USPS Digital Mail – INFORMED DELIVERY APP

USPS Digital Mail – INFORMED DELIVERY APP

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 […]

APWU: Lessons of a $56 Million Settlement

APWU: Lessons of a $56 Million Settlement

(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: Disbursement Schedule for $56 Million Settlement for Small Offices

APWU: Disbursement Schedule for $56 Million Settlement for Small Offices

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 […]

Video: CCA – City Carrier Assistant – It’s Not As Easy As It Looks

Video: CCA – City Carrier Assistant – It’s Not As Easy As It Looks

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: […]

Video: Vegas postal worker dies in crash

Video: Vegas postal worker dies in crash

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 […]

Did Rand Paul Suggest Eliminating The Postal Service?

Did Rand Paul Suggest Eliminating The Postal Service?

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 […]

USPS to Implement Sweeping Regulatory Change with Projected $55 Million Impact Leaving Less than 2 Months to Comply

USPS to Implement Sweeping Regulatory Change with Projected $55 Million Impact Leaving Less than 2 Months to Comply

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 […]

NALC President Rolando’s statement on USPS’ FY2015 financial report

NALC President Rolando’s statement on USPS’ FY2015 financial report

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 […]