USPS OIG: 87 Whistleblower Reprisal allegations (0 substantiated) / 7 PCES Misconduct allegations (1 substantiated)

Posted on May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 by 21cpw

Attached are two pages buried in the USPS OIG Spring 2023 Semiannual Report to Congress that may be of interest to some. Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations – 87 allegations received: During this reporting period, there were no substantiated allegations of whistleblower retaliation. Wow. In fact, only four OIG investigations were even initiated. The whistleblower protection promised…

USPS Issues Extraordinary Measures Memorandum

Posted on October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 by 21cpw

“As we draw closer to the November 3, 2020, general election more information is being provided today to further supplement and reiterate previous guidance. This Memorandum follows those issued on Sept. 21 (Clarifying Operational Instructions), Sept. 25 (Additional Resources), and Oct. 13 (Supplemental Guidance). This series of Memoranda supports the timely and efficient handling of…

USPS: EAS/PCES Hiring Freeze Starts August 15th

Posted on August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 by 21cpw

A freeze on filling permanent non-bargaining unit jobs begins Saturday, August 15th. This doesn’t appear to affect 204Bs, however. There seems to be an explosion of them.

USPS OIG Report: Compensation, Benefit, and Bonus Authority in CY 2018

Posted on December 14, 2019December 14, 2019 by 21cpw

Objective Our objective was to determine whether the U.S. Postal Service complied with applicable maximum total compensation provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA), related Postal Service policies and guidelines, and related U.S. Internal Revenue Service regulations in calendar year (CY) 2018. For CY 2018, the annual salary of each Postal…

USPS: Acting Eastern Area VP announced

Posted on August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 by 21cpw

Angela Curtis has been appointed Eastern Area’s acting vice president. The area is home to more than 50 million customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, Delaware, Kentucky, Western New York and portions of New Jersey, Virginia and Indiana. Eastern Area has more than 85,000 employees who work in 35 processing and distribution centers, four…

USPS: Cronkhite named chief human resources officer

Posted on June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 by 21cpw

Isaac Cronkhite has been named the Postal Service’s chief human resources officer, a position he has held on an acting basis since January. Cronkhite leads the organization’s efforts to engage employees, strengthen workplace experiences, and foster and cultivate talent to ensure workers are positioned to meet customers’ evolving needs. In a June 13 memo announcing…

USPS looking to hire more managers?

Posted on September 7, 2017September 8, 2017 by 21cpw User Post

Everyone see the new video the post office has put out inviting people to become managers. Just shows how out of touch postal management is, we need more craft employees clerks carriers, custodians, not managers, duh!!! Full time career employees with decent pay and benefits and some security. First Name: James Last Name: Larkin Email:…

USPS OIG Report: Compensation, Benefit, and Bonus Authority in 2016

Posted on August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 by 21cpw

Background The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA) amended 39 U.S.C. by revising the limits on salary and total compensation paid to U.S. Postal Service employees. For calendar year (CY) 2016, basic annual salary for each employee was limited to $205,700. Under a bonus or reward program approved by the U.S. Postal Service…