We have a PTR custodian who’s regular hours are sat, sun, mon for a total of 14 hours. He went on vacation and since he has earned 160 hours of annual he put in for 40 hours for the week. Management is saying they cannot enter 40 hours only 14 hours of annual, thus he…
Our Lead Clerk at the East Santa Cruz, CA., office recently successfully completed the one hour Time and Attendance online training to perform lead clerk TACS duties. She is able to login to TACS but is not able to enter any TACS information. What is her next step to be able to perform Time and…
Brett Hatfield stopped carrying mail several years ago, but that doesn’t mean he stopped delivering for customers in Binghamton, NY. After putting down his satchel, Hatfield became a mechanic and transferred to the Binghamton Vehicle Maintenance Facility. He now leads a five-person team that helps keep 275 delivery vehicles operating safely. “The team of five…
Web News Article #: 23-2018 03/07/2018 – With contract negotiations set to begin early summer, President Mark Dimondstein has announced the names of union members who will serve on the Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee. In accordance with the APWU Constitution, each member of the National Executive Board names one person to the committee;…
By Bill Cieslewicz – March 6, 2018 The U.S. Postal Service is planning to hire 70 employees in Cincinnati next week. The Postal Service is looking to fill up to 70 part-time carrier assistant positions in most Cincinnati stations and branch offices. Starting salary for the positions that could lead to full time is $16.78…
USPS wants you to know about recent updates to Form W-4 and the Internal Revenue Service’s online withholding calculator. Last week, the IRS released a new version of Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, which is used to determine an employee’s federal income tax withholding. The IRS didn’t make significant changes to the form itself….
By Bill McAllister – March 7, 2018 Sometime later this year, Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan is likely to head to Oregon for an unusual dedication. What she will be formally opening will be one of the largest mail-processing plants the United States Postal Service has created in an era of declining letter volume. The…
BACKGROUND: The objective of this audit is to determine whether internal controls for issuing permit postage and fee refunds were in place and effective at the Palm Coast, FL, Branch. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) Field Financial Risk Model identified that the Palm Coast Branch refund and void amounts for fiscal…
