Monetary Rewards Increased for Information that Leads to the Arrest and Conviction of a Perpetrator of Postal Crime WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S Postal Service (USPS) and U.S. Postal Inspection Service (Inspection Service) today provided an update on their Project Safe Delivery campaign to crack down on postal crimes, including attacks against postal employees. Announced in May 2023,…
Background While the U.S. Postal Service uses over 2,500 Contract Postal Units (CPU) and Village Post Offices (VPO) as alternative retail access points throughout the country, these locations have declined by nearly 20 percent in recent years. CPUs and VPOs are suppliers (such as convenience store operators) that contractually provide postal services at their locations,…
The United States Postal Service (USPS) and its dedicated employees across the nation are ready to deliver another successful holiday season of outstanding service. “Our 2022 peak season was a tremendous success,” said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. “We are ready to deliver for the holidays in a superior and routine manner. We have been planning…
October 19, 2023 The Postal Service is reminding facility managers to check the condition of their POW-MIA flags before Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The upcoming observance is also a good time to check the condition of U.S. flags and the poles that they fly from. USPS facilities are required to display the POW-MIA flag along with the…
Maintenance Management Order MMO-095-23 – October 16, 2023
From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Subject: Public Meetings under the PO-408 Previously I sent out notification that the Postal Service was conducting MPFRs (AMP) studies in multiple locations. Attached is the notice of the public meetings. We encourage you to get this out to the Field ASAP. Locals should send people…
From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2023 Subject: Notification on Social Media All, See the attached notification I received today. This standup appears to have already gone out. We have been through a social media policy change previously. The IRD successfully was able to keep them to withdraw some changes to the policy…
October 16, 2023 The Postal Service will honor active military and veteran employees from all branches of service with a certificate of appreciation to mark Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Employees who have self-identified their veteran status will receive the certificate, signed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. They will also receive a thank-you card signed by…
