The Postal Service is ready for Tax Day. A special section on usps.com features tips for customers who mail their returns, a list of products and services that can help paper filers, information on Post Office hours, and links to useful guidance on the IRS site. Additionally, USPS is reminding employees to provide safe, convenient…
04/09/2019 – In our continuing efforts to get the contract the members deserve, the APWU invoked mediation on April 3, 2019 â sending a letter to the Acting Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and to the Postal Service. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is a federal agency that provides public…
The Universal Postal Unionâs Council of Administration, a decision-making body of the UN specialized agency, will hold a conference on 9th April titled, âUPU Remuneration SystemsâNew Frontiers for an old World.â Held at the UPUâs Berne headquarters, the conference brings together representatives of the UPUâs member countries, postal operators, industry experts and other interested parties…
Two bills introduced by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers would ensure federal employees and their families have health coverage during the government shutdown. The first is the Ensuring FEHBP Coverage During Shutdowns Act, H.R. 2003 and S. 971, which would guarantee federal employees providing certain services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program, such…
The Postal Service has implemented USPS Returns for business mailers, the first phase of a new package platform for automating postage assessment, sampling and payment.USPS Returns uses recent mail processing equipment upgrades to streamline package weighing, measuring, scanning and payment calculations. The platform also allows customers to be charged electronically through their Enterprise Payment System…
I know many things are said when it comes to politics and itâs easy to attack something you never have done yourself. For instances when President Trump attacks anything to do with the military. Or the crew that ran against the 2010-2015 CBA, but had never sat across the table at the HQ level with…
How long does an employee have to be off the window to have to go through training again and test on it? We are being told as long as you have had window training in the past it doesnât matter how long ago it was, all you need is a refresher course. First Name: Kevin…
Objective The Management Operating Data System (MODS) is a web-enabled application that provides a systematic approach to gathering, storing, and reporting data on workload, workhours, and machine utilization by operation number and facility type. The Postal Service uses MODS data to plan workload, project workhours and mail volume, track mail processing activities, evaluate the efficiency…
