USPS: First-Class Package Service classifications delayed by Postal Board of Governors

August 16, 2022 The Postal Service has filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission to change the effective date for certain proposed classification changes designed to enhance and expand the First-Class Package Service product. The changes were scheduled to be implemented on Jan. 8, 2023 — assuming a favorable review by the commission in 2022. However,…

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Postal Service Ending All Open Area Mail Processing (AMP) Studies

August 12, 2022 The Postal Service today announced it is ending all open area mail processing (AMP) studies to consolidate mail processing facilities. This process ramped up in 2011 with hundreds of facilities being studied for consolidation. Currently, 57 AMP studies are still open, and these open studies will be ended. The Postal Service is…

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USPS: Postal Inspection Service is now hiring Postal Police Officers

August 15, 2022 Are you interested in becoming a Postal Police officer? Postal Police officers protect USPS facilities along with the employees and customers, Postal Service property, assets, and the U.S. Mail on that property. The Postal Inspection Service is looking to hire in select locations around the country. Positions are available in Baltimore; Boston;…

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Court says letter carrier “was not a government actor to whom the Fourth Amendment applies”

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit August 11, 2022 This case presents a novel question involving two provisions within the United States Constitution: the United States Postal Service and the Fourth Amendment. Alfonzo Johnlouis moved to suppress narcotics evidence that the Government seized after a letter carrier’s thumb slipped through a hole…

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USPS: Ethics Awareness Week – Aug. 15-19

August 12, 2022 The Postal Service is holding Ethics Awareness Week from Aug. 15-19 to educate employees about the importance of conducting themselves with integrity. Postal employees hold positions of public trust. The organization is routinely voted as the most trusted government organization. “Losing the public’s trust affects the business because postal customers have the…

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APWU: Second COLA Increase Announced – $1.18 per hour for career employees

August 10, 2022 In accordance with the 2021-2024 Collective Bar­gaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a $1.18 per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), effective August 27, 2022. The increase is the result of a rise in the Consum­er Price Index (CPI-W). It will appear in paychecks dated September 16, 2022 (Pay Period…

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