By Kristin Smith – September 1, 2015 SANDSTON, Va. (WRIC) â A Richmond man is on a mission to find his missing mail. In April, photographer Steve Carr filled an envelope with negatives and shipped it off to a photo lab in California, but that envelope never made it to its destination. As a result,…
Effective September 3, 2015, the Postal Service⢠is revising Handbook F-15, Travel and Relocation, to reflect the change in the delegation of approval authority. Handbook F-15, Travel and Relocation Appendix C Approving Officials C-1 Approval Authority [Revise the first paragraph of C-1 to read as follows:] The Postmaster General and chief executive officer delegate authority…
Postal Workers’ Contract with USPS Expired Three Months Ago For Immediate Release 08/31/2015 – WASHINGTON â As the nation observes Labor Day, more than 200,000 members of the American Postal Workers Union are fighting for a good contract and improved service for postal customers â more than three months after their collective bargaining agreement with…
Monday, August 31, 2015 âMail destinating in FSS zones . . . that had previously qualified for Standard Mail Carrier Route rates migrated to FSS rates in the Standard Mail Flats product,â the USPS explained. Translation: What had been called Standard Flats hasnât become more efficient; itâs just that the definition of Standard Flats has…
By Cassie Carlisle – August 31, 2015 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Union officials as well as the public are very concerned they will be paying extra to send their mail. American Postal Worker’s Union President John Flores said the Bakersfield mail processing plant is in danger of being shut down. He said it all started four…
September 01, 2015 AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Tuesday criticized Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton for not doing enough to “energize workers” — amid speculation over whether big labor might back an alternative candidate like Vice President Biden. Trumka declined to endorse anybody and suggested his group would stay on the sidelines for now. But…
Have you started a Postal Service career job within the last few years? If so, the date you began your career appointment determines which Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) category covers you. If you were hired after Jan. 1, 2013, and have no previous federal service â or if you had less than five years…
Background The U.S. Postal Service has a national retail network of about 32,000 post offices. In 2013, the Postal Service selected 3,088 of these offices to be part of its newly created Premier Office program. The primary goals of this program are to improve the customer experience and cost efficiency and to maximize revenue. Participating…
