Postal Bulletin 22334
4.05.2012
Effective April 5, 2012, the Postal Service™ will revise Postal Operations Manual (POM) subchapters 61, 63, 64, and 65 in selected subsections to provide updated and revised information and procedures regarding modes of delivery and delivery equipment. The POM sets forth the policies, regulations, and procedures of the Postal Service governing delivery and vehicle operations.
The revised procedures apply to new deliveries added to the delivery network; however, the revisions also provide updated language on centralized delivery equipment that may apply to current delivery points as well. This revision provides the Postal Service with autonomy in determining the modes of delivery when adding new deliveries, thereby enabling the Postal Service to provide services adequate and necessary to meeting its basic function in the most efficient manner. Controlling future costs begins with good base decisions whenever new deliveries are added to the delivery infrastructure. These include the mode of delivery and location and type of equipment, as well as the safety and convenience of both carriers and customers. Updated equipment references may be interchangeable such as replacing Neighborhood Delivery and Collection Box Unit (NDCBU) with Cluster Box Unit (CBU) to replace obsolete nomenclature.
It is important to note that Postal Service representatives are still required to meet with builders and developers early in the process to ensure the best choices are made and to assess if the mode of delivery directed to be put in place conforms to the policies of the Postal Service. There are no changes in the current modes of delivery available as an option for the Postal Service in establishing necessary and adequate services.
Was told that after Congress does or does not do, the VERA offers will be coming, any certification will help many to stave off going Postal !
A number of craft workers know change is coming and accept it, but cannot accept why the USPS was going to offer the Early retirements which for most are 1-5 years if that much, and new hires are waiting to get in, someone tell us what the hold up is , Congress cannot be the holdup, because they are always held up, and never decide anything for years.
As the USPS disintegrates, the Congress and the Unions and USPS Management are worried about vacations and conventions and wild parties like the GSA, where be the OIG, at the parties !