Nine employees have completed advanced training to help the Postal Service become more efficient and customer-focused. The Lean Leader program is available to employees who have achieved black belt certification through the Lean Six Sigma continuous improvement process. The inaugural class graduated July 17. The graduates are: • David Garrett, maintenance management specialist, Oklahoma City … Read more
The Postal Service has modified existing pay policy concerning promotion increases when non-bargaining unit employees are promoted to higher grades and when non-bargaining employees voluntarily change to a lower level. As part of the pay policy change, effective January 2016, Pay-for-Performance (PFP) salary determination methodology will also change to provide that an affected EAS employee’s … Read more
May 26, 2015 The Postal Service has released a document outlining what steps VMF employees (non-bargaining EAS) should take in the wake of the VMF realignment. Source: The National Association of Postal Supervisors
Postal Service executives depend on data to manage their business strategies and daily activities. They need efficient access to quality data to ensure they are making the most informed decisions for the organization. We’ve been conducting a series of audits of the data postal officers use. And we’re planning next to focus on the chief … Read more
Recording of a captive audience anti-union meeting put on by Staples management and corporate HR at the Staples ‘fulfillment center’ warehouse in Lithia Springs, GA (outside of Atlanta) on May 15, 2014. Part 1 is a company rep reading from a prepared script about why workers should not organize a union, followed by the audio … Read more
The U.S. Postal Service’s workforce demographics add an extra layer of challenges to an organization that already has plenty. We recently blogged about the Postal Service’s brain drain – the loss of institutional knowledge due to a large number of workers retiring. This week we look at the additional challenge of creating a robust corporate … Read more