The Postal Stand-up

The Postal Stand-up

di Alan Gegax
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Restricted Delivery

If a piece of mail has "Restricted Delivery" on it, and it has the extra postage required, then we can ONLY deliver it to the person who is named on the mail.

Opt Hold-Downs

Learn how to be a "fake-ass CCA."

Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped

This episode was requested by a listener. Feel free to send me your topic suggestions, questions, or general feedback, at classesofmail@gmail.com .

Obeying the Contract

Obeying the contract isn't just for carriers. It's for management, too.

Damaged Parcels

In this episode, I'll give you some advice for how to handle and deliver damaged parcels.

Operation 354 - Standby Time

Do NOT clock over to 354 if you can help it. There is plenty of useful and productive work you can be doing, and that's what you should do.

Sample Requests

Why do we get asked to scan our mail pieces for a sample request?

Working off the Clock and Managing Your Pace

In this episode, I'll try to impart to you something that took me 15 years to learn: it's OK to deliver the mail at a comfortable pace.

I Am Not a Smart Man

We all make mistakes out on the route. Especially me. And I have the added difficulty of making mistakes as a union steward. Mistakes are an inevitable part of being human. The key is in how we handle them.

Address Searches

In this episode, we discuss how to handle address searches. These are the letters that district attorneys, or other investigators, send to the Post Office, asking whether the person named in the letter receives mail at the address indicated.
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