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IT’S ALL YOURS — ePAYROLL
ANOTHER ‘MY HR’ FEATURE ON LITEBLUE
Last week, Link featured some of the “employee apps” available at “My HR” — your HR website on LiteBlue (Link, 7/1). Among the self service apps is ePayroll, available to all employees (except rural delivery employees) who use direct deposit.
The ePayroll app is a secure online [...]
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 Postal Service, [...]
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 the [...]
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 and COO [...]
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 in [...]
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 and COO Pat [...]
via PostCom:
The House Committee on Government Reform has introduced the “United States Postal Service’s CSRS Obligation Modification Act of 2010…to amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System.”
In introducing the bill, Rep. Stephen [...]
US Labor Department’s OSHA proposes $272,000 in fines against US Postal Service for exposing workers to electrical hazards at Capitol Heights, Md., facility
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations related to electrical hazards found at the Capitol Heights [...]
A PEN reader informed us of this MSPB decision. Apparently the MSPB appellant, LaGreca, was held responsible for errors made by her representative Debby Szeredy. Szeredy is a candidate for APWU Clerk Division Director.
In their decision MSPB states:
“…to the extent that the appellant cites Szeredy’s agreement with her incorrect interpretation of the filing deadline as [...]
From Postcom.org
The following is an extraordinary letter to the editor of the New York Times from long-time postal sage Murray Comarow:
The Postal Service’s proposal to switch to five-day delivery is complex and controversial. [New York Times article "Sides Form Over Threat to Saturday Mail Service," 7-6-10] Congress has therefore directed the Postal Regulatory Commission to [...]
Don’t Allow the USPS to Continue Costly Business Practices
Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal
Mother Teresa to be Honored on U.S. Postage Stamp
Literate By Choice
Driver unharmed after USPS truck sets on fire
Postal Service Ends Third Quarter with $3.5 Billion Loss
Former USPS Chief Financial Officer Says Eliminating Saturday Delivery Is Not Necessary