Video: Pittsburgh postmaster will stand trial on charges of intimidating subordinates

(Click THIS LINK if above video doesn’t load in your browser) By Jonathan D. Silver – September 30, 2015 A prosecutor Wednesday claimed that Pittsburgh’s suspended postmaster engaged in a “systemic manipulation of his employees” when he allegedly intimidated and threatened subordinates last year in an effort to dissuade them from cooperating with federal investigators…

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APWU: First Line H Regional Arbitration Award

Via Idowu Balogun, APWU Maintenance Division, Assistant Director A: We are pleased to share with you a very recent regional arbitration award. This award, J10T-4J-C 15092710, is on the issue of local application of Item 6 of the 7/9/2014 MS-47 T/L-5 MOU. We commonly refer to this as a Line H dispute (Line H is…

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USPS orders 9,000 new vans from Fiat Chrysler

The Postal Service has ordered more than 9,000 cargo vans from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, part of a broad effort to invest in new vehicles and equipment for USPS. Fiat Chrysler will supply the Postal Service with 9,113 Ram ProMaster 2500 cargo vans. The 2016 vehicles are equipped with a 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine rated at…

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Video: USPS Organizational Industrial Engineers

Published by USPSTV on Sep 30, 2015 Looking for a career change in an industry that’s challenging yet rewarding? Then you may be a good fit for our Organizational Industrial Engineer position! Learn straight from USPS OIE’s on why they love their jobs. We’re hiring nationwide. Apply now: http://about.usps.com/careers/welcome.htm  

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Opinion: Postal service on rebound, needs help

Hub Opinion – September 29, 2015 Few weeks pass when we don’t hear from someone about slow mail delivery. The complaints have become more common as the U.S. Postal Service consolidates its mail handling and sorting operations to become a leaner, more efficient operation to satisfy provisions of Congress’ 2006 Postal Reform Act. The act…

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FBO: USPIS Needs Rapid Air Transportation Services for Bio-Hazardous Material

Synopsis – Updated September 24, 2015 The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) has a need for on-demand, rapid air transportation services, in the event there is a need to respond to hazards that are detected by Biohazard Detection Systems (BDS). Combined, there are about 500 BDS facilities in the Contiguous (CONUS) and Outside the…

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APWU: 50-Mile Limit – Minimizing Excessing Memo Extended

Two Related MOUs and Maintenance-Specific Step 4 Settlement Facilitate Extension, Reemployment of Annuitants Web News Article #: 190-2015 09/29/2015 – The APWU and the USPS have agreed upon two Memoranda of Understanding: “Minimizing Excessing” and “Peak Season Exception Periods,” in addition to a Maintenance-specific Step 4 Settlement, that are all interconnected and result in the…

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