"...The second payment of the Part-time Regular (PTR) settlement is now being processed.
APWU set aside $750,000 to cover anyone missed during the first payments. The second and final payments have now started processing. ..."
"...If your mailpiece has not arrived within 7 days from its date of mailing, you can: Go to Find Missing Mail on USPS.com for additional information/ guidance on next steps. Submit a Missing Mail search request at MissingMail.USPS.com. ..."
"...The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) adopted a rule change in 2015, along with many other components of this rule change, was the requirement that the Medical Examiner who performs a Commercial Driver Certification physical will electronically notify the commercial operator's state driver license agency. This part of the rule change had been postponed multiple times. This additional part of the rule change will go into effect on June 23, 2025. When a commercial driver has been given a physical, those results will be transmitted to the FMCSA within 24 hours and sent by the FMCSA to the State Driver’s License Agency (SDLA). There will no longer be a need to provide the medical examiner certificates to the state driver's license agency. When getting a CDL physical, the driver should ask for a copy to carry with them for the first few weeks. *USPS has not notified the union or our members of these mandatory changes. ..."
"Police said Calvin...is accused of stealing cash and gift cards from sealed envelopes. ..."
"...The Postal Service is reminding employees of the ethics issues related to contracts.
USPS may enter into a contract with a current employee in three instances:
• To lease an employee’s vehicle in connection with their employment;..."
"...Two former U.S. Postal Service employees who worked at the USPS Philadelphia Processing and Distribution Center were charged with stealing more than $80 million in U.S. Treasury checks, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
According to an indictment, Tauheed Tucker, 23, and Saahir Irby, 27, stole thousands of envelopes containing U.S. Treasury checks while working as USPS mail processing clerks.
Two other men, Cory Scott, 25, of Ardmore and Alexander Telewoda, 25, of Clifton Heights were also charged with conspiracy to steal government funds, theft of government funds and mail theft. ..."
"...According to a notice published in the May 29 Postal Bulletin, the affected stamp issues are 2022 Mighty Mississippi (pane of 10, Scott 5698), 2022 James Webb Space Telescope (5720), 2023 Roy Lichtenstein (5792-5796), 2023 Chief Standing Bear (5798)..."
"...The upcoming June 14 Flag Day is a good time for Postal Service facility managers to check the condition of U.S. flags and the poles that they fly from.
The USPS Administrative Support Manual has additional guidelines on U.S. flag display and ordering replacement flags. ..."
"...Last week USPS released its 2024 statistics for dog attacks on Postal employees by states and cities, and California again ranked #1 in both categories. In total, more than 6,000 such incidents occurred, which means this is the number of employees who were disabled from work for at least one day, and usually far more..."
"The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement, announced APWU President and Lead Negotiator Mark Dimondstein. The proposed union contract is three years in duration: September 21, 2024, through September 20, 2027. ...General Annual Wage Increases and Cost-of-Living-Adjustments (COLA)
1.3% November 16, 2024 (will be paid retroactively)
1.4% November 15, 2025
1.5% November 14, 2026
As PSEs receive no COLA, there will be an additional 1% increase each year (2.3%, 2.4%, and 2.5%) with an extra 50 cents/hour after 26 weeks.
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"...The US Postal Inspection Service told KBTX it is aware of the recovery of mail from the home of Stephanie Maddux. ..."