June 22, 2023 The Postal Service recently expanded a pilot program offering in-person identity proofing services for Login.gov at more than 18,000 Post Offices across the United States. USPS began the pilot in February 2022 in seven locations in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. Login.gov is a shared service used by several federal agencies, including…
Background The U.S. Postal Service operates over 29,000 retail facilities, which provide postage, products, and services to patrons in all areas and communities in the United States. To ensure these facilities are safe for both customers and employees, the Postal Service provides preventive maintenance and repair resources for their upkeep. This includes employee workhours to…
March 15, 2023 Postal Service employees should be prepared to provide tools to customers sending packages in order to meet new European Union requirements to provide more detail about their contents on customs forms. Customers should be reminded that broad descriptions of the contents are not acceptable. For example, âmenâs cotton dress shirtsâ is acceptable;…
From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Date: February 7, 2023 at 3:24:47 PM CST Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Re: UNIFORM ALLOWNCE CARRY OVER and Fundamental Fairness Please disseminate to the field. Lamont A. Brooks Director Clerk Division American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO From: Richardson, Shannon R – Washington, DC <Shannon.R.Richardson@usps.gov> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 6:43 AM Subject:…
January 17, 2023 The Postal Service is eliminating 41 legacy service type codes, updating several forms and replacing one label that do not work with current Intelligent Mail package barcode (IMpb) requirements. The changes will take effect Jan. 22. Forty-one legacy service type codes that contain a two-digit product and service combination will be eliminated…
December 15, 2022 As it has done for years, the Postal Service will implement a no-refund policy for Priority Mail Express packages shipped from Dec. 22 through Dec. 25 under the following two conditions: ⢠The one-day shipment was mailed between Dec. 22 and Dec. 25 and was delivered, and ⢠Delivery was attempted or…
Operations Policy for the Christmas Holiday, Sunday, December 25, 2022 and the New Yearâs Day Holiday, Sunday, January 1, 2023 December 7, 2022 This memorandum provides general operating policy and holiday planning guidance for the upcoming 2022 Christmas holiday and 2023 New Yearâs Day holiday. Modified Collection Operations described below for these holidays are displayed…
December 6, 2022 Please find linked, copies of two separate appeals recently filed by the NPMHU to challenge the Postal Serviceâs November 14, 2022 determination of craft jurisdiction for employees operating the Small Delivery Unit Sorter (SDUS) and Single Induction Parcel Sorter (SIPS). These machines have been deployed in facilities throughout the country and are…
