Web News Article #: 72-2018 07/20/2018 – Jim DeMauro has been appointed Atlanta Region Clerk National Business Agent (A). Brother DeMauro will be replacing Robert Bloomer, Jr. upon his much-deserved retirement on July 21. Jim was originally hired by the Postal Service as a clerk in 1993. From 2001-2013, he held various union positions at…
Published on Jul 18, 2018 President of the American Postal Workers Union, Mark Dimondstein addressed the 71st Biennial Convention on Day 2.
The materials include background information; a list of important dates; explanations of Election Mail, Political Mail and Franked Mail; key messages; label and tagging requirements; guidelines for customers in the military; and more. The publication also includes updates to USPS forms, policies and procedures. Source: USPS .
Associated Press – July 17, 2018 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque woman has pleaded guilty to assaulting three U.S. Postal Service employees last December and could be facing a federal prison sentence of up to 20 years. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Jackie Herron entered her guilty plea Tuesday without a plea agreement. Herron was arrested…
Published on Jul 16, 2018 NALC President Rolando opens the 71st Biennial Convention with a keynote address providing an assessment of the difficulties facing letter carriers and a call to action to the 5,000+ delegates gathered at the Cobo Center in Detroit.
Internal Service Performance Measurement (SPM) will replace External First-Class (EXFC), a system that relies heavily on support from an outside organization. EXFC will be retired Sept. 30, and Internal SPM will become the Postal Service’s official service reporting and recording system Oct. 1. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) recently approved the change, which is part…
CUNA joined other trade association in sending a letter to House leaders urging the adoption of Rep. Patrick McHenry’s (R-N.C.) amendment to the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from providing banking services. Joining CUNA in the letter addressed to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Minority…
Federal Manager’s Daily Report – July 17, 2017 The Postal Service has made progress in addressing safety and security issues at retail facilities but much remains to be done, according to an IG report summarizing a series of individual reports on all seven postal geographic operating areas. The IG said its auditors initially found “poor…
