Before Todd Farnham was an electronics technician with the Postal Service, he was acquiring the skills to succeed in the Marine Corps. After his four-year enlistment ended in 1984, Farnham transferred to the Marine Corps Reserve and got a job with USPS â joining the organizationâs long tradition of hiring veterans. The skills that Farnham…
By Stephanie Kanowitz – Nov 01, 2017 In this era of âdo more with less,â the U.S. Postal Serviceâs Office of the Inspector General is relying heavily on data analytics to monitor performance of post officesâ mail and retail services. âWe have to take our agency, the place where it is now, and help guide…
New to craft custodian requested to take the tests under the MSS new to craft process. Management messed up the original procedure so a grievance had to be filed. Won the grievance at Step 3 with remedy of being allowed to take the tests and if successful, the local would determine if employee was bypassed…
Web News Article #: 105-2017 10/31/2017 – On Sunday, Oct. 22, the South Shore Annex Post Office â located at 3031 Veterans Road West, Staten Island, NY â was renamed and dedicated in memory of Leonard âLennyâ Montalto. Montalto, a proud father, APWU member and local union leader was tragically killed in 2012 during Hurricane…
Objective Our objective was to assess the efficiency of the U.S. Postal Serviceâs transportation consolidation of mail (loading, unloading, and trailer utilization) for long-haul Highway Contract Routes (HCR) for the Chicago and San Francisco Network Distribution Centers (NDC). Consolidation Deconsolidation Facility (CDF) contractors provide bedloading and recontainerization services for the Postal Service at 19 NDCs….
By Joyce Lupiani – October 30, 2017 The United States Postal Service has announced that it is hiring more than 100 employees to work at processing facilities and post offices in Southern Nevada during the holiday season. The open positions include, City Carrier Assistant, Rural Carrier Associate, Assistant Rural Carrier, Mail Handler Assistant, Casual Mail…
Via Sam Wood, President – Southwest Florida Area Local / APWU This is an excellent Award by Arbitrator Morris in this Fort Myers case. APWU Advocate Jim DeMauro did an outstanding job in arbitrating this case. Our local’s witnesses (Dan Gray & Dave Grant) assisted in this important win. I am sure this case can…
Imagine this – life is going along in a very routine manner. Then out of the blue, you are ordered out of your home by the authorities and relocated to another locale. The authorities justify their actions because of a pending disaster. Several days later you are released from custody into a world never seen…
