George C. Ford – January 25, 2016 The U.S. Postal Service is looking to hire more city and rural carriers as “last mile” package delivery from Amazon.com, FedEx and UPS continues to grow. “We’ve really been growing the package business,” said Jim Herrmann, USPS district manager, during an interview Monday in Cedar Rapids. “Cedar Rapids-Iowa…
Lorraine Mirabella – January 9, 2016 For Ashley Worthington, life as a Postal Service worker used to come with too much uncertainty. As a “postal support employee,” she said she never knew when she’d work or how many hours. She never knew if her pay would cover her bills. To make ends meet, the single…
Is there such a thing as a Christmas PSE and a 365 day PSE? Different employment exams? I’m not talking about Christmas casuals
Hello Brothers and Sisters, The USPS has lost their mind this Christmas holiday. Besides forcing ALL our PSE’s in they are drafting regulars in on Christmas! I have been here since December 1983 and I never seen so many people drafted fo Christmas!! What is happening in your processing plant??
Web News Article #: 211-2015 11/06/2015 – The American Postal Workers Union has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in response to the “Stay Survey,” in which the Postal Service asks newly hired non-career employees about their job satisfaction and the quality of their working conditions. The APWU…
November 5, 2015 by Doug Walker, Deputy Commissioner, Communications The U.S. Treasury Department has introduced myRA, a retirement savings account for individuals looking for a simple, safe, and affordable way to save for their retirement. Over thirty percent of all American households have no retirement savings. myRA provides a way to start saving for retirement….
(October 24, 2015) SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – San Francisco postal district officials have announced they are hiring workers for the holiday season, which started Oct. 17 and goes through Jan. 8, U.S. Postal Service officials said. The district is hiring casual mail handlers, holiday clerk assistants, mail processing clerks and big-rig operators, according to postal…
USPS has done everything possible to not convert PSEs in the Eagan MN NDC. They have used excess events that would never happen and now they say they want to reduce the employees from 110 or more to 100. Even now PSEs are working 6 days over 50 hours a week and all the regulars…
