USPS OIG Blog: Test Driving Left-Hand Drive Vehicles

It’s not easy to find something the entire postal community can agree on. But the U.S. Postal Service’s need to replace its delivery vehicles just might get all heads nodding. Given package volume growth, the Postal Service needs vehicles with increased cargo-handling capacity to replace the existing fleet of left hand drive (LHD) vehicles, many…

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APWU: Contract Negotiations Kick Off Rally, Monday, June 25 – Sticker Day June 26

Contract Negotiations Kick Off Rally, Monday, June 25, 7PM EST Catch the livestream on APWU.org! On June 25, the day before contract negotiations begin, APWU leaders, members and our allies will rally at 7 pm at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC, the site of negotiations. APWU members and our families can follow the livestream…

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USPS looking to hire 50 mail carriers in Rochester, NY

June 15, 2018 ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHAM) – The United States Postal Service is looking to hire 50 new mail carriers in Rochester. The position of a city carrier assistant requires workers to deliver and collect mail on foot or by vehicle. Pay rates start at $16.78 an hour. Workers should be open to working weekdays,…

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USPS video: “The Eagle Always Faces Forward”

“The Eagle Always Faces Forward,” a fast-paced video that shows the power and reach of the Postal Service network, is now available on YouTube. The 1-minute, 22-second video debuted at this year’s National Postal Forum and also was showcased during the most recent episode of Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan’s “Business Focus” series. The video…

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Reg Jones Expert’s View: Annual Leave Refresher

There are many kinds of leave available to federal employees and it’s worth tackling them one by one. Let’s start with annual leave, which you can earn and use for whatever reason and, within reasonable limits, when you want to. Accrual Regardless of the retirement system you are in, the basic rules on leave accrual…

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Court Orders Former Postmaster to Pay over $350K for Defrauding USPS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Court Orders Former Postmaster to Pay $353,441.42 for Defrauding the United States Postal Service A man from Arlington, South Dakota, has been ordered to pay $353,441.42 to the United States for defrauding the United States Postal Service. As postmaster from 2010 until 2015, Craig Christeson devised a scheme…

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