Postal Employees can now receive membership discount at 24 Hour Fitness Gym

10/13/2017 Gym discounts. Postal Service employees can now receive discounted memberships to 24 Hour Fitness, a gym chain with more than 400 locations across the nation. The discounts are available to employees who enroll at 24hourfitness.com/corporate. You’ll need to enter the USPS corporate ID discount code, which is 106926CORP. Employees who enroll will also receive […]

USPS: 2015 Christmas pay procedures for Rural Carriers

The 2015 Christmas period for rural carriers begins Saturday, December 5, 2015 (Week 2, Pay Period (PP) 26-2015), and ends Friday, December 25, 2015, end of Pay Period 27-2015. During this period, certain timekeeping and pay rules apply. Timekeepers, including Postmasters, supervisors, and other employees responsible for rural carrier time and attendance recording, should become […]

Tractor Trailer hauling mail overturns on Indiana highway

  August 1, 2015 VANDERBURGH CO., IN (WFIE) –State Road 57 has reopened, north of Baseline Road, after a semi hauling mail overturned. It happened around 10 a.m. Saturday. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office said the driver was being treated for minor injuries. The highway was closed for several hours while crews unloaded the cargo […]

USPS: Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) Schedule for Rural Carrier Routes

Postal Bulletin: Equipment Maintenance Allowance (EMA) Schedule for Rural Routes Rural Carriers In accordance with the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.3, of the Rural Carrier National Agreement, effective April 18, 2015 (pay period 10-15), the equipment mainte­nance allowance (EMA) will decrease to 64.5 cents per mile. The EMA is 64.5 cents per mile, or […]

USPS updates guide on handling customer concerns and use of ‘We Want to Know’ card

Management Instruction PO-160-2014-1 and Use of Updated Notice 4314-C November 26, 2014 – Effective November 27, 2014, Consumer and Industry Affairs is issuing Management Instruction PO-160-2014-1, Complaint Resolution and Proper Use of Notice 4314-C. These changes ensure alignment with current complaint handling business requirements and support the PMG’s core strategy to improve customer experience — […]