Background The Olathe, KS, East Branch is in the Mid-America District of the Central Area. The delivery unit has 12 city routes, which are delivered by 13 full-time carriers and one city carrier assistant. The delivery unit also has 26 rural routes, which are delivered by 22 rural carriers and 17 rural carrier assistants (RCA)….
Each year, the Postal Service™ designates the third full week of May as “Mailbox Improvement Week” to encourage customers on city motorized, rural, or contract delivery service routes (formerly highway contract box delivery routes) to examine and, where necessary, improve the appearance of their mailboxes. Neat, attractive mailboxes make a significant contribution to the appearance…
In observation of Military Appreciation Month in May, the Postal Service is distributing tokens of appreciation to employees who are veterans of the U.S. armed forces. “The Postal Service is proud to offer opportunities for veterans looking to continue their service to the American public,” said Chief Human Resources Officer Doug Tulino. “Let us never…
Introduction During the audit of Negotiated Service Agreement – Contract [redacted], we identified an issue related to the transmission of Negotiated Service Agreement (NSA) pricing rate tables. Specifically, the Postal Service electronically transmitted confidential contract pricing rates to PC Postage vendors in unencrypted emails. NSAs are contractual agreements between the Postal Service and commercial mailers,…
The Postal Service is updating employees on its administrative restructuring. In March, the organization announced the second phase of the restructuring, which included the consolidation of districts from 67 to 50, the centralization of marketing functions into the chief customer and marketing officer’s organization and the creation of a 13th division within Logistics and Processing….
The Postal Inspection Service is marking Military Appreciation Month in May by promoting Operation Protect Veterans, a joint campaign with the AARP Fraud Watch Network aimed at stopping scams against current and former service members. The coronavirus pandemic has ushered in swindles involving stimulus checks, unemployment insurance, fake COVID-19 cures and more. These scams are…
From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 Subject: New OWCP bulletin FECA released a new bulletin on the updated procedures for OWCP claims related to COVID-19. The bulletin is FECA Bulletin No. 21-09 Subject: Processing FECA Claims for COVID-19 under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The bulletin describes new procedures claims…
From: Vance Zimmerman <vzimmerman@apwu.org> Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 Subject: Additional Information on Reorganization Structure This afternoon management sent the attached documents with the email below: Additional information regarding the Reorganization Structure has been announced today. Attached is a Memo from Doug Tulino regarding the reorg and a presentation that provides flow charts for the…
