6.26.12 The Postal Service’s Ethics Office is reminding employees about rules related to gifts between employees. According to federal ethics laws, employees may give a gift with a fair market value of no more than $10 on certain occasions, such as birthdays or the holidays, to a supervisor, manager, or to another employee who earns […]
June 13, 2012 “In response to numerous inquiries regarding the public statements made by Mr. Lance Armstrong, we can confirm that written notice of allegations of anti-doping rule violations was sent yesterday to him and to five (5) additional individuals all formerly associated with the United States Postal Service (USPS) professional cycling team. These individuals […]
Positive buzz USPS ‘friends’ online and social media To improve the customer’s experience, the Postal Service uses feedback from the Customer Experience Measurement (CEM) survey and also monitors internet chatter — blogs, forums, tweets, news stories. In quarter 2 of fiscal year 2012, the volume of Internet “articles” promoting usps.com, mobile barcodes and QR Codes, […]
The update includes a new question #1, which is a summary overview of POStPlan and the summary includes links to three additional sites for detailed information on the VER; the incentive; and the Organization Change FAQs, where employees can find current information about issues such as severance pay, effects on benefits and leave when moving […]
Additional Postmaster Jobs Will be Posted From June 6 Through June 12. Today, the Postal Service mailed the following letter to all Postmasters: Regarding the Special Incentive Offer announced to you May 9, 2012; the separation date is July 31, 2012. However, based on operational requirements and at management’s discretion, two alternate separation dates (August […]
From The National League of Postmasters POStPlan Earned SOV Formula Certified Correct We have received the attached memo from Dean Granholm, Vice President of Delivery and Post Office Operations. The attached Power Point has the formula that Mr. Granholm has certified on slide 8. I encourage each impacted Postmaster to verify their POStPlan daily earned […]
As employees retire and as the Postal Service’s physical infrastructure changes, some may be tempted to leave historic items in unused spaces or even keep the items for themselves — especially if they were used throughout a long career. However, these items belong to USPS, and theft of USPS property is a federal felony. Local […]
If an employee is eligible for a discontinued service retirement (DSR) with 20 years of service and age 50; or 25 years of service regardless of age, they would be provided with this retirement following their RIF separation in 2014. The response to this question is on the Organization Redesign website which can be reached […]
Floor Deduction Dispute Resolved, Duty Assignments Restored APWU Web News May 25, 2012 (5/25/2012) The APWU and the USPS reached a settlement (PDF) on May 25 that will protect staffing, Maintenance Craft Director Steve Raymer has announced. The agreement prohibits the Postal Service from deducting square footage of floor space, including under mail processing equipment, […]
Postmasters will receive additional time to take advantage of the special incentive offer. Postmasters who are retirement eligible or VER eligible will now have until July 2, 2012 to apply for vacant Postmaster positions. Please see the relevant links below; Newsbreak — 5-25-2012 HR_FAQ_Postmaster_Incentive_052512 Link EXTRA PM Changes_final Charlie Moser May 25, 2012