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 […]
The U.S. Postal Service is seeking retired USPS employees in transportation, clerk and carrier functional areas to help out in the 2019 holiday season. The “Annuitant CCAs” will hold temporary appointments during the period 11/30/2019 – 12/27/2019, not to exceed 28 days. Below is an example job posting for an Annuitant Holiday City Carrier position […]
Losses from Operations Continue to Grow Washington, DC – Today (April 19, 2019) the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its Financial Analysis report, an examination of the U.S. Postal Service’s (Postal Service) financial results and 10-K Statements for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. The Postal Service reported a net loss from operations of $2.1 billion in […]
The Postal Service’s new holiday television commercial will begin airing Friday, Nov. 9. The commercial (below) shows a letter carrier delivering mail and packages to a home when she spots Santa Claus’s sleigh and reindeer on the snow-covered roof. The carrier then encounters Santa and shows him an envelope that bears one of the new […]
The USPS OIG has released a “white paper” report concerning extremely long wait times for customers calling the 1-800-ASK-USPS call center. News reports and personal experiences detail wait times of as much as one to three hours. In 2017, 19 million callers attempted to speak to a customer service agent. Of those, only 11.5 million […]
The APWU and NALC have released the numbers for recent cost-of-living-adjustments (COLAs), and the numbers are rather substantial at $645! NALC: Fifth COLA set at $645 August 10, 2018 The fifth contract COLA is finalized today at $645 annually with the release of the July 2018 CPI-W. The sixth COLA will be finalized with the […]
The U.S. Postal Service is no longer providing free publicity of new stamps to overseas stamp dealers, reports Bill McAllister. Instead, the USPS is charging for the images through the Postal Service’s contract licensing office. The move has puzzled more than a few in the stamp collecting industry. Stamp collecting is still a popular hobby […]
USPS delivery satisfaction numbers are trending downward according to the USPS OIG Spring 2018 Semiannual Report to Congress released at the end of May 2018. On page 15 of the report, there is a Delivery Satisfaction Report Card that details USPS customer satisfaction with the delivery of mail for the last three fiscal years (15, […]
USPS OIG Audit Report: Sunday Operations – San Francisco District The USPS OIG Reports: The objective of our audit was to assess the efficiency of Sunday operations in the San Francisco District. Consumers like the convenience of online shopping and expect quick delivery of those purchases, regardless of the day of the week. In October […]
The USPS Reports: “WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will deliver more than 15 billion pieces of mail this holiday season. In the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service also expects to deliver 850 million packages, which is more than a 10 percent increase compared to the same period last year. […]
The USPS OIG recently investigated the Bay Valley District concerning city carriers working past 6PM. Here is what the OIG found: Background Strong consumer demand for goods purchased over the Internet has driven growth in the package market despite otherwise declining mail volume. This growing package segment provides the U.S. Postal Service an opportunity to […]
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 […]
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 […]
A couple of years ago Negotiated Service Agreements (NSAs) between the USPS and major mailers were generally public and much discussed within the postal community. Today, there’s little being said, or can be found, on current NSAs. There are several major NSAs of note that are sometimes discussed, including those for Amazon, Valassis and Stamps.com. […]
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS HIGHLIGHTS OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 2016-2019 NATIONAL AGREEMENT Term The 2016 National Agreement will last 40 months, covering the period May 21, 2016, to Sept. 20, 2019. General wage increases and pay upgrade All letter carriers, career and non-career alike, will receive two wage increases and […]
Massive Chrysler Ram Promaster delivery vans are making their way to postal work units to be used for large package deliveries. The USPS ordered 9,113 of the 2016 Ram ProMaster 2500 cargo vans for an undisclosed price. The new vans are significantly larger than current postal delivery vehicles. A placard on the dashboard says the […]
