USPS: Dog Bite Awareness Week begins June 4

June 2, 2023 National Dog Bite Awareness Week, an annual USPS public service safety campaign, runs from Sunday, June 4, to Saturday, June 10, this year. “Even good dogs have bad days” is this year’s theme. “When our mail carriers are bitten, it is usually a ‘good dog’ that had not previously behaved in a…

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USPS: All Reasonable Accommodation requests must be recorded

June 1. 2023 The Postal Service wants supervisors and managers to remember that every request for reasonable accommodation, no matter how minimal, must be recorded. The forms Confirmation of Request for Reasonable Accommodation and the Reasonable Accommodation Decision Guide should be filled out and the information entered in the Reasonable Accommodation Data Activity Recording system,…

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Obituary for APWU National, Local, and Retiree Officer and Activist John P. Richards

John P. Richards, 85, of Slovan, Smith Township, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, in his home. John was born on July 23, 1937, in South Side, Pittsburgh, a son of the late John and Marie Bauer Richards. Mr. Richards graduated from South High School in Pittsburgh. After graduation, John enlisted in the U.S….

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ECS Wins $138M US Postal Service Addressing and Geospatial Technologies Contract

May 30, 2023 FAIRFAX, Va. – May 30, 2023 — ECS, a leader in advanced technology, science, and digital transformation solutions, has won a seven-year recompete contract valued at $138M in support of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Addressing and Geospatial Technologies (AGT) Professional Support Services program. The AGT program is the USPS’s authoritative…

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USPS OIG: 87 Whistleblower Reprisal allegations (0 substantiated) / 7 PCES Misconduct allegations (1 substantiated)

Attached are two pages buried in the USPS OIG Spring 2023 Semiannual Report to Congress that may be of interest to some. Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations – 87 allegations received: During this reporting period, there were no substantiated allegations of whistleblower retaliation. Wow. In fact, only four OIG investigations were even initiated. The whistleblower protection promised…

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USPS OIG: Spring 2023 Semiannual Report to Congress

May 25, 2023The Office of Inspector General is tasked with ensuring efficiency, accountability, and integrity in the U.S. Postal Service. We also have the distinct mission of helping to maintain confidence in the mail and postal system, as well as to improve the Postal Service’s bottom line. We use audits and investigations to help protect the…

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APWU: USPS plans to implement Community Toolbox Pod initiative

By Idowu Balogun – May 24, 2023 The Postal Service has now chosen to disrupt and inconvenience the work lives of our mechanics and technicians with a new Community Toolbox Pod initiative. On Feb. 7, 2023, the Postal Service notified the APWU of their plans to standardize the workroom floor maintenance work areas and reduce…

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USPS: Fly flags at half-staff on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29

May 25, 2023 Memorial Day, a federal holiday to remember the men and women who died while serving in the armed forces, is Monday, May 29. Facilities that are open on the holiday must fly the U.S. flag at half-staff. The U.S. flag must be flown at half-staff from sunrise — or the hour when…

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