USPS releases 2023 Veterans Day video

November 8, 2023 The Postal Service has released a Veterans Day video honoring employees who have served, or are serving, in the military. The video includes remarks from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy; Mike Poll, postmaster of Gowen, MI, and a retired Army command sergeant major; and others. The presentation also features a photo montage of employees who…

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USPS: Open Season 2023 Virtual Event

Register now to attend a live Virtual Benefits Fair session where you can chat with Benefits Partners, Specialists, view documents and more. Sunday, November 12, 2023: Open Season 101 Webinar 1pm EST Thursday, November 16, 2023: Live Virtual Day 11am – 3pm EST Monday, November 20, 2023: Live Virtual Day 8am – 12pm EST Saturday,…

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APWU: Newest list of future Sortation and Delivery Centers

Sent: Monday, November 6, 2023 To: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Subject: June 2024 List of SDCs Union Family, Attached is the newest list of future Sortation and Delivery Centers. I received it this morning and have no further information other than what is on this list. On that is not on this list that we received…

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USPS OIG Report: Hazardous Waste Management at Postal Service Vehicle Maintenance Facilities

Background Postal Service employees use a variety of hazardous materials in their daily activities that generate hazardous waste, which is subject to strict federal laws and regulations related to its proper management and disposal. Vehicle maintenance facilities (VMFs) generate hazardous waste as part of their normal operations. The waste is stored in central and satellite…

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USPS OIG White Paper: Examining Alternative Inflation Indices for Regulating Market Dominant Price Increases

The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act capped price increases for Market Dominant products (such as First-Class Mail) at the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). The OIG examined the potential impact on USPS’s price authority, revenue, and inflation cost coverage if, since fiscal year (FY) 2011,…

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APWU: Most Recent Info on S&DCs, RPDCs, and PO-408s

From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2023 Subject: Most Recent Info on S&DCs, RPDCs, and PO-408s Union Family, Some of this information has already been sent out. The attached documents for the S&DCs and RPDCs are the most recent we have for these types of facilities. Management cancelled their most recently scheduled meeting…

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USPS murals salute military service

November 3, 2023 Three USPS employees — two in Utah and one in California — have deployed their artistic talents in service to veterans. Norah Strebel, a mail handler at the Salt Lake City Processing and Distribution Center, worked as a graphic designer for 18 years before joining USPS last year. She is a veteran…

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U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to Meet Nov. 14

November 3, 2023 WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors will meet Nov. 14, 2023, in open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. The public is welcome to observe the meeting beginning at noon ET in the Benjamin Franklin Room on the 11th floor. The Board is…

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