U.S. Postal Service OIG Shutdown Plan
The OIG’s annual appropriation is no-year funding. Therefore, if previously appropriated no-year funds are available, the OIG will continue operations during a lapse until such funds are depleted.
Month: August 2023
NALC – Update to Article 10 charges proffered against President Brian L. Renfroe
This is an update to the July 14 notification of charges received by the NALC Executive Council proffered against President Brian L. Renfroe by another member of the Council.
Postal Worker Struck, Killed By Train
The Webster Groves Police Department continues to investigate the death of a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier whose body was discovered on Wednesday, Aug. 23, by a Union Pacific Railroad employee.
OPM Issues Final Regulations to Prohibit Federal Agencies from Requesting Criminal History During Hiring
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced today the final regulations to implement the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (Fair Chance Act)
Average Time to Deliver Across Postal Network Remains at 2.5 Days
The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the eighth week of the fourth quarter for fiscal year 2023. The average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the nation continued to be 2.5 days.
NAPS Newsbreak: District Court Rules that NAPS is Entitled to Discovery in Pay Lawsuit
NAPS recently won another victory in its pay lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service when the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that NAPS is entitled to some discovery in its challenge of USPS pay actions.
USPS Resumes Delivery and Retail Operations In the Aftermath of Hurricane Idalia
The U.S. Postal Service has resumed delivery and retail operations in all but one office in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia this week.
Arbitrator cancels excessing of clerks at spoke offices of Utica S&DC
The APWU has won a grievance concerning the implementation of the Sorting & Delivery Center in Utica, New York.
Houston rural letter carriers frustrated after learning paychecks will be delayed
Rural letter carriers in Houston are frustrated after learning many of them will not be receiving their full paychecks this Friday.
Podcast – The Postal Service’s experiment with automated vehicles sort of fizzled
A few years back, the Postal Service purchased 350 automated-guided vehicles to move pallets in its processing center. But according to the USPS Office of Inspector General, the experiment didn’t quite work out.