Postal Serviceā€™s rules for accepting gifts from co-workers and customers

December 11, 2023 The USPS Ethics and Legal Compliance Office has published the latest edition of its annualĀ Holiday Ethics GuideĀ to help employees comply with regulations. The publication explains certain guidelines that apply to receiving gifts from outside sources: ā€¢ Employees may never accept a cash or cash equivalent gift from an outside source. ā€¢ Soliciting…

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U.S. Postal Inspector Charged with Mail Theft, Obstruction of Justice, and Money Laundering

December 8, 2023 A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Louisiana returned an indictment yesterday charging a U.S. Postal Inspector with mail theft, obstruction of justice, and money laundering. According to the indictment, Michael Morse, 52, of Madisonville, Louisiana, served as a Postal Inspector in the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. In this role,…

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USPS Notice of Availability of Updated Record of Decision for Next Generation Delivery Vehicles Acquisitions

December 8, 2023 To replace existing delivery vehicles nationwide that have reached the end of their service life, the U.S. Postal Service has determined that it will implement the Preferred Alternative set forth in its September 29, 2023, Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). The Preferred Alternative is the purchase and deployment of a mixed…

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NALC: An important reminder about holiday pay

An important reminder about holiday pay: Did you know if you work on the Christmas holiday, you may be entitled to an additional 50 percent of your pay? Check out the thread below for more info.⤵️ pic.twitter.com/2rcyYztbRc ā€” Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) December 7, 2023 Related: APWU: 2024 Leave Calendar and Leave Chart Available

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USPS invites employees to audition for upcoming advertising campaigns

December 8, 2023 The Postal Service is inviting employees to audition for upcoming advertising campaigns. Employees who are selected to participate could be featured in a variety of ads, including TV commercials. The casting call is open to all employees. No prior acting experience is required. TheĀ USPS Employee Casting websiteĀ has instructions on creating and submitting…

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APWU: Letters regarding talking to the Media

From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 Subject: Letters regarding talking to the Media Union Family, With all the good work many of you are doing out in the field on educating the public and getting the media to pay attention to the Mail Processing Facility Reviews, we are seeing more postal employees…

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APWU: Modernization Creating Delayed Mail, Poor Retail Service, and Demise of Postal Service in Our Local Communities

From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Please disseminate to the field. This is total BS and we should be contacting our congressional leaders. I KNOW I AM!!! You canā€™t help but save money if you donā€™t schedule the proper staffing, This is the DeJoy announced holiday plan. Supposedly the new technology and…

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