By Ryan Raiche – November 23, 2017 The postal service mail truck that caught fire earlier this week on Highway 12 in Wayzata was the latest to light up the night sky following an alarming trend around the country. In this case, traffic management cameras captured the flames. The carrier escaped the truck with injury,…
Web News Article #: 98-2017 11/23/2017 – Reminder, in accordance with Article 8, sections 4 and 5, of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, penalty overtime rules are not applicable for a consecutive four-week period each year during December. This year, the December period begins December 2, 2017 (Pay Period 25-17- Week 2) and ends December 29,…
November is HAZMAT Awareness Month To protect the health and safety of our employees and the general public, the Postal Service™ has developed specific procedures for safeguarding the identification, handling, and delivery of hazardous materials (HAZMAT). Nonmailable hazardous materials that enter the mail stream — because these materials are not intercepted at the time of…
The Western Area V.P. Gregory Graves mailed the following memo to each Western Area employee last week: Integrity and Accurate Reporting This memo is a reminder of your obligation to manage and work with integrity. It is an absolute requirement that every employee accurately report mail conditions, timekeeping information, barcode scans, and all other data…
In our opinion, the closing package financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Postal Service as of September 30, 2017, and its net costs and changes in net position for the year then ended in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principals.
Postal Service employees who plan to take leave should use only the October 2017 version of PS Form 3971, Request for or Notification of Absence. All earlier versions of this form are outdated and should be recycled. This change took effect Nov. 1. The current PS Form 3971 forms included updated Hatch Act and Privacy…
Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU:
November 13, 2017 It’s the week before Thanksgiving, when attention turns to travel, favorite family recipes, overeating, and, of course, package delivery. That’s right. Cyber Monday is right around the corner and predictions put this year’s spend at roughly $3.8 billion in sales. And with an expected jump in online sales of 18-21 percent over…
