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What would you recommend as procedure if we get someone else's mail? Write a note on it? Leave it?

Asked by Anonymous about 12 years ago

I would recommend that you leave it in your mailbox the next day preferably with either a post-it note on it saying "delivered to wrong address" or writing it on the letter directly if you don't have post-it note or piece of paper to clip to it saying "delivered in error". Please return it somehow to your letter carrier or the PO as you'd probably want the same done if a letter addressed to you was delivered in error somewhere else.

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If I write the wrong city name but include the correct zip code on a letter, will it arrive at the correct address?

Asked by ams101 over 12 years ago

It should arrive at the correct Addresss. In our processing facilities mail is sorted by ZIP code. I consider a proper ZIP one of the most important part of somebody's mailing address.

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Our mailbox has no names on it, the other day on one of our letters was written "do they live here"

Does that mean the mailman has not been delivering that persons mail? Would the missing mail be held at the post office or sent back to sender?

Asked by Meg over 12 years ago

The Missing mail would likely be returnEd to the sender and not kept at the PO. if I were the carrier and I saw mail with a name I wasn't familiar with, I think I would deliver it and if each time the letter was not returned to me with a notice saying "not here", I would assume it was a valid delivery. Unless you live on a rural route, there is no obligation that I'm aware of to notify what names are valid at a specific address. I generally deliver it until told otherwise.

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Hi. Our mailman returned a very important immigration letter to USICS TWICE despite the fact he knows my husband lives here (+ delivered his other mail). This has cost us immeasurable heartache, $$$$$ and a YEAR delay in our process. What can we do?

Asked by michelle over 12 years ago

I don't know what can be done regarding this very important letter which was returned in error by your letter carrier. You can mention it to him or call the PO and speak with a delivery supervisor or Postmaster so that it doesn't happen again. I am sorry for the inconvenience and expense caused by this mistake.

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I was just told as a CCA that my POOM has called for all CCAs to not report to work until further notice. They have work for me. I have been there 8 months and worked almost 5 days ever week. Can he just drop us? Will the union fight that?

Asked by Mm about 12 years ago

I'm sorry to hear that regarding the POOM requesting that CCAs no longer report to work especially since you say they have work for you on most days. I have no idea what the reason would be for them requiring a stoppage in work. I don't know what legal protections you have as a CCA in opposing this. I also don't know how much the union will fight for your in this matter. I hope that they would fight for you. I just read a blurb in my local union newsletter (Long Island, NY) that a CCA has been converted into a regular employee for the first time in our district. I wish you well and hope that any work suspensions are short-lived.

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I'm CCA struggling to meet my sup's 3pm deadline in my 1st wk. I was given a RT 85% residntl. The sup complained I take 7.5hrs to do a 3hr job. They said take a day off but u noted CCA can't be disciplined for too slow but no wrk is like discipline.

Asked by GS from Calif. over 12 years ago

I can't comment on your particular situation, but maybe I misspoke about no discipline as long as you are doing your job. I agree that taking a day off does sound like discipline. Did you call the SUpv to say you couldn't make the 3PM deadline? They shouldn't be so hard on you in the first week, though going over by 4.5 hrs is quite a bit. Any chance of somebody training you better to be more efficient as you deliver? These are just some suggestions.

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Today I mailed a 1st class package from Texas destined for Australia. Just checked the tracking, and it says "available for pickup" ---any idea what's goin on? Thanks

Asked by Sandy about 12 years ago

I have no idea why it would say "available for pickup" when you check the status of the package that you just mailed today to Australia. I can only speculate that somehow the package was mis-scanned by a USPS employee that caused that status to appear at usps.com tracking.

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What do YOU do?

What would you recommend as procedure if we get someone else's mail? Write a note on it? Leave it?

If I write the wrong city name but include the correct zip code on a letter, will it arrive at the correct address?

Our mailbox has no names on it, the other day on one of our letters was written "do they live here"

Does that mean the mailman has not been delivering that persons mail? Would the missing mail be held at the post office or sent back to sender?

Hi. Our mailman returned a very important immigration letter to USICS TWICE despite the fact he knows my husband lives here (+ delivered his other mail). This has cost us immeasurable heartache, $$$$$ and a YEAR delay in our process. What can we do?

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I was just told as a CCA that my POOM has called for all CCAs to not report to work until further notice. They have work for me. I have been there 8 months and worked almost 5 days ever week. Can he just drop us? Will the union fight that?

I'm CCA struggling to meet my sup's 3pm deadline in my 1st wk. I was given a RT 85% residntl. The sup complained I take 7.5hrs to do a 3hr job. They said take a day off but u noted CCA can't be disciplined for too slow but no wrk is like discipline.

Today I mailed a 1st class package from Texas destined for Australia. Just checked the tracking, and it says "available for pickup" ---any idea what's goin on? Thanks

Mailman (City Letter Carrier)

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

What would you recommend as procedure if we get someone else's mail? Write a note on it? Leave it?

If I write the wrong city name but include the correct zip code on a letter, will it arrive at the correct address?

Our mailbox has no names on it, the other day on one of our letters was written "do they live here" Does that mean the mailman has not been delivering that persons mail? Would the missing mail be held at the post office or sent back to sender?

Hi. Our mailman returned a very important immigration letter to USICS TWICE despite the fact he knows my husband lives here (+ delivered his other mail). This has cost us immeasurable heartache, $$$$$ and a YEAR delay in our process. What can we do?

Also on Jobstr...

I was just told as a CCA that my POOM has called for all CCAs to not report to work until further notice. They have work for me. I have been there 8 months and worked almost 5 days ever week. Can he just drop us? Will the union fight that?

I'm CCA struggling to meet my sup's 3pm deadline in my 1st wk. I was given a RT 85% residntl. The sup complained I take 7.5hrs to do a 3hr job. They said take a day off but u noted CCA can't be disciplined for too slow but no wrk is like discipline.

Today I mailed a 1st class package from Texas destined for Australia. Just checked the tracking, and it says "available for pickup" ---any idea what's goin on? Thanks

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Our mailbox has no names on it, the other day on one of our letters was written "do they live here"

Does that mean the mailman has not been delivering that persons mail? Would the missing mail be held at the post office or sent back to sender?