APWU: OWCP Online Claim Filing, Rollout Dates

(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) By APWU Human Relations Director Sue Carney November 20, 2019 All postal employees who are injured on duty will soon have the option of filing Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWCP) claims online through the Employees’ Compensation Operation and Management Portal…

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Shrinking budget partially explains rundown Farmington, AZ post office

FARMINGTON — The U.S. Postal Services’ shrinking budget is no excuse for the Farmington post office’s disheveled appearance, a spokesman said, but it is part of the reason. “How we got here is unfortunate. There’s the reality of the post office’s finances,” spokesman Brian McCoy said of the weeds and trash that blight the 20th Street…

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