By Willard Shepard – November 27, 2015 It’s now the busiest time of the year for the postmen and women, but it’s also the time they can be prime targets. They have their hands full now as the volume of mail jumps. Postal carriers are getting some extra security and they are also asking for…
Open season is an ideal time for employees to find the health plan that best fits them, Chief Human Resources Officer Jeff Williamson says in a new video discussion. “Take the time to evaluate your health care needs and the plans that are available to best suit you,” Williamson says. Some employees fear they’ll lose…
Source: apwu.org Related: USPS 2016 Pay Dates and Leave Year
The following chart lists the pay periods for 2016. For the convenience of timekeepers, each biweekly pay period appears as two separate weeks, with the beginning and ending dates indicated for each week. The leave year always begins the first day of the first full pay period in the calendar year. The 2016 leave year…
Below is a posting Pittsburgh Metro APWU sent out to their 230+ offices and have posted in their three large plants. They are still accepting monetary donations to help with the shipping costs. (The Pittsburgh North Side North Shore Chamber of Commerce also has this on their Facebook page and is sending it out in their Email…
Press Release – November 23, 2015 HERNDON, Va., Nov. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Command Security Corporation (NYSE MKT:MOC) announced today the notification by the U. S. Postal Service (the “USPS”) of its decision to confirm the award of the USPS contract under Solicitation No. 2B-14-A-0078 (the “USPS Contract”) valued at approximately $250 million over…
Monday 23, 2015 Don’t look for any major downsizing from the U.S. Postal Service during the coming year: A new report indicates the postal workforce will remain stable through late 2016. The agency is projecting a 0.6% decrease in work hours during Fiscal Year 2016, according to an annual financial plan it released Friday. That…
More Americans have a favorable view of the Postal Service than any government agency, a new survey by the Pew Research Center has found. Eighty-four percent of respondents view USPS favorably, ranking it highest on a list of 17 federal agencies. Rounding out the top five: the National Park Service (viewed favorably by 75 percent),…
