USPS: Maximizing security – Updated LMS course, poster introduced

An updated course on facility security is now available on the Learning Management System training site. Course 10023745 provides security control officers (SCOs) with fundamental information about facility security, asset protection and risk management. SCOs, who are designated security employees at postal facilities, are encouraged to take the course to increase their understanding of their…

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APWU: Eligible Employees For Maintenance Craft’s AOI Remedy Identified

Web News Article #: 80-2015 04/14/2015 – Maintenance Craft employees who are eligible for a monetary remedy in the Associate Office Infrastructure (AOI) arbitration award have been identified, Director Steve Raymer has announced. Checks to union members are currently being processed. Eligible employees are those who occupied an ET-10, ET-11, AMS-8 or AMT-9 position on…

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USPS: How the west was won – New game marks Pony Express’s anniversary

The Pony Express is being celebrated with an online game that allows users to guide galloping animated horses along rugged terrain while collecting mail. Google introduced the game April 14, the 155th anniversary of the first delivery of the Pony Express. The storied delivery service allowed riders on horseback to move mail between California and…

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McCaskill, others request one-year moratorium on postal consolidation efforts

By Erin Ragan – April 14, 2015 U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and others have asked a congressional subcommittee for time to pass federal legislation that could create efficiency for the financially ailing U.S. Postal Service. In a letter to leaders of the Senate’s Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittee dated March 27, McCaskill and fellow senators called…

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