OIG: Are Clerk and Mail Handler Costs Correctly Attributed to USPS Products?

Project Title: Cost Segment 3 – Clerks & Mail Handlers Start Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Estimated Report Release Date: March 2017 We are conducting an audit to verify the accuracy of clerk and mail handler costs attributed to products and services. The Postal Service categorizes all costs as either attributable costs, which are directly…

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NPMHU Prepares for National Negotiations

(October 28, 2015) With formal negotiations between the NPMHU and the Postal Service over the terms of the 2016 National Agreement scheduled to begin in February 2016, preparations for bargaining are moving forward in the National Office. One critical aspect of those preparations is now completed, as the Field Negotiating Committee met during the third…

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NPMHU: Agreement Reached on Procedures to Fill Residual Vacancies

August 17, 2015 The National Office is pleased to report that the parties have come to an agreement on the procedures for filling residual vacancies. On August 17, 2015, the USPS and NPMHU entered into a Memorandum of Understanding providing for a specific pecking order when filling residual vacancies. The MOU only applies to those…

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NPMHU: Postal Service Reneges on SPSS Craft Determination

Unprecedented Reversal to Be Met With Fierce Opposition From NPMHU On August 7, 2015, the USPS notified the NPMHU of their decision to reverse the craft determination for operation of the Small Parcel Sorting System (SPSS). • For comparison, you may access a copy of the original and properly implemented jurisdictional craft determination dated June…

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Interactive ELM 546 Process meeting for employees in Los Angeles today

This is what’s happening at LAX-ISC in Los Angeles.  It affects all 3 tours and includes both Clerks and Mail Handlers.  Employees had recently been instructed to clock on to  546 / Standby Operation 340 and sit in a room.    

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