June 10, 2022 The Postal Service has dropped a plan to tighten mailing standards for parcels in soft packaging. In a proposal published in the Federal Register on March 24, USPS had sought to establish parcel selvage standards and to clarify how parcels in soft packaging should be measured. Parcels improperly packaged in soft materials…
From: Lamont Brooks <lbrooks@apwu.org> Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2022 Subject: High Importance – Q&As on 2021-2024 USPS/APWU National Agreement Please disseminate to the field as soon as possible. Special thanks to APWU President Mark Dimondstein for assigning me to these issues and DIR Charles Cash for his much valued assistance in completing the assignment. Thanks…
Background International mail is primarily processed through the U.S. Postal Service’s International Service Centers (ISC). ISC operations focus on the timely and secure movement of international mail and packages. ISC staff use equipment to perform processing scans for events such as mail arrival and departure and customs clearance. Scan data is recorded in the Product…
June 9, 2022 The Postal Service’s chief financial officer, Joe Corbett, reviews fiscal year 2022’s second quarter (Jan. 1-March 31) in his latest “Dollars and Change” video. USPS reported $19.8 billion in operating revenue, total operating expenses of $20.4 billion and an adjusted loss of $1.7 billion for the quarter. The organization also reported improvements…
June 9, 2022 The Postal Service will offer its next virtual career fair for front-line supervisory positions on June 12 at 1 p.m. Eastern time. USPS is offering the fairs through “Focus on the Front,” an initiative to fill more than fill 1,700 Executive and Administrative Schedule Level 17 supervisory jobs. The fairs are designed…
June 8, 2022 Starting June 14 through July 15 2022, the USPS is pushing its annual Postal Pulse Survey. The APWU leadership urges you to not let the Postal Service take your Pulse! Management surveys have been used as a weapon against the APWU during contract negotiations while not producing any real positive change for…
June 8, 2022 The Postal Service wants you to know about the rules that apply to retirees and other former employees. After leaving USPS, former employees may accept a new job with any employer. Depending on what their postal duties were, they may be prohibited from interacting with the Postal Service for a certain time…
May 2022 – Status Update In advance of the May 12, 2022 status conference, the EEOC Administrative Judge circulated a new spreadsheet with additional information requested. In particular, the revised spreadsheet now provides an opportunity for Phase 1 Class Counsel, our offices, to review and comment on the Agency’s designation of claims for each claimant….
