The NALC and the Postal Service have agreed upon the selection of National Arbitrator Shyam Das as chairman of the three-person arbitration board that will set the terms of the next collective-bargaining agreement between the union and the USPS. “We will vigorously defend letter carriers’ wages and benefits and seek to advance our bargaining goals […]
APWU Web News Article 74-2012, June 13, 2012 The APWU filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission on June 12 seeking to stop the Postal Service from implementing Phase 1 of its consolidation plan, which calls for the USPS to consolidate 48 mail processing plants this summer and to lower service standards effective July […]
Features First QR Code on U.S. Postage Stamps NEW YORK — Music speaks an international language, crossing borders and oceans. Today, the United States Postal Service and La Poste of France celebrate a lively conversation between continents with the issuance of the Miles Davis and Edith Piaf stamps. The U.S. version of the stamps, issued […]
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, […]
Former Board of Governors member Robert Rider died June 4. He was 83. Rider served on the board from 1995-2005, was Vice Chairman from 1999-2001 and Chairman from 2001-2003. PMG Pat Donahoe praised Rider’s contributions. “Bob was among its most important leaders during some of the most extraordinary moments in the Postal Service’s 237-year history,” […]
This is a strange mailbox for letter carriers to encounter on their mail routes:
Senator Urges Increased Collaboration Between Postal Service and Local Law Enforcement WASHINGTON, D.C. – As communities throughout Southeast Alaska report significant volumes of illegal drugs transported via the United States Postal Service (USPS), Senator Murkowski is asking the Postmaster General to address the matter, possibly by devoting additional US Postal Inspection Service resources to the area […]
Washington ― The U.S. Postal Service has added PayPal as a payment option for its popular Click-N-Ship online shipping application. Customers using Click-N-Ship now can choose to pay for their shipping labels using a credit card, Bill Me Later, or PayPal. PayPal is just one of several enhancements added to the U. S. Postal Service’s […]
Effective immediately, the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), subchapter 470, Recognition and Awards, is revised to state that: n The purchase of any season or partial season sporting and entertainment ticket is prohibited. n The purchase of any single sporting or entertainment ticket that costs $50.00 or more must be approved in advance by […]
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 […]