The type of employees who perform work in some Remotely Managed Post Offices (RMPOs) where hours have been adjusted through the Post Plan will change. Post Offices that are open six hours a day will be staffed by career employees who will work six-hour schedules. The employees will replace part-time non-career employees who currently work […]
Greenville, SC, Letter Carrier Chris Brown, who recently saved toddler Eli Cooper by performing the Heimlich maneuver on him, will be a guest on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Sept. 18. Producers of the show heard about Brown’s heroic act and invited him and the Cooper family to appear and tell their story. Eli recently celebrated […]
The Postal Service is test marketing Spanish-language greeting cards in 187 Post Offices, including 20 USPS Premier Offices in Puerto Rico. The cards are part of the Sinceramente line, which produces cards in English and Spanish. During the testing phase, Post Offices in the United States will receive Sinceramente cards for all occasions in both […]
Help wanted The Postal Service is recruiting more people to serve in city carrier assistant (CCA) positions, non-career jobs that offer a stepping stone toward permanent employment with USPS. CCAs fill in for regular carriers on their routes and perform other mail delivery and collection tasks. Since the position was created in 2013, more than […]
Thursday is Patriot Day, when Americans pause to remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. All postal facilities must fly the American flag at half-staff Thursday. Patriot Day, also known as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, will also include a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. EDT, the time the […]
The Postal Service will introduce additional shipping and Extra Services options for customers when new Priority Mail rates take effect Sept. 7. These include an option for businesses to print and send customers return shipping labels. The Call Tag Return Service generates and delivers a return shipping label and instructions to the customer on behalf […]
USPS is still tweaking its travel credit card policy and monitoring…. Let’s recap: In late 2013, the Chairman of the House Committee (hmmm..I wonder who can this be) requested a review from USPS OIG on a whistleblower complaint surrounding travel card misuse. A few months later the conservative paper Washington Times published a story based […]
Price check Priority Mail price reductions will take effect Sept. 7. USPS will reduce Priority Mail rates for high-volume mailers, as well as small businesses and others who ship online, effective Sept. 7. The changes, which USPS announced in July, are part of an ongoing push to attract customers and boost the Postal Service’s package […]
Neither rain nor snow nor 6.0 Floors buckled and ceilings tumbled on Aug. 24 when an earthquake measuring 6.0 shook Napa, CA. Bay-Valley District employees rallied early the next morning and throughout the week to provide excellent customer service. Napa and Vallejo employees pulled together despite changes in routine, with no break in mail service […]
Offers overnight domestic shipping Shipping is easier for postal customers, thanks to the new Express Mail Padded Flat Rate Envelope. The envelope measures 9.5 x 12.5 inches and can be ordered without charge, starting Aug. 2, exclusively at usps.com. The shipping fee is $17.75 for commercial and online customers. “The Express Mail Padded Flat Rate […]