POSTAL NEWS

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10.31.2009

USPS now offering Hallmark greetings


"...Postal Service has begun a yearlong program testing the sale of Hallmark greeting cards in about 500 post offices, including the Port Columbus station in Columbus and the Zane Street station in Zanesville. ..."  
Source: www.columbusdispatch.com




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10.22.2009

USPS WAIVER WAVE-OFF REMINDER — SIGNATURE MAY NOT BE REQUIRED


"... USPS is reminding employees that a mailer can instruct the Postal Service to deliver an Express Mail Next Day Delivery or Express Mail Second Day Delivery item without obtaining the signature of the addressee or the addressee’s agent...."  
Source: liteblue.usps.gov




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10.21.2009

[APWU] Incentive Offer Leads to One-Time Exception on Casual Cap


"... No employees may be excessed from an installation while the relaxation of the casual restrictions is in effect. Casuals in excess of the cap must be terminated prior to March 2, 2010. ..."  
Source: www.apwu.org




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10.20.2009

Mail Handlers Union Prevails in National RI-399 Arbitration

APWU APPEAL DENIED IN ALL RESPECTS

"... In a national award rendered on September 7, 2009, National Arbitrator Joseph M. Sharnoff determined that certain assignments on the Small Parcel and Bundle Sorter (SPBS) machines were properly assigned by the USPS to the Mail Handler Craft...."  
Source: www.npmhu.org




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10.19.2009

More USPS Executive Positions? What about craft programs...


"...The Corporate Succession Planning (CSP) Open Season is well under way. Employees EAS 22 and above across the country are applying ..."  
Source: liteblue.usps.gov




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10.13.2009

FERS Sick-Leave Credit Included In Defense Authorization Bill


"... The compromise legislation also includes a provision that would make it easier for federal agencies, including the Postal Service, to rehire retirees (for a limited time) without forcing them to take a cut in their annuity checks. “This provision will help eliminate the USPS objections to APWU’s efforts to return postal retirees to employment,” Burrus said. “If the bill is passed, the union will renew our discussion with management on this issue.”..."  
Source: www.apwu.org




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10.10.2009

Wichita Post Office Finds Package Leaking Mercury


"... the mercury contaminated 170 nearby small packages, which have been isolated and withdrawn from processing due to safety concerns. The Postal Service is currently working with local health departments, as well as private companies certified to work with hazardous materials, to determine whether the affected packages can be decontaminated and delivered. Virtually all of the packages were mailed from within a 50 mile radius of Wichita...."  
Source: www.kake.com




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10.08.2009

Postal Service announces final list of closures


"... expected to release its final list of post offices and other postal facilities that it plans to close nationwide. ..."  
Source: www.federalnewsradio.com




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10.03.2009

Post office stab suspect believed dead; cops say he likely committed suicide


"... Kelly said the two men bumped shoulders and walked past each other, but kept exchanging words, then stopped and squared off. Gutierrez, 20, took off his jacket and assumed a fighting stance, Kelly said. McCaulla then strode toward him, brandishing a knife at his side.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/09/30/2009-09-30_post_office_stab_suspect_took_own_life_cops.html#ixzz0SuswpOS6
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Source: www.nydailynews.com




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