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Postal News Blog
Judge orders Postal Service to pay
damages to whistleblower
In 2012, the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL) sued the United States Postal Service (USPS) for
retaliating against a Safety Specialist at the Seattle,
Washington Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC)
(2/26/15)
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Sen. Tester to incoming
PMG Brennan: delivery standards have become a
disaster for USPS
- Tester meets incoming Postmaster General Megan
J. Brennan to discuss strengthening USPS . Tester
also concerned about USPS failing to comply with
GAO request for data on mail volume.
Senator Schumer urges incoming
PMG to honor promise to keep Buffalo, NY plant
open
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USPS updates notifications to APWU and Mail
Handlers on involuntary reassignments in 2015
- USPS has updated
notifications to APWU and NPMHU of its intent
to involuntarily reassign Clerks, Maintenance,
Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) and Mail Handlers
in the Pacific Area
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USPS seeks to overturn
OSHA citation, penalties in heat-related death
of Missouri letter carrier
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USPS is asking
a federal court to review and set aside the
final order of the U.S. Occupational Safety
and Health Review Commission (OSHRC)
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Hackers may have postal employees’ OWCP medical
records dating back to 1980
Potential victims
include current and former postal employees
who filed injury compensation claims between
November 1980 and August 2012.
USPS data breach also affected workers comp
files of 485,000 postal workers
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USPS data breach
affected bank and medical information of nearly
a million current and former postal workers
injured on the job
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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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USPS's latest solution for aging Long Life Vehicles--keep
body, replace frame
USPS would like
to retain the best qualities of the current
right hand drive long Life Vehicle (LLV) without
having to redevelop what has been proven to
work.
(9/9/14)
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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 -
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?
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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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February 28, 2015
USPS to replace Voice of the Employee
survey with Postal Pulse program
USPS will soon introduce the
Postal Pulse, a program that aims to improve postal workplaces
by better engaging employees and leveraging their ideas and
feedback.
California postal workers sentenced in theft of 384 smartphones
USPS Tries to Keep Mail Relevant in a Digital Age
Mail carrier describes delivering mail in winter weather
February 27, 2015
U.S. Postal Service searching for the mail truck of the future
Federal Judge Dismisses Injured Postal Worker�s Claim
Man Using Postal Uniform To Steal Mail
Postal workers launch website to keep Ohio centers open
Aspen, Snowmass Village post offices in dire need of
workers
Winter storm causes Postal Service delays in north
Alabama
KC residents fed up with USPS for moving at snail's pace to reimburse them for
damaged mailboxes
Reinventing the Postal Service
Snow damage closes Maine post office
He Tried to Deliver The Mail Through Snow. Honest: A Day's Work
A very special, and sluggish, delivery
Aspen, Snowmass Village post offices in dire need of
workers
Postal carrier in Uncasville threw mail in the garbage
Postal Service
IG wants more analytics muscle
Truck crashes into Yarmouth post office
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February 26, 2015
Judge orders Postal Service to pay
damages to whistleblower
In 2012, the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL) sued the United States Postal Service (USPS) for
retaliating against a Safety Specialist at the Seattle,
Washington Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC)
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2015 USPS Plant Consolidation Schedule
Updated February 20, 2015
USPS repeats changes for
Fayetteville, NC P & DC and Fayetteville, NC Annex
consolidation schedule date “To Be Determined” (TBD) and
Beaumont, TX from April to TBD. Also included is the
list of plants scheduled for closure /consolidation in April
2015.
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USPS reports $195 Million Operating
Profit for January 2015 – YTD $1.325 Billion
First-Class Mail volume was up by
1.4 percent, Shipping & Packages volume was up by 5.4 percent,
and Standard Mail volume was down by 3.3 percent (all compared
to the same month last year).
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USPS Re-Issues 911 Policy
As PostalReporter reported in
January, USPS
changed its 911 policy at the Oakland mail processing facility
after an NBC Bay Area investigation exposed the rules that may
have caused critical delays in a life and death situation.
NBC Bay Area reports the story that aired February 25, 2015
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Woman charged with battery after pushing
postal worker for late mail
How this winter is challenging your mail
carrier
Neighborhood frustrated after three months
of no mail delivery
February 25, 2015
Did nerve gas sicken Orlando postal
worker?
A former U.S. Postal Service
supervisor who says he was exposed to toxic chemicals from a
package at an Orlando facility in 2011 could lose his fight
for answers at a hearing Thursday,
Postal Worker convicted of union
embezzlement now charged with mail theft
A Westmoreland County postal
worker previously convicted of union embezzlement is now
charged with mail theft.
The Root profiles pioneering mail carrier
Mary Fields aka “Stagecoach Mary”
U.S. Postal
Service investigates missing mail in Uncasville
Unusual
parcel asks postal workers to snap pictures for art project
Newly hired Ohio letter carrier accused of
using, selling drugs on the job
How Waffle House Could Replace Your Post
Office
February 24, 2015
PRC Approves USPS First-Class Mail Price
Adjustments
Today the Postal Regulatory
Commission issued Order No. 2365 on Price Adjustments
for First-Class Mail finding the Postal Service pricing
proposals to be consistent with the Consumer Price Index. Comments (Count)
Another Baltimore Postal worker charged with delivering weed
packages to same drug dealers
A CCA since 2014 was charged
with bribery and participating in a pot-dealing
conspiracy—the same conspiracy in which another 21 year city
letter carrier, was charged last year. The city letter
carrier worked at the same station where a postal manager
was convicted last year of bribery.
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New York
state and NYC sue United Parcel Service (UPS) for illegally shipping untaxed
cigarettes
Legal battles over Berkeley’s main Post Office continue
Mail theft on the rise in one Seattle neighborhood
The dead letter office endures in the digital age
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February 23, 2015
Determined South Dakota resident calls
foul on Postal Service and wins
A well-researched complaint by a
curious Newell resident could save her and some of her
neighbors from paying a fee for getting mail. As a result of
Anna Hermanson's diligence, the U.S. Postal Service has
backtracked on a policy that required some Newell residents
without mailboxes to rent a post office box. .
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USPS: Some Mail Deliveries may be
affected by winter storm in Dallas-Fort Worth area
U.S. Postal Service employees in
facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan and Texas
Panhandle areas affected by severe winter weather will be
working around-the-clock to process and deliver mail.
Video: Winter weather causes mail
delays, injuries to 6 Nashville carriers
What Postal Services Do People
Value the Most?
The OIG has conducted a
nationally representative quantitative survey on the relative
value of some key services provided as part of the universal
service obligation (USO).
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Photo: Mail truck catches fire in Walnut
Creek CA
Homestead man sues U.S. after being struck by mail truck
USPS: Maya Angelou to be honored on
forever stamp
Postal Vehicle Catches Fire In Lexington,
Kentucky
Retired postal worker
can't get response from OPM or
Congressman over pension
Napans 'bomb' post office with love
Kentucky: USPS hopes to make 'all'
deliveries Monday
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February 22, 2015
Video: Sluggish
mail delivery angers Kentucky residents
USPS Vehicle
Catches Fire in Sandwich MA
Post office not a game for those
affected by cuts
USPS says road conditions have delayed
18,000 Louisville deliveries
Kathie Renken retires as Bakersfield
postmaster
February 21, 2015
Postal service says Akron
mail-sorting operation to close in April
How to deliver internal training videos to
Postal Workers
Berkeley: Suits test whether postal service must
follow some preservation laws
Alliance Objects to Nonprofit Postal Discrimination
Roof collapse closes
post office in Massachusetts
Postal Carrier Accused of Throwing Out Mail in
Connecticut
Newspapers to get postal decrease
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February 20, 2015
DOL criminal enforcement actions against
postal union officers
Former postal
worker indicted
February 19, 2015
USPS, Shame on you!
Shame on you, Mr. Postmaster General,
for doing everything you can to convince Congress and the media
that we are a company on the verge of going broke, with an overpaid
workforce and a “failing business model,” as you put it. Shame on
you for trying to eliminate Saturday delivery, then agreeing to
deliver parcels on Sunday, sending a mixed message to the public
and our mailers. Shame on you for telling us on employee videos
what a great job we’re doing, then trashing us to everyone else
behind our backs.
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Contract Negotiations Begin: At Opening Session,
APWU Breaks with Tradition
Contract negotiations between the American
Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service got underway on
Feb. 19 with a dramatic break with tradition. Joining the APWU at
the opening session were actor-activist Danny Glover and AFL-CIO
President Richard Trumka
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Video: Danny Glover fights to save US Postal
Service
U.S. Postal Workers gained a star
partner in their fight to save the national mail carrying
institution.
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Hackers scam California attorney out of $289,000
using USPS email address
The scam started with Feb. 9 email
that appeared to be from the postal service, from an email address
ending in usps.gov
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Former rural carrier sentenced to
probation for stealing credit cards from mail along his route
USPS Goof Gives
Publishers a Break on Postal Rates
Truth about
the Postal Service
- by NALC President Rolando via The Dodgeville Chronicle
USPS travel cards to become safer, more secure
As temps go
down, mail carriers layer up
Boca Raton: Postal employee bandits strike
again
No mail for a week in one Amherst neighborhood
Southfield, MI residents report mail mystery
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February 18, 2015
USPS and Postal Inspection Service team up
to educate consumers about scams targeting older Americans
Mail theft continues to be a problem for neighborhoods
with cluster mailboxes
Ukiah tries again to bring back post office
mural
Former Pines postal facility up for sale
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February 17, 2015
Tweets from the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers
covering today’s MTAC meeting
Consumers not aware of postal service
standards but do notice consistent delivery time each day
USPS COO Dave Williams says first class 3-5 day Q1 service performance
down to 91.84%.
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Postal Workers and USPS to Open Contract Negotiations
Thurs. Feb. 19
In
a First, Union to Put Issues Such as Postal Banking, Expanded Hours
and Additional Customer Services on the Bargaining Table
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USPS looking for Postal Employees to appear
in upcoming TV ad
Postal Service employees are invited
to audition for a TV commercial that will debut in the spring. No
prior acting experience is required.
PMG names Linda Malone as USPS Network Operations
VP
She will report to Chief Operating
Officer David Williams, who previously held the position.
2015 USPS Plant Consolidation Schedule Updated
February 13, 2015
USPS changes Fayetteville, NC P & DC
and Fayetteville, NC Annex consolidation schedule date
Mail truck overturns in Arizona; neighbors
say speed an issue
Lake Forest, Il mail theft investigation continues
as second person reports problems
USPS OIG Phase 2 Audit: Postal Inspection
Service Mail Covers Program
USPS may finally
close Stewart plant in July
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February 16, 2015
Postal Employee Salary
Database Updated 2015
Postal Employees Names, Salaries, Position,
Date Hired And Work Facility
(2/16/15)
OIG White Paper: USPS financial condition,
higher postage rates due to prefunding
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Be Careful What You Assume: Postal
Service closer to being fully funded, or potentially overfunded.
In the past 8 years, the Postal
Service’s financial condition has significantly worsened from making
large prefunding payments for retiree health care. Postal Service
customers were charged for increased postage, in part, because of
these prefunding requirements. The Postal Service’s research
and development and infrastructure maintenance were poorly funded
because of its financial condition.
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Postal Employee Salary
Database Updated 2015
Postal News Recap – February 16, 2015
New York: Postal carriers brave bitter cold
to deliver
Posts or puzzles, mail carrier has a way with
letters
Sale of Historic Princeton Post Office Moves
Forward
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February 15, 2015
USPS Struggles With Wave of New Hires
The U.S. Postal Service’s shift to
a lower-paid workforce comes with a steep price. By the agency’s
own admission, the hiring of more non-career employees has led to
lower productivity, worse service, higher injury and turnover rates,
and increased investment in new training programs. USPS has historically
been staffed by long-serving employees, but currently 103,000-plus
employees -- one of every six active postal workers -- has been
with the agency less than a year. That's triple the newbie rate
of just four years ago.
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PMG Brennan delivers first video message
USPS will repurpose space to support
its growing shipping services and invest in new package-sorting
equipment and vehicles.
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Congresswoman Kaptur statement on closing
of Toledo USPS sorting facility
The Board of Governors of the Postal
Service, and certain Members of Congress, are responsible for this
latest blow to the Postal Service in our community and region. For
too long, the Board has not been acting in our nation’s best interests.
Many recent Board appointees hold private interests that conflict
with the time-tested public service interests of the Postal Service
mandate to deliver affordable universal service to all Americans
equally.
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South Bend USPS distribution center starting
transition to consolidate with Fort Wayne's center
If you think walking in Boston is bad, try
delivering mail there
GM, FCA Reportedly Interested In Making New
US Postal Service Vehicle
Postal Workers Deliver Mail During Storm
February 14, 2015
San Jose Mailman Who Dumped Mail in Trash
Resigns
Duluth postal center moves toward closure
Mounds neighborhood could lose mail delivery
due to treacherous roads
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February 13, 2015
USPS network outage causing possible security
and financial problems for postal clerks -
USPS reported earlier today that some
Post Offices are experiencing system outages. But USPS is facing
a much bigger problem if POS systems are out in most of the post
offices.
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USPS says network back to normal after outage
The U.S. Postal Service says it’s fixed
the electronic glitch that had disrupted some services
USPS network outage affecting some post offices
Some Postal Service information technology
applications continue to be non-functional today following yesterday’s
unplanned network outage.
eBay Sellers Concerned Over USPS National
Outage
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First Class Mail Taking Days Longer
Postal routing makes Tamaroa water bills up
to two weeks late
Video: U.S. Postal Museum Features Stories
of Slave-Carried Mail
Postal Worker Helps Save Man's Life
Postal Workers Stage Ongoing Protest at Antioch
Staples
San Jose Postal
Worker trashed Mail
The push for
postal banking is headed to the bargaining table
Section 106,
Protective Covenants, and Sale of Historic Post Offices
Postal Inspection
Service Mail Covers Program Phase 2
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February 12, 2015
64 National Organizations Launch ‘Grand Alliance’
to Save Our Public Postal Service -
On Feb. 12, 2015, more than 60 national organizations joined forces
to launch A Grand Alliance to Save Our Public Postal Service. The
debut of the Alliance included the premiere of a video featuring
actor-activist Danny Glover, the creation of a new website, and
many messages on social media.
NALC joins ‘Grand Alliance’ to Save Our Public
Postal Service
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USPS Contracting Officer and Contractor Charged
with Bribery Scheme in Connection with Awarding of Mail Delivery
Contracts - A former
U.S. Postal Service contracting officer, along with a mail delivery
contractor, were indicted today for engaging in a scheme to defraud
the Postal Service through bribery and kickbacks in connection with
the awarding of contracts to deliver the mail.
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U. S. Senate in no hurry to fill 6 vacancies
on USPS Board of Governors
In December 2014 ,Senator Tom Carper
urged his colleagues to confirm all USPS BOG nominations. Now there
are 6 vacancies and 2 members serving with expired terms.
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Man charged with
stealing, crashing unlocked Postal Service truck in Barrow
New Zealand
Post cuts deliveries to three days a week
U.S. Postal
Service to seek bids on next delivery vehicle
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February 11, 2015
APWU: MVS Continues the Fight for Administrative,
Technical Jobs
The union is pursuing our demand that
management create at least 60 new administrative and technical duty
assignments in the Motor Vehicle Service Craft, as required by the
2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Four years after
signing the CBA, the USPS still has not created the positions.
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Customers upset with area post office for
unpredictable midday closures
Several customers in the Northland
are angry after learning a post office is closing during the day,
in the middle of listed hours.
Zero tolerance: USPS promotes threat-free
workplace
The Postal Service is committed to
fostering a positive and safe work environment that’s free of threats,
fear and violence for every employee.
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Two postal workers robbed at gunpoint
Two postal workers say they were robbed
early Wednesday morning at a United States Postal Service processing
center.
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Postal pioneer: Jackie Strange, first woman
DPMG, dies
Anthem data breach: Some members’ personal
information compromised
Mail delivery halted at apartment complex
over security issue
Snow banks create challenges for mail carriers
North Dakota: In-Town Mail Delivery Begins
With 45 cluster mail boxes
Snow piles affecting mail delivery
Jalopnik: The Weirdest Postal Vehicles
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Photo archive: Postal Jeep Hot Rod
Seeing Double: Post office twins provide stellar
service with a smile
Can the Postal Service still cling to the
hope that people want paper bills?
Woman claims postal worker ran over dog and
kept driving
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February 10, 2015
Former NALC steward’s defamation suit claims
postmaster, supervisors compared him to violent people
- A Bolingbrook,
Illinois postal worker (also a former NALC steward) has filed a
lawsuit claiming four USPS management officials “disparaged him
with libelous comparisons to violent people.”
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Postal Worker charged with
misappropriation of postal funds
Video: Express Mail packages at the heart
of work-from-home scam
USPS: Year of the Ram Forever Stamp
Celebrates Lunar New Year
Beating of letter carrier prompts Springfield City Council committee meeting
Battered but operating: Burlington NC Post Office scarred after accident
USPS Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Congressional Submission (PDF)
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February 9, 2015
Senator Carper says USPS $1.1 billion profit
shows “urgent” need for postal reform -
Update: Oops! An
alert reader caught what is apparently a typo in Sen. Carper's
statement. From Carper's statement:
U.S. Postal Service lost $754
*billion* in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 Today’s financial report shows
that even a prosperous package delivery service and record holiday
delivery season can’t bring the U.S. Postal Service out of its
downward financial spiral.
USPS revenues rises 4.3 percent – $754
million net loss recorded during first quarter
- The Postal Service ended fiscal 2015’s first quarter (Oct.
1-Dec. 31, 2014) with a 4.3 percent increase in operating revenue
compared to the same period one year earlier. NALC:
USPS FY Quarter 1 ends with $1.1 billion operating profit , $7
billion in cash || (2/06/15) Comments
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Senate schedules hearing February 11th to examine GAO’s 2015
High Risk List
In
2013 GAO recommended: USPS
needs to continue taking action
to reduce costs related to its operations, workforce, and
facilities as well as increase revenues
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Missouri postal worker hit by car in December dies
The Kirkwood postal worker who was
hit by a car on Dec. 30 has died. Friends of Wilson-Mueller say
she had been wearing her post office jacket and blue pants, and
left work in the dark. Dozens of postal workers at the office on
Taylor park on the street because there is no lot designated for
them. Comments
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Bloomfield PA Post Office Robber Gets
Prison Sentence
USPS seeks information for new delivery
vehicle
USPS Cost Cutting Ain't
Cuttin' It, Mailers Group Says
The Bill is (Still) in the
Mail
Video: Mailboxes blown up in Indiana;
detectives looking for those responsible
New Marriage Between Your Post Office and
Amazon - Makes Life Hell for Workers
Bixby Knolls Post Office Closing
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February 8, 2015
Video:
Postal Service investigates mail tossed into ravine
Historic Plant City post office
discontinued, headed for sale
Long
Island residents angered with mail delays due to snowfall
Mystic
mail carrier sees no obstacles in mountains of snow
February 7, 2015
U.S. Mail Truck in Detroit Possibly Involved in Hit-and-Run
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February 6, 2015
Mail delays detrimental, Tucson business
leaders say
Tucson business leaders said they are
experiencing significant delays in mail delivery since the U.S.
Postal Service changed its service standards Jan. 5. New
Bill Would Stop Mail Slowdown, Reinstate Service Standards
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The check's in the mail: Postal delays concern Rock County treasurer
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National Mail Handlers Union President John
Hegarty announces retirement
On Thursday, February 5, 2015,
National President John Hegarty delivered his 26th and final
report to the attendees of the Semi-Annual Meeting of the Local
Unions (SAMLU). Comments
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Pocatello postal workers face “involuntary
reassignment”
The initial report on employee
impacts at Pocatello CSMPC processing center was 57 craft, 5
management. Salt Lake City would gain 26 craft positions, 8
management. These figures may have changed since last year. Comments
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2015 USPS Plant Consolidation Schedule
Updated February 6, 2015
Norfolk couple finds trash bags of mail in
ravine
Thief speeds off in Kansas City postal
carrier’s mail van
Suspects in beating of Springfield MA mail
carrier to be prosecuted by state — not feds
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February 5, 2015
Rep. DeLauro Introduces Legislation to
Reinstate Overnight Delivery Standards
The bipartisan legislation would
reinstate overnight postal delivery service and prevent the Postal
Service (USPS) from operating under the current, weaker delivery
standards. The elimination of overnight delivery has already
resulted in slower mail delivery for millions of Americans. Comments
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USPS continues to reduce rural post office
hours
Man pinned between vehicle and post office
Postal RCA
accused of stealing thousands in cash, gift cards along mail
routes
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February 4, 2015
PMG Megan Brennan announces Executive
Leadership Team , Organizational Structure
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PMG Megan Brennan has
announced her Executive Leadership Team (ELT), aiming to continue
the Postal Service’s momentum by making few changes to the lineup.
the
United States Postal Service announced the appointment of David E.
Williams to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Williams
succeeds Megan J. Brennan. Since July 2010, Mr. Williams served as
Vice President, Network Operations, PMG
Brennan delivers first video message Comments
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Postmaster General: USPS seeks revenue sources beyond regular
mail, package delivery -
So what is the agency
doing? ;“We’re testing grocery delivery in San Francisco,” Brennan said “We’re also delivering
water, cases of water in Manhattan and the boroughs” of New York
City. Brennan supports delivering mail five days a week and
packages seven days a week. Comments
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USPS designed a 37—cent stamp featuring
a photo of the Washington, D.C., memorial covered in snow. When USPS
released the stamp, in 2002, it paid $1,500 to a retired Marine
whose photograph of the memorial they used, but did not compensate
the sculptor.
Mail carrier working in back of truck knocked
unconscious after getting rear-ended
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A mail carrier on a
delivery run was left unconscious and taken to the hospital after
her postal truck was hit from behind by a car driven by a Plainfield
man Comments
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Court docs: Hidden cameras show postal
worker thefts
USPS to honor Robert Robinson Taylor on
the 38th Black Heritage stamp
Thieves Targeting Mailboxes For W-2s, So
They Can Steal Tax Refunds
USPS suspends operations at Abbyville Post
Office pending repairs
Postal Worker retires after 26 years
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February 3, 2015
NALC: Obama’s FY 2016 Budget embraces
outdated, misguided postal policies of former PMG Donahoe
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With the release of its
FY 2016 budget proposal today, the Obama administration once again
has embraced an outdated philosophy that the Postal Service can and
should cut its way to prosperity by targeting services.While the
NALC sees progress in the administration moving away from
immediately ending six-day delivery and ensuring its continuation
for 2016, we are disappointed that the administration has embraced
an arbitrary volume trigger to eliminate a day of delivery.
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No
Speedy Delivery for Letter to PMG Brennan
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Express Mail service delayed delivery of a critical letter from three former
members of the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee to Postmaster General Megan
Brennan. The letter was presented to the post office in Clayton, N.Y., on Jan.
31, was promptly entered into the mailstream, and was guaranteed to be
delivered by 3 p.m. Feb. 2 to Brennan’s office at L’Enfant Plaza in
Washington. But, according to USPS tracking information supplied by Cary
Brick, who posted the letter, it didn’t get Brennan’s office until sometime
Feb. 3 . Despite the USPS guaranteed delivery, the letter did not arrive at a
Dulles postal facility outside Washington until Feb. 3. Brick said he was
stunned by the late delivery of his letter. He was given a $19.99 refund when
he went to the Clayton Post Office to pick up his mail.
An Open Letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan
- But we feel strongly about the
direction a few of its managers at and above the stamp subject selection and
design level are pushing the stamp program. They are doing a disservice to the
respect enjoyed by an institution that touches every American every day in
their own homes and neighborhoods.
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Politics
delaying consolidation of Florence mail processing plant
Staples, Office Depot in advanced talks to merge
UPS revamps holiday plan with peak surcharges, fewer drivers
A postmaster has the last word on POStPlan
TBS Seinfeld marathon focuses on Newman during “Thank a
Mailman Day”
Where have all the blue mailboxes gone?
Houston: Two Plead Guilty in Mail Theft Cases
Abilene Post Office Accepting Applications for CCAs
San Antonio: USPS Addresses Neighborhood Mail Mishaps
USPS OIG: Ideas on the Doorstep
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February 2, 2015
Megan Brennan 74th Postmaster General of the United States
Outlining key themes in
a letter to employees today, Postmaster General Brennan said she
would seek to advance transformative strategies that invest in the
future of the Postal Service and shape growth opportunities for the
organization and the industries it serves. Statement
by APWU President on New Postmaster General Megan Brennan Comments
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Postal facility set to close
Mail carrier quits, dumps mail in gas station trash can
Mail carriers fight their way through the snowy roads
Post Office Plays Key Role in Meth Drug Bust
Will Direct Mail Morph Into the Internet of Postal Things?
USPS Accepting Job Applications in Indy
Car Crashes Into to Post Office in Torrance CA
The U.S. Postal
Service is throwing a Hail Mary: Same-day delivery
Maybeury West Virginia Post Office
temporarily closed after fire
TX: Stolen Mail
Causes Outrage Among Residents
Mail seem slow?
Postal service change is likely the cause
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February 1, 2015
ABM Security challenging USPS $250 million
contracts awarded to Command Security Corporation -
CSC’s record of integrity and
business ethics should render the company ineligible for award of
the USPS contract. (FAA). Comments
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Sour Lake, Texas post office damaged by fire
- homeless man's fire
may be to blame
Mail Thefts Rampant on Key Peninsula
Privatization
won’t improve your mail service or costs
Embarrass,
MN Post Office closed for repairs
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