Nov. 17, 2010 OSHA proposes $287,000 in fines against US Postal Service in Bluefield, W.Va., for exposing workers to electrical hazards BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations found at a mail processing facility located at 3010 East Cumberland […]
Create Customized Cards, Produce Personalized Postage Postal Service Makes it Simple to Send Season’s Greetings WASHINGTON — Turn precious digital photos into greeting cards and postage stamps with a simple click of the mouse. Create a treasured holiday greeting at usps.com without ever leaving the house. “The Postal Service’s website brings the card store directly […]
USPS DELIVERS CLEAN MESSAGE AT CONFERENCE OF FEDERAL SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS The Postal Service is building on its reputation as a leader in sustainability among federal government agencies. Vice President, Sustainability, Sam Pulcrano yesterday appeared at a national conference to discuss the steps USPS is taking to improve the energy performance of its 216,000 vehicles. The […]
‘Tis the Season and the Postal Service Message is Simple(r) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is getting into the holiday spirit. Today, post offices from Anchorage to Ashtabula and Honolulu to Houston are showing signs of the season. Building on the wildly successful advertising campaign, A Simpler Way to Ship, touting flat-rate shipping, the […]
TONY VEGLIANTE INDUCTED AS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HUMAN RESOURCES FELLOW Tony Vegliante, Chief Human Resources Officer and executive vice president, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR) — an award considered among the most prestigious in the nation recognizing individuals who have distinguished themselves through their leadership in […]
November 04, 2010 from PostCom To Congress and the White House: The electioneering is over. We have a postal system that’s being placed in great danger. Money is being bled from people and businesses across America to continue pouring money into the federal treasury to pay for postal retirement-related obligations that are more than sufficiently […]
USPS EMPLOYEE ALERT REPORT MAIL FROM YEMEN TO POSTAL INSPECTORS Due to recent events involving packages shipped from Yemen by private courier companies, the Postal Service has temporarily suspended acceptance of inbound international mail originating from that country. This service suspension has been issued in response to the potential threat posed by suspicious packages originating […]
December Penalty Overtime Exclusion As referenced in Article 8, Sections 4 and 5, of the USPS-NALC and USPS-APWU national agreements, the December period (during which penalty overtime regulations are not applicable) consists of four consecutive service weeks. This year, the December period begins Pay Period 26–10, Week 1 (December 4, 2010), and ends Pay Period […]
All Post Offices With Rural Delivery Service: Rural Carrier Guarantee Period Postal Service managers must effectively manage rural carriers who work under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) section 7(b)(2). Those carriers are paid overtime for all hours actually worked in excess of 2,080, up to 2,240, within the 52-consecutive-week guarantee period. […]
Postal Service Appeals PRC Decision on Exigent Price Request Petition to be Filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced its decision to appeal the Sept. 30 ruling of the Postal Regulatory Commission denying the Postal Service exigent price request. The Postal Service Governors decision means that a […]