Abusive Supervisors

Postal Service Policy on Workplace Harassment

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Effective March 26, 2020, the Postal Service™ reissued its Memorandum of Policy (MOP) HR-03-26-2020-2, Postal Service Policy on Workplace Harassment (see page 1 and page 2). This policy reaffirms the Postal Serviceā€™s commitment to providing a work environment free of harassment and supersedes MOP HR-03-14-2019-2. The reissued Postal Service Policy on Workplace Harassment will soon … Read more

APWU Western Region Coordinator: Filing a Stress Workers Comp Claim

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Excerpt from APWU Western Region Coordinator Omar M. Gonzalez’ Dealing With Postal Monsters Guidebook Postal workers who are harassed may suffer emotional stress when carrying out their postal assignment duties.Ā  At times employees file Workers Compensation claims and are taken aback by the denial of such claims by the Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) … Read more

USPS OIG Wants Our Input on First-Line Supervisors

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Do First-Line Supervisors Have Adequate Resources to Perform Their Duties? Project Title: Firstā€Line Supervisor Resources Start Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Estimated Report Release Date: January 2020 Postal Service first-line supervisors oversee the day-to-day execution of operations that drive services and delivery of mail to the public. As such, they significantly contribute to ensuring customers … Read more

Bay Area Letter Carriers Sue USPSĀ for Employing Serial Sexual Harasser

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Press Release – January 15, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO (January 15, 2019) ā€”Legal Aid at Work and Stewart & Musell LLP, with the support of the TIMEā€™S UP Legal Defense Fund, have filed a sex harassment lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service on behalf of two female letter carriers for failing to stop a serial harasser … Read more

USPS Supervisor Transferred, Not Fired, After Harassment Claims, Worker Says

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By Regina Waldroup – October 1, 2018 Itā€™s hard work, but Courtney Ferguson says she loves her job with the post office. Sheā€™s been at a facility in Schiller Park for four years now. “The post office is a great job to have,” she told NBC 5 Monday. What Ferguson said she didnā€™t expect in … Read more

Postal Service Policy on Workplace Harassment

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Effective March 16, 2017, the Postal Serviceā„¢ issued its Memorandum of Policy (MOP) HR-03-16-2017-2, Postal Service Policy on Workplace Harassment. This policy: Reaffirms the Postal Serviceā€™s commitment to providing a work environment free of harassment. Supersedes MOP HR-03-03-2016-2, Postal Service Policy on Workplace Harassment. The Postal Service Policy on Workplace Harassment is available on the … Read more

Pub 552 Revision: Mgr’s Guide to Understanding, Investigating, and Preventing Harassment

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Effective January 19, 2017, the Postal Serviceā„¢ is revising Publication 552, Managerā€™s Guide to Understanding, Investigating, and Preventing Harassment, to reflect changes to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Management Directive 110 (MD-110) that broadens the language related to sex discrimination. Guidance was added to ensure supervisors and managers are aware that they may consult … Read more