USPS continues to expose workers at Virginia center to powered industrial equipment hazards; faces $120K in fines

Posted on May 5, 2016May 5, 2016 by 21cpw

OSHA Region 3 Press Release – May 4, 2016 Employer name: U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center Inspection site: 5801 Technology Blvd., Sandston, Virginia Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued one other-than-serious, and four repeat citations on April 26, 2016. Inspection findings: OSHA opened an inspection on…

USPS OIG: Do you receive your mail through Omaha, Nebraska?

Posted on April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 by 21cpw

Project Title: Omaha, NE, P&DC Customer Service Performance Start Date: Monday, March 28, 2016 Estimated Report Release Date: September 2016 In an effort to align its mail processing infrastructure with declining mail volume, the Postal Service has consolidated some mail processing facilities nationwide. Before initiating the consolidations, the Postal Service is required to evaluate service standard…

Postal Service plans to cut mail processing at Church Street station next year

Posted on July 3, 2014July 3, 2014 by 21cpw

Postal Service plans to cut Norfolk mail processing The U.S. Postal Service plans to eliminate all mail processing at the Church Street station next year, an official said Wednesday. The retail counter, however, will remain open, spokeswoman Freda Sauter wrote in an email. In 2011, the Postal Service announced that it wanted to move all…

Tornado Devastates Local Nebraska Community including Pilger Post Office

Posted on June 27, 2014June 27, 2014 by 21cpw

Postal employees in Pilger, NE, continued to deliver the mail last week after two tornadoes tore through the small farming community. On June 16, the tornadoes damaged or destroyed three-quarters of the town’s buildings, including the Pilger Post Office. One employee’s house was significantly damaged. Two employees were inside the Post Office when the tornadoes hit…