NAPS Chat Bob Levi

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, Katie Maddocks, the Legislative and Political Director of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, joins Bob Levi to discuss the current legislative and political landscape as it impacts the postal and federal  workforce, the next steps relating to postal legislation, and what to  expect in the fall election.

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, Bob Levi discusses two recent  Ivy League law journal articles that reference NAPS v. USPS, three lawsuits brought against the USPS by 16 states, a handful of environmental groups and a labor union against the USPS, and the new performance standard for first-class parcels.

During this week's episode of NAPS Chat, National Association of Postal  Supervisors resident officers (President Ivan Butts, Executive Vice President Chuck Mulidore and Secretary-Treasurer Jimmy Warden) join Bob to talk about witnessing President Joseph Biden signing into law the "Postal Service Reform Act of 2022." They  reflect on the occasion, as well their personal and collective experiences engaging with President Biden, and with other invited guests at the White House.

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.