Background The U.S. Postal Service owns over 8,000 properties and leases over 23,000 properties with annual rents of more than $800 million. The Postal Service Facilities organization oversees these properties, including balancing the real estate portfolio, maximizing revenue, and managing vacant properties. Area and district personnel vacate Postal Service properties due to events such as…
The Family and Medical Leave Act contains a two-year statute of limitations for claims of interference with or retaliation against protected employee activity. Last month, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals faced questions over when this limitations period begins running. The court concluded that the two-year period starts on the last date an employer denied…
Veterans Day, an annual holiday to honor individuals who have served in the U.S. military, is Wednesday, Nov. 11. The holiday holds special significance for the Postal Service, one of the nationâs largest employers of veterans. Approximately 113,000 USPS employees have served in the Armed Forces. The Postal Service will honor employees who are veterans…
The new machine that sorts small packages is generating big results for the Postal Service. Two Small Parcel Sorting Systems (SPSS) at the Queens, NY, P&DC recently processed more than 1 million packages in a single week, a new record. âUSPS is thriving and parcels will continue to be a competitive resource,â said Operations Support…
Vacant USPS positions can now be filled after postponement of facilities consolidation By Kalea Hall – November 9, 2015 American Postal Workers Union Local 443 President Jim Varner remains optimistic about the Youngstown mail-processing center operations. The center, located at 99 S. Walnut St., was supposed to close in July, but the closure was postponed…
Nov. 11 is Veterans Day, one of six days a year that all USPS facilities must fly the POW-MIA flag. Because Veterans Day is a designated Postal Service holiday, the POW-MIA flag should be raised Nov. 10. The flag and its display honor the sacrifices made by members of the armed forces held as prisoners…
Web News Article #: 211-2015 11/06/2015 – The American Postal Workers Union has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in response to the âStay Survey,â in which the Postal Service asks newly hired non-career employees about their job satisfaction and the quality of their working conditions. The APWU…
