Senator McCaskill Seeks Answers on USPS Funded TV Crime Drama

Senator requests details from USPS about their sponsorship of the weekly Saturday morning TV show, ‘The Inspectors’ Press Release – December 14, 2017 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is demanding to know how and why the United States Postal Service (USPS) sponsors a weekly TV show on CBS. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver…

 Continue reading

Postal Bulletin highlights Making Return Season Easy

The Postal Service™ is making improvements to its returns infrastructure to prepare for the annual returns flurry. This shopping season is likely to be even more hectic than last year with projected growth from online shopping in the double-digits. Also, USPS® is projected to deliver almost 850 million packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day…

 Continue reading

USPS PMG: ‘Thank you for your commitment’

The following message is from PMG Megan J. Brennan: As 2017 draws to a close, I want to thank all Postal Service employees for delivering a strong performance, competing for customers every day, and serving the American public so well throughout the year. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, we will deliver more than 15…

 Continue reading

APWU Shop Steward’s Training Manual revised December 2017

Greetings APWU Shop Stewards: Congratulations! Whether you have been serving as a shop steward for years or are new to job, you are on the front line in the fight for respect and dignity in the workplace. Your determination and dedication – and that of other union activists – help make our union strong. Much…

 Continue reading

USPS OIG Report: Fiscal Year 2017 Statistical Tests

Objective Origin-Destination Information System – Revenue, Pieces, and Weight (ODIS-RPW) is the primary probability sampling system used by the U.S. Postal Service to assist in estimating mail revenue, volume flow, and weight. As part of this system, data collection technicians test and record mailpiece characteristics, such as shape, postmark date, and origin ZIP code. Management…

 Continue reading

USPS: Nearly 3 billion pieces of First-Class Mail to be delivered this week

USPS Press Release – December 18, 2017 WASHINGTON — This week is expected to be the busiest week of the holiday mailing and shipping season for the Postal Service. The organization expects to process and deliver nearly 3 billion pieces of First-Class Mail, including greeting cards this week alone. The Postal Service also expects to…

 Continue reading