USPS is Revising Procedures for Accessing HR Applications on LiteBlue

From: Lynn Pallas-Barber <lpallas@apwu.org> Sent: Monday, March 7, 2022 To all APWU family: Please see the attached notification which provided that the USPS added a level of security when employees access ePayroll, eRetire, eReassign and eOPF on a personal device and not a USPS computer. Employees seeking access to the listed applications will now be…

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USPS OIG Report: Air Mail Not Moving As Assigned

Background The U.S. Postal Service spent about $3 billion to transport mail via air in fiscal year (FY) 2021, an increase of about $53 million over FY 2020. These costs consisted of contracted services from [redacted], commercial airlines, [redacted], auxiliary transportation, supplemental ad hoc charters, and terminal handling services (THS) operations. The air network relies…

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USPS celebrates Clerks Care Week

March 4, 2022 The Postal Service is spotlighting the efforts of retail associates during Clerks Care Week, which is March 5-11. The Clerks Care program allows retail associates, call center agents, and machine and distribution clerks to pass on sales tips. Clerks Care has brought in more than $1.4 billion since it began in 2013….

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USPS: Nonbargaining employees must complete Hatch Act training

The Postal Service’s nonbargaining employees must complete a course on political activity and the Hatch Act by March 31. The Hatch Act is a law prohibiting postal and other federal employees from engaging in political activity while on duty, while wearing a uniform, while on federal property or while inside a federal vehicle. Nonbargaining employees…

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Clarification: eReassign Monthly Reports for APWU Clerk Craft Residual Vacancies MOU 022822

APWU Clerk Director’s Clarification Clerk Craft Residual Vacancies MOU eReassign Reports Page for Presidents

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USPS: Video goes behind the scenes of TV ad

February 28, 2022 A new video takes viewers behind the scenes of “We Go Everywhere,” the USPS TV commercial that debuted last week. Included are comments from the real-life employees who appear in the commercial, including Nancy Lee Grano, a San Diego letter carrier who is shown delivering mail during a downpour. As the video…

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USPS-APWU three-year labor contract ratified

February 28, 2022 The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) membership has ratified a new three-year labor contract with the Postal Service. The contract covers more than 200,000 employees represented by the union. Highlights of the agreement include annual general wage increases, semiannual cost-of-living adjustments, continued operational flexibility through the use of an expanded postal support…

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USPS completes environmental review of next-generation delivery vehicles 

February 24, 2022 The Postal Service has completed its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act process and evaluated the potential environmental effects of the organization’s Next Generation Delivery Vehicle program. USPS communicated its completion of the process in a record of decision filed with the Federal Register. The organization’s Feb. 23 news release has…

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