NAPS Chat

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, Daniel Piazza of the the  Smithsonian Institution's National Postal Museum joins Bob to talk about  the museum's recently opened exhibition, "Baseball: America's Home Run." The museum hosted a gala VIP reception to  commemorate the opening less than 2 hours after President Joseph Biden signed into law H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, Kelly McCartney, the NAPS Area  Vice President, whose jurisdiction covers the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska joins Bob to discuss the recently concluded National Association of Postal Supervisors 2022 legislative conference. Over 400 NAPS legislative activists, including postal supervisors, managers and postmasters attended the 2022 Legislative Training Seminar, which took place in the nation's capital.

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, Annika Christensen, the key  postal policy advisor for Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters (MI), and Bob discuss the Senate's success in passing H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act, with such overwhelming bipartisan support. Annika  also chats about the bicameral collaboration that smoothed the way for passage, as well as key elements in the bill.

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, NAPS Executive Vice President  Chuck Mulidore and Bob discuss this week's Senate passage of H.R. 3076,  the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, and the bill's imminent arrival at the White House for President Biden's signature.

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, NAPS President Ivan  Butts and Bob discuss the landmark decision issued, on February 22, by  the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The court ruled 3-0 in NAPS' favor. In NAPS v. USPS,  the court concluded the Postal Service violated federal law relating to the determination of EAS pay comparability and pay differentials. In addition, the court concluded, as a matter of law, NAPS can represent virtually all EAS level employees (i.e., postal supervisors and other managerial employees, including postmasters).

Bob also provides an update on the status in the Senate of  House-passed H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, House Committee on  Oversight and Reform Senior Policy Advisor and Parliamentarian Ethan Van Ness, joins Bob to discuss this past Tuesday's landslide 342-92 vote in favor of H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. In addition, Ethan chats about how Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Ranking Republican James Comer (R-KY), along with their Senate counterparts, collaborated on  specific elements of the measure to promote its passage.

The House-passed H.R. 3076 could be considered by the full  Senate as early next week, because on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader  Chuck Schumer (D-NY) filed a cloture petition, alerting Senators a cloture vote on the bill would come up at 5:30 PM EST on Monday. Invoking cloture clears the way for debate and a vote later in the week. Passage of a cloture vote requires 60 "Yes" votes.

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, NAPS Executive Vice President Chuck Mulidore, joins Bob to discuss next week's projected House vote on H.R. 3076, the Postal Reform Act of 2022. Chuck and Bob also discuss the 2022 NAPS Legislative Training Seminar, which is now less than two months away.

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, Fran Kritz, veteran health policy reporter and contributor to National Public Radio, Kaiser Health News, the Washington Post and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, joins Bob to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and the U.S. Postal Service's key role in the distribution of at-home COVID-19 antigen tests. Fran is also a former staff reporter for Forbes Magazine and U.S. News and World Report.

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, Dr. Christopher Shaw, research fellow at the Center for Study of Responsive Law, joins Bob to discuss  his new book, First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy and the Corporate Threat. In addition, Bob and Dr. Shaw discuss a variety of postal issues relating to postal governance, and the agency’s relationship with its customers, the President and the private sector.

During  this week's episode of NAPS Chat, National Association of Postal  Supervisors Executive Vice President Chuck Mulidore joins Bob to continue last week's discussion about NAPS efforts to help the USPS Police Force  continue to safeguard Postal personnel, property and customers. In addition, Chuck and Bob talk about the current status of H.R. 3076 (the Postal Reform Act), preparation for the upcoming 2022 NAPS Legislative Training Seminar in the nation's capital, and the importance of the Supervisors Political Action Committee (SPAC) fund.