Package increase leads to more leaks The Postal Service is considering rule changes to better protect mail from leaks and spills stemming from rising package volumes. There were 549 reported incidents involving spills or leaks in the mail from broken containers inside packages during the previous fiscal year, up 28 percent from one year earlier. […]
USPS is offering a new training course to help Postmasters and customer service managers deliver exceptional service during every transaction. The course, Providing Exceptional Customer Care (course number 10026877), is available through the Integrated Human Resources System, a new online learning portal. The course explains how delivering great service can help USPS grow its business […]
5/17/2018 The Postal Service is showing its appreciation for employees who are military veterans by presenting them with military-style challenge coins. Historically, the challenge coin is a symbol of military unit identity and camaraderie. They are awarded to service members for special achievement or mission participation. “Military veterans make up a significant part of our […]
The Postal Service has found a cutting edge method to obtain spare parts for mail processing equipment: 3-D printing. This type of production, also known as “additive manufacturing,” allows users to create solid, three-dimensional objects from special printers. “Parts for some of our equipment are becoming more difficult and costly to acquire using traditional manufacturing […]
3/30/18 – Postal Service employees will soon receive new guidance on avoiding violations of the Hatch Act. The law prohibits postal and other federal employees from engaging in political activity while on duty, while wearing a uniform, while on federal property or while inside a federal vehicle. Beginning the week of April 2, USPS will […]
Golden guys – Virginia duo mark 50 years on job Between the two of them, USPS colleagues Andrew Horne and Robert Capelli have logged more than a century of service. Both men work at the Merrifield, VA, Processing and Distribution Center. Horne, a culling group leader, recently marked the 50th year of his postal career, […]
Samuel J. Mitchell made history last week. Mitchell — the last Postmaster appointed by a president — retired Jan. 31 after 52 years managing the Philo, OH, Post Office. “The Post Office has been a good living and treated me well,” he said. Mitchell became acting Postmaster in 1965 and was appointed Postmaster by President […]
James Balluff was the last of his kind. Balluff retired this month after an almost 53-year career delivering mail — which he spent entirely at the Elmhurst, IL, Post Office. He was the office’s last employee to have the title “special delivery messenger.” The title was given to individuals who were hired for Special Delivery mail, […]
Gary Nodes felt fine when he went to sleep one night in March 2015. But the following day, the Brick, NJ, letter carrier woke up with a backache — and a few hours later, he began to lose feeling in his left leg. By the time he reached the hospital, his life had changed. “I […]
11/27/17 They call her the “iron woman.” Yolanda Habal, a custodian at the Greenville, SC, Main Post Office, has accumulated more than 3,000 hours of sick leave. USPS recently recognized Habal for this achievement. “The attainment of this award puts Yolanda in an elite group,” said Postmaster Stephanie Banks. “Her reliability, dependability and strong work […]