IS USPS A BUSINESS? REVENUE GENERATION – A MATTER OF SURVIVAL The Postal Service is among a small number of federal agencies — the U.S. Mint is another — that relies on revenue from the sale of its products and services to fund its operating expenses. USPS receives no tax dollars for operations. For the […]
July 29, 2010 5:40 PM Washington, DC—Today Congressman Chaffetz introduced HR 5919. This bill would grant USPS Postmaster General the authority to implement up to twelve “postal holidays” per year in order to reduce USPS operating costs. The Postmaster General would select days in which delivered mail volume is historically lower than normal. By reducing […]
OSHA has cited a Vermont processing center for safety violations and is seeking $420,000 in fines. USPS has 15 days to respond to the OSHA citations. White River Junction postal employees triggered the probe OSHA said Thursday. WBZ TV said “An inspection that began Jan. 30 found untrained or unqualified employees routinely performing troubleshooting, voltage […]
It’s all yours – eOPF: My official personnel folder Where can employees go — anytime, anywhere — to look at their official records? The Official Personnel Folder (OPF) contains documents, including appointment, compensation, benefits, administrative and payroll records. USPS may use these records to review employee qualifications, status, eligibility, rights and benefits. They’re also used to track […]
To increase revenue: USPS renews focus on employee engagement programs As the Postal Service continues to reduce costs, it also is focused on identifying new sources of revenue. Over the past 6 years, three successful programs — Customer Connect, Business Connect and Rural Reach — have contributed more than $3 billion in annualized revenue. DPMG […]
This is a summary of Regular Panel Arbitrator Andres M. Strongin in case H06T-1H-C-08255189 regarding the Postal Service denial of an employee’s request for voluntary transfer. The arbitrator sustained the Union’s grievance; he ruled the Postal Service violated grievant’s right to request a transfer under Article 12.6 of the National Agreement and the Memorandum of […]
Self-proclaimed local white supremacist leader Brian Moudry apparently doesn’t care much for his mailman either. Federal postal inspectors paid Moudry, 33, a visit after he allegedly threatened to plant a bomb in a letter carrier’s truck on Saturday morning. According to a police report, Moudry’s postal problems stemmed from his having stopped his mail delivery […]
Federal investigators said Friday that a former postal clerk in the Rutland office has been indicted in the rash of mail thefts reported in the area earlier this year. A federal grand jury handed down a one-count indictment Thursday charging that Michelle Donahoe “intentionally embezzled letters, mail and articles contained therein” over a four-month period […]
July 21, 2010 Positioned for a strong finish in FY 2010: USPS focuses on beginning strong in FY 2011 To finish the year strong — and to position USPS for a strong beginning in fiscal year 2011 — employees must continue to focus on controlling workhours and operating expenses without hurting service, according to DPMG […]
July 19, 2010 Citizens Against Reckless Middle-Class Abuse (CARMA) It’s Time to Fight Back It is time for poor and Middle-class workers to start fighting back. The corporate community has become increasingly prone to take shortcuts on safety, create hostile work environments, undercutting and even stealing wages from gainfully employed workers in the name of […]