USPS OIG Report: Maintenance Workhour Charges in the Southern Area

Objective Our objective was to determine the accuracy of maintenance employee workhour charges at selected processing facilities in the U.S. Postal Service’s Southern Area. We conducted site visits and reviewed a sample of workhour charges for fiscal year (FY) 2018 at six mail processing facilities selected based on planned versus actual maintenance workhours. The facilities…

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USPS OIG Report: Union Steward Activity in the Capital Metro Area

Background The U.S. Postal Service has three major unions — the American Postal Workers Union, the National Association of Letter Carriers, and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union — that represent majority of non-rural bargaining employees. Each union has a collective bargaining agreement that allows it to certify Postal Service employees as union stewards who…

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APWU Steward Information: Designation/Activity Codes and TACS Reports

Attached is the ‘Steward in the Information Age’ book that has the TACS reports that you can request from the USPS, as well as the Operation Codes (example: 608 Steward’s Time in Customer Service).  I also attached a quick reference list for Designation/Activity Codes as well. In Solidarity, Joe Paul – Clerk Craft Director Florida…

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