USPS: Tax deadline extended to May 17

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will extend this year’s federal income tax filing deadline from April 15 to May 17 to give people more time to navigate challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. Taxpayers can also delay payment of any money owed the agency until May 17. Those who need more time to submit their…

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Overall USPS Mail Delivery Performance Recovers

USPS News Release – March 18, 2021 For the week of March 6, overall USPS service performance for delivery of First-Class Mail reached 83.7 percent USPS focused on continued, sustained improvement across all mail categories WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service announced today strong improvements in mail delivery service performance across all categories…

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USPS: New district managers announced

The managers of the Postal Service’s newly configured districts were named last week. The districts, part of Retail and Delivery Operations, focus on the acceptance and delivery of mail and packages. Under a plan announced this month, the 67 districts will be consolidated into 50. The new territories will align closely to state borders and…

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USPS announces appointments: Division, Regional directors

The Postal Service has named the directors who’ll oversee its new division structure. The divisions, part of Logistics and Processing Operations, focus on processing and moving mail and packages efficiently to delivery units. Under a plan announced this month, Logistics will be organized into four regions — each geographically aligned to one retail and delivery…

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2019-2023 NALC-USPS National Agreement

March 15, 2021 The 2019-2023 NALC-USPS National Agreement is now available online by clicking here. The PDF includes bookmarks and hyperlinks to make navigating the document easier. Printed copies will be available in the coming weeks. 2019-2023 NALC-USPS National Agreement Source: National Association of Letter Carriers AFL-CIO

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Postal Retirees are getting screwed when it comes to Medicare and FEHB

I made a recent comment on a post that offered the opinion that Postal employees are getting screwed when it comes to Medicare. I said that Insurance companies are getting a “get out of jail free” pass. I based that opinion on what we pay, rather than what we get. When I first got involved…

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APWU Retirees Teleconference Meeting Notes – March 10, 2021

By Pat Williams – March 10, 2021 Conference Call Zoom Meeting Notes

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USPS OIG Report on Postal Employee’s allegations of voter fraud

Report Issued February 26, 2021 This investigation was initiated based on a Postal Service employee’s allegations of voter fraud in a video released by James O’Keefe and Project Veritas. In the video, the employee alleges that he overheard a Postmaster and a Supervisor discussing the backdating ballots so that ballots received on November 4, 2020,…

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