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"...Over the weekend it became apparent that an issue with the implementation had occurred when PSEs began reporting that the additional $0.50 was not included in their pay. Today, June 21, 2022, the Postal Service acknowledged the $0.50 was not included. The Postal Service acknowledged that they made an error, but management has not identified what caused the error or when it will be added to the hourly pay of the PSEs...."
"On June 24, 2022, in Fairfax, VA, the U.S. Department of the Interior will issue the $25 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamp for the 2022–2023 waterfowl hunting season. The pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) stamp will go on sale nationwide June 24, 2022, and is valid through June 30, 2023. Availability to Post Offices: Item 336700, 2022–2023 $25.00 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, PSA Pane of One
Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) will not make an automatic..." This Article is From: U.S. Postal Service via Postal Employee News
"...Once the mail has been received at the Digital Mail Center, it will be digitally scanned and made available on the offender’s media player. Offenders who have not been issued a media player will have their digital mail printed and delivered to them.
Any personal mail received after July 1, 2022, will be returned to the sender. Personal mail received between June 15, 2022, and July 1, 2022, will be forwarded to the Digital Mail Center for processing.
All mail must be properly addressed with information to clearly identify the offender in custody. Mail will be returned to the sender or delayed if ...Offenders’ families and friends can send electronic mail, greeting cards, pictures and 30-second videos through a Securus JPay account. More information about creating an account can be found at https://securustech.net"
"...Leading her to search on Facebook looking for baby formula. Synnott said she came across an account that was willing to help.
"She messaged me and she said I will send it out to you the next day. My husband works for United States Postal Service if you can Venmo me the money. I paid her the whole $85 she said cool, I will send it out the next day and I told her to let me know what the tracking number is," said Synnott.
The formula never arrived..."
"What is the official number for leave call in for the postal service?...Requesting postal unscheduled leave with the postal call in number is by use of the usps Interactive Voice Response system (IVR) at 877-477-..."
"... delivery performance scores across all mail categories, including periodicals, continues to see significant gains over the fiscal second quarter. The average time for delivery of a mailpiece was 2.4 days for the month of April...."
Huntsville, Alabama - A FedEx employee is caught on a Ring video setting a safe and quality example of how to deliver mail packages.
A Madison County resident says his Ring surveillance camera captured a FedEx employee sprinting to his porch to deliver a package. "Not only did the FedEx driver deliver the package quickly, but the courier carefully placed the package on the porch. The person was so quick they would not have even known there was a camera filming the delivery. The courier returned to the vehicle as quickly as they had approached the house and then carefully drove off to the next delivery. I was very impressed with the work ethic of this individual. Great job!"
"...The Postal Inspection Service “disagrees with the overarching conclusion” of the inspector general report that found the unit exceeded its authority and conducted improper intelligence searches, the statement said. “The activities conducted by the Postal Inspection Service were within its legal authority as set forth by federal statutes and case law,” it said.
A connection to postal law enforcement was not always made clear when the program used an unidentified intelligence tool to monitor social media and message platforms for keywords like “protest,” “attack,” and “destroy,” the watchdog found. Its report also said requests for assistance from a postal inspector, including 14 requests to use facial recognition technology, sometimes contained little or no explanation..."
"...A viral tweet claims you can’t exceed the 70-pound weight limit of a small flat-rate box. Here’s what the math says. A Washington, D.C.-based policy attorney said in a viral tweet last week that it was “physically impossible,” so we decided to put his theory to the test. ..."
"Even before the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 45 had already been honored on a handful of stamps, including a few that commemorate him as president of the United States.
For example, a souvenir sheet from St. Thomas and Prince Islands offer congratulations on his election, and a souvenir sheet from Liberia continues a series honoring all U.S. presidents..." This Article is From: www.linns.com
"The Postal Service Reform Act signed by President Biden on April 6 makes it harder to improve historically slow mail service and it passed over needed systemic overhauls.
At its core, PSRA is a bailout. It wipes away $57 billion in defaulted debt that the Postal Service has failed to pay for its Retiree Health Benefits Fund since 2011.
It will also institutionalize slow mail delivery. ..."
"...The transition could affect participants who planned to request a transaction soon, because periodic downtime will be required to accommodate the transition process.
During the transition period, participants’ savings will remain invested in the TSP funds they’ve elected. However..."
"...The Postal Service reform legislation that President Biden signed into law on April 6 will involve changes to employees’ health and retirement benefits.
USPS understands that employees have many questions, so here are a few things to know..."
"...The man accused of a string of attacks and threats against USPS mail carriers in Santa Monica, California, was recently arrested on unrelated charges, according to a report, but neighbors are not convinced the individual who’s allegedly been menacing the neighborhood for months will be kept behind bars..."
"...stunning plot was detected by chance when someone assaulted a mail carrier and building residents told a US postal inspector they should consult with Taherzadeh and Ali. The postal inspector grew suspicious and informed the DHS Inspector General’s Office, which in turn alerted the FBI..."
"... it provides Medicare integration for future postal retirees and their annuitants. Most postal retirees already participate in Medicare, and postal employees have contributed $34 billion to the program since 1983..."
"...The Postal Service Reform Act repeals the burdensome 2006 mandate for the USPS to prefund its retiree healthcare benefits and aligns retiree healthcare with the best practices in the private sector that lower premiums for NPMHU members and our fellow postal employees as well as safeguarding benefits. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the legislation will save the federal government over $1.5 billion over the next ten years...." This Article is From: NPMHU 317
"...Johnson said he wonders if the United Auto Workers (UAW) and President Joe Biden are trying to kill the postal service contract with the company, "Because they don't believe they can unionize a plant in South Carolina. ..."