USPS: Second-quarter financial results reported

May 5, 2022 The Postal Service has reported its financial results for fiscal year 2022’s second quarter (Jan. 1-March 31). Here are some highlights: ‱ Revenue. Operating revenue was approximately $19.8 billion, an increase of 4.7 percent compared with the same quarter one year earlier. First-Class Mail revenue increased 5 percent, while Marketing Mail revenue…

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APWU Pittsburgh Retiree Record – May 6, 2022

2022 Mid-Summer Blast Party – Reminder Friday June 24, 2022 Pittsburgh Retiree Record – May 6, 2022 Via John P. Richards, President – Pittsburgh Area Retiree Chapter of the APWU

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Postal Bulletin highlights Mailbox Improvement Week

Each year, the Postal Service™ designates the third full week of May as “Mailbox Improvement Week” to encourage customers on city motorized, rural, or contract delivery service routes (formerly highway contract box delivery routes) to examine and, where necessary, improve the appearance of their mailboxes. Neat, attractive mailboxes make a significant contribution to the appearance…

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DOJ: USPS Engineer Pleads Guilty to Taking Illegal Gratuities from Postal Service Contractor

May 4, 2022 DETROIT – Thomas Berlucchi, a Facilities Engineer for the United States Postal Service (USPS), pleaded guilty today to accepting over $6,500 in illegal gratuities from a USPS contractor announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Ison was joined in the announcement by Kenneth Cleevely, Special Agent in Charge of the Contract Fraud…

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USPS Podcast: Postal Uniforms – An Iconic Look

ï»ż May 3, 2022 EPISODE SUMMARY This week, we’re joined by Alison Bazylinski, Assistant Curator at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, to talk about a symbol of public service, the Postal Service uniform! We’ll learn more about the history of the uniform, how it’s changed over time to reflect societal trends, and more. EPISODE NOTES…

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NPMHU: USPS to Cease Operations of COVID Command Center

May 3, 2022 During the last 2 years the NPMHU and the USPS negotiated a series of MOUs to address COVID-19 and the impact that it had on all postal employees. These MOUs included the following: SLDC-Childcare Additional MHA Leave Temporary MHA Exception Periods Transfer MOU-COVID-19 Step 3/Arbitration Extensions A Liberal Leave Policy was also…

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USPS OIG Report: Overtime Administration System

Background The U.S. Postal Service uses overtime to provide flexibility and meet its operational requirements. To aid in efficiently managing overtime, the Postal Service implemented the Overtime Administration System (OT Admin) – a web-based application intended to assist managers and supervisors in administering and tracking overtime for craft employees while ensuring consistency with appropriate collective…

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