National Dog Bite Prevention Week, April 14â20, 2019 Sponsored by the United States Postal ServiceÂź, National Dog Bite Prevention Week* is a public service campaign that offers safety tips and emphasizes the need for increased owner responsibility in the prevention of dog attacks. From nips and bites to vicious attacks, aggressive dog behavior poses a…
SPS has introduced a pictorial guidebook that managers and supervisors can use to help ensure employees wear their uniforms properly. Postal Uniform Guidelines features images of employees wearing appropriate attire. The head-to-toe photographs show actual uniformed employees who serve the public, including letter carriers, retail associates and motor vehicle operators. âEvery day, we deliver to…
NALC Legislative Update – July 25, 2018 Last week, a group of 10 bipartisan representatives including Reps. Rodney Davis (R-IL), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Brian Mast (R-FL), Don Young (R-AK), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Marcia Fudge (D-OH) introduced a House Resolution (H. Res. 993)…
Web News Article #: 46-2018 05/04/2018 – The APWU National officers are asking members to actively support the 26th Annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 12. Last year, carriers collected more than 71 million pounds of food. Donations were collected in over 10,000 cities and towns…
The Postal Service wants employees to remember to use the re-designed PS Form 3849, which carriers are required to leave when they are unable to deliver an item successfully. The form â now called âWe ReDeliver For You!â â features a simpler format with additional instructions for letter carriers, retail associates and customers. USPS began…
September 18, 2017 Who doesnât like finding a package they ordered online on their doorstep at an unexpected time, like, say, late in the evening just before you turn out the porch light for the night? Consumers have come to expect quick delivery of parcels, often at odd hours of the day. This new paradigm…
When it comes to training employees for delivery positions in Northeast Areaâs Westchester District, all roads lead to Paul Gregory. The driver safety instructor has been training new employees â including letter carriers, rural carriers and truck drivers â for the past 10 years. He tells employees, âI was in your shoes, and there isnât…
By Jeremy Lazarus – April 25, 2017 The U.S. Postal Service is continuing to shake up the management of postal stations in the Richmond area as the fallout continues from a scandal over overtime pay, sources have told the Free Press. In the past week, at least five station managers or carrier supervisors at area…
