May 24, 2022 The Postal Service relies on an array of sorting machines, scanners, robotics and other technology that operate around the clock to process a staggering 425 million pieces of mail a day. Keeping those machines running is a 24-hours-a-day job, according to Billy Franks, field support and equipment implementation/optimization manager for the Maintenance…
May 3, 2021 The Maintenance Division recently concluded the negotiation for National Support Technicians Local Memorandum of Understanding on April 19, 2021, after several months of delays due to the COVID pandemic. The parties agreed to continue to explore Modified Work Week, even after the conclusion of the Negotiation timeframe. The only item that was…
I am a Level 10 Electronic Technician at the Raleigh, NC P&DC.  I work Tour 2 for 06:00 to 14:30 with Wednesday and Thursday non scheduled days. I am seeking a mutual swap with an ET at the Fort Myers, Florida P&DC. My seniority date is 04/16/1994. Anyone interested in making a swap with me…
Before Todd Farnham was an electronics technician with the Postal Service, he was acquiring the skills to succeed in the Marine Corps. After his four-year enlistment ended in 1984, Farnham transferred to the Marine Corps Reserve and got a job with USPS â joining the organizationâs long tradition of hiring veterans. The skills that Farnham…
I was a Step “L” Electronic Technician in Massachusetts and stepped down to MPE Mechanic so I could transfer to Florida. I heard that if I get promoted to ET I go back to my old Step. I have also heard this is not true but that I would go to the next higher pay…
North Houston P&DC Electronics Technician Larry Turner was being trained to adjust sensors inside the Advanced Facer Canceller System (AFCS) 200 mail-processing machine when a light bulb went off. âI knew there had to be a better way to make the adjustment,â Turner said. âWhen I returned to the P&DC, I put my mind on…
