Postal Bulletin: 2020 Election and Political Mail Guide
Postal Bulletin’s Feb. 13 edition features a guide to this year’s election and political mailing season, as well as the latest updates to USPS policies, procedures and forms. Source: USPS
Day: February 14, 2020
Postmaster Removed for Inappropriate Behavior Toward Employee He Fired
By Susan McGuire Smith – February 13, 2020 In Ferguson v. U.S. Postal Service (CAFC No. 2019-1403 (nonprecedential) 11/7/19), a postal manager fought to get his job back after he was accused by a woman employee removed for poor performance of making inappropriate comments and gestures toward her while she worked for him. Mr. Ferguson…
USPS OIG Report: Manual Flats Processing Operations at Birmingham P&DC
Background The Birmingham P&DC is in the Alabama District of the Southern Area. During fiscal year (FY) 2019, it manually processed 50.8 million letters, 5 million flats, and 855,000 parcels. Mail is processed manually when its dimensions or address quality prevent it from being processed on mail processing equipment. It is much more cost effective…