From FedBizOpps: This Request for Proposal outlines the functional and performance requirements for TCP/IP-based video surveillance systems to be installed in a number of United States Postal Service facilities nation-wide. These systems will be managed by the Joint Criminal Investigative System Program Group (CISP) comprised of representatives of the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) […]
Postal carrier observed working at another business on several occasions. U.S Attorney District of New Hampshire Press Release October 25, 2007 Arthur Martel, 55, of Hudson, NH, pleaded guilty to a four count Information before Judge Paul Barbadoro in U.S. District Court in Concord, New Hampshire. The Information charges Martel with two counts of Mail Fraud […]
A few excerpts from the recent federal case (note: the case was initially filed in 2003) In a suit brought by current and former postal inspectors against the Postal Service alleging that they are entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), summary judgment for the Postal Service is reversed in part […]
The following are excerpts from an August 23, 2007 arbitration award [via 21cpw.com] that documents abuse of a clerk by postal inspectors in Clifton, AZ. The Union grieved under Article 2 and 17 of the National Agreement and got $50,000.00 in damages. APWU was represented by Steve Zamanakos, National Business Agent, Denver Region. Award: The grievance is properly […]
From USPS: A clerk recently pleaded guilty in federal court after he was arrested for stealing DVD movies at the Houston P&DC. Inspectors observed the clerk, a 32-year employee, placing DVD movies into a plastic grocery bag. They took him into custody and recovered the grocery bag — containing 122 DVD movies still inside their […]
From USPS Postal Inspectors are warning employees about a so-called “Employee Benefit Questionnaire” that a company operating under several names is distributing nationwide. The scam questionnaire claims to help federal employees with “little knowledge of their benefits” by calculating retirement payments or obtaining passwords for their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and PostalEASE accounts. Employees should […]