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Last Answer on February 18, 2022

Is it up to the mailman to decide whose mail needs to be forwarded back to the sender or is it the post office's duty? Recently my mail hasn't been delivered to me because my mailman thought we moved, for no reason.

Asked by Erica over 12 years ago

Thy mailman has instructions (called forwarding orders) on what mail to send to the central forwarding system. If your mail is being sent to another address for no reason, you may want to tell your letter carrier or delivery supervisor that you haven't moved and that your mail should be delivered as addressed.

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The man at the Orange, MA post office says he's been opening up my packages. I noticed no customers go there anymore. Another woman told me he also did it to her. Can he keep doing this to customers?

Asked by FeelViolated almost 13 years ago

That sounds absolutely wrong what is done. The only time that a worker can open a package that i know of is if it is Media Mail. That class of mail is subject to inspection if a worker wants to verify that the contents qualify for the Media Mail rate. Does the worker say why he opens then packages? I haven't heard of your situation before.

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Hey question i am going to start soon as a cca and i was wondering will i at leasy work 40 hours a week?

Asked by joao over 11 years ago

Congratulations on getting hired as a CCA. Even though you may not get benefits and pay like a career employee, I recommend sticking with it because it is a decent job in the long run. To answer your question I really don't know. It likely depends on the needs of the office to which you are assigned. There is no minimum amt of hours per week for a CCA as far as I know and be prepared to work every day including Sundays. Some offices deliver Amazon parcels on Sunday and assign a CCA to work. Once you pass probation (90 days) you can ask to "hold down" assignments for carriers who are either sick long term or on vacation. If you get to have a "hold down" you will then be guaranteed 40 hrs per week (8 hrs per day) for the period that the "hold down" is in effect. Good luck and remember to be professional and organized.

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Have u ever mailed or picked.up.letters at juvenile or juvenile camps?

Asked by SharonSharon almost 13 years ago

No I haven't.

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If a CCA has a hold on a route and is told not to come into work (on a day they are supposed to), is that something the union will fight if you file a grievance? Can you get paid for that day?

Asked by question about 12 years ago

I don't know the answer to this question. I know as a PTF, if you had a hold on a route, it came with certain rights and you could only be "bumped" off that route in certain situations. I don't know if it is any different with City Carrier Assistants (CCA). I don't have a lot of familiarity with the details of the NALC contract and union/mgmt rules.

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I was keeping a piece of mail in the mailbox that had been delivered to my address for our old roommate to pick up. After about 2 days, the letter was gone but the roommate had not picked it up. Would USPS take the letter back and return to sender?

Asked by ST over 11 years ago

ST, I'm not sure what happened in your situation. Some USPS carriers may be trained or take it upon themselves to do things differently than others. If the letter carrier saw the one letter in your mailbox but the rest of the mail taken in (by you), they might think it's mail for a person no longer living there and return it to the sender "Attempted, Not Known" or "Unable to Forward" or something else. It seems likely that this is what happened and the letter wasn't stolen though I can't says for sure.

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I live in md and in my mailbox was a card saying my mail was on hold for 10 days,,i didn't put on hold..can anyone else do this..such as agency on anyone

Asked by will almost 13 years ago

Nobody should be putting your mail on hold for 10 days without your permission unless there was some obstruction to your mailbox which would prevent delivery. I believe that via USPS.com somebody could technically put a hold mail request pretending to be you, but that wouldnt be legal and haven't heard of that occurring. I hope you can find out why this happened.

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Is it up to the mailman to decide whose mail needs to be forwarded back to the sender or is it the post office's duty? Recently my mail hasn't been delivered to me because my mailman thought we moved, for no reason.

The man at the Orange, MA post office says he's been opening up my packages. I noticed no customers go there anymore. Another woman told me he also did it to her. Can he keep doing this to customers?

Hey question i am going to start soon as a cca and i was wondering will i at leasy work 40 hours a week?

Have u ever mailed or picked.up.letters at juvenile or juvenile camps?

Also on Jobstr...

If a CCA has a hold on a route and is told not to come into work (on a day they are supposed to), is that something the union will fight if you file a grievance? Can you get paid for that day?

I was keeping a piece of mail in the mailbox that had been delivered to my address for our old roommate to pick up. After about 2 days, the letter was gone but the roommate had not picked it up. Would USPS take the letter back and return to sender?

I live in md and in my mailbox was a card saying my mail was on hold for 10 days,,i didn't put on hold..can anyone else do this..such as agency on anyone

Mailman (City Letter Carrier)

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Is it up to the mailman to decide whose mail needs to be forwarded back to the sender or is it the post office's duty? Recently my mail hasn't been delivered to me because my mailman thought we moved, for no reason.

The man at the Orange, MA post office says he's been opening up my packages. I noticed no customers go there anymore. Another woman told me he also did it to her. Can he keep doing this to customers?

Hey question i am going to start soon as a cca and i was wondering will i at leasy work 40 hours a week?

Have u ever mailed or picked.up.letters at juvenile or juvenile camps?

Also on Jobstr...

If a CCA has a hold on a route and is told not to come into work (on a day they are supposed to), is that something the union will fight if you file a grievance? Can you get paid for that day?

I was keeping a piece of mail in the mailbox that had been delivered to my address for our old roommate to pick up. After about 2 days, the letter was gone but the roommate had not picked it up. Would USPS take the letter back and return to sender?

I live in md and in my mailbox was a card saying my mail was on hold for 10 days,,i didn't put on hold..can anyone else do this..such as agency on anyone

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