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OPM doesn’t have documented customer experience plans for the Postal Service’s open season, OIG says

The launch will be the first test of the new federal health insurance exchange designed to serve U.S. Postal Service employees, retirees and dependents, first established by the 2022 Postal Service Reform Act.

How Medicare Part D will work in upcoming USPS insurance program

With a few weeks left before Open Season begins, the Office of Personnel Management is putting the final touches on how it’s planning to implement the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) program for the USPS.

Former USPS Supervisor Admits Stealing Cash and Gift Cards from Mail

From December 2021 through July 2022, Watson took envelopes from the mail stream, removed cash and gift cards, resealed the envelopes, and returned them to the mail stream at another location. 

U.S. Postal Service Loses Hundreds Of Local Washington Vote By Mail Ballots

Whitman County Auditor Sandy Jamison reports that about 250 ballots, primarily for voters in Garfield, have gone missing after being processed by the postal service. 

‘Pissed off’: Rank-and-file Letter Carriers insulted by USPS’ pay offer

“Trust me—letter carriers are PISSED OFF right now,” Marc Mancini, a letter carrier and shop steward out of Pittsburgh told People’s World.

USPS mail thefts and robberies – 10/30/24

Postal worker robberies and other mail thefts are becoming a daily event. These are the ones I found today.

NALC releases wage calculator to calculate how much more money carriers will make with new contract

What will the tentative agreement mean for you? Use this calculator to see how much more money you will be making upon implementation of the new pay rates and pay table modifications (within 180 days after ratification) as well as your total wage increase over the life of the agreement.

Morris Township woman convicted of fatally striking mailman with car in Greene County on Oct. 25, 2021

A woman who repeatedly failed to take her prescription drugs that led to her suffering a medical emergency while behind the wheel when she struck and killed a postal worker delivering mail along a Greene County road three years ago was convicted Monday of causing the man’s death.

OPM Releases Final Rule on PSHB

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing this final rule to clarify and establish additional requirements regarding the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, which was established pursuant to the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA).

This letter carrier has walked the same route for 41 years

Before joining USPS, I was a butcher. But I wanted a career with benefits and a union, so I started looking for a civil service job.

USPS to hold two benefits webinars on Open Season

The Postal Service will host two sessions of its “Open Season 101” webinar on Sunday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern each day.

Renfroe discusses new USPS tentative agreement

Brian Renfroe, President of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the union’s tentative agreement with the United States Postal Service.
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