USPS OIG Report: Kansas City Delayed Mail

Background U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) requested an audit of postal stations in the Kansas City area. Residents in the service area were experiencing significant delays and routinely waiting more than five days to receive mail. We reviewed ten postal stations and the Kansas City, Missouri, Processing and Distribution Center to determine issues impacting the…

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PMG DeJoy meets employees at six facilities in Kansas and Missouri

May 12, 2021 Postmaster General Louis DeJoy visited Kansas and Missouri late last month, stopping — and sometimes shopping — at Post Offices, plants and other facilities. His first stop was the Kansas City, KS, Surface Transportation Center, followed by the Shawnee Mission Main Post Office in Mission, KS. In both locations, DeJoy addressed workers…

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Thousands of OSHA investigations already closed during COVID-19 pandemic

By Matt Flener – July 1, 2020 KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Thousands of investigations into working conditions across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic are getting quietly closed by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, after complaints of working conditions by employees and the public. What’s left unexplained is why those investigations…

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Sen. Claire McCaskill calls on USPS to explain complaints of poor service

By Jim Cunningham – May 8, 2017 Two senators are checking on complaints about poor service from the U.S. Postal Service, days after KMBZ News aired a story about persistent problems in Kansas City’s Northland. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) are stepping up to address concerns about the accuracy of delivery…

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USPS OIG Management Alert: Kansas City, MO, Stamp Fulfillment Services

This alert responds to concerns brought to our attention regarding the Kansas City, MO, Stamp Fulfillment Services’ (SFS) handling and storage of the U.S. Postal Service’s off-sale inventory. Our objective was to evaluate internal controls over off-sale retail merchandise and accountable paper stored at the Kansas City SFS. Summary The Postal Service needs to improve…

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USPS: KS maintenance employee’s idea saves time, boosts processing on APPS

Chuck Vellar knew there had to be a better way.  Vellar — a mail processing equipment mechanic with 33 years of postal experience — fixes machines at the Kansas City, KS, Network Distribution Center (NDC). One machine, the Automated Package Processing System (APPS), scans and sorts as many as 9,500 Priority Mail parcels and bundles…

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APWU Reaches Tentative Agreement for Private-Sector Drivers

Web News Article #: 136-201506/26/2015 – The APWU and the Mail Contractors of America (MCA) have reached a tentative contract agreement for private-sector drivers in terminals in Des Moines and Kansas City. Union members at those terminals will have the opportunity to vote to ratify or reject the agreement. “The terms of the agreement will…

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Video: Postal workers rally to keep post offices open

By Sarah Hollenbeck – May 14, 2015 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Postal workers nationwide and in Kansas City are fighting to keep your local post office open. The United States Postal Service plans to reduce hours and close branches nationwide. No branches in Kansas City are currently set to close, but with 82 processing centers…

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