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3.18.2015

FedEx stock is down after fiscal 2015 outlook that was weaker than expected

FedEx Dips On Outlook Despite Delivering Strong Quarterly Profit

"... the stock is down after the company posted a fiscal 2015 outlook that was weaker than what observers were expecting to see. ..."   
Source: www.forbes.com

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3.12.2015

Atlanta Postal Service worker wins lottery

Atlanta postal worker wins $400K on Ga. Lottery ticket

"... Atlanta postal worker, Anthony King, 43, recently won the $400,000 top prize for the Georgia Lottery $20 Million Blowout instant scratch off game. ..."   
Source: www.ajc.com

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New Postmaster General Brennan has not backed away from Donahoe’s plan to shutter 82 processing facilities this year

Mailing Groups Cautiously Optimistic New Postal Leadership Will Stop All the Fighting

"... “Former Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s policies severely slowed mail delivery,” said American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein. “He lowered service standards, closed more than 140 mail processing centers, and set in motion plans to close or consolidate 82 more processing plants this year. The APWU has asked Postmaster General Brennan to restore the service standards that were in effect in July 2012 and to place a moratorium on any additional plant closings and consolidations. ..."   
Source: www.govexec.com

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3.03.2015

Alert: The Postal Pulse, a new employee opinion survey

Don’t Let Them Take Your ‘Postal Pulse’

"... The APWU has a long history of opposing employee opinion surveys because management uses workers’ responses against union members during contract negotiations. The timing of management’s notice to employees, Feb. 19, was especially insidious, Dimondstein said, because it coincided with the opening day of contract talks. ..."   
Source: www.apwu.org

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