USPS: HRSSC offers employees services, info

If you’re a Postal Service employee, you’ve probably heard of the Human Resources Shared Service Center, but do you understand what the HRSSC does — and how it can help you? If not, here’s what you should know: • The HRSSC offers a variety of services and information. The center, based in Greensboro, NC, can…

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OIG Report: Mail Processing Operations at the Roanoke P&DC

Background On January 5, 2015, the U.S. Postal Service revised its First-Class Mail® (FCM) service standards nationwide, eliminating single-piece overnight service and shifting some mail from a 2-day to a 3-day service standard. These revisions enabled the Postal Service to expand the amount of time each day that it could process mail, a change known…

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Did someone make a killing on the pricey USPS paving job in Roanoke?

You’ve probably heard the U.S. Postal Service intends to move first-class mail operations and 200 employees from its Roanoke processing and distribution center to Greensboro, North Carolina. Did you know they recently spent almost $1 million, repaving their parking lot? By Dan Casey – November 20, 2016 Are you ready for a postal service story…

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Video: Union leader sheds light on delay of postal consolidation plan

The president of American Postal Workers Union Local 482 says Greensboro facility could not handle increased volume of mail By Joe Dashiell – May 28, 2015 A local union leader says the facility in Greensboro that was slated to process Roanoke’s mail cannot handle the increase.   Carlton Cooper is the President of American Postal Workers…

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Roanoke mail processing center will consolidate to Greensboro in April

By Tiffany Holland – February 26, 2015 Roanoke postal employees on Wednesday learned that the U.S. Postal Service is going through with a plan to consolidate the Rutherford Avenue processing center to Greensboro, North Carolina, according to Roanoke Postal Workers Union president Carlton Cooper. The consolidation will begin April 18, and affected employees will be…

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New Postal Service announcement has Roanoke sorting facility closing, for now

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player ROANOKE, Va. – An announcement from the Postmaster General could be bad news for the Roanoke Distribution facility. Beginning in early 2015, the Post Office has decided to proceed with a plan that would close 82 sorting facilities nationwide. The postal service says it would save them nearly $750 million…

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USPS News Link Story – Greensboro District has a PAL

New passport application process is convenient and saves time Greensboro District has improved customer service and revenue with implementation of the Passport Appointment Line (PAL). The concept is simple. Customers who need passports call a central phone number, where a passport consultant schedules an appointment, sends the customer passport applications or directs the customer to…

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