March 11, 2016
APWU: Contract Arbitration Update
Three more days of
hearings in the arbitration for a new contract wrapped
up on March 10. Comments
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Two Postal Worker brothers have accumulated over
4,500 hours of sick leave
Dedication runs in
the Pentico family — and brothers Ronald and Ricky
each have sizeable sick leave banks to prove it.
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Starship Technologies introduces delivery robots
to United Kingdom
Starship Technologies,
a company launched by the former co-founders of
Skype, is announcing today that the UK will be the
first major country to host trials of its revolutionary
self-driving delivery robots, Comments
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Video: Idaho congressman says USPS does not realize
just how slow mail has become in Pocatello
Congressman Mike Simpson
(R-ID 2nd District) met with local officials in
Pocatello on March 10th. Simpson and local officials
discussed the rise in number of inmates and jail
overcrowding in the county and what a Ted Cruz presidency
would mean for local federal facilities. The local
officials biggest complaint was slow mail service
since the closure of Pocatello mail processing facility.
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Video: Idaho congressman says USPS does not realize
just how slow mail has become in Pocatello
Congressman Mike Simpson
(R-ID 2nd District) met with local officials in
Pocatello on March 10th. Simpson and local officials
discussed the rise in number of inmates and jail
overcrowding in the county and what a Ted Cruz presidency
would mean for local federal facilities. The local
officials biggest complaint was slow mail service
since the closure of Pocatello mail processing facility.
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Video: Idaho congressman says USPS does not realize
just how slow mail has become in Pocatello
Congressman Mike Simpson
(R-ID 2nd District) met with local officials in
Pocatello on March 10th. Simpson and local officials
discussed the rise in number of inmates and jail
overcrowding in the county and what a Ted Cruz presidency
would mean for local federal facilities. The local
officials biggest complaint was slow mail service
since the closure of Pocatello mail processing facility.
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Post Office in North Dakota to replace flagpole
after complaint
A customer, who is
a ride captain in the North Dakota Patriot Guard,
said the post office, which operates on limited
hours, was closed at noon and so he took the matter
into his own hands. The customer said he raised
the flag up the 30-foot flagpole and lowered it
to 10 feet from the top.“I raised it to the proper
(half-staff) level and she (the Spiritwood postal
worker) came in this (Tuesday) morning and put it
back down.”
85-year-old driver could have license revoked for
striking post office
Amazon building superfast delivery empire
Man Arrested In 2012 Postal Worker Robbery Case
March 10, 2016
Former letter carrier has treasure trove of historic
postcards, rare stamps
Dallas: Have You Seen This Stolen USPS Truck?
85-year-old arrested for hitting, spitting on postal
worker
March 9, 2016
Video: APWU demands answers after 5 workers die
at Pontiac facility in 14 months
American Postal Workers
Union leaders are demanding more answers and further
investigation after five US Postal Workers at the
mail center in Pontiac have died on the job.
More details on Methane Detection System problems
at Pontiac mail center
Recently there was
a report posted on the internet that dealt with
a concern raised by the APWU regarding issues associated
with the Methane Detection System in place at the
Pontiac MI. Metroplex.
Video: Postal employee deaths at Pontiac facility
raise questions
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Video: USPS apologizes after rural carrier leaves
letter asking residents to boost mail volume during
route count
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The USPS
is apologizing to a group of its customers in Highlands
Ranch after a postal carrier left fliers in homeowner’s
mailboxes, asking for them to artificially increase
their mail volume
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Senator McCaskill questions USPS on increased costs
after plant consolidations
Senator Claire McCaskill
has sent a letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan
requesting documents related to the Phase II Network
Rationalization Plan. Comments
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Video: California Postal Worker on “The Voice”
A 10-year Mail Handler
made her first appearance on "The Voice" .
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Bipartisan group of 33 lawmakers call on USPS for
updated plant consolidation plans
Our constituents, many
of whom are seniors, veterans, active voters and
small business owners, depend upon reliable, timely
service, whether it be traditional mail services
or package delivery,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter
to Postmaster General Megan Brennan. “As such, we
find these closures and consolidations and the slowed
mail delivery times that accompany them to be of
great concern.”
Video:
Possible closure of Cherrybell mail center has Tucson
voters concerned
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Video: USPS may finally resolve neighborhood’s 5-year
mailbox problem after TV station gets involved
.... unlike most of
the other streets in this subdivision, this neighborhood
never got a cluster box. It was the first street
built in the development and the developer went
bankrupt without taking care of the mailbox problem.
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Kent, CT postmaster removed; reason unknown
Large rock falls from Portland overpass onto mail
truck driver
Postal Truck Overturns In Collision With Bus In
Downtown Los Angeles
Maryland man gets 3 years in prison for bribing
postal worker to distribute marijuana via U.S. Mail
California: Duarte post office decreases lobby hours
-- people using facility as place to sleep overnight
International team to speak about 17th-century postal
discovery
Thieves increasingly target residential mailboxes
Indiana post office closes temporarily over safety
concerns
March 8, 2016
Amazon deliveries and at-risk workers lead to more
accidents and injuries at the USPS
Last week the Postal Service shared some information
with the Postal Regulatory Commission about accidents
and safety issues. As one might expect, the increased
use of all those recently hired postal workers -
117,000 in 2015 - is leading to more injuries and
accidents
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Donald Trump bumper sticker lands postal worker
in hot water
The CCA put a Trump
bumper sticker on his car and hung up a newspaper
clipping inside his locker at the Leola post office,
where he works. The CCA thinks it was his support
of Trump, rather than some other candidate, that
ticked off his supervisor. The CCA hopes hopes to
be naturalized as a citizen in time for the general
election so he can vote for Trump Comments
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APWU: Expect More Attacks on Injured Postal, Federal
Workers
Over the last decade,
attacks on injured federal employees and postal
workers, led primarily by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
, have been relentless. But she isn’t the only one
who has tried to dismantle the comprehensive coverage
provided by the Federal Employees Compensation Act
(FECA). Comments
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Canada Post’s Underclass of Women Workers
Postal inspectors offer $50K reward in Spring Creek,
TN Post Office robbery
Passing the delivery milestone
Judge gives Lance Armstrong partial win in $100
million lawsuit
