NALC: Backpay and COLA update

August 18, 2021 Backpay and COLA update Most eligible city letter carriers will receive retroactive pay pursuant to the 2019-2023 National Agreement on their August 20 paychecks. Backpay for some former city carrier assistants that were converted to career status between November 23, 2019 and April 9, 2021 must be calculated manually, resulting in a…

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USPS OIG Report: Mail Delivery and Customer Service Operations – Raleigh, NC

Background The Avent Ferry Station is in the Greensboro District of the Southern Area. The delivery unit has 58 city routes and 17 rural routes delivered by 78 city carriers and 27 rural carriers. We chose the Avent Ferry Station based on the number of stop-the-clock (STC) scans occurring at the delivery unit. Our objective…

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USPS OIG Report: Mail Delivery and Customer Service – New Orleans 

Background This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of mail delivery and customer service operations at the New Orleans Central Carrier Station in New Orleans, LA. The New Orleans Central Carrier Station is in the Louisiana District of the Southern Area. This audit was designed to provide U.S. Postal Service management with timely…

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USPS OIG Report: Delivery Scanning Issues – South Station, Newark, NJ

Background This report presents the results of our self-initiated audit of Delivery Scanning Issues – South Station, Newark, NJ. The objective of this audit was to evaluate the delivery scanning process on select routes at the South Station. The South Station is in the Northern New Jersey District of the Northeast Area. The South Station…

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USPS OIG Report: Delivery Delays – Richmond District

Objective Our objective was to evaluate mail delivery delays in selected delivery units in the Richmond District. Strong consumer demand for goods purchased over the Internet has driven growth in the package industry despite otherwise declining mail volume. This growing package segment provides the Postal Service an opportunity to expand services and increase revenue. With…

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USPS OIG Report: City Carriers Returning After 6 P.M. – South Florida District

Objective Strong consumer demand for goods purchased over the internet has driven growth in the package market despite otherwise declining mail volume. This growing package segment provides the U.S. Postal Service an opportunity to expand services and increase revenue. With this growth, city carriers and non-career city carrier assistants (CCA) are now delivering more packages…

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USPS OIG Blog: Delivery After Dark

September 18, 2017 Who doesn’t like finding a package they ordered online on their doorstep at an unexpected time, like, say, late in the evening just before you turn out the porch light for the night? Consumers have come to expect quick delivery of parcels, often at odd hours of the day. This new paradigm…

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USPS OIG: City Delivery Office Efficiency – Houston District

Background City delivery office operations cover all duties a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier performs in the office. These duties include casing mail (placing mail in delivery order), preparing parcels for delivery, and retrieving accountable items. City carriers are delivering more packages and fewer letters to more addresses each year. The Postal Service seeks to…

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