With revenues declining within the postal service one would think that customer service would be one of our most prized asset. Why then would a customer service retail supervisor send passport customers 2 to 5 blocks away to make copies of their ID? Why would this supervisor instruct the employees to tell a wheelchair-bound passport […]
Oversight Committee Passes Bills Addressing Tax Delinquent Contractors and Federal Workers, and Federal Employee Performance WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today passed three accountability and performance related bills: two targeting seriously tax delinquent federal employees, grantees, and contractors, and the third expanding the probationary period for newly hired federal employees. “The […]
A TRACK RECORD OF EXCELLENCE PMG Pat Donahoe recently announced three vice presidents — whose combined service of more than 70 years helped guide the Postal Service in achieving breakthrough performance and providing superior customer service — are leaving USPS. Kingsley Linda Kingsley Linda Kingsley, vice president, Channel Access, is retiring after 26 years with […]
The Postal Service is making it easier for customers to reduce their carbon footprints with the release of a new “Go Green” tote bag. A great alternative to plastic shopping and grocery bags, the tote bags feature images of the Go Green Forever stamps scheduled for release tomorrow. The lightweight tote bags — available at […]
March 9, 2011 A federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland returned a two-count indictment charging Chrisoula Pipilakis, age 33, of Akron, Ohio, with embezzling mail and unauthorized opening of mail, Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today. The indictment alleges that from November 1, 2010, until on or […]
Knoxville, Tennessee APWU MVS Director’s Follow up video “on the tentative agreement we are voting on and what I believe the impact could be to not only the MVS craft but the Postal Service as a whole.”
The Postal Service is closing post offices across the nation in an effort to save money. But it seems a trend is starting by UPS Inc to open up stores in places where USPS is shutting down. If UPS opens stores in areas where the Postal Service has shut down–USPS could possibly lose many of […]
The USPS Office Of Inspector General issued an Audit Report over “Allegations of Inaccurate Time and Attendance Records” Here is why the report was conducted and some excerpts of what the OIG found: This report presents the results of our audit of allegations of inaccurate time and attendance records (Project Number 10YG017HR000). Our objective was […]
“Here are a few key questions that I think the membership should be aware of before they vote on this proposed contract.” By Clint Burelson, APWU President of the Olympia [Washington] Local NTFT [non-traditional full-time] Questions and Answers on the Contract The NTFT jobs will significantly affect current workers at the Post Office in a […]
The Postal Service filed a notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission to temporarily adjust the prices for its market-dominant products, First-Class Mail and Standard Mail. This adjustment will take effect at 12:01 AM on July 1, 2011, and expire at 11:59 PM on August 31, 2011. The change will provide commercial mailers an upfront three […]