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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PMG DeJoy discusses network improvements in new video

June 28, 2023 In a new employee video message, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy discusses the Postal Service’s efforts to create a more efficient, effective processing and transportation network. The efforts, part of the Delivering for America plan, include investing in approximately 250 facilities in the USPS network to make them best-in-class operations. The organization is…

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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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Sessions to Hold Hearing with U.S. Postmaster General on Postal Service Reforms May 17

May 12, 2023 WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled “Tracking the Postal Service: An Update on the Delivering for America Plan.” The hearing will examine the Postal Service’s implementation of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 and the impact of Postmaster General Louis…

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PMG DeJoy updates employees in new video

May 11, 2023 In his latest video message to employees, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy discusses the next phase of the Delivering for America plan, which USPS began implementing more than two years ago. “We will accelerate the pace of our improvements and will make great gains the coming years,” DeJoy says. He highlights the organization’s…

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USPS finances: Second-quarter results reported

May 9, 2023 The Postal Service has reported its financial results for fiscal year 2023’s second quarter (Jan. 1-March 31, 2023). Here are some highlights: • Revenue. Total operating revenue was $19.3 billion, a decrease of 2.4 percent compared with the same quarter last fiscal year. First-Class Mail revenue increased 0.5 percent, and Marketing Mail…

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USPS releases Delivering for America: Second-Year Progress Report

April 27, 2023 The Postal Service has released Delivering for America: Second-Year Progress Report, an update on the organization’s 10-year plan to achieve financial stability and service excellence. Since the plan was published in March 2021, USPS has achieved significant milestones, including: • Aligning for operational excellence. The Postal Service is focused on becoming a…

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NAPS: EAS—Extra Auxiliary Support— Performing Craft Work

By Dan Mooney – February 13, 2023 North Central Area Vice President As the famous broadcaster Paul Harvey said, “And now you know the rest of the story.” For months and months and months now, EAS employees have been asked and mandated to perform craft work, be it sorting parcels or casing and delivering rural…

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