U.S. Postal Inspectors to Aid Haitian Postal System Recovery

January 27, 2010
USPS Press Release
Because a viable postal sector is critical to any nation’s economic stability, Chief Postal Inspector William R. Gilligan, Jr. is sending U.S. Postal Inspectors to Haiti to conduct security assessments and help prepare for the restoration of mail service to the earthquake-ravaged country.
“Members of the Universal Postal Union all are playing [...]

U.S.P.S. Senior Financial Managers’ Code of Ethics

SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGERS’ CODE OF ETHICS
The U.S. Postal Service hereby adopts the following Senior Financial Managers’ Code of Ethics:
I. The Senior Financial Managers’ Code of Ethics applies to all individuals acting in a permanent or temporary capacity as: the Postmaster General; the Deputy Postmaster General; the Chief Financial Officer; the Vice President and Treasurer; the [...]

Postmaster General Appoints Award-Winning Poet and Designers

Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee Changes Announced
Postmaster General Appoints Award-Winning Poet and Designers
WASHINGTON—An internationally acclaimed award-winning poet and two renown designers join the committee that reviews topics and people to be honored and commemorated on U.S. postage stamps.
Postmaster General John Potter today announced the retirement of two members of the Citizen’s Stamp Advisory Committee and the [...]

Dept. of Labor Recovers $1.8 Million from USPS Contractor

US Labor Department moves to debar Long Island, NY, mail hauling contractor and recover $1.8 million in back wages for 500 employees
BAY SHORE, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Labor will recover more than $1.8 million in back wages for more than 500 employees of MT Transportation & Logistics Services Inc., a trucking company based [...]

Current PRC Chairperson Once Advocated Privatization of the Postal Service

Commentary by
Rick Owens – Postal Employee Network
January 18, 2010
Ruth Y. Goldway (D) is the current Chairman of the Postal Rate Commission (PRC).
In 2004, for a guest commentary with Citizens Against Government Waste, Ms. Goldway stated…
“…while neither the political climate nor the capital markets make such a transformation feasible now, the ultimate goal–USPS privatization– needs to [...]

OIG and USPIS LAUNCH WORKERS COMP FRAUD INITIATIVE

TO PROTECT PROGRAM INTEGRITY
OIG, USPIS LAUNCH WORKERS’ COMP FRAUD INITIATIVE
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service have launched a joint year-long initiative to combat workers’ compensation fraud.
This effort, building on last year’s prevention and awareness campaign launched by the OIG (see original article below), will commit increased investigative resources to [...]

Baltimore Mail Carrier Sentenced to 3 Years Incarceration for Stealing Over $100,000 in Treasury Checks

On January 7, 2010, Leonard Jenkins, a Baltimore mail carrier, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Baltimore, Maryland, to 3 years incarceration, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $104,446 in restitution for mail fraud, theft of mail, and aggravated identity theft arising from the use of his position as a [...]

PAY PROBLEM FOR 4,370 RURAL CARRIERS

PAY PROBLEM FOR 4,370 RURAL CARRIERS
PLEASE NOTE: The following article was posted to our Rural Carrier Forum on January 05, 2010. We cannot verify the contents of same or provide any further information. Please verify through your union or postal official.
Unfortunately, a programming error has occurred in PP 01/10 payroll processing. Approximately 4,370 rural routes will [...]

Postal Executive Pay

POSTAL EXECUTIVE PAY

by Rick Owens – PEN
January 4, 2010
Today’s Washington Times notes…
“The financially troubled U.S. Postal Service pays Robert F. Bernstock a $232,500 salary to oversee its shipping and mailing division, but a little-known hiring provision allows the executive to earn even more money from outside corporate sources.”
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer takes issue with [...]

Former Postal Employee Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Selling Crack Cocaine

December 2009
Former Postal Employee Sentenced to Twelve Years in Prison for Narcotics Distribution
WASHINGTON – Thomas Ali Fields, a 40-year-old District man and former U.S. Postal Service employee, has been sentenced to 144 months in prison for the distribution and possession with the intent to distribute 186 grams of crack cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney Channing D.Phillips [...]