The Postal Service is reminding employees that customers are permitted to send certain hemp-based products in the mail when in compliance with all applicable laws. A cannabis-derived substance with tetrahydrocannabinol content of 0.3 percent or less is legally hemp. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a compound found in the flower resin of cannabis plants, which include hemp…
Chapters 450 and 460 of the Employee and Labor Relations Manual were recently revised to accommodate a new expedited debt collection procedure called the Automatic Payroll Collection Process. It eliminates an important safeguard for employees found in the JCIM Article 28.4 – that a Letter of Demand must be signed by the postmaster or his/her…
Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU In this issue: Happy New Year! Letter to the Editor Pittsburgh Retiree Record – January 4, 2021
The Postal Regulatory Commission wants answers. Check out the first of its information requests for the annual compliance review. They’re all about bad on-time service performance and getting more details about management’s explanations and justifications. PRC to USPS: Please explain how the Postal Service took into account the COVID-19 pandemic and the expected increase in…
January 8, 2021 The Research and Education Department is sponsoring a series of Zoom Trainings for local and state officers and shop stewards in February 2021. The link to register is only being sent to local/state presidents. If an officer or steward wishes to attend the Zoom Training, they must contact their president. Special Notes:…
Objective Our objective was to evaluate mail service during the early stages of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued a national emergency declaration concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. With many Americans following stay at home guidance during the pandemic, the Postal Service’s mission to provide…
ST. LOUIS — The president of a St. Louis postal union was indicted Wednesday and accused of embezzling about $80,000. Scott E. Rodgers, president of Postal Mail Handlers Local 314 since October 2016, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on a felony charge of embezzlement from a labor union, according to an…
The Postal Service has created two posters to remind employees of the importance of on-the-job ethical behavior. The first poster reminds workers to reliably deliver the mail, while the second poster focuses on the proper use of postal property. Both 11-by-17-inch posters will be mailed to USPS facilities in January and should be displayed on…
