By M. Alex Johnson – April 16, 2015 Doug Hughes wouldn’t like this story. After all, the Florida letter carrier who landed a gyro-copter at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday has long insisted that his message — not he — is what’s important: “I’m just delivering the mail.” Hughes, 61, of Ruskin, Florida, piloted his…
Published on Apr 15, 2015 NALC President Fredric Rolando joined members of Congress and leaders of other organizations to speak at a rally against Fast Track legislation. Read more about it here: Fast Track is heating up this week on Capitol Hill – NALC.org Find out what you can do to help Stop Fast Track:…
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From dropping off water bottles to running a concierge service, the U.S. Postal Service is increasingly venturing into activities that have little to do with traditional mail delivery. What’s next, Postal Pizza? The U.S. Postal Service’s recent experiments with new lines of business include delivering fresh fish, flowers, cases of water, and ready-to-cook meals. Read…
The Postal Service continues to boost productivity through dynamic routing, a technique that puts package delivery points in the most efficient, logical order. USPS introduced dynamic routing last year at facilities that have parcel-only routes. The concept is part of the Postal Service’s broader effort to grow its package delivery business. “It has really increased…
Effective April 16, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) section 436.2 to clarify the exception which allows uncapped annual leave to be recredited, relative to the processing of a back pay claim. 4 Pay Administration 430 Basic and Special Pay Provisions 436 Back Pay 436.2 Limitations [Revise the…
Effective April 1, 2015, the Postal Service™ issued its Diversity and Inclusion Statement. This policy reaffirms the Postal Service’s commitment to building and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT It is the policy of the U.S. Postal Service to promote the diversity and inclusion of our employees,…
