By Henry (Hank) Scott – August 12, 2015 Excerpt: WEHOville has asked the U.S. Postal Inspector’s 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: “The investigation is progressing, but we can’t…
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…
August 11, 2015 The NPMHU National Office has filed an appeal to arbitration concerning the disputed work on the Small Parcel Sorting System (SPSS), as well as an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board. The latter seeks injunctive relief under Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act. Click Here for…
Project Title: Timeliness of First Class Mail Flats Start Date: June 16, 2015 Estimated Report Release Date: December 2015 In 2011, based on dramatically declining mail volumes and the subsequent excess capacity in its mail processing network, the Postal Service announced plans to revise its service standards, which would enable it to streamline its mail…
Background The U.S. Postal Service leases about 9,000 trailers nationwide for operations. It procures trailers to meet local transportation needs and assigns them to specific facilities. Each Postal Service area is responsible for trailer use and requirements. As of September 2014, 3,021 trailers were leased in the Northeast Area. Our objective was to assess the…
August 10, 2015 Disability programs are vital for a nation that supports its citizens. In the United States, federal employees, including postal workers, who suffer employment-related injury or illness are entitled to workers’ compensation under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). The U.S. Postal Service funds workers’ compensation benefits for employees who sustain job-related injuries….
The Postal Service has reported a net loss of $586 million during fiscal 2015’s third quarter (April 1-June 30) compared to a $2 billion loss during the same period one year earlier. Operating revenue for the quarter was $16.5 billion, essentially unchanged from a year ago. Meanwhile, although First-Class Mail volumes fell 2.6 percent and…
