commentary/6150955 2009-09-14T20:00:00Z Rural Mail Carrier Postal News The Congressional Budget Office has released a score on S. 1507, of $2.8 billion over both the 2010-2019 and 2009-2014 time periods. If enacted, the CBO estimates a result in on-budget costs totaling $4.8 billion and off-budget savings ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ruralcarriernews.blogspot.com/2009/09/congessional-budget-office-releases.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-14:/commentary/6124866 2009-09-14T20:00:00Z Fedline (No other federal agency is required to pre-fund health benefits for its retirees.) H.R. 22 has been widely supported by postal management and postal labor unions. Its companion legislation in the Senate, S. 1507, is not so popular. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.federaltimes.com/federal-times-blog/2009/09/15/house-finally-approves-hr-22/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-13:/commentary/6116069 2009-09-13T20:00:00Z Waiting Room USA Magazine - Online Edition Two bills in Congress — H.R.22 and S.1507 — would give the Postal Service more flexibility on its retirement payments, but officials have said more drastic reforms are needed to keep the agency viable. One option USPS officials and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.waitingroomusa.com/?p=580">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-31:/commentary/5998750 2009-08-31T20:00:00Z Waiting Room USA Magazine - Online Edition Two bills in Congress — H.R.22 and S.1507 — would give the Postal Service more flexibility on its retirement payments, but officials have said more drastic reforms are needed to keep the agency viable. One option USPS officials and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.waitingroomusa.com/?p=479">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-27:/commentary/8364346 2009-08-27T20:00:00Z APWU News Feed The intent of the amendment to S. 1507 is to include a legal standard that would ensure that postal wages will be reduced. Since that is the goal, why not just come out and say it, instead of maligning postal arbitrators? William Burrus ...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.apwu.org/news/burrus/2009/update12-2009-090828.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-24:/commentary/5948921 2009-08-24T20:00:00Z Rural Carrier Updates Coburn (R-OK) and adopted by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the NRLCA is mobilizing its members to write and call their Senators to urge them to OPPOSE S. 1507! Sample letters are being provided by the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ruralupdates.blogspot.com/2009/08/nrlca-grassroots-initiative-to-oppose-s.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-20:/commentary/5948923 2009-08-20T20:00:00Z Workers World news online 3 to protest an amendment to Senate bill S. 1507 that would completely negate postal workers&#39; bargaining rights. The overall purpose of the bill is to eradicate the U.S. Postal Service&#39;s deficit, but, as APWU President William Burrus ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.workers.org/2009/us/picket_line_0827/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-16:/commentary/6038152 2009-08-16T20:00:00Z PostalReporter.com We all should be grateful that we still have a job and hope that it stays! i do think though everyone should worry about a bill before congress now i say Vote against S. 1507 it will undo 40 years of labor movements ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postalreporternews.com/2009/08/17/postal-workers-cost-of-living-adjustment-is-zero-again/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-15:/commentary/5865121 2009-08-15T20:00:00Z Information World The Postal Workers (APWU) and the Letter Carriers (NALC) are mobilizing to defeat the amended bill (S. 1507) when it comes to a vote before the full Senate later this week. The amendment to the financial relief bill was approved late ...<br /><br /><a href="http://info.somesimple.info/2009/08/17/take-action-today-to-save-bargaining-rights-for-postal-workers/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-12:/commentary/5880470 2009-08-12T20:00:00Z Postal-INDY Senate Bill 1507, and the House version of the bill, HR 22, is meant to provide the USPS with short term financial relief by shifting a major burden involving the funding of retirement benefits. Both bills had the endorsement of the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postal-indy.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-is-s-1507.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-11:/commentary/5830034 2009-08-11T20:00:00Z The Postal Newsgroup S.1507 Update: Vote Delayed on Bill To Undermine Pay and Benefits. &quot;...The Senate adjourned for its August recess without voting on a bill that would be devastating for postal workers. As a result, union members have several more weeks ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postal-newsgroup.blogspot.com/2009/08/s1507-update-vote-delayed-on-bill-to.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-10:/commentary/7697182 2009-08-10T20:00:00Z What's New at the Office of Personnel Managemen... Therefore, we welcomed the introduction of S. 1507, which is intended to provide relief to the Postal Service in meeting its obligations to fund its share of retiree health benefits costs. Background ...<br /><br /><a href="http://opm.gov/News_Events/congress/testimony/111thCongress/08_06_2009.asp">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-10:/commentary/5880471 2009-08-10T20:00:00Z What's New at the Office of Personnel Managemen... Therefore, we welcomed the introduction of S. 1507, which is intended to provide relief to the Postal Service in meeting its obligations to fund its share of retiree health benefits costs. Background ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opm.gov/News_Events/congress/testimony/111thCongress/08_06_2009.asp">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-09:/commentary/8487488 2009-08-09T20:00:00Z postalnews.com APWU News.<br /><br /><a href="http://postalnews1.blogspot.com/2009/08/s1507-update-vote-delayed-on-bill-to.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-09:/commentary/5865120 2009-08-09T20:00:00Z APWU News Feed The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507) was intended to provide temporary financial relief to the cash-strapped Postal Service. Although the financial health of the USPS has always been a ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2009/09-092-s1507-update-090810.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-09:/commentary/5830033 2009-08-09T20:00:00Z postalnews.com APWU News.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.postalnews.com/2009/08/s1507-update-vote-delayed-on-bill-to.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-09:/commentary/5830032 2009-08-09T20:00:00Z Rural Mail Carrier Postal News S.1507 Update: Vote Delayed on Bill to Undermine Pay and Benefits; Grassroots Action Campaign Extended: &quot;The Senate adjourned for its August recess without voting on a bill that would be devastating for postal workers. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ruralcarriernews.blogspot.com/2009/08/s1507-update-vote-delayed-on-bill-to.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/commentary/8314089 2009-08-06T20:00:00Z Postal-Indy.org IS NOW POSTAL-INDY.COM Many Craft Employees[and management] seem to believe that the recent vote on S.1507 was the final word on the issue. Not true. The vote was a committee vote to send the Bill back to the Senate floor for a vote. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.postal-indy.com/2009/08/sb-1507-stop-coburn-amendment.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/commentary/5838142 2009-08-06T20:00:00Z Shipping News You Cannot Miss This Committee, through its recent approval of S.1507, the Postal Service Retiree Health and Benefit Fund Reform Act, has taken a step towards alleviating – at least for the short term – the Postal Service&#39;s financial crisis, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.freight88.com/shipping_news/item/2009/08/testimony-of-the-honorable-dan-g-blair-chairman----on-behalf-of-the-postal-regulatory-commission-">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/commentary/5782352 2009-08-06T20:00:00Z Postalinfo-an online referencer...... He predicted the full Senate would likely act on the postal bill, S.1507, when it returns in September. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, supported giving short-term relief to the Postal Service but questioned whether it would be financially ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postalinfo.blogspot.com/2009/08/us-postal-service-to-enter-new-lines-of.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/commentary/5782351 2009-08-06T20:00:00Z Shipping News You Cannot Miss This Committee, through its recent approval of S.1507, the Postal Service Retiree Health and Benefit Fund Reform Act, has taken a step towards alleviating – at least for the short term – the Postal Service's financial crisis, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://freight88.com/shipping_news/index.php?itemid=936">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/commentary/5782350 2009-08-06T20:00:00Z Lehigh Valley Postal Customer Council Potter said the Postal Service supports efforts on Capitol Hill to approve S. 1507, a Senate bill aimed at providing fiscal relief by restructuring the payment schedule USPS is required to make to the Retiree Health Benefits Fund. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://lvpcc.org/?p=271">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/commentary/5782349 2009-08-06T20:00:00Z Postal-INDY “The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507) was intended to provide temporary financial relief to the cash-strapped Postal Service, but an amendment to the bill has rendered it unacceptable to postal ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postal-indy.blogspot.com/2009/08/sb-1507-stop-coburn-amendment.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/7978275 2009-08-05T20:00:00Z PostalReporter.com Potter said the Postal Service supports efforts on Capitol Hill to approve S. 1507, a Senate bill aimed at providing fiscal relief by restructuring the payment schedule USPS is required to make to the Retiree Health Benefits Fund. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postalreporternews.com/2009/08/06/pmg-potter-seeks-fundamental-restructuring-of-postal-laws/trackback/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/7877790 2009-08-05T20:00:00Z PostalReporter.com Potter said the Postal Service supports efforts on Capitol Hill to approve S. 1507, a Senate bill aimed at providing fiscal relief by restructuring the payment schedule USPS is required to make to the Retiree Health Benefits Fund. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.postalreporternews.net/2009/08/06/pmg-potter-seeks-fundamental-restructuring-of-postal-laws/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/6933569 2009-08-05T20:00:00Z SAP Developer Network SAP Weblogs: Postalsoft USPS retiree helathcare bills HR. 22 and S. 1507 are both reported out of committee.<br /><br /><a href="http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/15352">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/6026855 2009-08-05T20:00:00Z SAP Developer Network SAP Weblogs: Postalsoft USPS retiree helathcare bills HR. 22 and S. 1507 are both reported out of committee.<br /><br /><a href="https://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/15352">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/5812401 2009-08-05T20:00:00Z PostalReporter.com Potter said the Postal Service supports efforts on Capitol Hill to approve S. 1507, a Senate bill aimed at providing fiscal relief by restructuring the payment schedule USPS is required to make to the Retiree Health Benefits Fund. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postalreporternews.com/2009/08/06/pmg-potter-seeks-fundamental-restructuring-of-postal-laws/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/5782348 2009-08-05T20:00:00Z APWU News Feed 6 before a Senate subcommittee, APWU President William Burrus and NALC President Fredric Rolando were asked why postal unions object to the amendment to S. 1507 that was offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK). The union leaders had testified ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2009/09-090-testimony-s1507-senate-090806.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/5772629 2009-08-05T20:00:00Z SAP ABAP4 Technology 22) and (Senate bill S. 1507) have been reported out of committee. If you don't remember your “School House Rock,â€*once a bill is introduced, it goes to committee where it is reported out – either with no changes, with amendments or is ..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sap-abap4.com/hr-22-and-s-1507-are-both-reported-out-of-committee-1197/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-04:/commentary/5763234 2009-08-04T20:00:00Z The Postal Newsgroup APWU Urgent Action Alert: Stop Senate Bill S. 1507! - (08/04/09) The union has prepared a flyer for distribution to postal employees urging them to contact their U.S. senators in opposition to S. 1507, a bill ... 17 hours ago ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postal-newsgroup.blogspot.com/2009/08/excellent-suggestion-found-on-online.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/commentary/5803229 2009-08-03T20:00:00Z APWU News Feed (08/04/09) The union has prepared a flyer for distribution to postal employees urging them to contact their US senators in opposition to S. 1507, a bill that would undermine workers' pay and benefits. "If the bill passes as written, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2009/09-088-s1507campaign-0900804.pdf">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/commentary/5763232 2009-08-03T20:00:00Z Rural Carrier Updates As many of you already know, last Thursday, July 30, the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee marked up S. 1507, a bill to provide temporary financial relief to the United States Postal Service by allowing them to pay for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ruralupdates.blogspot.com/2009/08/nrlca-urges-action-against-s-1507.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-03:/commentary/5752475 2009-08-03T20:00:00Z Molly'sBlog The Postal Workers (APWU) and the Letter Carriers (NALC) are mobilizing to defeat the amended bill (S. 1507) when it comes to a vote before the full Senate later this week. APWU President William Burrus warns that if the bill passes as ...<br /><br /><a href="http://mollymew.blogspot.com/2009/08/american-labour-help-save-postal.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-02:/commentary/8269899 2009-08-02T20:00:00Z Logistics Management Logistics - Best Practices... a co-sponsor of S. 1507, in a statement. “The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act will help the USPS survive temporarily by providing short term financial relief. Our Committee will continue to work with USPS and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/333098-Parcel_shipping_Senate_committee_passes_USPS_retiree_health_benefits_bill.php?rssid=20500">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-02:/commentary/6427967 2009-08-02T20:00:00Z Logistics Management Logistics - Best Practices... a co-sponsor of S. 1507, in a statement. “The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act will help the USPS survive temporarily by providing short term financial relief. Our Committee will continue to work with USPS and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/333098-Parcel_shipping_Senate_committee_passes_USPS_retiree_health_benefits_bill.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-02:/commentary/6106813 2009-08-02T20:00:00Z LM - Breaking News a co-sponsor of S. 1507, in a statement. “The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act will help the USPS survive temporarily by providing short term financial relief. Our Committee will continue to work with USPS and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6674509.html?industryid=48843">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-02:/commentary/5795094 2009-08-02T20:00:00Z Logistics Management - Freight Transportation... a co-sponsor of S. 1507, in a statement. “The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act will help the USPS survive temporarily by providing short term financial relief. Our Committee will continue to work with USPS and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6674509.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-02:/commentary/5772631 2009-08-02T20:00:00Z The Postal Newsgroup APWU Urgent Action Alert: Stop Senate Bill S. 1507! - (08/04/09) The union has prepared a flyer for distribution to postal employees urging them to contact their U.S. senators in opposition to S. 1507, a bill ... 1 day ago ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postal-newsgroup.blogspot.com/2009/08/usps-layoffs-thats-possibility.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-02:/commentary/5752474 2009-08-02T20:00:00Z Good Samaritn Work Force Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507). An amendment to the bill, offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and adopted by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, would require arbitrators to take the financial ...<br /><br /><a href="http://goodsamaritanworkforce.blogspot.com/2009/08/urge-your-senators-to-oppose-senate.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-02:/commentary/5740305 2009-08-02T20:00:00Z Maricopa Area Labor Federation The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507) was intended to provide temporary financial relief to the cash-strapped Postal Service, but an amendment to the bill has rendered it unacceptable to postal ...<br /><br /><a href="http://malfaflcio.org/?p=108">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-02:/commentary/5740304 2009-08-02T20:00:00Z FactsLine Senate Bill S.1507 is essentially a provision that eliminates the "pre-funding" of retiree benefits and will save the Postal Service more than $2 billion per year. This is a good thing. However, Senator Tom Coburn, a Republican from ...<br /><br /><a href="http://factsline.blogspot.com/2009/08/contact-your-senator-now.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-02:/commentary/5740302 2009-08-02T20:00:00Z National Postal Mail Handlers Union Local 317 The NPMHU is now forced to oppose S. 1507. “The amendment makes this bill unacceptable,â€* declared NPMHU National President John Hegarty. “The original bill, which was proposed by the White House, was transformed into a vehicle which ...<br /><br /><a href="http://npmhu317.blogspot.com/2009/08/s-1507.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-02:/commentary/5740301 2009-08-02T20:00:00Z Jason Gooljar: The Working Families Party... I urge you to oppose the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507). An amendment to the bill, offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and adopted by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jasongooljar.com/2009/08/03/only-tom-the-family-coburn-would-do-this-to-postal-workers/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-30:/commentary/6724479 2009-07-30T20:00:00Z APWU OF WISCONSIN The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507) was intended to provide temporary financial relief to the cash-strapped Postal Service, but an amendment to the bill has rendered it unacceptable to postal ...<br /><br /><a href="http://apwuwi.blogspot.com/2009/07/union-calls-for-campaign-to-defeat-anti.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-30:/commentary/5707719 2009-07-30T20:00:00Z North Carolina's Union Movement The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507) was intended to provide temporary financial relief to the cash-strapped Postal Service, but an amendment to the bill has rendered it unacceptable to postal ...<br /><br /><a href="http://aflcionc.org/blog/2009/07/31/tell-senate-to-vote-no-on-anti-postal-worker-bill/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-30:/commentary/5707718 2009-07-30T20:00:00Z The BmcLog The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507), just introduced last week by Senator Carper of DE, would have provided much needed financial relief to the Postal Service. It is, or was, the Senate's ...<br /><br /><a href="http://thebmclog.blogspot.com/2009/07/union-calls-for-campaign-to-defeat-anti.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-30:/commentary/5707717 2009-07-30T20:00:00Z Rural Carrier Updates On Thursday, July 30th, 2009, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted out S. 1507, which would provide financial relief to the Postal Service. A vote of 12-1 in favor of the legislation was cast. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ruralupdates.blogspot.com/2009/07/nrlca-opposes-s-1507-with-anti-labor.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-30:/commentary/5707716 2009-07-30T20:00:00Z Postal News Network CURRENT POSTAL NEWS. 7.31.2009. Help Defeat Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507). Postal News Alert! “If the bill passes as written, it will destroy collective bargaining for postal workers. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postal-news-network.blogspot.com/2009/07/help-defeat-postal-service-retiree.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-30:/commentary/5699440 2009-07-30T20:00:00Z Marketing, Research, PR & Competitive Intelligence The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee delayed its vote on the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507) at a business meeting on July 29. Instead, the committee, chaired by Sen ...<br /><br /><a href="http://mrprci.blogspot.com/2009/07/dmnews-microsoft-and-comscore-team-for.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-29:/commentary/5699439 2009-07-29T20:00:00Z APWU OF WISCONSIN Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Dave Newby recently wrote letters to our State Legislators urging them to reject S. 1507 as long as includes the anti-union amendment offered by Senator Tom Coburn where binding arbitration related to labor ...<br /><br /><a href="http://apwuwi.blogspot.com/2009/07/wisconsin-afl-cio-supports-apwu.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/7164424 2009-07-28T20:00:00Z Postal Employee Network Postal Service S. 1507 Update. S. 1507. The following amendments to S. 1507 were suggested and adopted according to PostCom today: Coburn # 1: Would require any binding arbitration in the negotiation of postal contracts to take the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/2009/07/postal-service-s-1507-update/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/6510773 2009-07-28T20:00:00Z Logistics Management Logistics - Best Practices... And a similar Senate Bill—S. 1507, Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 introduced by Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.)—was introduced this week. “These bills could significantly change the way the USPS pays ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/334532-Parcel_shipping_Financial_condition_of_the_USPS_is_being_watched_by_the_Government_Accountability_Office.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/5763233 2009-07-28T20:00:00Z War on Terror - Homeland Security In other business, the committee began consideration of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act (S. 1507) introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), which would restructure the Postal Service's retiree health care ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=25151&amp;docId=l:1014831582&amp;isRss=true">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/5740303 2009-07-28T20:00:00Z LM - Breaking News And a similar Senate Bill—S. 1507, Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 introduced by Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.)—was introduced this week. “These bills could significantly change the way the USPS pays ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6673849.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/5699438 2009-07-28T20:00:00Z War on Terror - Homeland Security A series of Postal Naming Bills The Committee also debated and approved several amendments to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009, S. 1507, but did not vote on final passage of the bill. #DAL1234# ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=25151&amp;docId=l:1014831527&amp;isRss=true">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/5694198 2009-07-28T20:00:00Z Postal Employee Network Postal Service S. 1507 Update. S. 1507. The following amendments to S. 1507 were suggested and adopted according to PostCom today: Coburn # 1: Would require any binding arbitration in the negotiation of postal contracts to take the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/?p=530">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/5694196 2009-07-28T20:00:00Z PostalReporter.com Blog The following amendments were adopted to S. 1507 Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 on July 29, 2009 at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Government Affairs bill mark-up business meeting. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.postalreporter.com/news/2009/07/29/senate-committee-approves-amendments-to-postal-bill-s-1507/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/5728731 2009-07-27T20:00:00Z APWU News Feed Once the committee acts on the amendments, it is expected to vote on the main bill, the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507), which the APWU supports. The bill [PDF], which was introduced by Sen. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2009/09-084-s1507-amendments090728.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/5699437 2009-07-27T20:00:00Z APWU News Feed The amendment to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507), offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), would require any binding arbitration in the negotiation of postal contracts to take the financial ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2009/09-085-s1507-amended-090729.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/5694199 2009-07-27T20:00:00Z Going Postal The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507), which was introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) on July 23, would restructure the USPS obligation to pay retiree healthcare benefits, and would generate ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.fmidm.com/?p=863">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/5685274 2009-07-27T20:00:00Z Rural Carrier Updates There are amendments being added to the Senate bill (S. 1507) (This is the Senate companion bill to HR 22) that would provide short term financial relief to the USPS. Most of these amendments are not in the best interest of postal ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ruralupdates.blogspot.com/2009/07/time-for-action-on-amendments-to-s-1507.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-26:/commentary/5676462 2009-07-26T20:00:00Z Direct Mail Marketing Senate committee will tackle Postal Service financial woes GovExec.com. S. 1507 would reduce the amount of money USPS must pay to the Treasury Department's Postal Service Retiree Health Fund, which covers future retirement . ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.directmailcalifornia.com/uncategorized/senate-committee-will-tackle-postal-service-financial-woes-govexeccom/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-26:/commentary/5676461 2009-07-26T20:00:00Z PostalReporter.com Blog The Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 (S. 1507), which was introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) on July 23, would restructure the USPS obligation to pay retiree healthcare benefits, and would generate ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.postalreporter.com/news/2009/07/27/quick-action-expected-on-senate-bill-to-ease-usps-financial-crisis/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/commentary/5685273 2009-07-21T20:00:00Z Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us A bill in the US Congress: A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, Untied States Code, to reform Postal Service retiree health benefits funding, and for other purposes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-1507">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-20:/commentary/5752477 2009-07-20T20:00:00Z Il blog di Alfonso Mascitelli ... S. 1060, S. 1064, S. 1194, S. 1212, S. 1214, S. 1217, S. 1284, S. 1312, S. 1427, S. 1437, S. 1438, S. 1445, S. 1507, S. 1529, S. 1551, S. 1564, S. 1577, S. 1586, S. 1587, S. 1618, S. 1626, S. 1627, S. 1632, S. 1638, S. 1671, S. 1697 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.alfonsomascitelli.it/2009/07/i-miei-disegni-di-legge.html">Go to article</a>