Introduction The purpose of this alert is to bring to your attention the need to immediately address the timeliness of mail processing following the January 5, 2015, service standard revisions. These revisions were expected to affect about 14 billion pieces of total mail volume and up to 16 percent of First-Class MailÂź. These revisions enabled…
You donât always have to wait until open season to change your benefits. You also can make changes if you get married or divorced â or if you experience a birth, a death, a change in employment status or another âqualifying life event.â Generally, you have 60 days from the date of the event to…
Web News Article #: 160-2015 08/14/2015 – Congressmember Lois Frankel (D-FL) signed the âI Stand with Postal Workersâ postcard last week. Joining her is Jeff Riddell, president of the Broward County Area Local; Ted Parsons, APWU retiree and member of the Palm Beach-Treasure Coast AFL-CIO; and Gary Hamrick, president of the Palm Beach Area Local….
Web News Article #: 159-2015 08/14/2015 – The Des Moines Area Local held a series of rallies in May and June to win support for Good Postal Service! Good Jobs! Good Contract! Members held events at the South Des Moines, Urbandale, Ash Creek, University and Main Post Office Station, as well as at the Des…
By Patrick Terpstra and Justin Gray – August 13, 2015 WASHINGTON â Four postal workers in the Atlanta area and hundreds nationwide have been accused of cheating on time sheets and are still getting paid, an investigation by Channel 2 Action News uncovered. Thirty-six postmasters are on the list of employees investigated for time and…
By Henry (Hank) Scott – August 12, 2015 Excerpt: WEHOville has asked the U.S. Postal Inspectorâs Office to explain how these thefts can happen and what the Postal Service intends to do to prevent them in the future. The answer from Stacia Crane of the Postal Inspection Service: âThe investigation is progressing, but we canât…
By Lydia Wheeler – August 13, 2015 The Postal Service is finalizing new design standards for curbside mailboxes. Under the new rule, new locking and non-locking curbside mailboxes must be able to accommodate the insertion or removal of a new minimum-sized mail item 7 inches high by 13 inches wide by 16 inches deep. Locked…
By Chenue Her – August 11, 2015 SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — The Eugene Area Local Postal Workers Union is planning a protest Thursday so one military member can keep his job when he’s no longer on active duty. The union president says this man, who they are keeping anonymous for safety reasons, was employed at the…
