"As set forth in the attached letter, the Postal Service has determined that all jurisdictional assignments on the HOPS will be awarded to the Mail Handler craft except for..."
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Saturday, August 19, 2023
USPS Issues Craft Determination, High Output Parcel Sorter (HOPS)
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Friday, August 18, 2023
Growing mail theft 'epidemic' plaguing New York City
"Mail theft victim Joe Croce says it was infuriating watching the same thieves open up his neighborhood postal relay box and make off with huge bags of mail, including credit cards, bank statements and government checks. "Broad daylight every time," Croce said. "I couldn't believe it at first and then you start to believe it after the 10th time that, you know, it just keeps happening."..."
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APWU | National Award Issued in Favor of APWU Motor Vehicle Services Craft
Soon after the 2010 contract was signed, the Union and the Postal Service disagreed over what the 600 PVS routes meant. The Postal Service took the position that the contract required it to provide 600 duty assignments made from work contracted out to HCR operators. The APWU disagreed, believing that the bargain was for the Postal Service to insource 600 HCR routes or contracts which was likely to generate at least but probably more than 600 PVS jobs. The APWU initiated a dispute which was arbitrated last year over three days of hearing before Arbitrator Brent. In his Award, Arbitrator Brent ruled in favor of the APWU, finding that the Union advanced the “more persuasive interpretation” of the term “PVS routes. Read the full award online here.
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Thursday, August 17, 2023
Are you calling in for unscheduled leave properly? It is important for your job protection
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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Mail collection boxes at Rancho Bernardo’s U.S. postal annex ‘compromised’ with sticky substance
"U.S. Postal Inspector Patricia Mendoza said on Tuesday that an investigation is underway on the sticky substance that had been applied to the inside of the mail collection boxes. When mail cannot fully drop inside the box it could potentially be pulled back out by those wanting to steal mail, authorities have said. ..."
This Article is From: www.sandiegouniontribune.com
Monday, August 14, 2023
Mapping RPDC Regions
"in its Second Year Progress Report on the Delivering for America plan, the Postal Service explains that it’s “modernizing” the national network, “region by region.” That’s not a general remark about proceeding gradually, first one part of the country, then another, rather than doing the whole network all at once. It’s a specific reference to the new regional configuration of the processing-and-distribution network. In the new network, the country is divided into..."
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Postal Mail Handler Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) set at $978
Mail Handler Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) set at $978
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Effective August 26, 2023 (Pay Period 19-2023), all career Mail Handler craft employees are scheduled to receive a cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment as outlined in Article 9.3 of the 2022 National Agreement. This is the second of six possible COLA increases under the terms of the current agreement. This COLA increase is based on the upward change in the relevant Consumer Price Index (CPI) following release of the July 2023 Index, using the July 2022 CPI index as a base. The resulting calculation provides an annual increase of $978 for all Steps in Table 1 and for Step P of Table 2. The remaining Steps in Table 2 will receive the proportional COLA increase percentages as outlined in Article 9.3 of the National Agreement.
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Postal worker accused of striking three customers at USPS in Orange County still on the job
"The whole thing was caught on camera, but that employee is still on the job. He works the front desk at a post office in Orange County. The postal worker, Pedro Camacho, has already appeared in court. So how is he still allowed to interact with customers at USPS?..."
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Friday, August 11, 2023
Robot Postal Service Launches in Texas | Autonomous Robot Carriers (ARCs)
"...PostNet is launching a robot delivery service in Northlake, Texas, alongside autonomous delivery provider Clevon. ... Clevon will provide its Autonomous Robot Carriers (ARCs) to deliver parcels to PostNet customers in Northlake, following successful tests of the service over a few weeks. ..."
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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
What is the average pension of a retired postal worker?
"The amount of money a postal worker makes in retirement depends on their age and how long they worked as a postal worker or government employee. A postal worker who retired in 2023 with 25 years of service would make a monthly basic annuity between $1,447-$1,478. ..."
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Monday, August 7, 2023
USPS Network Plan Includes Insourcing of Linehaul Work
"A U.S. Postal Service plan to insource all line hauling of mail and parcels between hubs and local delivery units, which had been handled by contractors, will be completely phased in by 2025, according to a source with knowledge of meetings with USPS officials. As part of the 10-year Delivering for America network overhaul plan..."
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Sunday, August 6, 2023
'Veterans Benefits for You,' A Must-Read for Vets & Their Families
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Saturday, August 5, 2023
Former U.S. Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Using Her Position to Obtain the Personal Information of Victims as Part of a Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud
"...Maryland – Breanna Lee Cartledge, age 28, of Clinton, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud financial institutions by creating fake checks using information Cartledge intercepted as a Clerk with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The guilty plea was announced by Erek L. Barron, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland and Acting Special Agent in Charge Peter Brown of the U.S. Postal Service – Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG). According to her guilty plea, Cartledge utilized her position as a USPS employee to wrongfully access USPS money orders and individual mail...Cartledge admitted that she abused her position as a USPS Clerk to facilitate the commission or concealment of the offense. "
This Article is From: www.justice.gov
Body Parts Stolen From Harvard Morgue, Shipped Via USPS, Indictment Says
"...Cedric Lodge, manager of the school’s morgue, allegedly took body parts home as well as allowed others into the morgue before working to sell parts of the cadavers online and in person through Maclean's store, Kat's Creepy Creations in Salem, Massachusetts. ...The Harvard thefts are connected by a mutual buyer to another similar scheme perpetrated by Candace Chapman Scott, who is also alleged to have stolen and sold remains from a Little Rock, Arkansas, mortuary and crematorium before she was indicted in the Eastern District of Arkansas."
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Gender Politics Now Impacting the U.S. Postal Service?
"The Postal Inspection Service has signed on to the 30×30 Initiative, a nationwide effort to advance gender equity in law enforcement. The initiative aims to increase the number of women in police recruitment..."
This Article is From: USPS News Link
Friday, August 4, 2023
Here’s how USPS will move mail, packages
"...As part of the Delivering for America plan, USPS has committed to invest $40 billion to refurbish facilities and design a new operational model. “The network we are now building will rival that of our most sophisticated competitors,” Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says in the publication. The new network is a system of connected nodes that will manage the flow of mail and packages. Sixty regional processing and distribution centers (RPDCs) will eventually be created as the primary nodes across the nation. The first RPDCs have been built near Atlanta; Charlotte, NC; and Indianapolis. Retrofitting or groundbreaking has started at more sites. ..."
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Thursday, July 20, 2023
USPS issues updates for User Guide and FAQs to Enroll and Sign in to LiteBlue with Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
USPS issues updates for User Guide and FAQs to Enroll and Sign in to LiteBlue with Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
Please disseminate this information as you deem appropriate. Should you have any questions contact the Contract Administration Department.
MFA-FAQs (PDF)
MFA USER GUIDE (PDF)
Reference: www.npmhu.org via NPMHU Local 317
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Dear Brothers and Sisters:
Please find enclosed a copy of the above-reference USPS issues updates for User Guide and FAQs to Enroll and Sign in to LiteBlue with Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
According to the Postal Service, maintaining the privacy of the employees' personal data is a shared priority of the Postal Service. Your private information stored online is a target for criminals who seek to compromise this data for their financial gain. As an additional safety measure, the Postal Service has deployed multifactor authentication (MFA) on LiteBlue.
This means that, in addition to providing your Employee Identification Number (EIN) and Password, you will be required to provide a second security factor (MFA), such as Push Notification approval from Okta Verify, Google Authenticator, One-Time Passcode (OTP) SMS Text, One-Time Passcode (OTP) Phone call or E-mail verification (default).
After January 15, 2023, employees are required to set up MFA to access LiteBlue.
After March 20, 2023, employees must have MFA enabled to access LiteBlue and their Self Service Profile (SSP).
- Employees who have already set up MFA can sign in to both LiteBlue and SSP. No additional action required.
- Employees who have not set up MFA will receive a letter by U.S. Mail. Follow the instructions to enable MFA.
- New employees should follow the instructions in their USPS welcome letter or email to set up MFA.
Please disseminate this information as you deem appropriate. Should you have any questions contact the Contract Administration Department.
MFA-FAQs (PDF)
MFA USER GUIDE (PDF)
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Site managers must update driver profiles
"The Postal Service is requiring managers at sites that use Voyager credit cards to update the profiles of their drivers in the Fleet Commander Online (FCO) system. Incomplete FCO driver profiles will be deactivated, and the drivers’ fuel card PINs will no longer work after Aug. 3. ..."
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Sunday, July 16, 2023
UPS to train scabs to replace unionized workers in upcoming strike. Will the union wait while UPS stacks the deck?
"...after contract talks between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of its workers broke down, UPS said it will begin training nonunion employees in the U.S. to step in should there be a strike, which the union has vowed to do if no agreement is reached by the end of this month. ...the Teamsters said Friday. “UPS should stop wasting time and money on >b?training strikebreakers and get back to the negotiating table with a real economic offer.”..."
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Labor Contract News: USPS, NALC mediation period ending
"...The mediation period for collective bargaining between the Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will end on July 19. ...NALC represents more than 200,000 employees nationwide."
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