Report Issued February 26, 2021 This investigation was initiated based on a Postal Service employee’s allegations of voter fraud in a video released by James O’Keefe and Project Veritas. In the video, the employee alleges that he overheard a Postmaster and a Supervisor discussing the backdating ballots so that ballots received on November 4, 2020,…
March 15, 2021 President Joe Biden has announced his intention to nominate three individuals to the Postal Service Board of Governors: • Anton Hajjar, former general counsel of the American Postal Workers Union; • Amber McReynolds, chief executive officer of the National Vote at Home Institute; and • Ron Stroman, former Deputy Postmaster General. The…
March 11, 2021 (RISC-WP-21-001) There are numerous gaps in the health and wellness services made available to Americans, a problem made more critical as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several potential partnership opportunities would allow the Postal Service to help play a larger role in bringing health services to underserved areas in the U.S….
From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2021 Subject: New Leave Under the American Rescue Plan (ARPA) Under the new stimulus bill called the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) there was new leave for federal employees added called Emergency Federal Employee Leave (EFEL). Postal employees qualify for this leave. This evening, USPS management shared…
March 12, 2021 Chief Financial Officer Joe Corbett reviews the Postal Service’s latest quarterly financial results in a “Dollars and Change” video released this week. During fiscal year 2021’s first quarter (Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2020), USPS recorded total revenue of $21.5 billion and total operating expenses of $21.1 billion, leaving the organization with net income…
The Postal Service is reminding employees of the importance of protecting commercial information. Any employee might be asked to disclose commercial information to someone outside of the organization. Although requests for this kind of information are usually sent under the Freedom of Information Act, they can also come directly from other people, such as a…
From: Maintenance Webinar <maintwebinar@apwu.org> Date: Wed, Mar 10, 2021 Subject: Maintenance Webinar March 10, 2021 Presentation Brothers and Sisters, Thank you registering and or participating in our Maintenance Council presentation of today. I’m delighted to inform you that over 450 of you participated today (login and phone combined). We hear you loud and clear with…
Introduction Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the November 2020 general election, the Postal Service’s Cleveland Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) experienced earlier than normal Peak Season mail, including package volume. This management alert responds to media and mailer concerns indicating that drivers experienced excessive wait times for drop shipments at the Cleveland P&DC. Our…
