From Federal Business Opportunities The U. S. Postal Service is considering potential suppliers for its Electric Vehicle (EV) conversion of Long Life Vehicles (LLVs). The USPS is actively evaluating various alternative vehicle technologies for the eventual replacement of our fleet of delivery vehicles. One technology with a good potential is an all-electric drive train. The […]
Gamefly, an online video game rental service has filed an official complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) against USPS claiming preferential treatment for Other DVD Mailers Netflix and Blockbuster . Excerpts from the complaint… A DVD is small and light enough so that, when mailed in a lightweight mailer, the combined mailpiece can qualify as […]
According to PostCom.org Word has it from reliable sources that the National Rural Letter Carriers Association intends to oppose the Postal Service’s proposed Standard Mail summer sale experiment. Reportedly the NRLCA is of the opinion that after having their contract mail piece counts expanded already by the Postal Service, any additional mail volume will not […]
APWU News The Postal Service has informed the APWU that the deadline for eligible employees who wish to apply for Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) effective June 30 or July 31 is June 19. The USPS has also designated June 19 as the “irrevocable” date, by which employees who have applied for retirement but wish to withdraw […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet in Washington, DC, at Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, on May 4-6. The public is welcome to observe the Board’s open session, scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. on May 6 in the Ben Franklin Room on the 11th […]
According to AutoBloggreen.com Chrysler is celebrating Earth Day today by unveiling the first four of what will be a fleet of 250 battery-powered minivans for the U.S. Postal Service. The USPS will be using the vans for a variety of duties at locations around the country – including daily home delivery. The vans themselves are […]
USPS News Link TO TRIM COSTS, HELP ENVIRONMENT USPS TO REDUCE FLEET BY 10,000 VEHICLES The Postal Service’s efforts to reduce its inventory of leased and postal-owned vehicles this year is the subject of DPMG and Chief Operating Officer Pat Donahoe’s latest edition of Field Updates. According to Donahoe, the year-end goal is to […]
The United States Postal Service is requesting quote for the Identification for Postal Access and Security Standardization (iPass) Card Initiative Background Today, the United States Postal Service (USPS) does not have uniform identification card requirements across facilities. Many employees require multiple access cards for different facilities, and districts have different policies regarding employee identification card design, purpose, […]
Don’t sweat EEOC complaint after discipline if you can prove process was fair – from Business Management Daily “Recent case: Kent Neely, who is black, worked for the U.S. Postal Service handling mail. Neely, however, struggled with attendance; he was late or absent 83 times one year. When he was warned he could be terminated […]
According to the National Association of Postmasters ocf the US (NAPUS): On April 10, 2009 Susan M. LaChance, Vice President Employee Development & Diversity, USPS notified the Managers, Human Resources, Area that the Associate Supervisor Program (ASP) is being canceled because of the current business conditions.