Postal Service to stage job fairs across Arizona throughout September
The United States Postal Service has intensified its hiring efforts in the greater Phoenix area and throughout Arizona.
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USPS OIG Report: Postal Service Hiring Practices
Background The U.S. Postal Service has experienced issues with hiring and retaining employees, particularly among pre-career employees. This is due, in part, to the national unemployment rate overall being low, impacting most employers as they compete for talent. In September 2019, the Postal Service adopted a new centralized hiring process. The goals of this hiring…
USPS to hold drive-thru job fairs in Harrisburg and Lancaster on Thursday
By Keith Schweigert – October 26, 2020 LANCASTER, Pa. — The United States Postal Service announced it will conduct a series of drive-thru job fairs at three Central Pennsylvania locations on Thursday. The outdoor events will adhere to social distancing, masking, and other COVID-19 mitigation protocols, and all those attending must remain in their vehicles…
NPMHU Prevails in National Arbitration Regarding MHA Discipline
We are extremely pleased to announce that the NPMHU has prevailed in its National Arbitration against the Postal Service over whether the Postal Service may consider or rely upon discipline issued to an MHA if that employee is later being disciplined after he or she has been converted to career. The key conclusion of Arbitrator…
USPS is hiring hundreds in Illinois and Wisconsin
October 2, 2010 ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – The United States Postal Service is hiring hundreds of employees to work at processing facilities and post offices throughout most of the state of Wisconsin and parts of northern Illinois. No experience is required and training is provided, according to the USPS. The open positions include, city carrier…
NPMHU Files National Level Grievance Over Implementation of MHA Health Insurance
JUNE 17, 2020 The 2019 National Agreement contains significant changes in the options for health insurance available to Mail Handler Assistants. As previously discussed during prior conferences, however, the NPMHU finds itself in an ongoing dispute with USPS Headquarters about the timing and implementation of these changes. (The parties continue to discuss these matters, and…
USPS OIG Report: Effectiveness of Efforts to Reduce Non-Career Employee Turnover
Objective Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s effectiveness in reducing non-career employee turnover and evaluate underlying reasons for non-career employee turnover. The Postal Service hires non-career employees to supplement its regular workforce and reduce staffing costs. Non-career employees are temporary workers who do not receive the same employee benefits as career employees, are…
USPS OIG Report: Non-Career Employee Turnover
Background The U.S. Postal Service hires non-career employees to supplement its regular workforce and reduce staffing costs. Non-career employees are temporary workers who do not receive full employee benefits and privileges. In fiscal year (FY) 2016, the Postal Service employed an average of about 130,000 non-career employees. The Postal Service has four crafts that constitute…