Kristin Seaver has stepped away from her regular duties as chief information officer to serve as the COVID-19 Response Command incident commander. USPS News Link – 3/23/20 – Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan has established COVID-19 Response Command, a group within the Postal Service that will help ensure the organization takes a comprehensive approach to […]
USPS 3/22/20 – The United States Postal Service has a dedicated COVID-19 Command Response leadership team that is focusing on employee, operational, business, and customer continuity during this unprecedented epidemic. We continue to follow the strategies and measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health departments. The CDC has […]
Scammers are using the coronavirus epidemic to prey on unsuspecting consumers. USPS News Link – 3/20/20 – If you’re a Postal Service employee, watch out for scams that attempt to use the coronavirus pandemic to con you into revealing personal information. Emergency situations are prime opportunities for criminals to take advantage of unsuspecting consumers. Scammers […]
NPMHU President Paul Hogrogian Posts Message to Membership Brothers and Sisters, 3/19/20 – The purpose of this message is to provide you with the latest information regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) as it exists at the time of this writing, on March 19, 2020. Circumstances regarding this crisis are rapidly changing with new developments constantly occurring. […]
The Postal Service is continuing to accept, process and deliver mail during the coronavirus pandemic. USPS News Link – 3/18/20 – Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan is praising USPS employees for their service to the public during the coronavirus pandemic. “Across the nation, Postal Service employees are continuing to accept, process and deliver mail. They […]
NPMHU – 3/18/20 – Captioned below is a new MOU signed by the NPMHU and the Postal Service establishing a temporary expansion of the Sick Leave for Dependent Care MOU because of the ongoing COVID-19 emergency. For the 60-day duration of this Memorandum of Understanding, in addition to the purposes previously outlined in the MOU […]
NPMHU 3/18/20 – Captioned below is a new MOU signed by the NPMHU and the Postal Service establishing on a temporary basis additional paid leave for Mail Handler Assistant (MHA) employees. As you know, unlike career mail handlers, MHAs currently are not eligible for paid sick leave or paid administrative leave. Under this MOU, however, […]
To Our Customers, Clients, and Affiliate Partners, 3/18/20 – Compassion and customer care have always been at the center of everything we have done for the past 53 years. Even as we navigate times of change, our priority; you, remains the same. As the CoronaVirus situation continues to play out in front of our eyes, […]
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Nelson Clark, Jr., of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was indicted today on an embezzlement charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Clark, age 33, is charged with one count of “Embezzlement of Mail by Postal Employee.” Clark, was a postal employee in Jefferson County. He is accused of taking multiple items from parcels […]
St. Louis, MO –Arielle Steed, 27, of St. Louis, MO, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for aiding and abetting the robbery of a United States Postal employee. Steed appeared in federal court today before United States District Judge Catherine D. Perry. According to court documents, in early December 2018, Steed and co-defendant Dywane […]