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USPS Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement (revised May 1, 2023)

Posted on May 19, 2023May 20, 2023 by 21cpw

Effective May 1, 2023, the Postal Service reissued its Memorandum of Policy (MOP) HR-05-01-2023-01, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement (see below or blue.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/policy/hr/hr050120231.pdf). The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement was revised to meet the requirements of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) Federal Agencies Management Directive 715 (MD 715), Section I, Element A, Subsection 2…

USPS PMG DeJoy addresses House committee (written testimony)

Posted on May 18, 2023 by 21cpw

May 18, 2023 Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before the U.S. House Government Operations and Federal Workforce Subcommittee on May 17. The subcommittee is part of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. DeJoy’s full testimony Source: USPS

APWU: USPS announces end of COVID-19 protocols

Posted on May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 by 21cpw

May 17, 2023 Effective May 12, 2023, the Postal Service has discontinued all Covid-19 specific protocols, including all memoranda of understanding, policies, and work practice restrictions and requirements. However, we must all understand that COVID-19 and other communicable diseases still pose a threat. Many members in their line of work are susceptible to these illnesses,…

APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – May 15, 2023 edition

Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 by 21cpw

Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU Mid-Summer Blast Party Reminder Alert: Health Plan Administration Changing APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – May 15, 2023

USPS: Hatch Act allowances – Certain political activity is OK

Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 by 21cpw

May 15, 2023 The Postal Service is reminding employees that they can participate in politics — but only while they are off duty and not wearing a uniform. The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity while on duty, while wearing a federal uniform or identification badge, while on federal property…

NALC: Seven additional installations added to all-career model

Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 by 21cpw

May 15, 2023 NALC and USPS have agreed to memorandum of agreement (M-01988) pursuant to the May 24, 2022, Memorandum of Understanding Re: City Delivery Staffing Adjustment – Hiring Part-Time Flexible City Letter Carriers (M-01986), providing an additional seven installations in which the Postal Service will convert all city carrier assistants to part-time flexible (PTF)…

USPS OIG Report: Package Tracking Messaging

Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 by 21cpw

Background The Postal Service provides customers the ability to track the status of their packages online at USPS.com using the USPS Tracking® website. Examples of messages displayed for customers are “Arrived at USPS Facility”, “In Transit to Next Facility”, “Departed USPS Facility”, or “Out for Delivery”. The Postal Service also provides certain tracking definitions on…

Unemployment Compensation for Postal Workers

Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 by 21cpw User Post

A little-known benefit for postal workers is unemployment compensation. Not one word is on LiteBlue. HRSSC is supposed to issue a Standard Form 8 (SF-8) to an employee each time he/she is separated from the Postal Service for any reason OR is placed in a nonpay status for 7 or more consecutive calendar days (voluntarily…