APWU requests PRC extend deadline to comment on USPS check cashing pilot

June 27, 2022 The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) is examining the USPS check cashing pilot (buy a gift card with a paycheck) to see if it should be classified as a non-postal (prohibited) product. Comments are due 6/30. PRC Notice and Order issued May 16, 2022 “As a member of the public that has both…

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USPS: Holiday ethics – Be careful about outside gifts

November 26, 2021 Now that the holiday season is here, the Postal Service wants to remind employees to be mindful of the rules concerning gifts from outside sources. Employees generally cannot accept gifts given because of the employee’s official position or from customers, vendors, suppliers, mailers, contractors, business partners, local businesses or other outside entities….

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USPS OIG Report: Mail Recovery Center 

Objective Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of U.S. Postal Service Mail Recovery Center (MRC) operations and identify opportunities for improvement. The MRC is the Postal Service’s “lost and found” department, serving a vital customer service role by processing undeliverable and lost items. The MRC receives items deemed “undeliverable” from Postal Service facilities throughout…

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USPS: Premium PO Box contest starts April 15

USPS is hosting a competition from April 15-May 12 to see which Premium Post Office Box locations can open the most PO Boxes. Premium PO Box locations were formerly known as Move to Competitive (MTC) sites. To qualify, offices must first open a minimum number of boxes based on the office’s size. Winning offices will…

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WPB customers missing their mail because it’s evidence in Post Office investigation (video)

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – One stroke and one color at a time, Lynn Morgan paints a picture of a beautiful landscape. “My paintings sort of all portray peaceful solitude,” explained Morgan. Her recent dealings with the Postal Service has this artist seeing red. “Someone sent me a check to buy one of my paintings…

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