Tentative Contract Agreement Reached Between USPS and NALC

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS HIGHLIGHTS OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 2016-2019 NATIONAL AGREEMENT Term The 2016 National Agreement will last 40 months, covering the period...

Postal Service Making Efforts to Hire More Military Veterans

It's something we've frequently suggested over the years here at PostalMag.com, that the U.S. Postal Service should do more to hire more military veterans....

What’s Going on With USPS Negotiated Service Agreements?

A couple of years ago Negotiated Service Agreements (NSAs) between the USPS and major mailers were generally public and much discussed within the postal...

USPS Delivery Satisfaction Numbers Trending Downward

USPS delivery satisfaction numbers are trending downward according to the USPS OIG Spring 2018 Semiannual Report to Congress released at the end of May...

USPS Call Center Debacle

The USPS OIG has released a "white paper" report concerning extremely long wait times for customers calling the 1-800-ASK-USPS call center. News reports and...

USPS Hiring Retirees for 2019 Holiday Rush

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking retired USPS employees in transportation, clerk and carrier functional areas to help out in the 2019 holiday season....

USPS OIG Report on City Carriers Returning After 6PM

The USPS OIG recently investigated the Bay Valley District concerning city carriers working past 6PM. Here is what the OIG found: Background Strong consumer demand for...

USPS Stops Giving Publicity to Overseas Stamp Dealers

The U.S. Postal Service is no longer providing free publicity of new stamps to overseas stamp dealers, reports Bill McAllister. Instead, the USPS is...

Sunday Delivery Operations in the San Francisco District

USPS OIG Audit Report: Sunday Operations - San Francisco District The USPS OIG Reports: The objective of our audit was to assess the efficiency of Sunday...

PRC Releases Report on Postal Service Financial Condition

Losses from Operations Continue to Grow Washington, DC – Today (April 19, 2019) the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its Financial Analysis report, an examination...