USPS OIG: Can the Postal Service increase its mail processing productivity?

Posted on December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 by 21cpw

Project Title: Mail Processing Variance Model Start Date: Monday, November 14, 2016 Estimated Report Release Date: May 2017 The U. S. Postal Service has about 265 mail processing facilities nationwide. Mail processing is an integrated group of operations required to sort and distribute mail for dispatch and eventual delivery. The Postal Service calculates productivity for…

APWU Receives Favorable Arbitration Award: Hundreds of SPSS Clerk Craft Jobs Preserved

Posted on December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 by 21cpw

Web News Article #: 250-2016 12/09/2016 – The APWU prevailed in an arbitration that keeps hundreds of Clerk Craft jobs in the union’s bargaining unit. The decision clarifies what ability the Postal Service has to change craft work assignments for new machinery. When the new Small Parcel Sorting System (SPSS) machines were installed, the Postal…