USPS reports financial results for fiscal year 2021

The Postal Service has reported its financial results for fiscal year 2021 (Oct. 1, 2020-Sept. 30, 2021). Here are some highlights: • Revenue. Operating revenue was $77 billion, an increase of 5.3 percent from the previous fiscal year. Shipping and packages revenue increased 12.2 percent, while Marketing Mail revenue increased 4.9 percent. First-Class Mail revenue…

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USPS OIG Report: Trips Operating More Than Four Hours Late

Objective Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of the U.S. Postal Service’s management of Highway Contract Routes (HCR) and Postal Vehicle Service (PVS) trips operating more than four hours late. The 2020 Annual Compliance Determination Report defines Postal Service trips that arrive more than four hours late as critically late trips (CLT). The Postal…

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USPS OIG Report: Mail Delivery and Customer Service Operations – Baltimore

Background This report responds to requests from U.S. Representatives C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Kweisi Mfume, for the 2nd and 7th Congressional Districts of MD, respectively, to review mail delivery and customer service operations at select units in the Baltimore, MD, region. In May 2021, Representatives Ruppersberger and Mfume sent letters requesting reviews at several units…

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USPS honoring employees who are veterans

November 8, 2021 To honor employees who served in the military, the Postal Service will present them with special gifts of appreciation for Veterans Day. Former and current members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard will be presented with a certificate of appreciation signed by Postmaster Louis DeJoy, a certificate holder,…

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USPS recognizes employees who served in military (video)

November 8, 2021 The Postal Service has released a video of this year’s virtual Veterans Day ceremony. The video honors the organization’s military veterans and features remarks from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and others, including: • Angela H. Curtis, Delivery Operations vice president and an Air Force veteran; • Myriam B. Irizarry, a Human Resources…

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Question about Veterans Health Benefits

I was recently (Feb 2021) accepted by the V.A. for health care coverage. With Medicare also do I need to keep my APWU plan? It would save me $224/month. Thanks for your quick response. Nick First Name: Nick Last Name: Vance Email: nvance@jetbroadband.com Union/Local: APWU Lynchburg Area Local 1602 Office held if any: Secretary/Treasurer

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APWU: OSHA issues COVID-19 Vaccination Emergency Standard

November 4, 2021 In September, President Biden issued a directive to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring all employers with 100+ employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly for COVID-19. Today, OSHA released the highly anticipated ETS. This ETS does apply to the…

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USPS: Standard time returns this weekend

Daylight saving time will end Sunday, Nov. 7, at 2 a.m. In areas where the change is observed, people will “fall back” and set their clocks back one hour at bedtime Nov. 6. Standard time will be in effect until March 13, 2022, when daylight saving time will resume. Source: USPS

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