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The Postal Service wants employees to understand the four types of health plans available during this year’s open season. The plan types are: • Health maintenance organizations, or HMOs, that provide care from in-network physicians and hospitals located in particular geographic or service areas; • Preferred provider organizations, or PPOs, that offer fee-for-service plans that … Read more
The Postal Service’s $9.6 billion upgrade of its delivery fleet is proceeding apace. The organization plans to roll out 106,000 new vehicles by 2028, including 45,000 battery-electric next-generation delivery vehicles and 21,000 commercial-off-the-shelf battery-electric vehicles. Additionally, USPS is upgrading infrastructure at its facilities with the addition of charging stations for the zero-emission electric vehicles, of … Read more
On several occasions, the most recent being September 24, 2025, the parties discussed the above-captioned grievance at the fourth step of our contractual grievance procedure. The issue in this grievance concerns whether Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), section 432.32 was violated when leave replacements worked in excess of 12 hours in a service day.
On several occasions, the parties discussed the above-captioned grievance at the fourth step of our contractual grievance procedure. he issue in this grievance concerns Rural Carrier Associates (RCAs) delivering parcels to addresses regularly served by the city carrier craft.
A flexible spending account may be a good option for Postal Service employees who wear eyeglasses, visit the dentist more than twice a year, or have other needs. These accounts, also known as FSAs, allow employees to set aside money on a pretax basis to pay for health care and dependent care expenses. USPS employees … Read more
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To help USPS employees navigate their way through this year’s open season benefits enrollment period, here are some important definitions for sometimes confusing health insurance terms: • Copayment: This is a fixed amount paid for certain covered health care services. • Coinsurance: This is similar to a copayment but refers to a percentage paid for some covered health care … Read more
The U.S. Postal Service is preparing for a 9.4% year-over-year revenue jump in its package delivery segment, according to projections submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission on Wednesday. The expected increase in its shipping and packages segment, which includes delivery services like Ground Advantage and Parcel Select, would help drive a projected 2.9% increase in revenue overall … Read more
There are three issues in dispute in this grievance: 1) starting times for rural carriers, 2) rural carriers being required to leave for the street at a pre determined time and 3) rural carriers making an additional trip to deliver parcels because parcel distribution was not complete before leaving to service the route
