Managers and supervisors who are responsible for reporting workplace injuries and accidents soon will have a new online resource to streamline and manage that process — the Employee Health and Safety (EHS) system. Why is this significant? This online system automates accident reporting and injury claims management. It’s all electronic, makes better use of resources […]
One Hundred and Nine Mailers Sent 11,000 Mailings With Intelligent Mail Barcode WASHINGTON—One hundred and nine commercial mailers can’t be wrong. That’s the number of mostly high-volume mailers who helped the U.S. Postal Service deliver one billion pieces of mail using Full Service Intelligent Mail. The milestone mailing entered the distribution network on Dec. 4, […]
December 03, 2009 Some of you may have visited the Dead Tree Edition today and found an error message from Google stating “The blog you were looking for was not found.” Well…this is not the full story – here’s what Dead Tree has to say… For all of you who have been kind enough to […]
December 1, 2009 Delivering Dreams One Letter at a Time Postal Service and Disney Make Holiday Wishes Come True NEW YORK — What do the U.S. Postal Service, the Muppets and Santa Claus have in common? Neither rain nor snow nor heat nor gloom of night will keep them from delivering dreams this holiday season. […]
November 25, 2009 The Postal Service’s fiscal year 2009 safety performance record showed a positive trend — employees are working safer. End-of-year performance shows the total number of accidents were down 11,000 or 10.6 percent from last year. Total accidents include all OSHA recordable and non-recordable incidents, including those suffered by non-postal employees injured on […]
PO Boxes November 25, 2009 USPS has launched a “Back to Basics” PO Box revenue growth initiative. The strategy is aimed at adding $60 million in new PO Box revenue by the close of fiscal year 2010. The initiative includes a competition. This quarter, USPS will recognize district managers, area customer relations managers and area […]
November 25, 2009 Changes to the internal management of mail transport equipment (MTE) — an initiative to reduce costs — is the subject of DPMG and COO Pat Donahoe’s latest Field Updates segment. According to Donahoe, the Postal Service this fiscal year is changing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for MTE handling and distribution, and reducing […]
On the eve of the holiday season, Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, every day stop for coffee and baked goods, is delivering a very special gift to the men and women who deliver our holiday cards, catalogs and presents. On Wednesday, November 25, Dunkin’ Donuts will serve free coffee to any United States Postal Service (USPS) […]
November 20, 2009 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Postal Service today updated the list of retail stations and branches that remain under review for possible consolidation, with only 241 offices still under review. Unlike most federal agencies, America’s national mail system receives no tax subsidy for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services […]
Postal Service Ends 2009 with $3.8 Billion Loss 2010 Financial Plan Predicts More Losses Next Year WASHINGTON—The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) today filed its 2009 fiscal year-end financial results, showing a net loss of $3.8 billion for the year — despite cost-cutting efforts resulting in $6 billion in cost savings and a $4 billion reduction […]