July 5, 2022 President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff to honor the victims of this weekâs mass shooting in Highland Park, IL. Flags should be flown at half-staff until July 9 at sunset. To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then lower…
July 5, 2022 Postmaster General Louis DeJoy updates employees on the Delivering for America plan in his latest video message. Topics include the organizationâs steady progress in service performance and upcoming significant improvements to the processing and delivery network and USPS transportation strategies. The video, released July 5, is available on Link and other postal…
From: Hannah Decker <hlively@apwu.org> On Behalf Of Elizabeth Powell, Secretary Treasurer Sent: Friday, July 1, 2022 Subject: Convention Schedule & COVID Protocols Good Morning, The attached documents regarding the 26th Biennial National Convention are being mailed to all locals and states next week. We wanted to make you aware of the schedule (subject to change)…
July 1, 2022 The Postal Inspection Service is continuing to hire. The agency will accept applications for postal inspector positions from Tuesday, July 5, at 10 a.m. Central through Saturday, July 16, at 10 a.m. Central. These positions are open to qualified USPS career employees and external applicants. Postal inspectors are federal law enforcement agents…
National Presidents Conferences at Convention typically see 250-300 presidents in attendance. Having a small room and limiting attendance to 150 due to room size, and priority given to presidents, I believe is a thinly veiled attempt to restrict attendance and access to the postal press association and others wanting to report on or Facebook Live…
The following is via Bobby Donelson – California State Retiree Vice President / Southwest Coastal Area Local Retiree Chapter President: The National Convention is approximately six weeks from now. Below is a list of supporters who have gone on record to support the Article 6 resolutions. I want to thank everyone who is on the…
Effective June 30, 2022, the Postal Service™ is revising Handbook EL-505, Injury Compensation, to change its name to âWorkersâ Compensationâ and to update standards in various chapters. Revisions will also include deleting Chapter 2 and the Index. Handbook EL-505 is being revised to reflect changes and updates to applicable U.S. Postal ServiceÂź regulations, policies, and…
June 28, 2022 ST. LOUIS â U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Tuesday sentenced the former president of a local postal workers union to five years of probation and six months of house arrest for embezzling $80,000. Scott E. Rodgers, 51, was also ordered to repay the money. Rodgers embezzled a total of $80,756….
