USPS: Letter Carrier Positions Are Available
Letter carrier positions available
Employees can apply through eReassign.
The Postal Service has a limited number of city letter carrier positions available, and current employees are encouraged to apply.
What are the advantages of becoming a city letter carrier?
- Base salary ranges from $44,292 to $57,704 per year
- Daytime work hours
- Interaction with customers
- Outdoor work
- Typically off on Sundays and holidays
- Uniform allowance
Why become a city letter carrier now?
- Taking advantage of this option will provide the greatest selection of jobs and job locations, and increases the chances of finding a job near the applicant’s home.
- Letter carrier seniority begins as soon as the applicant starts.
For more information, employees should contact their local Human Resources office or visit eReassign on LiteBlue to review job listings and locations.
Can Letter Carriers deliver mail in the dark?
Filed under: letter carriers, mail delivery, NALC, postal, postal news
From NALC Branch #1100 in California
Well winter is here and it is getting dark early. Which means you could be expected to work in the dark. This causes issues every year. The rule to keep in mind is that if it is safe you are to deliver the mail. So what is safe? Safe depends on you and your route.
Arbitrator’s have ruled that darkness in and of itself is not unsafe. Darkness can contribute to an unsafe situation. For example you are on a walking route, it is not well lighted, you trip over a crack in the side walk and a few feet later you stumble over something else. You may want to declare that swing as unsafe and move to the next swing. As you deliver on the next swing the same rule applies. If it is well lighted then deliver the mail. If you stumble due to poor lighting then stop. Move to the next swing.
There are several things you can do to keep safe while delivering when it is dark. If you are on a walking route and it is not well lighted then you don’t cut lawns. You want to walk where it is safest. This is normally the driveway and sidewalk. If the area is not well lighted then you probably can not finger the mail while walking since you may not be able to see the addresses well enough. Additionally if it is not well lighted you cannot see where you are walking with your peripheral vision so you actually need to watch where you walk.
With FSS everyone is delivering in the dark and too many hours. Everyone needs to case in the dog warning cards. It becomes more difficult to tell where the barking dog is when it is dark. If you choose to bring back the mail let your manager know. At some point it is unsafe to be out late, it may be unsafe to be on someone’s porch at 8 or 9 pm. Remember with the exception of the month of December, Letter Carriers cannot be required to work in excess of 12 hours per day. Regardless of the month, Letter Carriers cannot be required to work in excess of 60 hours per week. You are the only one that can keep yourself safe. This article is not to supersede any past practices in your city nor any local agreements. Several of our cities have agreements regarding delivery cutoffs.
See full article from NALC Branch #1100 -California
Former Letter Carriers Union Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $20,000
Filed under: letter carriers, NALC, postal news, press releases
WICHITA, KAN. – A former secretary/treasurer of the Letter Carriers Branch 1412 in Garden City pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $20,000 from the union.
Lanny F. Pauley, 67, Garden City, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement by a labor organization officer. In his plea he admitted that from 2002 to 2007 he embezzled $20,325 from the union by writing checks to himself or misusing the union credit card.
Sentencing is set for Nov. 28. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
Grissom commended the Department of Labor and Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch for their work on the case.
source: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District Of Kansas
USPS Detailing Postal Clerks to Letter Carrier Craft
Filed under: APWU, letter carriers, postal, postal clerks, postal news, usps
USPS Is Taking No Prisoners in Effort to Save Service?
Sam Wood, APWU President, Southwest Florida Area Local via 21st Century Postal Worker:
During a meeting this evening with Clerks at the Fort Myers P&DC (concerning detailing Clerks to the Carrier Craft) which ended at about 6:40pm eastern time, USPS Labor Representative Joe Homolash from the Suncoast District informed employees that tomorrow the USPS Postmaster General will be announcing major changes (review of approximately 3,700 Post Offices, stations and branches).
In this meeting, it was made fully clear that the USPS will not be standing still and will begin “TAKING DRASTIC MEASURES” to save the Postal Service. In no way was he specific but it was made clear that the changes will go beyond the 3,700 Post Offices in other ways.
Reading into more of what Homolash stated in this meeting such as many more changes will be coming and they will be fast tracked, It is my opinion that management has no intention to follow any Postal Union’s Collective Bargaining Agreement and will do whatever they want. As Homolash also stated, “They will deal with the ramifications later.” It is also my belief that Plants could eventually be affected by potential closings or tour changes.
CLERKS BEING MOVED TO THE CARRIER CRAFT
Management stated that the details to the Carrier Craft would be on “30″ day details. After pressing management on the issue, management stated that if they needed to detail these employees for a longer period then 30 days, they wouldn’t have an option to come back. Management stated that the Suncoast District would not train more clerks to do this work, so they would force the employees to stay in the Carrier Craft. The Detailed Clerks would also be subject to discipline (including termination) if any Carrier Violations occurs. Essentially, these Clerk volunteers could in fact be stuck in the Carrier Craft and be constantly moved from station to station and be subjected to hours and days off changes.
Mandatory Stand-Up Talk – July 25, 2011 [pdf]
Ft. Myers P&DC DIRECT LINE – July 25, 2011 [pdf]
Florida letter carrier regrets taking one day of sick leave in 43 years with USPS
Filed under: letter carriers, postal, postal news, usps, USPS News Link
Miami, FL, Letter Carrier Samuel Dukes has one regret in his 43 years of service — he once had to use a day of his sick leave.
“I dislocated my knee, but I was able to come to work the next day,” Dukes said. “I came to the Post Office looking for a job and now I do what I need to do — come to work every day.”
Such dedication has helped Dukes — who works at the Quail Heights Post Office — accrue more than 4,000 leave hours. He’s reluctant to use them since he views sick leave as a benefit similar to an insurance policy.
“You might need that policy some day, and if you do, you won’t have to worry about getting a paycheck,” he said.
source: USPS News Link
Video: Pennsylvania Letter Carrier tackles accused burglar in Wilkes-Barre
A Scranton, PA letter carrier tackled an accused burglar on East South Street in Wilkes-Barre, PA – WNEP-TV
NALC: Letter Carriers annual food drive was a success for the hungry
Filed under: letter carriers, NALC, postal, postal news, press releases, usps
With Hunger Rising, and School Food Programs Ending, Effort Will Help Feed Needy Families in All 50 States
June 4 – In another successful nationwide food drive, the National Association of Letter Carriers collected 70.2 million pounds of food on May 14, at a time when hunger is a growing problem.
The NALC’s annual one-day drive, largest in the nation, is held on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. This was the 19th annual NALC Food Drive to stamp out hunger.
“Six days a week, letter carriers see first-hand the needs in the communities they work in, and we’re privileged to be able to help the needy and to lead an effort that brings out the best in so many Americans,” NALC President Fredric Rolando said. Non-perishable donations residents left near their mail boxes were collected by the nation’s 230,000 letter carriers as they delivered mail.
This was the eighth consecutive drive surpassing 70 million pounds. Last year’s record collection of 77.1 million pounds pushed the total past the one-billion-pound mark, and the total since the drive began in 1993 now stands at 1,130,000,000 pounds. The slight downturn this year is related to the tough economy – which makes the drive all the more important.
About 50 million Americans – including 17 million children – now live in families that lack sufficient food. With most school lunch programs suspended during summer months, millions of children must find alternate sources of nutrition.
“This drive allows letter carriers to help revitalize food banks during difficult summer months when children have no school breakfast or lunch programs to count on,” NALC’s Community Service Coordinator Linda Giordano said.
The top five local NALC branch collections:
- Branch 1477 West Coast Florida Merged (1,770,814 pounds)
- Branch 599 Tampa, FL. (1,729,382)
- Branch 458 Oklahoma City, OK (1,485,118)
- Branch 3 Buffalo, NY (1,383,220)
- Branch 1100 Garden Grove, CA (1,112,083).
Carriers around the country brought the food from their routes on Saturday May 14 to local food banks, pantries or shelters, including many affiliated with Feeding America, a national partner in the drive.
Assisting 1,400 local NALC branches were rural letter carriers and other postal employees, plus members of other unions and civic volunteers.
Other national partners were Campbell Soup Co., the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, Valpak, the U.S. Postal Service, United Way Worldwide, the AFL-CIO and Uncle Bob’s Self Storage.
source: National Association of Letter Carriers
Texas letter carrier gets prison and must pay $244,320 for theft of mail
Filed under: letter carriers, postal, postal news, press releases
Dallas, Texas letter carrier pleaded guilty to 86 Treasury checks from the mail at the Juanita Craft Station, with an intended loss of of $323,742.
The following is a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas:
DALLAS, Texas — At a sentencing hearing held yesterday afternoon, Tobian McRuffin, of Glenn Heights, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis to 37 months in prison, following his guilty plea in January 2011 to one count of theft of mail matter by a postal service employee, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Judge Solis also ordered that McRuffin pay $244,320 in restitution and surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on June 15, 2011.
McRuffin’s co-defendant, Roscoe Hill, aka “Peco,” of Dallas, pleaded guilty in January 2011 to one count of possessing stolen mail. He remains on bond; a sentencing date has not yet been set.
According to plea documents filed in the case, in April 2008, while he worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier out of the Juanita Craft Postal Station in Dallas, McRuffin stole three U.S. Treasury checks from the mail. Also, in April 2008, Hill possessed eight U.S. Treasury checks, totaling more than $38,000, which he knew had been stolen from the U.S. mail.
According to testimony at yesterday’s sentencing hearing, Judge Solis held McRuffin responsible for stealing 86 Treasury checks from the mail at the Juanita Craft Station, with an intended loss of $323,742.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Service – Office of the Inspector General.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen P. Fahey was in charge of the prosecution.
‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Food Donations Stolen From Fresno Home
“A Fresno woman claims her food donation was ripped off Saturday. A U.S. postal worker was supposed to pick up the groceries as part of the nation’s Stamp out Hunger campaign. Instead, someone in a random vehicle reportedly took the bag of food. Stamp out Hunger is the largest one-day food drive in the country put on by the U.S. Postal Service.”
source: KGPE TV CBS47 – Serving the Counties of Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Tulare in the Central San Joaquin Valley of California
USPS and Letter Carriers Team Up For Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
WASHINGTON — On Saturday, May 14, the U.S. Postal Service will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to provide assistance to America’s families struggling to put food on their tables every day. Last year the Stamp Out Hunger food drive collected a record 77.1 million pounds of food donations, pushing the 18-year total to more than one billion pounds of food. Read more