November 2015 – The Informed delivery APP is an exciting new program successfully piloted in Northern Virginia by the Postal Service and is now being tested in the New York City area during the fall of 2015. This offering allows the subscriber to receive an email each morning with the digital images of the covers […]
(This article first appeared in the November/December 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) At the end of the summer, the clerk division announced the criteria for distributing the $56 million monetary portion of the settlement that resolved a decades-long dispute over postmasters and supervisors in small offices performing Clerk Craft work. The Dec. 5, 2014, […]
APWU News – 11/16/2015 – The Postal Service has notified APWU Clerk Craft officers that employees who are eligible for a portion of a $56 million monetary settlement are expected to receive payment prior to Christmas. However, our message is: Don’t spend it before you get it! The money will be included in employees’ paychecks and taxes will […]
HOUSTON (KTRK) — It’s a story we’ve been working on for months, and affects almost everyone in the Houston area. After being contacted by many of you about Post Office delays and lost shipments, we started digging. Mitchell Robinson earns a living with his online store. He tells us “We send things out through the […]
USPS says… Looking for a career change in an industry that’s challenging yet rewarding? Then you may be a good fit for our City Carrier Assistant position! Learn straight from USPS CCAs on why they love their jobs. For more information: We’re hiring nationwide. Apply now: http://about.usps.com/careers/welcome… Let’s talk – How We value our employees: […]
Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) – A postal worker died in a crash Saturday afternoon in the eastern part of the valley. The three-car crash occurred around 3:20 p.m. in the 6200 block of East Owens Avenue, near Mount Hood Street. One of the vehicles involved was a U.S. Postal Service truck, which overturned. Authorities say the […]
The website Right Wing Watch suggests that Senator Rand Paul said if he became president he would eliminate the postal service. Right Wing states: “In a radio interview yesterday, Sen. Rand Paul said that if he were to become president, he would pare down the federal government so much that he might even do away […]
Seattle, WA – November 13, 2015 – With the holiday season quickly approaching, companies who ship packages will have one more thing to add to their plate: The United States Postal Service® (USPS) will implement new shipping requirements that will affect 90% of the 3.5 billion packages delivered annually. Starting in January 2016, the USPS […]
The U.S. Postal Service today released its financial report for Fiscal Year 2015, covering the period from Oct. 1, 2014, through Sept. 30, 2015. Here is a statement from National Association of Letter Carriers President Fredric Rolando: The $1.2 billion in annual operating profits reported today by the Postal Service is terrific news that augurs […]