USPS promotes safe workplaces, zero tolerance policy

The Postal Service is committed to fostering a positive and safe work environment that’s free of threats, fear and violence for all employees. To help fulfill this commitment, a Threat Assessment Team is available at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC, and in all area and district offices to respond to threats and potential violence. Team…

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OIG Report: Facility Condition Reviews – Eastern Area

Background The U.S. Postal Service has more than 30,000 leased and owned retail facilities nationwide. Over 5,800 of these facilities are in the Eastern Area. The Post Office lobby is the principal business office of the Postal Service. The lobby’s appearance directly affects the Postal Service’s image because it is the only close-up view of…

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Postal worker bosses come to blows after name-calling, cops say

By Sarah Cassi – February 5, 2016 Two U.S. Postal Service supervisors exchanged blows at a Lehigh County facility after one called the other a “lazy bitch,” according to Pennsylvania State Police. State police with the Bethlehem barracks said troopers were called Jan. 27 to the Hanover Township location at 1000 Postal Road after the…

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Going Postal: A Look Back…

By Heather Sutfin – October 18, 2015 If you grew up in the 90’s then you’re probably familiar with the phrase “going postal”, originating from a number of work related shootings involving postal workers. While a number of other industries also experienced former employees flying off the handle and taking out their rage and aggression…

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USPS Workplace Harassment: Know Your Rights! Take Responsibility!

Attached is a package of USPS Workplace Harassment documents and information as listed below: USPS Zero Tolerance Policy – Letter (Feb 2015) USPS Publication 308 – Know Your Rights: A Guide for Victims & Witnesses of Federal Crimes (Feb 1998) USPS Poster 159 [Blue Intranet Presentation] – Workplace Harassment (Feb 2015) USPS Publication 553 – Employee’s Guide…

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The United States Postal Service: An Assault on the American Middle Class

This is a repost of a 2010 article from BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREE (As relevant today as it was back then) The federal law is clear. 18 U.S.C. § 1001 reads as follows: Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch…

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