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PostalMag Saturday, November 16, 2019

Port Salerno, Florida Post Office

The Port Salerno, Florida Post Office serves ZIP Code 34992. Photo by Thomas M. Rösner, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Port Salerno Post Office 4755 SE Dixie Highway Port Salerno, FL 34992-6817

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PostalMag Tuesday, November 12, 2019

USPS Open Season 2019

Open Season is Here November 11 – December 9 The 2019 Open Season for USPS employees runs from November 11 to December 9, 2019. During the Open Season period, you can enroll in or make changes to your medical, dental, or vision coverage. You may also enroll in health and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts […]

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PostalMag Sunday, November 3, 2019

Postal Retirement Q&A November/December 2019 by Roseanne Jefferson

Roseanne is a retired USPS employee with an extensive background in USPS retirement, disability retirement, OWCP, EEO, Labor Relations and HR. She conducts individual and group counseling and is able to comprehensively discuss the pros and cons of employees who are on OWCP, disability retirement and regular retirement. Roseanne will be happy to answer your […]

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PostalMag Sunday, October 27, 2019

USPS National Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention Week

The United States Postal Service is sponsoring its first National Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention Week (October 26 – November 1, 2019), a public service campaign that offers safety tips and emphasizes the need for increased owner responsibility to help prevent carrier injuries. On an average day, 51 United States Postal Service mail carriers will […]

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PostalMag Friday, October 25, 2019

Postal Employees Can Now Use LiteBlue to Request Unscheduled Leave

Postal Service craft employees can now use the Enterprise Leave Request Application to request unscheduled leave. The application, also known as eLRA, is accessible through LiteBlue using a computer, smartphone or other mobile device. Non-craft employees have used the eLRA for several years. Recent improvements to the system have made it available to craft employees. […]

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PostalMag Tuesday, October 15, 2019

USPS Penalty Overtime Exclusion Period 2019

As referenced in Article 8, sections 4 and 5, of the USPS-NALC and USPS-APWU national agreements, the December period (during which penalty overtime regulations are not applicable) consists of 4 consecutive service weeks. This year, the December period begins Pay Period 25-19, Week 2 (November 30, 2019) and ends Pay Period 01-20, Week 1 (December […]

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