USPS: PMG highlights safety, survey in new video

PMG Megan J. Brennan addresses on-the-job safety, the Postal Pulse employee survey and several other topics in her latest “Business Focus” video. She reminds employees to stay alert and practice defensive driving now that schools are back in session. “Be aware of your surroundings — whether you’re on the clock or off — because your…

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USPS: Postal Pulse query on workplace friendships addressed

It’s the question everyone has questions about. The Postal Pulse survey that USPS administered in 2015 asked, “Do you have a best friend at work?” Chief Human Resources Officer Jeff Williamson says the question helps measure how employees feel about their workplace. For example, employees are much more likely to maintain excellent attendance if they…

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APWU to Members: Don’t Focus on ‘Postal Pulse’

Web News Article #: 200-2015 10/21/2015 – The APWU is urging union members to refrain from participating in “focus groups” on Postal Pulse employee opinion surveys. The union opposes the Postal Pulse and other employee opinion surveys because management has a history of using the results of such surveys against workers during contract negotiations and…

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The Postal Pulse results are out (sort of)

October 7, 2015 The results of the Postal Pulse survey are out, but only USPS employees can see them. The Postal Service has produced a new video about the survey results as well, but only postal employees can view it. For the rest of us, here’s a little background. Postal Pulse is the new employee…

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USPS: Getting the job done – Omaha P&DC processes Postal Pulse surveys

(April 6, 2015) USPS employees across the nation contributed to the launch of the Postal Pulse, although one group in Nebraska played a special role. The Omaha P&DC processed all the surveys sent to employees. The surveys were mailed as approximately 17,800 single pieces, 9,800 boxes and 8,600 flat-rate envelopes. “We planned ahead of time,…

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A happy worker is a productive worker: Postal Pulse surveys employee engagement

April 1, 2015 Last week I wrote a post about the Postal Service’s new employee survey, Postal Pulse.  The Pulse replaces the Voice of the Employee (VOE), which the Postal Service has been using for the past 17 years.  The Pulse is now being administered to over 600,000 postal workers, and the Postmaster General is…

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The doctor will see you now: The Postal Service takes the pulse of employees

March 27, 2015 The Postal Service has replaced the Voice of the Employee (VOE) survey with a new one called Postal Pulse. The survey is being administered by Gallup from March 16 to April 3…. …The APWU objects The APWU, which didn’t like the VOE, has criticized the Pulse and encouraged its members not to…

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USPS: PMG discusses Postal Pulse, new growth initiatives

March 26, 2015 The Postal Pulse survey will help improve USPS workplaces, PMG Megan Brennan says in her latest “Business Focus” video message. The Postal Pulse features shorter questions that will allow USPS to better leverage employees’ ideas. The Gallup organization is administering the 2015 survey, which began March 16 and will continue through Friday,…

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