Postal Service Ready to Deliver for 2024 Holiday Season

The U.S. Postal Service is primed and ready to deliver exceptional service during the 2024 holiday rush, thanks to the substantial progress USPS has made under the Delivering for America plan — a $40 billion investment aimed at revitalizing the national postal network.

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USPS OIG Report: Impacts Associated with Local Transportation Optimization in Richmond, VA

Background The Postal Service deployed a major change to operations within the Richmond, VA, area on October 28, 2023, when it implemented its Local Transportation Optimization initiative. The initiative is designed to reduce the overall number of transportation trips to and from select Post Offices and increase the amount of mail transported on each trip….

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USPS Sets Broad Goals to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030

New, sweeping sustainability targets aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, grow the circular economy and increase environmental awareness across the organization By 2030, the Postal Service seeks to reduce emissions from fuel and electricity by 40 percent and reduce emissions from services purchased by 20 percent Today’s announcement comes as USPS readies to deploy first…

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APWU: Information on MPFR Studies and Public Meetings

From: Charlie Cash <CCash@apwu.org> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2024 Subject: Information on MPFR Studies All, I received this today. As usual—we got it late at HQ. This includes the announcements on the Public Meetings in Corpus Christi, TX; Fresno, CA; Iron Mountain, MI; Johnstown, PA; Manchester, NH; and Quad Cities, IL; Raleigh, NC. We encourage…

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APWU: Build a Better Post Office Campaign

Please use this document when, for whatever reason, the Post Office closes due to short staffing or failure to staff. You can find additional information on betterpostoffice.org. Lets Build A Better Post Office Petition

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Updated USPS Network Modernization Documents

Sorting & Delivery Center (S&DC) – July 27, 2023 Regional Processing and Distribution Center (RPDC) – July 27, 2023 Mail Processing Facility Reviews – Initial Findings

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USPS: New employee video message focuses on delivery, retail

July 12, 2023 Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s latest employee video message focuses on efforts to improve USPS delivery and retail operations. Under the Delivering for America plan, USPS is establishing more than 400 sorting and delivery centers that will allow the organization to expand its offerings and provide more reliable, affordable service. As DeJoy explains,…

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USPS intends to solicitate volunteers (ETs, MPEs, MMs) for machine removal/relocation teams

This was sent to maintenance nationwide on May 17, 2023. President Dimondstein was notified a week-and-a-half ago and Maintenance Craft Director Balogun was notified over two weeks ago. (The list of mail processing equipment to be removed will be added to this post when I get it. – RZ) Maintenance Managers: Your assistance is needed!…

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