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Postal News Blog
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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November 30, 2014
Video: USPS animation app can do amazing
things to your neighborhood mailbox
Updated
with press release from USPS- Starting today through the end of the year, smartphone users can experience the magical mailbox, by simply
downloading the “USPS AR” app and using it to scan a nearby
blue mail collection box. The innovative use of augmented
reality will feature fun activations like flashing holiday
lights or dancing animated penguins, followed by prompts to
order free shipping boxes or stamps.
Why Did the USPS Make a Useless Augmented Reality App?
USPS awards contract for retread tires
worth over $41 million
As part of our Fleet Maintenance
Program, the Postal Service is looking toward the retread tire
industry to assist in reducing our vehicle maintenance costs.
UPS throws USPS, APWU under the bus in pregnancy bias case
before U.S. Supreme Court
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A
former driver sued UPS for discriminating against pregnant
women. She lost two rounds in lower courts, but the Supreme
Court will hear her case Wednesday. UPS used USPS policy and
USPS-APWU contract to support its argument that it did not
discriminate against the former employee.
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Postal Service delivering 7 days a week for the holidays
Mailman retires after almost 45 years on
the job
Border Smugglers Using US Postal Service to Ship Drugs, Court Records Show
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November 29, 2014
USPS offers best value for shipping
packages during holiday season
U.S. Postal Service hires fewer
workers than both FedEx and UPS despite delivering more
packages than those two companies combined.. But USPS
offers the best value compared to other carriers when it comes
to shipping packages.
Video:
Consumer Reports: Best ways to ship packages. Comments
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Unused ‘Just Move’ stamps lie waiting in
Postal Service warehouse
The US Postal Service is going to
take another shot at developing stamps promoting Michelle
Obama’s fitness campaign after White House officials vetoed
the ones they came up with last year. Comments
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Mail sometimes proves too tempting to
postal workers
Hacking incident delays USPS annual
financial report (PDF)
Demolition of rural letter carriers museum
postponed
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November 28, 2014
USPS Offering Early Out Retirement
There is no incentive. Comments
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USPS OIG: Semiannual Report to Congress
– April 1 – September 30, 2014
During the 6-month report period
ending September 30, 2014, we issued 100 audit reports,
management advisories, PARIS risk models and white papers, and
the Postal Service accepted 87 percent of our significant
recommendations. Comments
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Maine: Postal customers must move mailbox to eliminate carriers making
left-hand turns - Recently, customers received a
letter from Norway Postmaster telling them they had 14 days to
move their mailboxes across the street. The letter said it
needed to be done so that carriers wouldn’t have to make
left-hand turns.
Video: Game Day 2014 – USPS holiday television ad
USPS: Avoiding ethical lapses during the holidays
Special Olympics, Robert Robinson Taylor, Martin Ramirez stamps to be issued in
2015
New Priority Mail Rates Aren't Good News for Everyone
How's the exigent rate increase doing?
FedEx Freight workers in Louisville vote against union membership
Postal Service probes ballots' delayed
arrival to some votes in Delaware County Ohio
Don't blame the postal clerk
N.J. bill would establish 'do not mail'
list
Investigation continues into missing mail
drop box
Postal Service must combat change of
address fraud
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November 27, 2014
Florida Postal Employee sentenced in
tax fraud and identity theft scheme
During the course of their
scheme, the postal worker issued 685 money order from her
negotiation of 78 fraudulently obtained Treasury checks,
totaling $625,924.94. In an effort to further conceal the
fraud the postal worker enlisted the assistance of her
husband, and sister to deposit her share of the
proceeds into their respective bank accounts. Comments
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Some post offices open on Sundays for
holidays in Indiana and Michigan
Postal Service Stepping Up Holiday Surveillance
Junk mail ban would cost N.J. 'tens of thousands' of jobs, direct mailers
claim
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November 26, 2014
FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement from
the U.S. Office of Personnel Management: An Inherently
Adversarial Process
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If one waits until
the U.S. Office of Personnel Management denies one’s Federal
Disability Retirement application twice – both at the
Initial Stage of the process (which one prepares, formulates
and files through one’s agency if not yet separated, or
within 31 days of separation from one’s agency; or directly
to OPM if more than 31 days), as well as the
“Reconsideration Stage” of the process – then the case will
be heard before an Administrative Judge at the U.S. Merit
Systems Protection Board. There – be not mistaken – it is
an adversarial process.
Video: Dear Santa, Didn’t You Get My
Letter?
Will Santa get Cindy’s letter
in time for Christmas? Only with YOUR help! Contact your
Congressperson, Senators, and the Postmaster General, and
tell them to stop the closure of Mail Processing Facilities
nationwide, Comments
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Mailing company employee gets prison
for stealing $3.6 million worth of over-the-road containers
from USPS -
Maryland man
sentenced to seven years in prison, followed by three
years of supervised release, for conspiring to steal, and
theft of, aluminum carts from the U.S. Postal Service.
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USPS updates guide on handling customer
concerns and use of ‘We Want to Know’ card
Postal Heroes – November 2014
Reward offered for return of ‘Hot Pink
Girl’ mailbox
Video: How to protect your holiday
package-deliveries from being stolen
Postmaster General Gives Golden Carrier
Hero Award
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November 25, 2014
After 68 Years, America’s Senior
Letter Carrier Hangs Up His Satchel
“Rudy Tempesta, the
longest-serving mailman in the United States. For 68 years,
first in New York City, and since 1959 in Chapel Hill, North
Carolina he’s been delivering good news and bad, checks and
bills, letters and magazines, catalogs and packages. Rudy
Tempesta had a decorated military career, flying 21 missions
as a turret gunner in a B-24, often flying alongside the
famed Tuskegee Airmen
Video: The Secret Inside the Postal
Service
It’s a story the U.S. Postal
Service did not want us to tell you: Sexual assaults
committed not just by customers and strangers, but by postal
employees against other postal employees.
NAPS Urges PRC to Open Inquiry into Plant Consolidations and
Expected Mail Slowdown
- The National Association of
Postal Supervisors has 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. The consolidations are expected to
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Video: Postal Robberies Skyrocketing
On the anniversary of the murder
of a local postal carrier, the News4 I-Team shows a never
before released list of crimes committed against postal
employees, including a dramatic increase in robberies. The
News4 I-Team obtained a nationwide list, never before released
to the public, of more than 1,600 violent crimes against
postal employees. We found robberies increased more than 300
percent between 2010 and 2013, some involving truckjackings,
kidnappings and shootings. Tom Dodge with the grassroots
organization Community and Postal Workers United told us,
"Unfortunately, very expensive items are going through the
mail now. Cell phones, computers, tablets, jewelry.
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Postal problems
plague Lumberton, TX
Video: Teens Suspected of Stealing
Packages from Porches
Video: USPS animation app can do amazing
things to your neighborhood mailbox
Ex-Idaho City postmaster gets jail after
‘staggering breach of trust’
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APWU Demands Info on Emergency
Procedures: 911 Call Delayed Up to 50 Minutes; Employee Dies
- Director of
Industrial Relations Tony D. McKinnon Sr. has asked the Postal
Service to explain its protocols for providing emergency
medical assistance after learning that a Bay Area postal
employee lay dying for as much as 50 minutes before 911 was
called.
Video: Union Questions USPS Over Controversial 911 Policy
Archive:
Several postal workers in Indiana immediately called 911
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Postal Worker with 35 years called "disgruntled” and
"terrorist" for calling 911, he was later fired
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USPS Played Cat And Mouse With Cyber Attacker
Postal Service takes restrained,
methodical approach to cyberattack. Was this the right
strategy When US Postal Service (USPS) officials received word
about a major network intrusion earlier this year, one of its
first instructions was to take no immediate action.
Equifax provides tips to help keep
personal and financial info secure following data breaches
- An identity thief may wait up to a year or even longer
before using your personal information Comments
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New Postmaster General’s Goal: Act Like Private Sector
Ms. Brennan, who has spent nearly
three decades at the agency since her yearlong stint as a
letter carrier, is on deck to become the nation’s first woman
postmaster general. She faces a tough challenge: transforming
the Postal Service to meet the biggest financial challenges in
its history, as Americans send fewer and fewer letters.
New postal chief faces lots of turmoil as more cuts loom nationwide
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USPS Fiscal Year 2015 Integrated
Financial Plan
The IFP includes a reduction of 5
million work hours, largely as a result of continued efforts
to right-size the network and operating window to align with
the current and projected mailing landscape, and ongoing
PostPlan savings. However, these savings will not be
sufficient to offset inflationary and other cost increases and
our total expenses will grow in FY2015. Comments
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NALC Legislative Update
Committee leadership taking shape
for incoming Congress One of the first orders of business for
lawmakers returning after the mid-term elections was voting on
committee leadership posts for the 114th Congress. Those
elections were held on Tuesday. With regard to committees of
importance to the NALC, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) will no
longer chair the Oversight Committee.
Jason Chaffetz promises less personal
Oversight
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PMG Pat Donahoe’s Thanksgiving message
to postal employees
The season is upon us when we
take the time to reflect on the many things for which we are
grateful: our family and friends; our co-workers; our jobs;
our health and the freedoms we enjoy in America.
USPS OIG says 31% of postal contract
drivers did not always have a valid security clearance
- According to
Postal Service policy and contract terms, contract drivers
must obtain a non-sensitive clearance, which must be renewed
every 4 years. The CO plays an essential role in ensuring the
Postal Service and suppliers comply with contract terms and
conditions. The AO is responsible directly to the CO in
administering the contracts so the Postal Service receives the
best possible service and contract performance. According to
contracting officials, the AOs are supposed to ensure contract
drivers have the appropriate security clearance. In addition,
the AOs must maintain security clearance files, including
Postal Service Form 2025, Contract Personnel Questionnaire and
notification from the SISC stating that it granted the
security clearance. Comments
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Ohio Letter Carrier with 55 yrs. service in serious condition after getting hit by car
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Updated with video- A
well-known Springfield postal worker who has walked the
downtown delivery route for more than 30 years is in serious
condition Monday after he was struck by a car last week
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Buffalo: Postal Service regroups from mail
disruption
National Trust Joins Lawsuit against USPS
to save Berkeley Post Office
400 Danish Postal Employees Fired
Postal vehicle destroyed by fire in
Tennessee
Game on – Internal holiday ‘playbook’ sent
to postal employees
USPS: Holiday postmarks begin Nov. 29
Video: Snow Delays Mail Delivery in Hard
Hit Areas, Across Western New York
U.S. Postal
Service Holiday Ad Shows It’s Ready for Game Time
Online shopping
spurs York's post offices to deliver on Sundays
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November 23, 2014
The Missouri Letter Carrier turned FedEx
driver who sued and won
Letter Carrier thought working
for FedEx was his ticket to a better life. It turned out to be
anything but: His years as a driver for FedEx Ground ended
with him filing for bankruptcy and taking the company to
court. Gray is one of the thousands of FedEx drivers who have
sued the company and won Comments
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NY letter carrier arrested for DWI after hitting postal truck at post
office
A letter carrier was arrested on
charges of driving while intoxicated on Saturday in Utica, NY,
police said. On Saturday, November 22 around 5:00 p.m., Utica
Police Department officers were called to the Pitcher St.
station of the U.S. Postal service for an accident. Comments
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Video:
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED FOR CHRISTMAS
Lufkin mail
carrier shot, Dallas USPS investigating
Changes to Catastrophic Health Protection in 2015 Should Reassure Feds
Postal service investigating California mail thefts
Car Talk: Delivering mail hard on Scion’s brakes
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November 22, 2014
OnTrac, USPS launch last-mile delivery service
Western regional parcel carrier OnTrac launched a delivery service in conjunction with the U.S. Postal
Service (USPS) that offers large-volume retailers a fourth major
business-to-consumer option in a region covering 70 million consumers.
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U.S. mail
about to get slower
Video: South Carolina Rural Letter Carrier Saves Woman’s Life
Man Wielding Baseball Bat Robs Postal Worker
House chairman says he will focus on mundane task of postal reform
Tucson Postman Recognized for Role in Flood Rescue
Clever mailboxes can be dangerous, Colorado authorities say
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November 21, 2014
Video: OIG Audit – San Francisco postal
distribution center ‘inefficient’ and ‘overstaffed’-
A new audit from the US
Postal Service Office of Inspector General says the San Francisco
Processing and Distribution Center is inefficient and overstaffed. The
report, released Thursday, calls for the center to drastically reduce
work hours for hundreds of employees to save millions of dollars.
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Americans Rate Postal Service Highest of 13 Major Agencies
While the U.S. Postal Service has recently
withstood a barrage of negative attention, from getting hacked to
announcing continued multibillion-dollar deficits, it enjoys the most
positive image Comments
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Letter Carrier Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
for Plotting Robbery of Postal Contract Driver
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a former United Stated
Postal Service employee, has been sentenced to federal prison for
participating in a conspiracy that culminated in the robbery and
shooting of a postal truck driver on December 20, 2013, in Conley, Ga Comments
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Woman Caught on Tape Stealing Package
Delivered to South Philly Home
Drug traffickers target the post office
USPS Letters FROM Santa Program Keeps
Children’s Holiday Spirit Alive
Open for business: New center will bring
together USPS, entrepreneurs
Topeka postal employee indicted for
stealing prescription drugs from US mail
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November 20, 2014
Carper
voices concern on Brennan’s selection as PMG with only 4 of 9 USPS
Governors -There
are five vacancies on the USPS Board of Governors. By the end of this
year it could possibly be EIGHT vacancies due to Senate inaction.
Stephen Crawford and James Miller were originally nominated in 2012.
It has been nearly three years since the Board has seated all of its 9
members.
PRC is facing the same dilemma.
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APWU: New Revelations on USPS Cyber Security Breach
New revelations about the security breach
in the Postal Service’s data systems are raising additional concerns
about this very troubling incident.
Lawmaker: Delayed
notification of postal hacking ‘doesn’t fly’|
USPS Data Breach
Timeline Comments
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Does The USPS ‘Credit Monitoring Program’ provide
enough protection for Postal Employees?
On November 10, 2014, postal
employees were notified of the USPS Data Breach. Now ten (10) days
later postal employees are no closer to finding out what happened, why
it happened and why the two month delay
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Vigil planned for Maryland postal carrier
slain last year delivering mail in the dark
Mail delivery disrupted throughout Buffalo
area
Discover-ed: How Direct Mail Competes With
Digital Marketing Channels
Tennessee letter carrier celebrates 50
years of service
OSHA UPDATE: New Reporting Requirements
Start January 1
Judge blasts ex-postal worker
for stealing pot from the mail
Ohio carrier
injured in collision with SUV
Indictment:
Kansas postal employee stole drugs from mail
Highway Contract
Routes (HCR) Extra Trips in the Greater Indiana District
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November 19, 2014
NPMHU: Updated Information on USPS Data Breach
The NPMHU continues to press the Postal
Service for answers regarding the recent data breach affecting all
postal employees and some postal retirees. We have requested a meeting
to determine what the Postal Service knew, when they knew it, and why
the Unions and employees were not notified more promptly. Postal Service ‘functioning normally’ after cyber breach, official says
in testimony for hearing
- the agency has yet to find evidence that hackers used the information
for identity theft, according to the agency’s head of digital security.
Issa did not mention that the hearing is also about mail covers
House Oversight Hearing:
Examining Data Security at the United States Postal Service
- Oversight Committee Chair Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)
said the Postal Service knew about the hack in September, but waited
until late October to confidentially brief the committee.
House hearing will press Postal Service for
more info on data breach
NALC President
congratulates incoming Oversight Chairman Chaffetz |
Chaffetz
succeeds Issa as House Oversight Committee Chairman( Comments
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Video: Police looking for thief who stole packages from USPS delivery
van
Police are looking for a thief who
reportedly stole packages from a United States Postal Service van
Monday while the USPS employee was walking door-to-door
Video: Oklahoma news anchor sorts mail for
a day
USPS Supervisor escorts carriers
delivering to senior housing complex after alleged assault
Postal worker
fights arctic air to keep mail on time
Alert postal
worker credited for saving home on fire in Louisiana
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November 18, 2014
PMG Donahoe, COO Brennan address employees in new video
For the first time in several years, the
Postal Service has money to invest in its future, PMG Pat Donahoe says
in his latest video message to employees
Congress May Have One Month to Save the Postal Service
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NALC files NLRB charge over USPS response to hacking
NALC may seek different or additional
remedies than credit monitoring
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NY Congressman Higgins Opposes Reduced USPS Service Standards
“The erosion of service standards is not
only bad for customers, US businesses, and hardworking postal workers
but it represents a huge step backward in an increasingly competitive
delivery industry
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Watford City, ND Post Office overwhelmed and
understaffed leading into holidays -
With the holidays fast
approaching, the local Watford City Post Office is feeling the pressure
of trying to adequately meet the needs of their customers with an
insufficient amount of staffing and an enormous amount of mail volume.
Video: USPS.com changes make it easier for customers to use
The Postal Service is changing usps.com to
make it easier for customers to use. The changes include simplifying
the website’s navigation tools to focus on its most popular pages —
such as mailing and shipping,
Mail Surveillance: The Time for Secrecy
Has Passed
USPS worker braves cold temperatures in
Louisville, KY
Video: Thieves steal mail from over 40
mailboxes in Lake Forest Park, WA
Video: South Carolina mail carrier saves
fallen woman who was outside for 3 days
The UN Has Its
Own Postal Service And You Can Buy Its Awesome Stamps
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November 17, 2014
USPS 911 Policy may have caused critical delays in death of
Oakland Postal Worker -
(Oakland, CA) No one saw how Macasieb, was injured
but coworkers later said they found him lying on his back, barely
conscious. According to an internal postal service
report, employees didn’t call 911 right away. They proceeded to contact
several supervisors and managers who then alerted the onsite postal
police department, who finally contacted 911. Details in the report
show that up to 53 minutes elapsed from the time Macasieb was found to
when emergency medical personnel were contacted. According to the USPS,
this chain of events wasn’t a mistake. It was a policy.
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The Postmaster General Hangs Up His Mail Bag,
With a Parting Shot at Congress -
Donahoe says he believes it’s time for him to step aside, even if many
of the initiatives that started on his watch are still in their early
phases. But he’s just not sure he’s got the energy to keep going. “At a
certain point in time, it’s time to go,” he says. “Some of these things
may take three of four more years. I don’t know if I’ve got enough in
the gas tank for three or four more years.”
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Texas letter carrier delivers soulful musical performances
Postal Service truck traffic destroying quality of life in Portland
neighborhood
Understanding USPS Delivery Performance
USPS expects stronger holiday package growth than rivals
List of hacked government agencies grows: State Department, White House, NOAA &
USPS
Remote Alaska post offices face reduced
hours
New Canaan Post Office: Address Unknown
USPS OIG Audit Report on Contract Postal
Units (PDF) -
Gunman tries to rob postal carrier in
South Carolina
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November 16, 2014
USPS awards UPS a $365 million contract for air transportation services
USPS awarded UPS Worldwide Forwarding,
Inc., a subsidiary of United Parcel Service (UPS), a contract for air
transportation services, both within and outside the continental United
States..
USPS holding first online career fair on November 19th
Interested job seekers can get a virtual
leg up on others competing in today’s challenging job market by
participating in the Postal Service’s first Online Career Fair
New York Postal Worker pleads guilty to
attempted eavesdropping on co-workers
Palo Alto customers are asking, 'What's
wrong with USPS?
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November 15, 2014
Postal Workers Stage Protest after
denied entry to USPS Board public meeting
Approximately 250 postal workers and
supporters protested loudly in the lobby of Postal Service headquarters
after they were denied entry to a “public” meeting of the Board of
Governors’ on Nov. 14.
Video: Postal Workers to Board: Stop Delaying
America’s Mail! ||
Postal Workers Cheer
Postmaster General’s Resignation, Call for Moratorium on Closings
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10 Hicksville, NY VMF postal employees in trouble after caught
sleeping on job
Special Agents from the USPS Office of
Inspector General (OIG) raided the Hicksville, NY Vehicle Maintenance
Facility early Friday morning. The VMF has been under investigation
since June 2013 after receiving a tip that night shift workers were
sleeping on the job. archive:
Postal Worker (VMF) killed while repairing USPS truck in Hicksville,
New York
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Contractor critically injured after
accident at USPS distribution center in Indiana
Postal Service finds Columbus woman's
missing ashes
USPS Employee Arrested for Allegedly
Distributing Meth On-Duty
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November 14, 2014
Senator Sanders: New PMG pursued damaging
proposals to cut services and eliminate jobs
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“Despite increased revenues and some very
positive trends, Postal Service management seems hell-bent on slowing
down mail delivery which is a self-destructive path that could put it
into a death spiral,” Sanders said.
Comments
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USPS Board of Governors Selects Megan
Brennan as 74th Postmaster General and CEO
- The U.S. Postal Service Board of
Governors today announced the appointment of Megan J. Brennan, the
current chief operating officer of the Postal Service, as the 74th
Postmaster General and CEO
Postmaster General Donahoe to Retire February 2015 |
NALC statement on PMG retirement; USPS 2014 financial report
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APWU President Mark Dimondstein Reacts to PMG
retirement
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USPS Reports Revenue Increase, Prefunding
contributed to $5.5 Billion Loss in Fiscal Year 2014
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Due to a cyber-security
intrusion that the U.S. Postal Service announced on Nov. 10, management
and external auditors are currently reviewing significant financial
applications to confirm that the incident did not compromise the
financial data needed to file the Postal Service’s fiscal 2014 Form
10-K.
NALC: Poised for Growth – A Look at USPS 2014
Financial Results
U.S. Postal Service FY 2014 end of year financial results
Fayetteville police arrest postal worker for stealing mail
FedEx workers at Newark, New Jersey
facility vote against joining union
Million mile mailman retires from the
Logan USPS
Editorial: Stop helicopter-parenting the
Postal Service
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November 13, 2014
APWU wins $4.8 million settlement in 'Call Center' case
Update: The $4.8 million settlement
was part of nearly $20 million arbitration award.
On November 12, 2014, APWU National settled
the Call Center grievance for $4,800,000.00. Comments
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Carper Questions Brennan’s Appointment as Postmaster General
In a statement lauding outgoing Postmaster
General Patrick Donahoe for his service, Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) at the
same time questioned the choice of Postal Service COO Megan Brennan as
Donahoe’s successor.
Carper: If USPS Board of Governors nominees not confirmed soon=No
quorum=No postal business -Sen.
Tom Carper (D-Del.), spoke on the Senate floor urging his colleagues to
confirm the critical nominations approved by the committee and waiting
for consideration on the full Senate floor including five for the USPS
Board Of governors and two for the PRC..
Comments
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US Postal Service Poised to Make Devastating Cuts
in Service – Postal Workers to Deliver Message – ‘Stop Delaying
America’s Mail’ – At 150 Protests in 50 States
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Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the USPS Board of Governors, the
board that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, are poised to make
devastating cuts in service to the American people – cuts so severe that
they would forever damage the U.S. Postal Service.
Photos: Stop Delaying America’s Mail rally
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Video: Tulsa, OK
Postal Workers protest |
Youngstown, OH
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MI GOP State Sen.
urges Congress to stop closure of Lansing ||
MI State Reps. Call for Halt
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GAO report to Issa on USPS’s plans to manage size and cost of workforce
GAO was asked to examine USPS's plans to
manage the size and cost of its workforce. This report discusses (1)
actions USPS has taken since 2006 to reduce the size and cost of its
workforce and the results of those actions, (2) the status of other
options USPS has identified to reduce workforce costs, and (3) steps
that USPS has taken to implement workforce planning. Comments
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USPS opens “Mega Passport Office” in former Long
Beach, CA mail center
The U.S. Postal Service has opened a new “Mega Passport Office” at the
former Long Beach Processing and Distribution Center. Comments
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House hearing will press Postal Service for more info on data breach
Oversight Committee Chair Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)
said the Postal Service knew about the hack in September, but waited until
late October to confidentially brief the committee. PR: The real question is
how a data breach could go on for nearly a year (Jan-Aug) and no one
noticed until Sept. So employees were not made aware of data breach for 11
months.
Comments
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Video: 15 postal workers hospitalized after eating
leftovers from Veterans Day potluck -
More than a dozen postal
workers in Charlotte were hospitalized Thursday morning after eating
leftovers from a company potluck dinner to honor veteran co-workers.
According to company officials, 15 people were rushed to the hospital from
the Charlotte Logistics and Distribution Center around 6 a.m. Thursday
morning. PR: Our office catered potlucks partially due to a letter
carrier getting sick.
Battle for
Darrell Issa’s gavel heats up
Video:
Camera catches thief stealing package from home in Houston
Semi dumps thousands of pieces of mail on Youngstown street
Unions Fight Postal Service Plans To Shutter 82
Facilities, Lower Mail Standards
Postal worker rescues 15 live baby chicks from the mail
after man 'pranks' ex-girlfriend
Expert: LaPorte mailbox bomb designed to kill
November 12, 2014
APWU: Reps. Cummings, Lynch Are Latest to Request
Moratorium on USPS Service Cuts -
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD)
and Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) are the latest in a long list of members of
Congress calling for a moratorium on reductions in postal service
standards and the closure of mail processing plants.
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Postal Employees’ Health Care Costs Will Rise Far
Less Than Originally Estimated -
U.S. Postal Service employees and
retirees received a scare last month when the Office of Personnel
Management reported their share of their health care premiums would
skyrocket nearly 19 percent in 2015. USPS, however, said the reality is
not so bad.
Comments
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NALC: The Latest on Letters – the Surprising Facts on Mail Volume
If
you were to take a quick guess, would you say the volume of letters
delivered in the last quarter by the U.S. Postal Service has risen or
fallen? More than likely, most Americans would say “fallen.” And who can
blame them? Certain members of Congress would have the American public
believe that letter volume is on a swift, accelerating decline. Comments
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2015
USPS Plant Consolidation Schedule Updated November 7, 2014
USPS it appears can’t make up its mind about Wausau, Wisconsin P & DF
moving date. USPS Network Rationalization Consolidation
Comments
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USPS Suspends Telecommuting Following Massive Data Breach
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has suspended telecommuting for
employees while it works to remediate a network intrusion
Video: Postal Service
Hacked: Local Workers Fed Up Comments
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Senator Hoeven: USPS Needs to Reevaluate Closing the Minot Mail (ND) Processing
Center - The
senator called on Donahoe to adopt the report’s recommendations, including
making information about proposed changes public in affected communities.
Comments
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Retiring Ohio mailman carried friendship
along with the mail
Ohio man plans
wife’s funeral while USPS searches for lost cremated remains
Amazon will have to share Sunday delivery with competitors this
holiday
November 11, 2014
Ed
Show: GOP policy attacks veterans who work at the U S Postal Service
The United States Postal Services hires the largest numbers of veterans,
yet their future of these jobs could be in jeopardy due to Republican
policy. Ed Schultz and President of the American Postal Workers Union,
Mark Dimondstein discuss.
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Another Congressman requests more info from USPS on cyber attack
It
appears that USPS has left Members of Congress, unions, postal employees
and customers in the dark on the cyber attack. In his letter , Congressman
Elijah Cummings requested information about the scope of the cyber-attack,
including the types of data breached, the number of employees and
customers potentially affected, findings about vulnerabilities to computer
systems, and data protection improvement measures taken since discovering
the breach.
Congressmen
want answers on why USPS waited two months to tell victims of data breach
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Video: Customers react
to U.S. Postal Service data hack
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USPS data breach does not affect postal employees Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
USPS expecting stronger package growth than rivals at Christmas
Mail Carrier
trapped inside vehicle after getting rear-ended, flipped upside
down
Teamsters step up
union drive at FedEx Freight, Con-way
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November 10, 2014
APWU files Labor charges against USPS over lack of info on security breach
The security breach in the Postal Service’s data systems that compromised
personal information about postal employees, including all active and some
retired workers, is a very troubling matter. While the Postal Service has
been aware of the security problems for months, they kept you and your
union leadership in the dark.
USPS: the intrusion compromised call
center data submitted by customers between Jan.1, 2014 and Aug 16, 2014-
for both customers and
employees, we are not aware of any evidence that any of the potentially
compromised information has been used to engage in any malicious activity.
USPS Q & A
on cyber intrusion and employee data compromise
-Why were employees not told of the breach
immediately after it was discovered? Communicating the breach would have put the
remediation actions in jeopardy. We are unaware of any evidence that any of the
compromised employee information has been used to engage in any malicious
activity or to enable identity theft crimes. note: The breach also
includes some RETIREES and employees who left USPS. PMG video message to
employees.
Video: Postmaster General’s message to employees regarding
the cyber incident -
Ok, but what about “These files may have also
included PII for employees who left the organization anytime from May 2012 to
the present.” Do former USPS employees have to wait on the 2-5 day info in
the mail?
USPS Statement on Cyber Intrusion Incident
-The Postal Service has recently learned of a
cyber security intrusion into some of our information systems. We began
investigating this incident as soon as we learned of it, and we are
cooperating with the investigation, which is ongoing.
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OIG: USPS did not evaluate all costs in Nonmachinable Outside Parcels Pilot Program with UPS
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Our objective was to evaluate
costs associated with the pilot program to process NMOs using an outside
contractor. In the future, we plan to evaluate productivity and efficiencies
associated with NMO processing
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APWU-represented postal employees to receive 1-2.5 per cent pay raise Nov. 15
APWU-represented postal employees will receive an increase in their annual
salaries effective Nov. 15, which will be reflected in paychecks dated Dec. 5.
Comments
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Death of
Missouri letter carrier whose body was found in lake ruled suicide
The Cape Girardeau and Bollinger County Major Case
Squad announced Sunday afternoon the death of a man whose body was found in a
lake Saturday was a suicide.
Missouri
postal worker’s body found in lake
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Texas rehab clinic that treated postal
workers being investigated for $$millions in health care fraud
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November 9, 2014
USPS
National
Plan to change Postal Employees work schedules starting in January 2015 - The
"Realignment" deals with three parts, changing service standards to end
overnight and add a day for most first class mail, closing 82 more plants, and
changes to mail processing. Comments
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USPS OIG seeking supplier to provide strategies for
expanding postal banking services-
In laying out potential
plans of action and analyzing the pros and cons of each one, the OIG aims to
inform the Postal Service and other stakeholders as they consider how to move
forward. Comments
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Video: Mail spews onto Arkansas highway
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November 8, 2014
NAPS: What
the GOP Takeover of Congress Means and Postal Reform’s Future
Senator
Tim Johnson, a Tea Party favorite will likely head the senate committee on USPS.
Johnson preferred that the Postal Service undergo bankruptcy. This new alignment
will potentially affect the Postal Service and the shape of federal pay and
workforce benefits, to the likely detriment of postal workers like high 3 for
retirement. Comments
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Veterans Day free meals and deals for
veterans 2014
Georgia postal worker reports being robbed
while delivering mail
Video: Caught on Camera: woman stealing
mail from mailbox
Video: Package sent USPS containing
thousands of childhood pictures goes missing
Video: Neighbors fed up with cluster
mailbox vandalism
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November 7, 2014
Video:
POSTAL WORKER FALLS TO HIS DEATH FROM FREEWAY OVERPASS
Houston,
TX- Postal
inspectors are investigating what caused a worker to fall to his death. The
postal worker was in the process of delivering mail. Comments
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Mail Handlers Union Prevails in Lead Clerk National Arbitration
We are
extremely pleased to announce that the NPMHU has prevailed in its National
arbitration against the Postal Service over the ability of the Postal Service to
allow Lead Clerks to supervise or in any way to assign or direct the work of
members of the Mail Handler craft. Comments
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Postal Worker planning to retire next month after 41 years hit by car near work
The
72-year old victim has just put in his notice to retire at the end of the year.
The postal clerk has been with the U.S. Postal Service for 41 years.
Comments
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APWU files lawsuit against PRC for all records on USPS-Staples deal
APWU filed a lawsuit on November 4, 2014 in the
U.S. District Court against the Postal .Regulatory Commission (PRC). APWU is
requesting the immediate release of all information pertaining to USPS/Staples
deal. Comments
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OPM Disability Retirement: Securing a Future
by
Robert R. McGill - When
a medical condition mandates change, the thought of altering the daily routine
of life becomes exponentially difficult, precisely because such shifting of
goals was not a voluntary act, but one imposed from somewhere else. Often,
for the Federal employee or the U.S. Postal worker who begins to suffer from a
progressively deteriorating medical condition, thoughts of impending future
doom, loss of income, reverberating impact upon family, social status and
financial and economic instability, becomes overwhelming. Comments
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Video: Pocatello, ID mail distribution
center to close
Amid tightening budgets, USPS uses IT to
cut costs
Village Post Offices debut in Sonoma
County
Woodland letter carrier drives one million
miles accident-free
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November 6, 2014
Setting the record straight: USPS says New York Times
article on mail monitoring is ‘inaccurate’
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The New York Times
article titled ‘Report Reveals Wider Tracking of Mail in U.S.’ published on
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 is extremely disappointing. In our view the article
is inaccurate and unfairly presents a one sided version of the facts. Comments
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USPS to deliver packages seven days a week during holidays
The Postal Service kicked off the holiday shipping
season today by announcing that it will be delivering packages seven days a week
in major cities and high volume areas starting Nov. 17 through Christmas Day in
response to expected double-digit package volume growth
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Judge halts sale of Berkeley Post Office....for now
The city of Berkeley filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the United States
Postal Service, alleging that it took steps toward selling the Berkeley Post
Office before publicly evaluating historic impacts as required.
Comments
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Virginia NALC branch
president charged with embezzling union funds
Three people arrested in 2
attacks on New York mail carrier, postal truck
Sidewalk savior: Pennsylvania
letter carrier helps man and his dog
Postal Service’s open season
site is now live
New York letter carrier
accused of opening mail, keeping contents
South Dakota APWU Treasurer indicted for
embezzlement
Limited Edition Forever Stamps depict
Rudolph, Hermey, Santa and Bumble
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November 5, 2014
Postal Employees: Restricted Sick Leave & “Deems Desirable”
by J.R.
Pritchett, Employee Advocate- Have you
ever heard of “Restricted Sick Leave”? If so, it’s probably been a very long
time. Have you ever heard of anyone actually on Restricted Sick Leave? Probably
not! Comments
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NALC President Rolando: After the midterms, letter carriers’ resolve remains strong
- With yesterday’s election, voters have spoken clearly about the direction they
want this country to take, a direction that has resulted in a shift of power in
Washington, DC. Come January, Republicans will hold the majority in the Senate
and will have an even stronger hold on the House of Representatives.
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After election, unions brace for attacks on pay, retirement benefits
The next
few years will be tough for federal employees as Congress tries harder to cut
federal pay and benefits, according to union leaders.Colleen Kelley, president
of the National Treasury Employees Union, said she is concerned that the new
Congress will try to cut federal retirement benefits and reduce the size of the
workforce.Kelley also cited an Oct. 29 letter from Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.,
and Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., asking the Congressional Budget Office to weigh various
retirement benefit changes as a cause for concern
Comments
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Amazon testing taxis for packages
deliveries
If you're looking for a reason why people
aren't voting today, look at the Postal Service
All Mail Handlers to Receive Guaranteed Wage Increase Effective
Nov 15, 2014
Reward offered after Schenectady, NY mail
carrier assault
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November 4, 2014
Well, The Republicans have
control of the House and Senate
A sad day for working people everywhere. It's even
a worse day for postal workers. One of the ideas that has been kicked around is
hiring college students (like Fedex) to work during the periods of heavy mail
volume. Comments
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Wisconsin postal worker killed in rollover crash
The SUV
crossed the roadway and left the roadway to the left, entering a steep ditch and
cornfield and overturned, ejecting the rural carrier from the vehicle Comments
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Video: USPS Holiday TV ad debuts
FedEx Freight Workers In New
Jersey Vote To Join Teamsters Union
USPS: Postal Inspectors
‘don’t play around’- Three postal robbers sentenced
NPMHU: Postal Unions Prepare for National Day of Action – November 14, 2014
Video: Wisconsin postal worker’s dumping
of 3 GOP campaign mailers was not politically motivated
Five JFK Airport workers accused of
stealing over $27,000 in money orders from the mail
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November 3, 2014
USPS looking for suppliers to provide national on-site sign language
interpreting services - USPS
is dedicated to providing sign language interpreting services for its deaf and
hard of hearing employees in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
New mailbox-marking program to keep an eye on seniors in
Marion
Soon the
mailboxes of senior citizens who request it will be marked to allow postal
carriers to determine that the resident is elderly and may need help. The notice
will say that if there is three days of accumulated mail in the box, the letter
carrier should call the Marion Council on Aging.
10 Races Federal Employees Should Watch on Election Day
There
is, therefore, a lot at stake for feds in Tuesday’s midterm elections. If
Republicans take control of the Senate, as most prognosticators anticipate, they
will head up all the committees currently led by Democrats. What new faces will
be making the decisions affecting federal employees come 2015? Which figures
long known to feds will no longer be around?
NALC:
Voting rules for USPS employees
Delivering the vote: USPS prepares for Election Day Comments
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Woman breaks into post office to ‘play house,’
investigators say
Postal worker whose cat video went viral to appear on 'Rachael Ray
Show'
Is This Not News?
Will you be doing your online shopping earlier this season?
Internal Controls and Transportation Associated with the Dallas, TX,
MTESC
TSP Funds Rebound in October
Donahoe Signals Change of
Heart on Weekend Deliveries
Mail carrier investigated
over allegations of dumping GOP political mailers
Proof of election fatigue
found in Anchorage post offices
Thieves ‘Fish’ for Mail in Post Office Collection Boxes
Video: Burbank, CA police
hunt 2 home invasion robbers who allegedly posed as mail
carriers
Ketchikan postal worker
retires after 31 years
Controversy Simmers Over
Putting Corporate Sponsors and Celebrities on Stamps
It takes a Village Post
Office, but for what?
Northfield letter carrier Tom
Kotula retires
Carriers Forecast Record
Holiday Season Volume
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November 2, 2014
Berkeley Rallies One More Time to Save the
Post Office
It looks very much like the
much-touted “negotiations” which were supposedly taking place
between Mayor Bates and the Postal Service executives were just
a stalling maneuver until the right buyer could be found. I wish
I could say I was surprised.
Jumping beans in
package prompt bomb scare
November 1, 2014
2015 USPS Plant Consolidation Schedule Updated October 31, 2014
A lot of
changes in this update of USPS Plant Consolidation
Schedule. Some dates for closing plants have been moved up or back by several
months.
Comments
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Postal Protesters Criminal Charges Dismissed
Does the Postal
Service protect privacy?
Polar express
mail: Press asking for letters to Santa Claus
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October 31, 2014
NSA, Move Over: The Postal Service is America's New Privacy Problem
Kentucky woman charged with breaking into PO boxes
October 30, 2014
Postal workers awarded for safe driving
Familiar Granville post office personality
retires
Village Post Office (VPO) to Open in Henry
County
October 29, 2014
Open season for
USPS employees health benefits begins in November
North Carolina
letter carrier charged with selling drugs while on duty
USPS Provides
Holiday Shipping Tips and 2014 Christmas Shipping Deadlines
Postal Service expects
14% surge in holiday deliveries
Ex-firefighter sentenced to two months in
jail for racially charged attack on mailman
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October 28, 2014
USPS OIG Report Reveals Wider Monitoring of
Mail in U.S.
The audit found that in many cases
the Postal Service approved requests to monitor an individual’s
mail without adequately describing the reason or having proper written
authorization.
Video: How the Postal Service is helping monitor
snail mail
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Tracking the Postal Surveillance System
Frenemies: UPS, FedEx & the Post Office
If you are anything like me, you may
have thought to yourself, “If the Post Office goes under, I’ll just
ship things via UPS/FedEx. What’s the big deal?”
APWU, USPS Settle Custodial Subcontracting
Dispute
The APWU and Postal Service have reached
an agreement that prohibits management from subcontracting cleaning
services based on an employee’s voluntarily transfer from an office
where USPS custodians are employed.
Expect Mail Delays After Closure of USPS Mail
Processing Center in Tucson, AZ
In a report, the office of the inspector
general wrote that the service didn’t study how service would be
affected, or adequately inform the public of its plans. Sarah Ninivaggi,
a public relations representative with the Postal Service, said
the closures will go ahead, but impact studies – including one on
Cherrybell – will be conducted starting in January.
Overnight Delivery To Come To An End with Postal Service Changes
Video: Tireless Columbus, OH Postal Worker
Retiring After 58 Years on the Job
Moses Jamison has worked with the US
Postal Service in Columbus for 58 years. Jamison says in that time,
he’s seen just about anything you can imagine being shipped.
USPS: Steps Postal Employees should take responding
to customer complaints
There are several steps employees should
take to address customer complaints about USPS products and services.
“How we respond to our customers matters,” said Consumer and Industry
Affairs VP Jim Nemec. “They deserve to have their concerns
handled in an appropriate, professional and timely manner. This
demonstrates we value their business.”
USPS: National Disability Employment Awareness
Month
Ohio: Postal
LLV flipped on its side after being rear-ended
USPS Board Of Governors meeting on Nov. 14th
open to public
USPS OIG investigating theft of Dayton mail
by contracted truck driver
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October 27, 2014
GAO: U.S. Postal Service: Information on Recent Changes to Delivery
Standards, Operations, and Performance
- The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) revised its delivery standards,
which has generally increased delivery time for some First-Class
Mail and Periodicals from 1 day to 2 days, notably by reducing mail
with a 1-day standard.
Carper: New GAO
Report Finds Cuts to Operations, Service Delay Mail Delivery | Senator
Tester statement on GAO Postal Service report |
GAO: Montana mail
service has suffered since 2011 cutbacks
Company files layoff notice for 261 employees at USPS Bolger Center
in Maryland
- Dolce International, the hospitality
company that manages the U.S. Postal Service-owned conference center,
filed notice of the layoffs on Oct 22nd.
New management
company at USPS Bolger conference center in Maryland
eNAPUS: Elections Really Matter!
With slightly more than a week before
the November 4 Congressional elections, it is abundantly clear that
political ground zero will be the fight to control the U.S. Senate.
NALC election results announced
The National Election Committee, appointed
at the 2014 NALC Biennial Convention in Philadelphia to conduct
the election of national officers of the NALC for four-year terms,
has announced the results of the election. NALC President Fredric
Rolando and Executive Vice President Timothy C. O’Malley were re-elected
following the nationwide vote.
The USPS Studies Potential Income Growth Posed
by 3D Printing
Iowa postmaster charged with stealing prescription
drugs from mail
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October 26, 2014
USPS
Executive Q&A: Postal Service is operationally profitable but still
needs Congress
- Jeff Williamson,
chief human resource officer and executive vice president for the
Postal Service, was in Madison recently where he met with commercial
customers from some area businesses. He took time after the meeting
to answer a few questions.
Comments (Count)
UPS might levy surcharges or turn away packages
if retailers exceed holiday shipping quotas
- UPS might levy surcharges or even turn away some holiday shipments
this year if retailers surprise the delivery giant by dropping off
more packages than they had planned.
Comments
(Count)
Suspicious envelopes found at Florida Post
Office
How FedEx is trying
to save the business model that saved it millions
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October 25, 2014
Photos: Letter carrier, wearing gloves and
masks, delivers to apartment building of Ebola patient Dr. Craig
Spencer in New York
USPS Hiring in Washington State and Northern
Idaho
Auditor warns
of mail delays in Tucson
North Houston
Post Office Burglarized
Campaigns look to more cost-effective direct
mail options
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October 24, 2014
Sale
of Berkeley Post Office Rumored to Be in Escrow: City Initiates
Lawsuit
California: The name of the purchaser
is still secret, although there have been rumors that it is a Berkeley
developer. Berkeley has not been informed by the USPS who the purchaser
may be
Comments (Count)
Tennessee postal employee sentenced to prison
for stealing meds from Vets
The mail handler stole thousands of
dollars in medication from Armed Forces veterans throughout the
region. The mail handler was also stealing items from parcels.
In other 'people who are going to prison news'
Three Houston Men Head to Prison for Robbery
of Postal Vehicle -
Inside man: The men pleaded guilty
or found guilty for planning the robbery of a contract postal vehicle.
The three men had received information that the vehicle contained
more than $2 million in cash and valuables.
NJ postal worker helps with second case against
man charged with mailing fraudulent invoices to over 73,000 schools
and colleges
Comments (Count)
Major postal centers hiring in Dakotas and
Montana
Canada converts 100,000 customers to cluster
boxes, only 4.9 million to go
Postal unions continue fight plant-closure
battle in Kokomo, IN
Small post office in Washington State searching
for new postmaster
Winter Fun and Global Wreath Forever Stamps
Celebrate Holiday Mailings
Postal Service Truck Hits Woman in Wheelchair
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October 23, 2014
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.
Comments (Count)
FMLA confidentiality provisions supersede
OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements
In a recent decision, the Occupational
Safety & Health Review Commission held that the confidentiality
provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) supersede
OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements
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Video: Mail theft in Denver caught on camera
Police have arrested a woman who is
believed to have been stealing mail in the Highlands area
Pennsylvania postmaster sentenced for stealing
mail, money
USPS: Customers should know the facts about
COA services
Pit bull breaks through screen door, attacks
female postal worker in Chicago suburb
Postmaster General
Wins Dubious Publishing Honor
Final Coburn
'Wastebook' Hits Postal Service
Shandon residents
say issues with the mail have gotten out of control
Iowa post
office building at risk of collapse after construction accident
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