From PB 22348 Effective October 20, 2012, Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities, Section 541.41, Additional Compensation, is revised to reflect the change to the delivery point sequence (DPS) letter mail standard for those routes assigned a right-hand drive (RHD) employer-provided vehicle. Handbook PO-603, Rural Carrier Duties and Responsibilities * * * * * […]
Postal Union Criminal Enforcement Actions On September 19, 2012, in the District Court for Hunt County, Texas, 196th Judicial District, Rosalin Dukes, former Secretary-Treasurer of American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 3607 (located in Greenville, Tex.), pled guilty to one count of credit/debit card abuse and was then sentenced to five years of deferred adjudication […]
Seizing MTE Carrier’s tip leads to large recovery Employee tips continue to help USPS recover Mail Transport Equipment (MTE) located outside the postal network. Elmira, NY, Letter Carrier Gina Ortiz recently saw mail trays being removed from an abandoned building that was on her route. She was told the MTE was headed for a recycling […]
Note: The following is a report from the USPS Office of Inspector General Need a new roof, chimney repaired, or gutters fixed? An upstate New York letter carrier, determined by a physician to have a “total, permanent disability,” and receiving Office of Worker’s Compensation Program (OWCP) payments, was glad to help you out. A tip […]
Criminal Enforcement Actions – Postal Union Officials On July 16, 2012, in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, Lanny F. Pauley, former Secretary-Treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 1412 (located in Garden City, Kans.), was sentenced to two years of probation and was ordered to pay $14,898.51 in […]
‘We, the Postal Service’ Publication for new — and old — employees now available A new publication — We, the Postal Service…Who We Are, What We Do, How We Operate — provides new and old employees a comprehensive overview of USPS. The new publication explains the Postal Service’s mission — to provide universal service to […]
New PS Form 3971 Revision has new look and expanded recording capability A revised PS Form 3971, Request for or Notification of Absence — with a new look and functionality — is now available. The revised form provides more space for requests and designation of protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). […]
Mail Recovery Center to the rescue Last year, the Mail Recovery Center (MRC) in Atlanta, GA — the Postal Service’s “last opportunity” to deliver or return valuable mail — received 53.4 million pieces of mail USPS couldn’t successfully handle using its normal network. Of these, approximately 10.6 million mail pieces had “possible value” — and […]
Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) * * * * * 3 Employment and Placement * * * * * 350 Assignment, Reassignment, and Promotion * * * * * 354 Assignment of Unassigned Employees * * * * * 354.3 Actions for Nonbargaining Employees in Connection With the Discontinuance, Consolidation, and Restaffing of Post […]
Beginning Aug. 26, updates to Point-of-Service (POS) ONE functionality and other changes will affect how retail associates handle Every Door Direct Mail-Retail transactions. The number of Every Door Direct Mail-Retail pieces that can be mailed at a Post Office will change to a maximum of 5,000 pieces per ZIP Code, per mailer, per day. Previously, […]