USPS President Under Fire For Directing Postal Contracts To Former Associates Resigns

Postmaster General Announces Leadership Change Bernstock to Leave U.S. Postal Service in June WASHINGTON — Postmaster General John Potter today accepted the resignation of Robert F. Bernstock as president of Mailing and Shipping Services, effective June 4. Bernstock will pursue opportunities in the private sector. Bernstock joined the Postal Service as president of the newly […]

Senator, Congressman Introduce Bills To Address Postal Managers Unreasonable Workload

From the Postmasters.org website: “Senator Akaka (D HI) and Congressman Gerald Connolly (D VA) have both introduced a bill that would add language to title 39 that puts into law that postmasters and other supervisory personnel shall have a reasonable and sustainable workload and schedule. These bills both address the unreasonable overload that the Postal […]

USPS Attendance Control Crackdown 2010

District Managers SUBJECT: Attendance Control Programs The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently conducted an audit of the Postal Service’s attendance control policies and procedures. The report concluded that supervisors have failed to comply with Postal SeiVice policies and procedures regarding unscheduled absences and recommended the following three actions: provide refresher training to supervisors, establish […]

USPS Executive Moonlights For Cash From Corporations

USPS Executives Pay For Performance “The financially troubled U.S. Postal Service pays Robert F. Bernstock a $232,500 salary to oversee its shipping and mailing division, but a little-known hiring provision allows the executive to earn even more money from outside corporate sources. Mr. Bernstock took home more than $270,000 in cash and other compensation combined […]

PMG Potter Names Cochrane and Betman to VP Positions

USPS Newslink Postmaster General Jack Potter today announced the appointment of Jim Cochrane as Vice President of Ground Shipping and Mitzi Betman as Vice President of Corporate Communications. Both have been acting in their respective positions for several months, and each has done an outstanding job during that time,” Potter said. As Vice President of […]