PRC: USPS Service Performance Measurement Plan (Revised March 24, 2015)

2. Introduction The United States Postal Service (Postal Service) is required to establish modern service standards for its market-dominant mail products and to design these standards to provide a system of objective performance measurements for each market-dominant product as a basis for measurement of Postal Service performance. These standards should be designed to provide a…

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Webcast: The future of the United States Postal Service – March 25, 10-11am

Summary The United States Postal Service (USPS) is one of the oldest and most revered institutions in the U.S. government. Despite this storied past, USPS now faces substantial financial challenges and threats to its survival, including unfavorable economic conditions, an evolving business environment, and declining mail volumes and revenue. And to add to the agency’s…

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USPS: North Houston Electronics Technician wins award for improving mail processing

North Houston P&DC Electronics Technician Larry Turner was being trained to adjust sensors inside the Advanced Facer Canceller System (AFCS) 200 mail-processing machine when a light bulb went off. “I knew there had to be a better way to make the adjustment,” Turner said. “When I returned to the P&DC, I put my mind on…

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APWU: Update on Article 1.6.B ‘Global Settlement’ Remedy

Web News Article #: 062-2015 03/24/2015 – APWU Clerk Craft Director Clint Burelson has updated union members on progress toward disbursing a $56 million settlement that was signed Dec. 5, 2014, to resolve disputes over postmasters and supervisors in small offices performing bargaining unit work. As part of the settlement, the Postal Service was required…

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