Web News Article #: 215-2014 11/21/2014 – Photos from the Nov.14 National Day of Action have been uploaded to the union’s Flickr account where members can view them. The photos are tagged by state. They can also be seen on the union’s Facebook page. via National Day of Action Photos Posted Online | APWU.
The storm that dumped more than 7 feet of snow on parts of the greater Buffalo, NY, area last week caused major disruptions to everything, including mail service. “We did what we do best in Western New York and what we do best as postal employees — took care of our people, moved mail where…
The Postal Service has moved the Wichita, KS, Customer Care Center to a new location where the facility’s 250 employees will be better equipped to serve customers. The center is one of four USPS Customer Care Centers opened since 2012. The centers respond to 52 million customer queries each year, resolving 73 percent at first…
Audit Report – 11/19/2014 Background The San Francisco Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) is a mail processing plant in the U.S. Postal Service’s Pacific Area. This facility processes inbound/outbound mail for the city of San Francisco and associate offices in the surrounding area. In fiscal year (FY) 2013, it processed about 1.41 billion mailpieces, a…
Monday, November 10, 2014 (sections redacted by OIG) Background The Commercial Products and Services Portfolio is one of five purchasing areas within the U.S. Postal Service’s Supply Management organization. It manages contracts for professional services, including financial, accounting, and consulting services. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is the federal government’s purchasing agent. It administers…
The Postal Service has opened a center in Philadelphia where local entrepreneurs can learn how to use the mail to grow their businesses. The Business Solutions Center will showcase the latest postal technology and educate commercial mailers and others about the benefits of using business mail. The center, located at the Philadelphia P&DC, is the…
Hi, just heard about the Kelly Girl case and called. I was told I received monies from the case when I retired in 2009. Not so. Please help.
The family of a mailman slain while on his route in Landover, Md., last year is expected to join postal carriers for a candlelight vigil in his memory this weekend. They’re planning to gather Sunday at Reed Street and Jutewood Avenue in Landover, where 26-year-old Tyson Jerome Barnette was fatally shot while delivering mail at…
