President's executive order                                                                    March 26, 2025
Good Afternoon,

Here is the statement from the UPMA President on Executive Order FMCS.

UPMA National Office has been advised that the sweeping executive order that was signed by President Trump today, March 26,2025 basically dissolved several agencies, one that affects us. The Federal Mediation and Conciliatory Service provided mediation as part of our Alternative Dispute Resolution described in Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 652.5 . While we are assured that this will not eliminate Mediation as part of the process of appeals, it may delay some ADR mediations in the near term. As details come out, I will share them with you.  

Sincerely,

Tony Leonardi

National President

THANKS AND FAREWELL TO PMG:                                                                       02/28/2025

National President Tony has put out a statement of thanks and appreciation to retiring PMG Louis Dejoy. A copy of that letter can be found under current events on our website www.unitedpma.org. Or just to read a copy of the statement, please click here.

LEGISLATIVE ALERT: from President Tony Leonardi:                                                          02/28/2025

The House passed a budget resolution on Tuesday, February 26 by a margin of 217-215. UPMA is aware and actively working to assess the impact of this bill and other rumored budget and governance changes impacting USPS and UPMA members. 

Both chambers of Congress must pass identical budget proposals before they can begin to make policy changes that impact pay or benefits. The Senate passed their own budget resolution last week. Congress must pass a law to change governance at USPS. 

UPMA is in daily conversation with the members of Congress to discuss the financial health of USPS, the needs of UPMA members and the heroic efforts UPMA members are undertaking to keep mail moving to all of our customers across the country. 

We know there are conversations happening in Congress that would adversely affect pay and benefits. The budget passed by the House calls for $50 billion in budget savings to be found by the agencies overseen by the House Oversight Committee. Our priority is to aggressively counter any false narratives and assumptions regarding the value Postmasters, Managers, and Supervisors provide to their community and negate any negative policies impacting pay and benefits. 

We know people are concerned about their pay and benefits. We encourage you to attend the UPMA legislative telecon next Tuesday March 4 and 8:00 PM and the legislative summit on March 17 -18 where these issues will be a top priority for discussion with your representatives.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Dave Cook, UPMAR Legislative Chairman

Call to Action H.Con. Res.14-

The House of Representatives are planning to vote on H.Con.Res. 14, legislation, which, in part, would cut postal and federal employee pay by 3.6%, increase Postal Service Health Benefits Program premiums, and reduce postal annuities. H.Con.Res 14 directs the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability to slash $50 billion from programs focusing on cuts to federal and postal earned pay and benefits. The House Budget Committee approved the bill on a party-line 21-16 vote. Please contact your Representatives. Dave Cook

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

On January 28, 2025 your Ohio Chapter sent 3 members to the annual Kickoff Meeting in Dallas Texas, the site of this year’s National Convention. 

The membership meeting presented goals to each Chapter. Our Ohio Chapter has been tasked with signing 135 new EAS members and 31 associate members during 2025.  We need everyone's assistance to meet these goals. Ohio fell short of our 2024 membership goal but I am confident we can pull together to get this done.   

The UPMA is still offering one-year free membership to new enrollees.   

There is still and Incentive for all members that sign up new members and it will come straight from the National Office.  If you sign up a new member and your name is on the bottom of the 1187 you will receive $100 from the National Office.  So please get on board and get involved with the Ohio Chapter and help us beat the goal set by the National Office.

The Chart below will show you our current member and also the standings as of February 2, 2025 on the Membership drive for 2025.  This is updated Daily

H. R. 82 TO BE SIGNED MONDAY: Dave Cook, UPMAR Legislative Chair                       1/1/2025

It's Confirmed. I have received an invitation to attend! The President will be signing the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 at the White House on Monday January 6,2025 at 10am.

PFP consultations- 

                                                                                                            11/2/2024

   to: Mr. Edmund A. Carley National President   United Postmasters and Managers of America

Dear Edmund: This is concerning the Postal Service’s September 2024 proposal to revise the Pay-forPerformance (PFP) matrices for fiscal year (FY) 2024 and the recommendation that you provided to that proposal. Your recommendation was for the Postal Service to continue with the same PFP matrices that were modified for the prior fiscal year.  The Postal Service has reviewed your recommendations and has decided not to adopt it. 

    The Postal Service increased the percentage payouts for FY2023 in response to record inflation in 2022 that continued into 2023. Inflation forecasts have shown a decline throughout 2024.  Private sector employers have reacted to these reductions and are planning for average pay raises to be less than last year.  The Postal Service’s proposed matrices are an increase to the established pay matrices for FY2022 and are consistent with the private sector. Additionally, the federal sector average pay raises for 2025 are planned at only 2.0%.  

Bruce A. Nicholson Director Labor Relations Policies and Programs