Press Release – Sep 19 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. â U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) called on U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Megan Brennan to take immediate action to remedy a significant lack of training requirements that led to inaccurate Postal Service reporting of an estimated two billion pieces of delayed…
September 18, 2017 Who doesnât like finding a package they ordered online on their doorstep at an unexpected time, like, say, late in the evening just before you turn out the porch light for the night? Consumers have come to expect quick delivery of parcels, often at odd hours of the day. This new paradigm…
Web News Article #: 2017-86 09/15/2017 – Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman reminds APWU members to be aware of the USPS safety procedures when handling suspicious mail: âEvery day, every postal employee who works with the mail needs to make sure they are vigilant to the potential risks involved. Do not forget that the mail…
BACKGROUND At the request of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Office of Inspector General (OIG), we performed procedures agreed upon by the OPMâs Inspector General and the Chief Financial Officer. This attestation engagement is an annual requirement of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Our objectives were to assist OPM in assessing…
Background Overtime pay is a premium that the U.S. Postal Service pays its non-management employees. It is paid at one and one-half times the employeeâs hourly rate for work performed in excess of eight paid hours a day or 40 paid hours a week. In addition to overtime pay, employees may be eligible for penalty…
Dear All, In his award dated September 13, 2017, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg issued his award in the MS-1 case. The actual 4 part award found that the Service did not violate Article 34 with their proposed changes nor violate Article 19 with granting local management additional discretion or the transferring of the work to the…
Via John P. Richards, President â Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU: Excerpt: The Chapter and the Local had jointly sent instructions to our members and others about the assembly area and the line of march. Those instructions were the result of the Parade Committee’s determination, at our request, that all the Post Office…
To help mark National Preparedness Month, the Postal Service is reminding employees what to do in an âactive shooterâ situation. USPS is not aware of any specific threats against the organization. An active shooter is anyone who kills or attempts to kill people in a confined and populated area, typically using firearms. Active shooters can…
