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Postal News Blog
NALC and USPS new agreement allows
hiring retirees to work as ‘Holiday Carrier Assistants’-
The NALC and USPS have entered into the Memorandum of Understanding
Re: Holiday Carrier Assistants – 2014 .
NALC
and USPS agree to new joint route adjustment process
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Oakland APWU Local Strikes Back at Abusive
Postal Supervisor
The APWU Oakland Local #78 took the
unusual step of launching an office-wide petition against Tour 1
Postal Supervisor. The petition, which has more than 100 signatures,
details years of unacceptable conduct.
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USPS
gets approval for ‘customized delivery’ market test of groceries,
other prepackaged goods
- On September 23, 2014, the
Postal Service filed a notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission
(PRC) announcing its intent to conduct a market test of an experimental
product called Customized Delivery. Customized Delivery is a package
delivery service offering that will provide customers with delivery
of groceries and other prepackaged goods, primarily during a 3 a.m.
to 7 a.m. delivery window.
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Video:
15,000 postal service jobs could disappear
Republican attack against the United
States Postal Service grows, as the do-nothing Congress down make
your mail delivery significantly slower. Ed Schultz and Sen. Bernie
Sanders discuss
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Issa Postal
Reform bill discussion allows residents to pay ‘fee’ to continue
door to door delivery -
National Association of Postal
Supervisors - The draft also permits the Postal Service to
reduce the delivery of first class mail to five days per week.
Requires the Postal Service to deliver of packages six days
per week until December 31, 2018.
Obama administration’s
2015 Budget Policy recommendations for USPS updated 4-22-14
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Issa Prepares Postal Reform "Lite"
- Rep. Darrell Issa (D-CA),
chair of the House oversight committee, is drafting a new
stripped-down postal bill that he says tracks the Obama Administration’s
primary proposals for overhauling the Postal Service.
(It doesn’t, at least not entirely.)
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USPS Records FY 2014 Second Quarter Loss of $1.9 Billion
Some comments in recent news
reports suggest that all we need from Congress is help with
restructuring our retiree health benefit plan,” said Chief
Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Joseph Corbett.
“Nothing can be further from the truth. Our liabilities exceed
our assets by $42 billion and we have a need for more than
$10 billion to invest in new delivery vehicles, package sortation
equipment, and other deferred investments.
USPS Reports $1 Billion Operating Profit
in First Half of Fiscal Year
- So Why is
Postal Management Cutting Service? |
NALC Rolando: Results reconfirm
the steady improvement in USPS’ finances ||
Senators Carper, Coburn
React to USPS Second Quarter Losses ||
NAPUS: Issa Postpones Committee
Consideration of New Postal Bill
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USPS seeking Reduction in Force (RIF)
Administrator
USPS created news position
to
develop and implement policies
and procedures governing the conduct of all reduction-in-force
activities
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CBRE CEO
also serves on Board of Staples
Buried in the story is an interesting fact that no one seems
to have noted before: CBRE CEO Robert Sulentic also serves
on the board of Staples, a position for which he received
$300,000 in 2011. “Asked whether he had played a role in the
retailer’s USPS pilot program, a USPS spokesperson answered
that the program ‘was solicited publicly through a [Request
for Proposals].’ CBRE answered, ‘Mr. Sulentic is not
involved in the day-to-day management of Staples,’ and referred
questions regarding Staples’ programs to Staples
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DOL Accuses
USPS of Destroying Evidence in Whistleblower Case
In
2012, the U.S. Department of Labor sued USPS for retaliating
against a Safety Specialist at the Seattle, Washington P&DC.
The
DOL notification included an “admonishment to refrain from
destroying documents or records that might be requested by
OSHA. The DOL is accusing USPS for failing to preserve the
records as required.
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Michigan Letter
Carrier Attacked By Armed Robbers While Delivering Mail at
7:15 pm
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Clarification: Police say 7:15pm,
news media cite 7:20pm as the time of robbery. The postal
worker told police he was walking back to his mail truck when
he was approached by a man who then brandished a handgun.
According to police, the gunman forced the worker to the ground
and took the vehicle’s keys so he could open the rear door
to the mail truck
San Francisco Mail carrier robbed
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Senator Schumer
to propose end to restrictions on shipping alcohol through
USPS-
The end of the law would generate an estimated $225 million
of increased annual revenue and benefit the 12,090 postal-service
jobs in upstate New York.
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(Pittman) Edmond Walker Class
Action EEO Against USPS Settled for $17.25 million
current and former employees
in permanent rehabilitation assignments during the period
March 24, 2000 to December 31, 2012. Comments
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Postal Clerks Suspended For
Not Asking Hazmat Question About Perfume?
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Congresswoman
Norton Seeks Answers From PMG On Postal Employees Delivering
Mail After Dark
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Inspector general to probe
late mail delivery
Lose
a Life to Save a Dollar’
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Video: USPS
Criticized Over Third Mailman Murder Since 2010
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USPS OIG Some N.J. mail carriers
told to report for work during Superstorm Sandy
A report by the U.S. Postal Service’s inspector
general on the service’s hurricane response said managers
at that post office told employees they must report for work
on the day the massive, devastating storm hit, despite the
fact that the facility was within a mandatory evacuation zone.But
the floodwaters rose quickly, trapping several employees at
the facility and requiring rescue by the Coast Guard.
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USPS Management Proposing A New Retirement System
Under the Postal Reorganization
Act, the Postal Service is obligated to provide wages and
benefits comparable to those provided in the private sector.
However, Postal Service management believes that the FERS
system is more costly and does not compare to retirement benefits
provided in the private sector. Comments
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PMG Tells Senate: USPS in Midst of Financial Disaster, Liquidity
Remains Dangerously Low
financial condition is so precarious, and the legislative
process is so uncertain, we’ve reached the point that we have
to consider price increases above the rate of inflation,”
said Donahoe.
In Senate Testimony, Guffey Blasts Carper-Coburn
Postal Reform Bill |
PMG: No PO or mail processing center
closures during postal reform bill debate |
Senator McCaskill Aims for Responsible
Postal Reform
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NALC: Few surprises in first of two
hearings on S. 1486
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GAO: USPS Proposed Health Plan
Could Improve Financial Condition, but Impact on Medicare
and Other Issues Should Be Weighed before Approval
The U.S. Postal
Service (USPS) would likely realize large financial gains
from its proposed health care plan, primarily by increasing
retirees’ use of Medicare. Some elements of USPS’s proposal
would add uncertainties that could reduce funds available
for its employees’ and retirees’ future health care.
GAO: USPS Healthcare Plan Would Hurt
Medicare, Postal Worker s |USPS
Plan to Pull Out of Fed Health Benefits Could Cost Postal
Workers |
USPS Plan: Make Medicare Pay Our Bills
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PMG Responds
to GAO Report On USPS Healthcare Plan
Post and Pa rcel - Without addressing
the cost issue in a responsible way, the Postal Service may
be unable to afford to provide health care benefits to retirees.
Our proposal assures that we will. Comments
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December 31, 2014
Heading into 2015, USPS looks to tech to
reshape model
Old mail found on a deceased U.S. Postal
Service employee’s former propert
Through rain, snow, sleet ... and bees
NALC: CDRAAP
Route Adjustment Review Request Form now available
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December 30, 2014
The U.S. Parcel -- uh, Postal --
Service Presents Its Wish List to Congress
DeadTree Edition - The U.S. Postal Service presented a long wish
list to Congress today, along with a subliminal message. “Despite
challenging marketplace conditions, an inflexible business model imposed
by federal law and financial issues caused by legislative constraints, the
Postal Service is moving forward with a lot of momentum,” Mickey D.
Barnett and Postmaster General Pat Donahoe wrote in a joint letter
appearing in the agency’s annual report to Congress. Translation: “Hey,
Congress, the Postal Service is scrambling to keep its head above water
because you’ve created a helluva mess. Now could you get off your butts
and do something more useful than naming post offices?” Comments
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Maryland City Carrier Assistant (CCA) sentenced to
prison for delivering drugs and accepting bribes
- Former letter carrier was
sentenced for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to
distribute marijuana, and a bribery conspiracy. US Attorney says
"Corruption of Letter Carriers a “Significant Vulnerability” for Postal
Service." Comments
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Feds charge
Postal employee with issuing money order without payment
Postmaster's departure ends S. Indiana
post office
USPS: Priority Packages Not Guaranteed to Arrive in Two Days
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December 29, 2014
NAPUS: When Congress returns federal retirement benefits could be at risk
when the 114th Congress convenes on January 5, a number of pivotal issues
will dominate first few months of the year that may target the postal and
federal workforce. Comments
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USPS Not Letting Go of Holiday Package Business
Police: Teen breaks in to South Norwalk CT Post Office
Tampa Police arrest postal worker for 2nd
degree murder
Beloved Parsippany mailman making final deliveries
Video: Postal worker replenishes money
stolen from boy’s lost wallet
Postal Service
will close 4 Wisconsin processing centers In 2015
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December 28, 2014
How Obama Can Help Rescue the Postal Service Right Now
The U.S. Postal Service is going out of
business, partly because of mismanagement. As a functioning business, its
board of directors would have been replaced years ago.The Postal Service
has been reeling from threats to its financial stability. The Board of
Governors sets budgets, pricing and policy for the Postal Service. Despite
six years of a Democratic president, Republicans have held for years the
majority of the board’s occupied slots. As a result, the reaction to
diminished physical mail traffic and an unworkable retirement funding
mandate from Congress (the Postal Service must pre-fund its retirement
benefits 75 years out, a demand placed on no other federal agency or
private business) has been mostly about job and service cuts. Comments
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By Default or Design: The Demise of the
Postal Service
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December 27, 2014
Postal Truck Hits House in Osceola After
Two Vehicle Accident
Who won the holiday shipping war this
year?
Mailman victim of hit and run in
Pennsylvania
French postal service developing drone for
rural deliveries
Postal worker health fraud rises as mail volume falls
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December 26, 2014
Video: Mail thief tries to escape on kayak
Police said it started when the pair ditched
a stolen car full of stolen mail in a driveway in Sammamish early
Christmas Eve morning. Comments
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Evansville mail carrier pays it forward
Denver Post Opinion: USPS Needs a Major
Fix
South Dakota letter carrier honored for
assisting elderly woman who fell, broke hip
USPS Helps Santa Deliver Packages in Fort
Worth
The worst community postal box contest
Still didn't get those presents in the
mail? One carrier delivering on Christmas Day
December 25, 2014
3 Hurt When Postal Service Truck Crashes
With Vehicle On Highway
Football-sized dog keeps postal carriers
from delivering mail
The Last Christmas for the USPS? It
Doesn't Have to Be
USPS Works Through Christmas Eve to
Deliver Packages on Time
December 24, 2014
U.S. Postal Service eyes e-commerce to offset declining mail
Facing a slump in the mail it had been
delivering since the days of America’s Revolutionary War, in 2012 the U.S.
Postal Service began aggressively targeting e-commerce and lapsed
customers as the way to salvage its declining business. “The USPS plans to
spend more than $10 billion over the next four years on a new fleet of
vehicles. Comments
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USPS Board of Governors aka ‘Temporary Emergency
Committee’ to hold teleconference January 7th
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The USPS Board of Governors aka
‘USPS Temporary Emergency Committee’ is moving right along with handling
the Postal Service’s business. . Comments
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Photos: We Got This! Postal Workers have a handle on sorting packages
This time of year, the U.S. Postal Service
sorting facility in Scarborough, Maine is open 24 hours a day, seven days
a week
UPS, FedEx Cap Holiday Deliveries Amid
Late Surge
PRC Denies Postal Service Request to
Create a Round-Trip Mailer (PDF)
'I've Been Blessed', Says Retiring Calera
Postmaster
December 23, 2014
USPS
‘Cyber Intrusion update’ leaves out former employees
In
a new video, CHRO Jeff Williamson updates employees on the recent cyber
intrusion into some USPS information systems. Comments
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Send
a Letter. It’s Safer
The Postal Service gets slammed for reasons that are not only unfair but
terribly naïve. It is dismissed as financially troubled – a claim that is
not really true, since the service is alone in having the absurd.
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USPS
is setting new records as Christmas nears
The Postal Service delivered a record 28.3 million packages Dec. 22,
surpassing the previous milestone — 27.9 million deliveries — set one week
earlier.
Postal Carrier Brings Mail, Holiday Cheer to Old
Forge ||
Christmas season the Super Bowl of mail carriers Comments
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Postal bike thief on South Beach faces special delivery to jail
Miami Beach is one of the last places in the United States where carriers
still use bicycles to deliver mail. So when the bright yellow two-wheeler
of postal carrier Richard Williams went missing, along with a satchel of
undelivered mail, police and postal inspectors didn’t treat it like a
prank
Video: Victims say Stolen Christmas Presents May Be
"Inside Job"
A
San Diego-based U.S. Navy sailor and his wife believe the Grinch who stole
their Christmas surprise works for the U.S. Postal Service. Comments
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USPS Truck Overturned by Collision
Video: Driver chases FedEx truck down
highway that was losing Christmas packages out of back doors
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December 22, 2014
Senator Carper says Postal Reform should be a Top Priority for 114th Congress
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“Because of Congress’ inability to come to a
consensus on postal reform legislation this year, the Postal Service’s
fate continues to twist in the wind. Customers and other stakeholders are
now left with uncertainty about what the future holds for the Postal
Service. Unfortunately, the Senate made that uncertainty even worse with
our failure to consider the nominees for the Postal Board of Governors. Comments
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The Impact of Plant Closures: Beyond the Postal Sphere | APWU
Most of these
groups don’t realize that they will also take a big hit if service
standards are lowered and 82 mail processing plants are shuttered. ...
they have been told over and over that the USPS is broke and must make
cuts. The Postal Service doesn’t dare tell members of the communities how
they will be adversely affected. Who is going to tell the truth? We have
to. We have to reach our community and tell them the facts! Comments
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Video: Package with 200 dead rats prompts evacuation of Florida post
office
A
West Palm Beach post office and the surrounding area were evacuated Friday
night because of a suspicious package, police said. The man who received
the package said it contained 200 dehydrated and preserved rats. Comments
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Video: Rush of holiday packages means more work for postal workers, police
The United States Postal Service spent Sunday delivering millions of
packages, despite it being a day when the post office is typically closed.
“Convenience for our customers is the most important thing, so we’ve
expanded our hours in December.
Video: Mail carriers embrace the holiday rush with
Sunday deliveries ||
USPS network operations in full force for
the holidays
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Video: A Test for UPS: One Day, 34 Million Packages
United Parcel Service Inc. all year has been focused on one day above the
rest: Monday Dec. 22, when it will deliver 34 million packages, more than
any other in its history. It is a big test for the delivery giant after
last year snafu. Comments
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Mail delivery problems persist on Shelter Island NY
How the Postal Service uses tech for your holiday stamps
UPS worker spots thief stealing USPS package
Curbside mailboxes a thorn for some in
historic district
December 21, 2014
Part-time rural carriers claim they’re treated like ‘junk mail’
Toby Holder has worked as a part-time, rural carrier for the U.S. Postal
Service in Killeen. But the contract he signed with USPS turned out to be
more than a part-time job, he said, as budget constraints and short
staffing created an atmosphere of mistreatment, unsafe conditions and pay
issues. . Comments
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Video: APWU Mark Dimondstein talks USPS changes scheduled for 2015
Mark Dimondstein, President American Postal Workers Union AFL-CIO, talked
about U.S. Postal Service changes scheduled for 2015 which would not only
affect delivery but and lead to the reduction of 7,000 jobs.
Amarillo Police investigating stolen mail from several post offices
Video: Postal workers fulfill kids’ letters to Santa
Drain cleaner causes HazMat scares at Portland PDX
Ashuelot PO Remains Closed More Than 6 Months After Drunk Driver
Crashed Into Building
North Platte: US postal workers to retire
Report: FBI's anthrax investigation was flawed
December 20, 2014
USPS Phase 2 Network Rationalization FAQs includes
some answers to service standards, VER, RIFs
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As previously reported USPS is moving ahead
with Phase 2 Network Rationalization starting in January 2015. USPS
quietly made this announcement last week. USPS estimates that
approximately 20% of First Class Mail volumes will be delivered overnight
and 80% in 2 or 3 days. Comments
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Residents are getting more nighttime visits from letter carriers
Some people have reported problems including
mail that was delivered to the wrong address, or mail delivered as late as
10 p.m. Neighbors said they missed bills — but did get demands for late
payment. Comments
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Staples
Finds Malware in POS systems; 1.16 Million payment cards affected
Man feels shortchanged over postal regs
USPS network operations in full force for
the holidays
Behind the Scenes: USPS busy as Christmas
nears
Package stolen off Roscoe Village porch
December 19, 2014
USPS workers comp employees medical and bank records may have been
compromised - On November 10, 2014 USPS said workers
compensation records of postal employees may have been compromised. On
November 20, 2014 APWU said ” Apparently, information regarding OWCP
records that were shared with the Department of Labor exposed medical
records, bank account and routing information for tens of thousands of
employees and retirees. Now over a month later USPS has yet to notify workers' comp postal employees of the breach????
Family members of USPS workers comp employees may be affected by data
breach. Comments
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USPS confirms Postal Worker diagnosed with Tuberculosis
A spokesperson with the U.S. Postal Service
has confirmed a Victoria postal worker has contracted tuberculosis. The
employee worked at the James Moody Station off of Sam Houston Drive.
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Lance
Armstrong co-defendants agree to pay $500,000 as part settlement in USPS case
USPS sets
records for package deliveries, online visits
Alabama
Clerk Sentenced to Prison For Role In Tax Refund Fraud using corrupt letter
carrier
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December 18, 2014
OIG: USPS security lapses on 'Tracking and Reporting System' could result in hackers gaining access
When standards or system controls are not
implemented in accordance with security hardening standards, systems can
be at risk for accidental or intentional unauthorized use, modification,
or disclosure of sensitive data. Therefore, we estimated data at risk of
about $137 million for 161 million records containing sensitive
information that are processed daily through the PTR system. OIG:
USPS Capital District’s security controls for data lacks protection from
hackers Comments
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Another post office gets annexed: North Platte to relocate from downtown to
industrial tract
Postal service pressed for impact study in advance of Petaluma closure
USPS truck flips, spills packages along Bay area roadway
Video: Expect more shipping delays from USPS starting next year
Video: ‘Parcel Pirates’ Following Delivery
Trucks, Stealing Packages
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December 17, 2014
USPS moving ahead with plans to consolidate up to 82 mail processing facilities in 2015
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This week the Postal Service said they will
move ahead in 2015 with the next phase of its plan to consolidate up to
82 of its mail processing facilities.
2015 USPS Plant Consolidation Schedule Updated December 12, 2014
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APWU:
Congress Fails to Act – Again
Congress fled the capital without addressing urgent
postal issues, despite unrelenting efforts by the four postal unions
Video: APWU President Dimondstein on The Ed Show Comments
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Postal Worker pleads guilty to stealing ‘Victoria Secret’ coupons from
the mail
The Niagara Falls, New York city carrier assistant (cca) was charged
with stealing at least 15 Victoria Secret coupons out of the mail.
Criminals Go Postal, Target Mailboxes
Who Killed Cat Fancy Magazine?
The Postal Service is Crawling With
Mail-Hoarding Newmans
FedEx, UPS and Postal Service Scramble to
Cope With Holidays
Most Packages Safe Following Post Office
Fire in Ohio
APWU: Custodian TL 5 Implementation
Schedule (11/22/14)
Post office pays for broken antique, but
how much?
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December 16, 2014
The Case for Postal Banking
Kevin Drum should do his homework. His blog post about postal banking
reveals a fundamental lack of understanding about the needs of the
“unbanked” Comments
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Postal workers overwhelmed by flood of Amazon Sunday deliveries
USPS is straining to keep up with the volume of packages being delivered
on Sundays, with some carriers complaining of 12-hour days and weeks
without a single day off. Comments
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USPS Board Of Governors create emergency committee in absence of quorum
requirement -
The Board of Governors of the Postal Service has adopted a resolution regarding
the exercise of those powers reserved to the Board upon the loss of a quorum of
the Board. Comments
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Ex-Postal Worker sentenced in $1 million Tax Refund fraud scheme
Identity theft unfortunately has become the crime
of choice given the availability or stolen or lost personal information. The
letter carrier was convicted on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and
mail theft. Comments
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Postal worker fails to deliver more than 2500 pieces of mail
FedEx, UPS and Postal Service scramble to cope with peak holiday shipping days
USPS Halts Mail Delivery to Garden City
Home for Weeks
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December 15, 2014
Sen.
Carper calls story on strong-arming his colleagues "hogwash"
“We did everything we could have thought of,
but he idea of trying to put it into a bill of that nature, I don’t think
that makes a whole lot of sense,” Carper said.
How a Major Postal Overhaul Nearly Made Its Way Into the CRomnibus
Lawmakers attempted a last-minute maneuver to include a major overhaul of the
U.S. Postal Service in the spending bill that averted a government shutdown, but
several Senate Democrats objected and stymied the effort. Sen. Tom Carper,
D-Del. tried to strong-arm members of his own party into adopting the plan, When
the lawmakers at last week’s meeting told Carper it was too late to move forward
with such a sweeping bill and said they should instead focus on preventing the
facility closures Carper rejected the proposal. In fact, Carper said those who
opposed him would bear the blame for the consolidations. Carper attempted to
strengthen his position by threatening to allow the Postal Service to follow
through on its plan to shutter 82 processing plants next year, which will
lead to loss of at least 7,000 jobs and the relocation of even more. NAPS: Carper and Coburn’s last ditch effort to push postal
reform bill FAILS
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Omnibus spending bill retains 6-day delivery, but no
provision to halt USPS plant closures
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Video: Congresswoman Barbara Lee in Talks with USPS Over 911 Policy
Rep.
Barbara Lee has spoken with leaders “at the highest level” of the USPS about a
policy that instructs employees to first call security when they witness a
medical emergency—not 911. Comments
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Millions
rush to the post office on the busiest postal day of the year
With only 10 days to go until Christmas,
millions of people across the nation are grabbing last minute gifts and are
heading to the post office.
USPS
expects more than 640 million pieces of mail on Monday
Last
year 607 million pieces of mail were delivered during the holiday season,
reflecting an increase
Video: USPS expects billions
of pieces of mail during holidays Comments
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New York
Postal Worker Pilfers Credit Cards for Shopping Spree
Investigators
determined that the postal worker intercepted the cards used to make the
fraudulent transactions while employed as a City Carrier Assistant.
Video: California’s Lone River-Route Postal Carrier Says “It’s No Big Deal”
As Santa
readies his reindeer, and U.S. postal carriers take to their feet and trucks,
one person delivering the mail this holiday season will be dropping off packages
by boat. Rick
Stelzriedee signed on with the U.S. Postal Service as an independent contractor
about two years ago
NJ Highway
Crash Sends FedEx Packages Flying 10 Days Before Christmas
A FedEx
trailer flipped and ended up overturned on an Interstate 287 exit ramp in
Mahwah, New Jersey, with parcels spilling onto the roadway in a giant pile,
Protesters storm Staples store, demand an
end to postal contract
‘I’m just plain disgusted with the mail
service': Akron woman’s ashes lost in mail
Driver [91] injures man [83] and kills his
wife [74] in Post Office Parking Lot
Why Postal Service Officials Tossed and
Turned All Nigh
USPS OIG: Which of these 3 options are you
most interested in seeing the Postal Service pursue?
USPS OIG Audit Report: The Postal
Service's Role as Infrastructure (PDF)
No Christmas Miracle Needed: USPS Working
Overtime
USPS goes the extra mile to ensure
packages are delivered -
Gonzalez will miss her customers
Rudolph
Red-Nosed Reindeer statue stolen from California neighborhood
Local postal worker saves lives
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December 14, 2014
USPS transferring letter carriers to work routes out of offices in nearby cities
Mountain Lakes and six other municipalities in New Jersey will
have postal carrier-route coverage transferred to offices in
neighboring towns as the U.S. Postal Service consolidates
operations. Comments
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The Post Office in Black and White, 1935-1944
December 13, 2014
APWU:
Arbitrator Shyam Das awards USPS maintenance employees $8.64 million
18-year dispute over USPS "outsourcing" maintenance work settled. National
Arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that evidence presented in arbitration supports a
finding maintenance bargaining unit employees had the skill and capability to
install cabling for the Local Area Network (LAN) services and the Associate
Office Infrastructure (AOI) servers set up in the USPS Associate Offices. Comments
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Video: USPS “Important Moments” holiday ad
USPS: ‘We’re
ready for the rush,’ PMG says
Postal Service workers and rural
communities fear post office closures
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December 12, 2014
PRC denies
NAPS request to open inquiry on plant consolidations and expected mail slowdown
- The National Association of Postal
Supervisors had requested the Postal Regulatory Commission to assess the impact
of the Postal Service’s planned consolidation of 82 mail processing facilities,
slated to begin in January 2015. Also from NAPS:
NAPS: Carper and Coburn’s last ditch effort to push postal
reform bill FAILS -
The $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill winding its
way through Congress impacts the Postal Service in several ways.
Comments
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Goldway says Senator Coburn behind delay in confirmation of postal nominees
It also
was a disservice to readers to present a sensationalistic, simplistic view of
the meaning of my replacement. There are substantial policy issues at play that
could affect the future of the Postal Service.
Goldway replaced as Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman
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NLRB
Charges Postal Service with Illegal Surveillance of Staples Protests
The
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has charged the USPS with illegally spying
on postal employees while they protested outside a Staples store in Atlanta on
March 4 and 9, 2014. “Respondent has been interfering with, restraining, and
coercing employees in the exercise of the rights
Comments
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Video:
Southern California Mail Thefts Linked to Organized Crime
“Organizations that are doing it now are those old gangs that have been around
for 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years,” Comments
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Millions
rush to the post office on the busiest postal day of the year
With only 10 days to go until Christmas,
millions of people across the nation are grabbing last minute gifts and are
heading to the post office.
USPS
expects more than 640 million pieces of mail on Monday
-Last
year 607 million pieces of mail were delivered during the holiday season,
reflecting an increase
Video: USPS expects billions
of pieces of mail during holidays Comments
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Video: USPS investigating cause of stalled
deliveries as complaints rise
Steve Harvey,
Martha Stewart tout benefits of shipping with USPS for the
holidays
Delivering for
America: USPS remains vital to the American economy, society
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December 11, 2014
OIG finds
problems with USPS Amazon Sunday Delivery at 40 of 134 hubs
[link corrected] Operational inefficiencies existed during Sunday
parcel deliveries in scanning, sorting, vehicle loading, and using the DRT
software in street delivery at 40 of 134 hubs we visited in four districts.
Comments
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NPR: Here's Why Retailers Keep Sending You Catalog
Hammond, Langley sworn in as Postal
Regulatory Commissioners
The TSP by the Numbers
Senate Gridlock Freezes Postal Service
Board
SUV Hits Post Office in Cross Lanes
Man used bad checks to buy $58K worth of
stamps
USPS holiday delivery totals displayed on
Times Square billboards
Connecticut postal supervisor gets 3 years
in prison for trafficking drugs stolen from mail
Postal
Complaint: Damaged Dollhouse
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December 10, 2014
Omnibus spending bill retains 6-day delivery, but no
provision to halt USPS plant closures -
The bipartisan omnibus spending bill retained
language calling for six-day mail delivery service, language that has been part
of such bills for more than 30 years. But bill ignored the plea from Congress,
unions and others to delay closing/consolidation of 82 postal facilities
starting in January 2015.
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Video: Retired postal worker seeks $50K refund for health insurance overpayment
- At this point it's
unclear if anyone is responsible for refunding a retired post office worker, but
she believes she overpaid tens of thousands of dollars and that she was over
insured. She admits she should have better inspected her paycheck deductions,
but still wants that money back. She is not alone.. alot of postal workers
overpaid their health insurance after kids turned 21.
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Senate
confirmed nominations of Hammond, Langley to PRC by voice votes
On December 9, 2014 the Senate confirmed
nominations of Tony Hammond and Nanci E. Langley as Postal Regulatory
Commissioners by voice votes. The PRC now has its required 5 members. The PRC
should be in good shape. Hammond is a die-hard Republican
and Nanci Langley was "instrumental in the development and enactment of the
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA)." The PRC chairman
and vice-chairman are both Republicans. So there are 3 Republicans and 2
Democrats leading the PRC. Also, Senate failed to confirm the nomination of
current USPS Board Of Governors Chairman Mickey Barnett by Monday deadline. As
it stands now there are not enough members for a quorum in order to conduct
postal business.
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Hoffa to
Congress: Stop Bailout For UPS, Protect Retiree Benefits
Teamsters Call on Congress to Stop Special Exemption for Fortune 500 Company-
The
International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following statement from
General President Jim Hoffa in response to reports that proposed
pension reform legislation could be attached to the omnibus spending bill.
The
proposed legislation that would
result in a $2 billion bailout of United
Parcel Service (UPS). Comments
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USPS Handbook EL-312 Revision: Recruitment
USPS: Sunday
success – expanded deliveries get results
Postal Service contractor faces
embezzlement charge
Video: Stalled USPS deliveries disrupting
eBay seller’s business
Letter carrier’s
action aids injured woman on route
Man Accused of
Attempting to Rob Vermont Post Office
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December 9, 2014
Former
USPS cyber security chief joins federal IT contractor
McGann
retired from USPS just eight days after it was announced a major cyber
intrusion that potentially compromised the data of approximately 800,000 current
and former employees. Comments
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Customer’s surveillance camera captures postal worker throwing package onto
porch
California Postal unions host town hall meeting over Industry postal
consolidation
Resident: Video shows mail carrier hit mailbox
Postal van driver injured in downtown collision
APWU: Rank-and-File Bargaining Advisory Committee Convenes
USPS and Blackhawk Network announce deal
to sell gift cards at post offices
USPS May Seek a Rate Hike After All
48 jobs projected lost if Dakota Central
postal facility closes
The Japanese Postal Service is Releasing
Nintendo Yo-kai Watch Stamps
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December 8, 2014
APWU Wins $56 Million Remedy for Postmasters Performing Craft Work
The APWU reached a $56 million settlement
with the USPS on Dec. 5 to resolve a long-standing dispute over postmasters and
supervisors in small offices performing bargaining unit work.
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OIG recommendation to outsource mail processing
operations would harm USPS and customers -
Dr. Panzar finds that the Postal Service’s mail
processing plays a vital role in ensuring the efficiency of the postal sector,
even in the absence of economies of scale in mail processing. In other words,
Dr. Panzar maintains that if the Postal Service abandons all mail processing and
transportation of letters and flats, overall efficiency will decrease.
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USPS customers can now use smartphones to buy stamps and postage labels
Postal
Service customers can now use their smartphones to buy stamps and create
printable domestic Priority Mail Flat-Rate postage labels
Reward offered for armed robbery of mail
carrier in Connecticut
Detroit Postal Worker says she stole mail
out of ‘boredom’
Ralph Nader Talks With Mark Dimondstein
About the Post Office
Digital SOS: How Technology Can Save the USPS
USPS Holiday Global Mailing and Shipping
Dates
Mail volume surges as holidays near
USPS adds Sunday delivery in 22 Utah
cities through Christmas, extended hours
Berkeley: Postal police remove protester
tents
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December 7, 2014
Business
as usual for USPS on Dec 26
Mail
Handlers Union - President Obama’s Executive Order only applies to “executive
branch departments and agencies of the Federal Government.”
President grants feds day after Christmas – will USPS
follow suit with postal employees? Postal workers not included (in the Executive order
(which is the same as previous years) allowing Feds an extra day off for
Christmas. Several years ago APWU said it would address this issue in future
rounds of bargaining. But USPS said the cost of closing the Postal
Service for a day was estimated to be nearly $175 million.
(12/7/14)
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USPS Top
Compensated Execs list excludes Deputy PMG
The
report was initially delayed to the USPS hacking incident. The report is also
approximately 20-30 pages shorter than reports in previous years. The report
does not include the full “Operating Statistics, ” “Financial History Summary”
or “Trademarks” and more as in previous years.The report lists Top five (5) of
USPS’s most highly compensated executive officers.
USPS moving in right direction – operating revenues up 2nd
second consecutive year
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Open Letter to Postmaster General Select
Megan J. Brennan
by Ronald
Williams, Jr.- You must have
the ability to see around corners. What will
happen when mail slows down and facilities
close? What will be the result of turning
away existing customers? Surely inconvenient
access will impact available services. Will
small cuts lead to lacerations? Will you
find a new competitive advantage when we
lose revenue on a product? Comments
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‘Substantial Amount’ Of Mail Damaged In USPS Truck Fire
While En Route From San Francisco To Los Angeles
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Postal Service Truck Catches Fire On
I-238 In Hayward, CA
Video: Postal Worker's Christmas party for kids still going strong after 43 years
Christmas came early for
some Milwaukee kids. Johnetta Borum was a
Milwaukee, Wisconsin postal worker who
wanted to help kids that may not receive
gifts at Christmas time. Comments
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Is U.S.P.S. a dead letter?
Photo: Letter Carriers delivering
Christmas mail
December 6, 2014
President throws PRC Chair under the bus, WaPo misses the bus completely | Save
the Post Office - the bogus
travel issue was examined in a previous post
back in February 2012. It was clear then, as
it is now, that attacking Goldway for her
travel expenses had nothing to do with the
cost of her travels or whether or not her
trips are appropriate or necessary. The
attacks are about getting Goldway out of the
way. Now they’ve finally succeeded. Comments
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Postal Vehicle Crashes Into Car,
Pickup In Holly Hills
Postal Service again considering closure of New Orleans processing facility
Report: Tucson would lose $49M in postal consolidation
Berkeley: Postal police remove protester tents
Customer upset after careless USPS delivery
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December 5, 2014
OIG says city
carriers 48% of USPS expense needs new pay
system similar to rural carriers
In fiscal year
(FY) 2013, the U.S. Postal Service paid
$21.7 billion in carrier compensation —
$15.5 billion for city carriers and $6.2
billion for rural carriers. Carriers
represent about 48 percent of 491,000 career
postal employees and are the largest
personnel expense for the Postal Service.
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Alaska: Savoonga post office faces intermittent closure until
new postal worker is hired
NALC: Overtime equitability test extended
Letter carrier honored for saving senior
citizen's life
USPS opens Coast's first Village Post
Office
Video: California man receives mail 2
years late; mail carrier fired
USPS
Implementing new ‘Local Operations Centers’ to help utilize technology
APWU: Terry
Martinez Appointed Assistant Maintenance Craft Director
Thieves target mail boxes in
Volusia County, FL neighborhoods
Buyer opts out of purchase of historic Berkeley Post Office
APWU: 2014 Convention Transcript Now Available
Postal service mistake or criminal act?
Illegal And Regulated Mailings
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December 4, 2014
Senator Sanders: Don’t Destroy the U.S. Postal Service
Warning that
the future of the U.S. Postal Service is at
stake, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today
called on managers of the mail system to
back off plans to slow deliveries and
eliminate as many as 15,000 jobs.
Tester to Postal Service: Stop digging
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Major civil rights coalition opposes USPS consolidation plans
The Leadership Conference
on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of
more than 200 national organizations
committed to the protection and advancement
of civil and human right. Because of the
threat to many communities of the USPS
consolidating offices and limiting service,
potentially pushing individuals to private
sources, we urge you to include language in
any omnibus appropriations legislation or
continuing resolution to ensure a moratorium
on service standard changes and processing
plant closings during Fiscal Year 2015.
Coalition also says USPS BOG chairman
& nominee Barnett was a lobbyist for payday lenders
- possible conflict of interest
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More Cases of ‘Delayed Medical Treatment’
under USPS 911 policy
Employees at a
postal processing plant in West Oakland have
voiced concerns for years about a policy
that they say prevents most workers from
calling 911 in a medical emergency. They say
the policy causes deadly delays when workers
are injured on the job. Comments
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Goldway replaced as Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman
The U.S. Postal
Regulatory Commission (PRC) has named a new
acting chairman.Robert Taub (R) was named the new Chairman
and Mark Acton (R) the new Vice
chairman. There are still 2 vacancies
at the PRC. If the Senate fails to
confirm vacancies on USPS Board of Governors
and PRC by the end of the year both groups
will be like the US Supreme Court, House and
Senate -- under GOP control. One reader is
doubtful about the Senate confirming
nominees: "It's like football, we're down to
the 2 minute warning, no timeouts left, we
need a field goal to win, the best punter is
injured and the backup punter is none
other than ....Darrell Issa."
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After Postal
Supervisor pleads guilty, brother gets
prison for trafficking drugs stolen from
mail -
This matter stems from a federal
investigation into the use of the mails to
transport narcotics from Puerto Rico to the
greater Waterbury, CT area.
California letter
carrier charged with stealing cell phones
from the mail
A Fremont,
California letter carrier has been charged
with stealing high-end cell phones, cell
phone parts, a birthday card and a $50 gift
card from the mail. .
Video: Congress Reacts
to TV report on USPS Sex Assaults
Congressman
Blake Farenthold (R, Texas) says he wants
answers about what he saw in a News4 I-Team
investigation into reported sexual assaults
inside the US Postal Service. .
Video: Ohio Postal
Worker Caught Throwing Mail Away
Photos have
caught a central Ohio postal worker in the
act. Pictures show an employee throwing mail
into an east Columbus dumpster.
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December 3, 2014
UPS reverses policy on
pregnant workers – Is USPS next?
By Don Cheney -
UPS was forced to change its thinking on
pregnant workers. The new female Postmaster
General is likely to agree.
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Postal Casual Employee fired following work-related
injury at USPS facility
A U.S. Postal
Service temporary non-career employee was terminated after
being transported to a medical facility for
treatment of a workplace injury. The U.S.
Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit
against the Postal Service on behalf of the
employee at the Sharonville facility. The
lawsuit seeks restoration of lost pay,
benefits and removal of disciplinary action
from file totaling approximately $9,000. Comments
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Eight New York Postal Workers arrested for mail theft and drug charges
Eight United
States Postal Service employees (3 career
mail handlers and 5 non-career) at the
Logistical and Distribution Priority Mail
Processing Center in Bethpage, Long Island
(“Bethpage L&DC”) were arrested last night
and charged with theft of mail and
conspiracy to distribute and possess with
intent to distribute more than 129 pounds of
marijuana over a six-month period. Comments
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Florida State Senator Introduces Bill to
exempt rural letter carriers from wearing seat belts
Video: Waxhaw, NC residents complain about
misdelivered mail
Video: Small town postal worker far
exceeds her job description
Postal employee charged with stealing
veterans prescription drugs from mail
Video: Man finds mail scattered in car
wash
Video: Man barricaded in post office
surrenders
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December 2, 2014
USPS National Plan to Eliminate Tour 1
starting in January 2015: Oakland, CA
Massive
Job Abolishments, Job Repostings - The
elimination of overnight single-piece First
Class mail service in January, means Tour 1
mail processing clerk jobs nationwide are
being abolished and moved to Tour 2 and Tour
3. Here is an example in Oakland CA. Comments
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Congress Could Soon
Deliver the Postal Service Its Biggest Blow
Yet
Congress has
potentially found a new way to constrict
USPS: hamstring the agency by taking away
its ability to make any major decisions
whatsoever. Comments
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USPS ‘Secure Destruction’ service helps
businesses avoid undeliverable-as-addressed mail
- USPS recently introduced a
service to help reduce the more than 1.4 billion pieces of
undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) mail returned each year.
Secure Destruction, a USPS Blue Earth sustainability
initiative, allows mailers to have letter-sized
return-to-sender First-Class Mail captured and securely
destroyed at postal facilities for no additional charge.
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Mastiff (dog) escapes from Charlotte, NC
home, attacks mailman
- USPS says Christian
Sparks, an 11-year postal veteran, suffered injuries from the
bite and required more than 20 stitches. Sparks was treated at
the hospital and later released.
USPS Collection Boxes Being Removed Around
Coronado
The new postmaster general delivers a blow
to the glass ceiling
USPS braces for holiday mail rush
USPS ‘Operation Santa’ program helps
fulfill children’s holiday wishes
POStPlan Implementation: Just 1,600 post
offices to go, but far from done
December 1, 2014
Senators Send Bipartisan Letter Demanding
USPS postpone planned plant closings
- Senators demand Postal Service delay consolidation of mail
processing facilities after Inspector General’s report indicates
lack of transparency, inadequate impact studies, failure to
properly inform public
NAPS: Mail Processing Consolidations Loom
- As Congress Begins Last Days of
Lame Duck Session Lawmakers returned to Washington on Monday for
the final two weeks of the 113th Congress, with little
likelihood of taking action on comprehensive postal reform
legislation, but with the possibility of ordering the Postal
Service to delay the consolidation of the 82 mail processing
facilities Sen.
Calls for delay on Consolidation of Four Ohio Mail Facilities
- archive:
NAPS Urges PRC to Open Inquiry into Plant
Consolidations and Expected Mail Slowdown
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Court finds date on USPS self-service
kiosk label is not a postmark
The case presented the question of
whether a postmark was sufficient proof of timely mailing to
trigger Illinois’ limited mailbox rule.
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Two Maryland Postal Workers suspected in
theft of $9,500 in gift cards
Federal investigators said one of
the employees has already admitted her role in the thefts and
said she’d also served as a “lookout” for her colleague
USPS: Post Offices Open Christmas Eve, New
Year’s Eve But Most Will Close At Noon
Package theft in Brookline, MA up 64
percent over last year
USPS Board of Governors agenda for open
meeting on December 5th
The Changing Makeup of the Letter
Carrier's Mailbag
USPS Video:
Behind the Scenes – It’s Our Season
Start with postal reform
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