Mail Recovery Center to the rescue Last year, the Mail Recovery Center (MRC) in Atlanta, GA — the Postal Service’s “last opportunity” to deliver or return valuable mail — received 53.4 million pieces of mail USPS couldn’t successfully handle using its normal network. Of these, approximately 10.6 million mail pieces had “possible value” — and […]
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette Post Offices open Friday Deliveries – and SSA checks – will be made statewide where roads are accessible New Orleans, LA – Post Offices will be open and mail delivery returns Friday to New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette and surrounding postal facilities where Isaac’s torrential rains, severe winds and […]
Implementation Process begins as Customer Surveys are Scheduled to be Sent on August 29 The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has issued an Advisory Opinion in Support of the Postal Service’s Post Office Structure Plan (POStPlan.) The PRC found that the Postal Service had included many of the Commission’s recommendations in the plan, but also offered […]
Retired Postmasters who are interested in re-employment with the Postal Service as non-career employees (rural mail counts and PMR positions in 2 & 4 hour offices), should check with their local District Manager or Human Resources office. The following information was received from USPS Headquarters today. Retiree Re-employment (PDF) Charlie Moser August 29, 2012
Post Office initiative to begin Modified hours proposed for low-activity rural areas USPS is set to launch its plan to keep nearly 13,000 of the nation’s smallest Post Offices open with modified hours. First announced in May, the strategy for low-activity Post Offices in rural areas will match hours of operation with customer use and […]
The United States Postal Service reports that they are monitoring TS Isaac very closely. At this time, the impacts of TS Isaac on Florida and the Florida Keys have not affected operations significantly. The USPS is in the process of making plans for the storm’s landfall in postal facilities from the Florida panhandle to southern […]
Organizational changes USPS continues operational efficiency initiatives As part of its ongoing efforts to increase operational efficiencies and reduce costs, the Postal Service is proceeding with several organizational changes, effective Aug. 25. These changes include: Continuing activities related to mail processing operations at Processing and Distribution Centers and Post Offices affected by Phase I of […]
The following comes to us from the APWU Ed Schultz, host of the Ed Show on MSNBC, and the best friend postal workers have on television today, addressed the delegates on Day 4 of the National Convention. “I want to tell you a little bit about what we’re going through at the Ed Show,” he […]
This summer has been a particularly busy time for the Postal Regulatory Commission. During the month of August so far, the Commission has finalized decisions on the Postal Service’s request to establish a Negotiated Service Agreement (NSA) on certain types of advertising mail, a rulemaking retaining 5.5 percent as the required minimum level of institutional […]
Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) * * * * * 3 Employment and Placement * * * * * 350 Assignment, Reassignment, and Promotion * * * * * 354 Assignment of Unassigned Employees * * * * * 354.3 Actions for Nonbargaining Employees in Connection With the Discontinuance, Consolidation, and Restaffing of Post […]