By Joel Eisenbaum – December 27, 2017 HOUSTON – Some United States Postal Service employees in the Houston area, saddled with 14-hour days and seven-day workweeks over the last month because of the holidays, have been underpaid thousands of dollars, Channel 2 Investigates has learned. “Every week they say: ‘Next Friday, next Friday, next Friday,’,”…
By Kimberley Haas – December 26, 2017 PORTSMOUTH â A spokesman for the United States Postal Service said Tuesday that photos of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were to be immediately removed from the lobby of the Portsmouth Post Office. In July, Republican activist Matt Mayberry complained that photos of Trump and…
By Jacklyn Chappell – December 23, 2017 DERBY, Kan. (KAKE) – Inside your local post office are packages and cards to loved ones, waiting to make it to their destinations before the holidays. But on the outside of the Derby USPS, members of the American Postal Workers Union were protesting for their services. âOur jobs…
This post was originally from 2015 but has been updated to reflect the NEW PSE Reference Chart: One of the major problems regarding PSEs is answering the question, âWhere is it written?â This question is asked by members, stewards, officers, management, and even arbitrators. Unfortunately, âwhere itâs writtenâ is spread throughout various sources, including the…
Objective U.S. Postal Service Capital Metro Area personnel complete area-level compliance activities via printed checklist. These activities are performed to ensure policies, procedures, and standards related to safety hazards are adhered to, equipment is managed, and other internal controls are in place. Our objective was to determine if using automated tools would improve the efficiency…
Op-Ed By Juliette Kayyem – December 20, 2017 Just a few weeks ago a Davie, Florida, couple, Anthony Gomes and Elizabeth Ton, were arrested for widely distributing deadly drugs they purchased over the internet from China. While their crimes afforded them lavish luxuries, including a private plane, the illicit drug trade came at an enormous…
By Christie Ileto – December 20, 2017 PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Post office employees are in the middle of their busiest mailing week of the year, with many working overtime to help Santa get those packages delivered before the 25th. “We’re the first people to touch the mail,” said Sherisse Harris, USPS employee. “So we have…
