April 10, 2015
USPS Posts More Major Changes
to 2015 Plant Consolidation Schedule Updated April
10
For the second week
in a row these changes affect a large group of postal
facilities including
Duluth P & DF, Toledo, OH, Cape Girardeau, MO
, Erie PA, Gulfport MS Paducah, KY,
Augusta, GA (again), Tulsa, OK and many
more.
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APWU , USPS Settle Disputes
on Use of Acting Supervisors
The APWU and USPS reached
two pre-arbitration settlements on April 9, resolving
disputes over the use of acting supervisors (204bs)
in Bulk Mail Entry Units and in Office-in-Charge
assignments
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Video: Why companies are racing
for almost-instantaneous delivery
Another kind of tax: The Postal
Service cuts back at a post office deep in the hood
Linns: Commission OKs Adding
New Forever Stamps
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PRC Approves New Forever Stamps
(PDF)
Squirrel hinders Duluth woman's
mail delivery
April 9, 2015
VIDEO: USPS investigate missing
mail for residents of some streets in Charlotte
North Carolina
Becker contacted the
Postal Service in Charlotte and told them that he
had learned that the carrier who replaced Hinson
may have dumped mail in a dumpster to lighten his
load. But he was surprised that the USPS hasn’t
contacted residents in the 10 days since to let
them know that they might be missing some mail.
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Postal Workers at Duluth,
Toledo mail processing centers get reprieve
Postal Workers at Duluth
Minnesota's mail processing center were informed
Thursday that some mail sorting will remain in Duluth.
Why the change in plans? Postal Service officials
were not available to comment.
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Postal Worker Critically-Injured
After Truck Overturns
The postal worker lost
control of his truck in Bowie, Maryland. The
truck overturned and the worker was ejected.
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Texas Letter Carrier Convicted
in Massive Stolen ID Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
A letter carrier in
Houston was recruited by co-conspirator in October
2012 to aid and abet 6 other conspirators
in carrying out their scheme.
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Mail on Three Wheels – National
Postal Museum
For more than a decade
many U.S. letter carriers made their daily rounds
in vehicles that could be immobilized by three inches
of snow, tip over if driving around a corner more
than 25 mph, caught in a wind gust, or even by large
dogs jumping on them. By the 1950s The Post Office
Department needed to get letter carriers off their
feet and into vehicles in response to the growth
of suburban areas across the country and the growing
increase in mail volumes, including packages.
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Tax Day reminders: Postal
property regulations must be obeyed
USPS Sales Chief Wants
Mail Promos to Begin on Schedule
U.S. liable in postal truck
death of Dershowitz's sister-in-law
Video: Maya Angelou Stamp
Unveiling Ceremony
Postal Service Won't Reissue Maya Angelou Stamp
California: 2 Charged in January’s
Rancho Bernardo Post Office Heist
April 8, 2015
NLRB Slams Postal Service
For Failure to Bargain over Employee Data Breach
In a first-of-its-kind
complaint, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
has cited the Postal Service for failing to bargain
with the APWU over last year’s massive data security
breach.
NLRB charges USPS with failing
to bargain with NALC over cyber attack’s potential
impact on letter carriers |
Rural Carriers: NLRB Issues
Complaint Against USPS Regarding Massive Data Breach
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USPS maintenance mechanic
charged with stealing 5 big screen TVs from Kansas
City mail center
A Kansas City,
Kansas USPS maintenance mechanic was indicted on
federal theft charges Wednesday.
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USPS introduces comprehensive
training course for newly promoted supervisors
USPS has introduced
a comprehensive training course for newly promoted
supervisors, part of a broader effort to strengthen
the postal workforce by helping employees hone their
talents and skills.
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USPS revise plans to move
Redding California CSMPC operations again
Plans to transfer a
portion of the operation of Redding’s mail processing
center have been revised again.
Drag-Racing Suspected in Crash
that Injured Postal Worker
Descendants of Lee’s Surrender
Dedicate Civil War Stamps 150 years to the Minute
at Historic Appomattox Site
PRC Chief Robert Taub on the
Near Future of the Postal Service
Audit shows mail delivery
failed to keep up as Bakken, ND boomed
Man charged with sexually
assaulting letter carrier
Postal Service wants
a new high-tech, flexible fleet
Stolen Mail Case Affected
Residents on 20 Different Wallingford Streets
Five Ways the Postal Service
Could Save Money With Google Glass-Type Eyewear
Mailbox change for two streets
riles Stanford officials
April 7, 2015
Update: USPS Elimination of
Scheme requirements on Clerk bids is Modified (Slightly)
The USPS has doubled-down
on abolishing scheme requirements on future clerk
duty assignments. It made two minor concessions,
however . The effective date was changed from March
7 to March 23, 2015 and existing duty assignments
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APWU: Your Post Office Gets
Zero Tax Dollars
On April 15, APWU members
will greet last-minute tax filers and reporters
at post offices around the country with a message
many of them haven’t heard before: The Postal Service
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Video: Only in Arizona will
you find USPS mail delivery by mule
There’s no argument
that the Grand Canyon is one of the most intriguing
parts of the world, but very few know that tucked
away in the area is a small tribe called the Havasupai
tribe. Not only is this the smallest Indian nations
in the United States, it’s also the only place in
the nation where mail is delivered by mules.
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APWU: Workers Memorial Day
is April 28
In 2014, at least seven
postal workers lost their lives on the job and tens
of thousands more were sickened or injured. Four
letter carriers were killed in motor vehicle accidents
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FedEx set to compete in Europe
with $4.8 Billion TNT Express bid
USPS: Maya Angelou Receives
Stamping Ovation
Missouri rural mail carrier
arrested on felony drug charge
Video: FedEx Driver Arrested
on DUI with Injury Charge after Crash
Nonprofit Mailers: Counting
the Days to 2015 Rates
USPS OIG Report on Augmented
Reality and the Postal Service (PDF)
Heartly retires from Richfield
post office
CCA pleads not guilty to 'deserted'
Jennings MO mail
USPS mail processing center
in St Louis again cited by OSHA for fire extinguisher,
electrical violations
"Employers that are
cited for so many safety violations repeatedly demonstrate
a lack of commitment to employee safety and health."
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Alas, poor post office: Newsweek
broods on the demise of the Postal Service
Are Postal Rates Headed Up,
Down, Or All Around?
Protesters Urge Obama to require
corporations with federal contracts to disclose
political spending
Maya Angelou's new stamp uses
a quote that may not be entirely hers
April 5, 2015
Video: Toddler struck, killed
by Postal Service truck in Porterville California
April 4, 2015
Feds: CCA 'deserted' Jennings
MO mail
Postal Worker Retires After
30 Years of Service
Rep argues Careywood post
office appeal should carry on
Grand Rapids post office collection
times to be earlier
Paducah processing center
closing, USPS consolidating
Mayors do not want downtown
Post Office to move
April 3, 2015
Major Changes in 2015 USPS
Plant Consolidation Schedule Updated April 3, 2015
USPS made last minute
“public” changes some facilities; some facilities
move dates that were changed just last week has
changed again. Approximately TWENTY-ONE (21)
facilities have had their move dates changed to
“To Be Determined” (TBD) or “Not Applicable” (N/A)
and four (4) facilities move dates changed to an
earlier or later date.
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Michigan Postal Support Employee
charged with embezzlement of $61,000
Postal Support Employee
(PSE) at the Saline, Michigan Post Office, has been
charged with misappropriation of over $61,000
in postal funds.. The initial complaint ,filed back
in January, contends Garrett stole the money between
April-December 2014. In November 2014, postal officials
noticed “irregularities” with bank deposits
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USPS: From the top – Letter
carrier donates roofs to neighbors in need
Pocatello, ID, Letter
Carrier Brett Hochhalter regularly passes homes
in need of repair on his route. At least once a
year, he does something about it.
Reality check: Visiting the
mailbox still popular among many, poll finds
Gallup: Four in Ten Americans
Look Forward to Checking Mail
USPS Kicks-Off National Card
and Letter Writing Month with Cool Stamps
Ozarks: Post office consolidations
slow delivery of Times
USPS Delays Parcel Price Increase,
As Major Carriers Weigh Price-Through
USPS OIG Report on North Dakota
Postal Service Operations (PDF)
April 2, 2015
PRC Releases Its Analysis
of USPS Financial Health: Report Highlights Continuing
Losses
USPS: Tools and resources
available for retirement planning
Pedestrian Struck, Killed
by USPS Tractor-Trailer on Long Island Expressway
Former Rural Carrier pleads
guilty to stealing mail from Rogersville MO residents
USPS logs first operational profit in six years
Portland revives talks to move Pearl District post
office, free 14 acres for development
Massachusetts mail carrier
accused of stealing thousands along her routes gets
one year probation
April 1, 2015
Postal Service exploring possible
redesign of uniforms
The Postal Service
is testing redesigned uniforms with a focus on evaluating
the performance, functionality and safety features
of various winter gear.
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Postal Service cited for electrical
hazards at Chicago mail facility
The U.S. Postal Service
is facing more than $60,000 in fines after being
cited by OSHA for electrical hazards at a distribution
center in the North Side Lincoln Park neighborhood.
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USPS to consolidate over 30
postal plants in April - Offering Voluntary Early
Retirement?
April will be a very
busy month for USPS consolidating and/or closing
facilities as part of its Network Rationalization
Phase 2. USPS will allow employees at the
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO mail
center to opt for retirement.
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APWU: RMSS arbitration remedy
settled for $2 million
Employees entitled to remedy are those Maintenance
Craft employees who had their eligible MSS (RMSS)
rating changed to ineligible on or about August
of 2009.
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USPS: ELM Revision – Recognition
and Awards
Effective April 2,
2015, the Postal Service™ is revising the
Employee and Labor Relations
Manual (ELM) subchapter 490 to update information
relevant to awards for noncareer employees.
Video: Congressman Steve King
delivers mail
U.S. Representative
Steve King, is getting an inside look at the Mason
City Post Office, and he’s joining in on the route
as well. He was invited by Herb Copley, who is a
letter carrier and the Vice President of the Iowa
State
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Mapping by mail – Project
uses Post Offices to trace American history
Video: Legal notices go missing
in Hancock County mail
Minnesota AG sues over deceptive
magazine and newspaper “Renewal Notices”
