November 20, 2023 The season for giving and making wishes come true has arrived. Beginning Nov. 20, Postal Service employees and customers can go to the USPS Operation Santa website where they can make someone’s holiday special in four steps: read, shop, wrap and ship. The site allows visitors to read letters from children and others who…
Hello my name is Mike Gervasio (VMF) and I am running for re-election, for the Sgt. at Arms position. I’ve held this position for 3 years. My opponent, Tony Agresti, is running as “Tony The Tiger”, a cereal box cartoon character. This is no time for cartoon characters as possibly 150 clerks will be excessed….
November 16, 2023 The 2024 APWU Leave Calendar and Leave Chart are now available on the APWU website under Frequently Requested Resources. The Leave Calendar is a great resource identifying pay periods, pay days, and holidays. The Leave Chart can be used to track current balances of advanced annual, earned annual and sick leave, as…
November 17, 2023 A federal ethics document for USPS employees was revised recently for the first time since its introduction in 1995. The revisions took effect Sept. 7. Many guidelines in the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the United States Postal Service address outside employment and business activities. Some rules have been eased. Employees…
Opinion on the Reclassified Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying Reclassified Financial Statements of the U.S. Postal Service, which comprises the Government-wide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance System (GTAS) Reconciliation Report – Reclassified Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2023, and the related GTAS Reconciliation Reports – Reclassified Statement of Net Cost and…
From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Subject: Most recent info on Mail Processing Facility Reviews (PO-408 AMPs) All, See attached. The is the most recent notification on the MPFRs we sent out earlier. This notice says they will be kept open as a “Local Processing Center” (LPC) but portions of the mail…
November 16, 2023 The Postal Service is bolstering its efforts to safely identify, handle and deliver mailable hazardous materials. The organization is reminding all employees to always ask customers if a parcel contains anything potentially hazardous, and to thoroughly examine every box for hazmat markings. USPS has also improved its longstanding hazmat policies and procedures…
The just released USPS Financial Results for Fiscal year 2023 shows an organization in trouble. The US Postal Service will never make it to the tenth year of their so-called Ten Year Plan. Ten years like the one just completed gets a loss of $60 Billion Dollars. The morale among Craft Employees and Management personnel…
