Tag: Maintenance
USPS OIG Report: Use of Automated Guided Vehicles
Background Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) are powered industrial vehicles modified to enable driverless operation. Beginning in June 2019, the Postal Service spent [redacted] to purchase and deploy 350 AGVs between October 2019 and April 2022. These AGVs move wheeled or palletized mail transport equipment for processing and dispatch operations within a facility. The Postal Service…
USPS OIG: Maintenance, Safety, and Security Problems at Postal Facilities
The health and safety of U.S. Postal Service employees and customers is a priority. Over the past few years, our office has done a series of audits to determine if USPS management is adhering to building safety, maintenance, and security standards at its facilities. Last spring, we issued an audit report that capped our reviews…
USPS OIG: How Clean, Safe, and Secure are Postal Service Processing Plants?
The Postal Service has over 300 processing plants where more than 150 billion pieces of mail are sorted each year. The OIG has recently conducted a series of audits on facility conditions at retail facilities and is now looking at processing facilities nationwide. The safety, security and cleanliness of these facilities is essential to the…
Thank you APWU for a hard fought battle
I would like to thank the APWU for a hard fought battle and getting the Custodians (2) involved a cash remedy of $100K. I withdraw the criticisms of ten years waiting for a ruling. Thank you. First Name: James Last Name: Larkin Email: Tippythehorse@aol.com Union/Local: APWU – Southern NY Area Local #522 Office held if…
USPS OIG Blog: Image Is Everything
There’s no denying it: Looks matter. Appearance creates a first impression that is hard to erase. And when you’re talking about postal retail facilities, how they look is essential to the U.S. Postal Service’s business. Unfortunately, too many retail facilities have fallen into disrepair. The Postal Service leases and owns more than 30,000 retail facilities…
New labor contract: USPS, APWU arbitration process concludes
An arbitration panel informed the Postal Service July 7 of an interest arbitration decision and award.The award is intended to resolve the differences between USPS and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) that resulted from an inability to reach a negotiated collective bargaining agreement after the prior agreement expired. The award, which was the result…
USPS OIG: Is Your Post Office Safe and Well-Maintained?
Project Title: Facility Condition Reviews – Northeast Area Start Date: Friday, April 22, 2016 Estimated Report Release Date: September 2016 In a 2015 report, the OIG identified poor working conditions at a Post Office in New Mexico. We found problems with heating and air conditioning, lighting, electrical, and plumbing systems as well as deteriorating building…