USPS OIG: Lack of Service Standard Change Information in Area Mail Processing Feasibility Studies

Audit Report – NO-MA-15-001 – 10/06/2014 [PDF] Conclusion The Postal Service has not analyzed the impact of planned service standard changes or informed stakeholders of the changes related to Phase 2 consolidations. Specifically, management did not complete the service standard impacts worksheet in 91 of the 95 AMP feasibility studies. The other four feasibility studies…

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Mail Carriers sought for ‘Gone Postal’ film project

“Mail Carriers, we need you! Can our 735 fans help us find Mail Carriers willing to have our director Jay film you on your route serving the people? We won’t interfere or slow you down, we just want to show the work you do every day. Contact us TODAY at usmaildoc@gmail.com. Please SHARE and help…

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Feds Will Pay 3.8 Percent More Toward Health Care Premiums in 2015, Postal employees will face much more dramatic increases

(October 7, 2014) Federal employees and retirees will pay an average of 3.8 percent more toward their health insurance premiums in 2015, the Office of Personnel Management announced Tuesday. Federal Employees Health Benefits Program enrollees with self-only coverage will contribute an average of $2.93 more per paycheck, while those with family coverage will pay about…

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Press Release: OPM Announces 2015 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Premium Rates

(October 7, 2014) Washington, DC – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced the average premium rate for the 8.2 million people covered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase by 3.2 percent in 2015. That percentage is lower than last year’s increase of 3.7 percent and represents the fourth…

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Philadelphia Postal Clerks protest extending services to Staples stores

Post office clerks rallied outside a Staples office supply store in Center City on Tuesday. They were complaining that the U.S. Postal Service’s plans to install in-store postal counters where lower-wage Staples employees would sell stamps and accept packages would hurt postal jobs and jeopardize the safety of the mail. The post office “is not…

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USPS: Kindred spirits – Essay: USPS, nonprofits have much in common

(October 7, 2014) What does the Postal Service have in common with the nation’s nonprofits? More than you might think, according to an essay in one of the nonprofit sector’s top trade publications. The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) article notes USPS is neither a nonprofit nor a for profit institution because of its status as an…

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