AM Standard Operating Procedures (AMSOP) A national program that standardizes morning delivery office procedures and management processes. It includes training in functional tools and data systems, audits of work processes and schedules, reviews of equipment utilization, and use of the Integrated Operating Plan to coordinate handoffs between delivery units and mail processing facilities.
American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO – USPS Definition
American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU) The labor union that is the exclusive bargaining representative of all employees in the bargaining unit for which it has been recognized and certified at the national level. APWU members are in the following bargaining units: clerk, maintenance, material support, and motor vehicle. The Information Technology/Accounting Service Center bargaining… Continue reading American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO – USPS Definition
Alternative Fuel Vehicle – USPS Definition
Alternative Fuel Vehicle AFV A postal vehicle that uses cleaner-burning alternative fuels such as ethanol, methanol, propane, hydrogen, electricity, and compressed natural gas.
Alternative Delivery – USPS Definition
Alternative Delivery A nonpostal method to distribute or deliver mail matter. For example, facsimile and electronic funds transfer in place of First-Class Mail service; freight forwarding in place of Package Services, Priority Mail service, or Priority Mail Express service; private carriers in place of Periodicals or Standard Mail service.
Alternative Addressing Format – USPS Definition
Alternative Addressing Format An authorized option to the standard delivery address format such as a simplified address, occupant address, or exceptional address.
Alternate Work Schedule – USPS Definition
Alternate Work Schedule (AWS) A program for eligible, full-time FLSA exempt employees that allows them to work extended days during each 2-week pay period to meet the full-time requirements of their positions in fewer than the usual 10 days. The expectation is that participants will generally work a minimum of 40 hours each week, subject… Continue reading Alternate Work Schedule – USPS Definition
Alternate Postage Payment Method for Greeting Cards – USPS Definition
Alternate Postage Payment Method for Greeting Cards An experimental product that provides a means by which individuals can mail greeting cards without affixing postage. The company producing the cards pays postage through a two-stage process. First, at least 50 percent of the postage is paid to USPS based on the company’s reports of how many… Continue reading Alternate Postage Payment Method for Greeting Cards – USPS Definition
Alternate Mailing System – USPS Definition
Alternate Mailing System (AMS) An authorized procedure that provides other methods for accepting permit imprint mail, outside a Manifest Mailing System or an Optional Procedure, to ensure proper postage payment and mail preparation without verification by weight.
Alternate Delivery Service – USPS Definition
Alternate Delivery Service A delivery method that does not require a carrier. Caller Service, firm holdout, Post Office Box service, and general delivery are alternate delivery services.
Alternate Access Channel – USPS Definition
Alternate Access Channel A customer access point to postal products and services other than through a traditional postal facility such as a Post Office staffed by employees. Alternate access channels include Automated Postal Center kiosks; contract postal units; online services such as Click-N-Ship service at usps.com; Stamps on Consignment sold through commercial outlets such as… Continue reading Alternate Access Channel – USPS Definition