Video: USPS investigating payroll discrepancies at San Antonio’s Arsenal branch post office

By Barry Davis – April 23, 2015 The United States Postal Service confirmed to Eyewitness News it has an “ongoing internal investigation” at its Arsenal branch post office in San Antonio, involving payroll discrepancies. A spokesperson for the service would not give any other statement but the president of the National Association of Letter Carriers…

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PRC: Motion for Reconsideration of Stamford PO’s disposal denied, See Commissioner Goldway’s lone Dissenting Opinion

DISSENTING OPINION OF COMMISSIONER GOLDWAY I dissent from this opinion because I believe a reasonable interpretation of the law gives the Commission jurisdiction to consider the well-being of the communities and the general public who submit complaints of discrimination or poor service, or appeals of post office closings. The Commission’s decision is unduly myopic. The…

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What You Should Know: ABC’s of the EEOC

Who We Are The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is an independent federal agency responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s: Race Color Religion Sex (including pregnancy) National origin Age (40 or older) Disability Genetic information It is also…

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USPS OIG Audit Project: What Do You Think of the New Package Sorter?

The Postal Service relies on the Automated Package Processing System (APPS) and Automated Parcel and Bundle Sorter (APBS) to sort packages. But it is testing five new Small Package Sorting Systems (SPSS) machines that could provide additional processing support for the growing package volume. We will evaluate whether the performance, functionality, and deployment of the…

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USPS job fair slated for April 29, Up to 8 RCA positions available at Ada, MI PO

April 21, 2015 ADA — The U.S. Postal Service will sponsor a free Postal Job Fair at the Ada Post Office, 131 E. 12th Ada, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 29. Applicants should expect to spend approximately one hour to complete the application process. Hands-on assistance with the Postal Service’s online application…

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New Postal Service delivery fleet could include drones

The Postal Service has winnowed down the companies bidding to build the next generation of its delivery vehicles – and one of them is offering up an all-electric truck that doubles as a drone launcher. The agency released a list of pre-qualified sources for the contract April 14, which include Ford motor company, AM General…

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Why Letter Carriers Are Not an Endangered Species

Monday, April 20, 2015 “Mail carrier” was recently named as one of the 10 worst careers in the U.S., largely because of a supposedly bleak employment outlook. “Hiring of mail carriers has been on a steady decline with the proliferation of email and text messaging,” CareerCast said in ranking mail carrier #191 out of 200…

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