Mail Handlers, USPS Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
1.23.2020 – NPMHU reports: “The 2019 National Agreement will cover a period of three years, and will expire at midnight on September 20, 2022. All career Mail Handlers will receive four general wage increases during the term: the first, retroactively effective to November 23, 2019, will be 1.1%; the second, effective on November 21, 2020, will be 1.0%; the third, effective on November 20, 2021, will be 1.0%; and the fourth, called a special pay adjustment, also effective on November 20, 2021, will be 0.8%.” – Comments (Count)
CCAs With 30 Months Will Be Converted to Career Status
1.23.2020 – NALC reports: “NALC and USPS have settled a national-level grievance regarding non-compliance with the contractual caps on the employment of City Carrier Assistants (CCAs). This settlement provides that all city carrier assistants in any size office with 30 months of relative standing on February 15, 2020, will be converted to career status within 60 days from the signing of the agreement on January 22, 2020.” – Comments (Count)
USPS Overstated Savings of Workforce Shift While Turnover Increased
1.22.2020 – FedWeek reports: “The Postal Service over-stated savings from shifting to lower-paid and less tenured employees and reducing services, and did not account for some side effects such as increased turnover, the GAO has said. Meanwhile, that report said, clerk and mail handler overtime nearly doubled, and the number of grievances rose by 6 percent per year on average over that period.” – Comments (Count)
USPS Releases Five-Year Business Plan
1.16.2020 – Federal News Network reports: “In an effort to course-correct from more than a decade of net financial losses, the Postal Service on Wednesday released its long-awaited five year-business plan. The sweeping document comes nearly eight months after Postmaster General Megan Brennan told members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee that she and the USPS Board of Governors would release a 10-year business plan to address a $125 billion shortfall the agency expects to face over that period.” GovExec: Changes alone will not save the USPS – Lexington Institute Analysis – Five-Year Strategic Plan (PDF) – Comments (Count)
REPORT: Puerto Rico Postal Employees Working Under Dire Conditions After Earthquake
1.12.2020 – PostalMag.com reports: “PostalMag.com has received a report from a USPS employee in Puerto Rico about damage and unsafe working conditions following the magnitude 6.4 earthquake on January 7th, 2020.” – Comments (Count)
White House Tasks Agencies With Getting Injured Feds Back on the Job Faster
1.11.2020 – GovExec reports: “All agencies, including the U.S. Postal Service, will face a requirement to improve or maintain performance in a series of areas, including total injury and case rates, time lost due to injury and sickness, and filing claims in a timely manner. Agencies will have to increase the rate of employees who return to work within 45 days after traumatic injuries and ensure employees get back on the job more quickly in cases of moderate-to-severe injury or illness.” – Comments (Count)
PMG Brennan to Delay Planned Jan. 31 Retirement From USPS
1.2.2020 – Linn’s reports: “Postmaster General Megan Brennan has agreed to delay her planned Jan. 31 retirement to give the United States Postal Service additional time to seek her replacement. Postal Service spokesman David Partenheimer said in a Jan. 6 press release: “The Postmaster General’s new retirement date has not been determined. An announcement will be made at a later date.” – Could indicate USPS is looking for someone outside the organization – Comments (Count)
1/26/20 |
USPS plans to rebuild tiny Montana post office destroyed by fire – Comments (Count) |
Man receives USPS package five years after ordering item – Comments (Count) |
Congressman Hears North Portland Postal Complaints Related to Consolidated Casing | North Portland residents say mail problems related to USPS experiment – Comments (Count) |
1/25/20 |
Flashback: A postal worker was burned alive to death on January 6th in a fire-prone USPS truck, and very little was said. The fires continue… |
Amazon Helps Keep Local Postal Service Strong – Comments (Count) |
Chicago: Alleged Thieves Use USPS Master Key to Break Into Condo Building – Comments (Count) |
Las Vegas letter carrier checks in on cancer patient – Comments (Count) |
1/06/20 |
USPS OIG: Multiple issues found at two Brooklyn post offices: Blocked fire exits, unsecured cash drawers, container of 2018 marketing mail discovered, undelivered mail, more… – Comments (Count) |
Israel Post sued for prioritizing Amazon packages – Comments (Count) |
Some gratitude for Aspen postal carriers – Comments (Count) |
Last letters: Beloved Auburn mail carrier retires after 46 years – Comments (Count) |
1/05/20 |
Yet another postal vehicle burns, and the continued problem points to a greater issue for the Postal Service (attributable costs and pricing) – Comments (Count)