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PostalMag Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Postal News Daily Report June 6, 2017

Photo: Teec Nos Pos, Arizona Post Office 86514, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report USPS OIG White Paper Report: Play to Win: Competition in Last-Mile Delivery The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) asked Professor John Panzar, an expert in postal economics from Northwestern […]

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PostalMag Sunday, June 4, 2017

Postal News Daily Report June 4-5, 2017

Photo: Maunaloa, Hawaii Post Office 96770, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report APWU: Congressional Budget Office Reports a Positive Financial Impact of Proposed Postal Reform Bill The CBO estimates that H.R. 756 would result in a savings of $6.2 billion over the next ten years. The […]

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PostalMag Friday, June 2, 2017

Postal News Daily Report June 2-3, 2017

Photo: Rugby, North Dakota Post Office 58368, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report TSP May 2017 Returns It was another month of solid returns for the Thrift Savings Plan with only the S Fund losing ground. The biggest winner for the month of May was the […]

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PostalMag Thursday, June 1, 2017

Postal News Daily Report June 1, 2017

PHOTO: Terrell, Texas Post Office 75160, by PostalMag.com Daily Report Non-Career Postal Employee Turnover Rates The annual turnover rate for City Carrier Assistants (CCAs) was almost 60% in FY 2016, reports the USPS OIG in its Spring 2017 Semiannual Report to Congress (PDF). The USPS is Considering Limiting First Class Mail International Service to Documents […]

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PostalMag Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Postal News Daily Report May 31, 2017

Photo: Wills Point, Texas Post Office 75169, by PostalMag.com. Daily Report USPS Social Media Operations Center (SMOC) Check out this photo of the U.S. Postal Service’s Social Media Operations Center seen in a recent audit report issued by the USPS OIG. The audit report, Social Media Customer Inquiries, reported that the SMOC did not consistently […]

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PostalMag Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Postal News Daily Report May 30, 2017

Photo: Aguadilla Post Office (Victoria Station), Puerto Rico 00603, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report USPS OIG Forecasts 9.6 Decrease in Employees For 2018 Budget The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General reports: “In keeping with the President’s agenda to reduce spending on lower priority […]

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PostalMag Sunday, May 28, 2017

Postal Service Making Efforts to Hire More Military Veterans

It’s something we’ve frequently suggested over the years here at PostalMag.com, that the U.S. Postal Service should do more to hire more military veterans. In our opinion, many military veterans are physically fit, have already gone through a rigorous selection and training process, are used to working outdoors and/or in challenging situations, and are familiar […]

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PostalMag Sunday, May 28, 2017

USPS Launches Newsletter for Military Veterans

The U.S. Postal Service has launched a quarterly newspaper (Mail Call) for employees who served in the military. The newsletter’s main goal is to keep employees (and non-employees) up to date on what the USPS is doing for veterans and to provide veterans with beneficial information and resources, according to the USPS. The first issue […]

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PostalMag Friday, May 26, 2017

Postal News Daily Report Memorial Day Weekend 2017

Photo: Deerfield, Kansas Post Office 67838, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report NALC Rap Session Agenda The full agenda for the 2017 NALC Rap Session to be held in Atlantic City on June 13-15, 2017 is available here. Also available is information on hotel accommodations and […]

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