Is management required to staff for operational contingencies? I recall reading in one of USPS’ own management directives that this was indeed the case, though exactly where I read it eludes me. We are continually shortstaffed here on the FSSs (never more than three ETs for the two FSSs/two SAMPs) on my tour, and we’re…
Background The U.S. Postal Service’s Facilities group manages repairs and alterations for over 32,000 facilities. Postmasters and officers in charge submit repair and alteration requests to Facilities for completion. Facilities project managers use a national contract with EMCOR, Incorporated to complete repairs and alterations costing $25,000 or less. For repairs costing $10,000 or less, personnel…
Law360, New York (September 10, 2014) — A Virginia federal judge has agreed to dismiss a False Claims Act suit accusing Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. of misleading the U.S. Postal Service and failing to meet benchmarks in delivering worth $874 million. U.S. Judge T. S. Ellis III agreed with Northrop’s memorandum that no evidence exists that…
Via APWU Arbitration Advocate Jason Treier: In her latest arbitration award (subcontracting), Arbitrator Itzla acknowledges the Service’s obligations under the ASM 535.112 to subcontract “when economically advantageous” and further solidifies the Union’s position that “availability of employees” is not a factor to be considered when making the decision to subcontract, pursuant to National Mittenthal Award. Itzla…
Tonight, a problem for some Panama City residents is brought to the attention of News 13. Seems as though their primary source of getting mail was destroyed two months ago and it has not been replaced. News 13 gets to the bottom of the issue in this Problem Solver report. Panama City resident Tom Brookie…
Prosecutors: 2 Postal Service station managers part of scheme BALTIMORE —Four people, including two U.S. Postal Service station managers, have been indicted in connection with a bribery scheme to get money from the USPS. Richard Wright III, 46; Kimberly Parnell, 43; Shane Anderson, 37; all of Baltimore, and Ladena Sketers-Anderson, 47, of Randallstown, were indicted…
May 1, 2014 – (This article appears in the May-June 2014 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) By Steve Raymer, Maintenance Division Director On March 20, 2014, President Mark Dimondstein signed a memorandum of understanding with the USPS on Filling Residual Vacancies. The title sounds innocuous enough, but the agreement is an extremely important…
