There are different requirements for displaying flags at postal facilities during the next few days. Friday, May 15, is Peace Officers Memorial Day, which honors police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. Postal facilities are required to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff. When flown at half-staff, hoist the flag to…
Postal Service executives depend on data to manage their business strategies and daily activities. They need efficient access to quality data to ensure they are making the most informed decisions for the organization. We’ve been conducting a series of audits of the data postal officers use. And we’re planning next to focus on the chief…
Each year, the Postal Service™ designates the third full week of May as Mailbox Improvement Week to encourage customers on city motorized, rural, or contract delivery service routes (formerly highway contract box delivery routes) to examine and, where necessary, improve the appearance of their mailboxes. Neat, attractive mailboxes make a significant contribution to the appearance…
Effective May 14, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) to update the section covering Medical Emergencies. Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 8 Safety, Health, and Environment 86 Occupational Health Services 866 Medical Emergencies [Add new 866.1 and renumber current section 866.1 as new 866.2 to read as…
Web News Article #: 101-2015 05/13/2015 – With just a week left until the Collective Bargaining Agreement expires, APWU members are fired up and ready to go for the National Day of Action on May 14. More than 120 events are scheduled across 42 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, organized around the theme,…
Any other Facilities (P&DC’s) changing Custodial days off for TL-5? Related (added by RZ): APWU: TL5 Custodian Staffing Webinar Presentation [PDF]
A picture says a thousand words. Back when priorities were different and service was a marketable notion; something not hoped for but expected. A national mail service wasn’t established to serve urban centers, Capital one, Amazon or EBay. It was established to provide a public service that gave EVERYONE in America access to a timely…
By Adam Benson – May 12, 2015 NORWICH – A federal official has suggested regulators remand a Jan. 26 U.S. Postal Service decision to shutter the Yantic Post Office facility, saying the agency “did not consider meaningful community input” during the process – among other criticisms. On Monday night, Elisabeth Shellan, a public representative for…
