Objective Our objective was to evaluate Flats Sequencing System (FSS) performance in the Capital Metro Area. In October 2008, the U.S. Postal Service began nationwide deployment of 100 FSS machines to sort flat-shaped mail (flats) such as large envelopes, newspapers, catalogs, and magazines into letter carrier delivery order. The Postal Service completed FSS deployment in…
By Nicole Cooke – July 25, 2018 The Office of the Inspector General is investigating after a Sedalia Post Office employee received a racist threat this week. Trish Staten-Ballance, who is black, posted a photo of the note, written on the back of an envelope, on her Facebook page Tuesday night. âOne of you out,…
Web News Article #: 73-2018 07/26/2018 – In the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the APWU and the US Postal Service, the parties established a âWorkforce Benefits, Employment Opportunities, Training and Education Fund.â The purpose of the fund was to provide for the Postal Serviceâs share of health insurance benefits to PSEs and to provide…
World War I: Turning the Tide, a stamp that pays tribute to the United Statesâ many contributions to ending the global conflict, will be released Friday, July 27. The 1914-1918 war, also known as the Great War, reshaped the map of Europe. The United States remained neutral until April 1917, when it declared war on…
NALC Legislative Update – July 25, 2018 Last week, a group of 10 bipartisan representatives including Reps. Rodney Davis (R-IL), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Brian Mast (R-FL), Don Young (R-AK), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Marcia Fudge (D-OH) introduced a House Resolution (H. Res. 993)…
Project Title: Congressional Mandate on Excess Space Start Date: Monday, July 23, 2018 Estimated Report Release Date: November 2018 In December 2016, Congress passed the Federal Property Management Reform Act (FPMRA). The purpose of the FPMRA is to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government, including the Postal Service, in managing its property by:…
Via APWU Philadelphia Local Retiree Chapter: To be eligible, you would have to be a full-time clerk in the site installation to receive a credit for a specific pay period identified in the date range listed for each site. Each employee would have total credits listed on the right hand side of the report. A…
July 22, 2018 The Postal Service is among the most capital-intensive federal entities. In fact, itâs planning to nearly double its rate of capital spending over the next 10 years compared to the last decade. That translates to $2.4 billion a year. Auditors at the Government Accountability Office wonder where will the money come from?…
