From NAPUS Retail Customer Experience Program (RCE) Changes December 29, 2010 The Postal Service has announced changes to the Retail Customer Experience Program (RCE), previously known as the Mystery Shopper Program, which will begin in January, 2011. Currently, Retail Associates (RAs) use the Perfect Transaction method to ask scripted questions to customers who are mailing […]
DULUTH, Ga. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $80,000 in penalties against the U.S. Postal Service for safety violations found during an inspection at its facility on Boggs Road in Duluth. The Postal Service is being cited with five repeat violations carrying proposed penalties of $75,000. The violations […]
BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for willful and serious violations of safety standards following an inspection at the Central Massachusetts Processing and Distribution Center in Shrewsbury, Mass. The Postal Service faces a total of $238,000 in fines, chiefly for exposing workers to […]
WASHINGTON — From a former U.S. president to legends of Latin music to the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500-mile auto race to the garden of love, the 2011 commemorative stamp program has something for everyone. The U.S. Postal Service today officially unveiled the images of its commemorative stamp program. Among this year’s honorees are […]
$173 Million Net Loss for FY 2011 The US Postal Service yesterday filed with PRC its second month preliminary financial report of the 2011 fiscal year (unaudited) . USPS reported a net loss of $456 million for the month of November. This same period last year saw a $255 million net loss. In October USPS […]
GSA has increased the mileage reimbursement rates for federal employees who use privately owned vehicles while on official travel. The rates for the use of these modes of transportation, effective January 1, 2011, are as follows: Privately Owned Vehicle Reimbursement Rates: 2011 Rates 2010 in brackets – Airplane ……… $1.29 per mile [$1.29, no change] Automobile Rates… $0.51 cents […]
Mail delivery suspended Because of the winter storm’s impact and severe weather conditions, South Jersey/Delaware postal officials announced that postal operations will be impacted in many areas today. Delivery operations are suspended in the following 3-digit Zip Code areas: 082, 083, 084, 085, 087 and 077. Mail delivery will be attempted in the following 3-digit […]
“It may not be the big guy himself, or a sleigh pulled by reindeer, but one Crawford County postal worker gets pretty close. Every Christmas Eve Denise Martin delivers packages wearing a santa suit.” “If you have to work Christmas Eve you might as well have fun with it,” said Martin.” “She’s dressed like St. […]
Here is a video of the article I posted yesterday about “Postal Carrier Runs On the Job”
Mail will be available for pick up at alternate locations Orange County, CA ― The Postal Service may not be able to access several areas in Orange County today to deliver mail due to road closures and flooding. Mail will be available for impacted customers to pick up at alternate locations. The Silverado Post Office […]