"...This group held its first meeting at the AFL-CIO Headquarters in Washington, DC on October 22-23. The Task Force is comprised of representatives from each of the twenty one (21) Bulk Mail Centers, all members of the National Executive Board, and representatives from the National Union’s Contract Administration and Legislative and Political Departments...." 
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"...join postal union leaders to protest plans by the United States Postal Service to privatize bulk mail centers across the country, which could eventually include one of the nation's largest in Jersey City. ..."
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"...Has there been an emergency meeting of the USPS scheduled in Chicago on October 28, 2008? If so, does anyone know what is to be ...or was discussed at the meeting? ..."
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"...Investigators tell us the individual who sorts mail for AIG, felt a burning sensation on her hands after handling some of the mail.
After quickly washing her hands, AIG called 911 and the Haz-Mat Team was called in...."
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"...millions of dollars have been transferred to the safety of the G fund--after the market started going down. Usually, the largest amounts are transferred when the market hits a low point, emotional panic is setting in..."
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"...Frey said employees who currently occupied positions that were eliminated are still working, “doing generally the same work they were doing all along.” The USPS hopes to reassign those employees in the next few months ..."
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"...The theme of the Christmas stamp has been the Madonna and Child since 1978, but the 2008 design feature has an added twist with the additional figure of John the Baptist. The painting, by Italian master Sandro Botticelli, dates to around 1490 and is now part of the world-renowned collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. ..."
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"... Al DeSarro, a spokesman for the USPS in Colorado, said the post office and postmasters are receiving a higher number of applicants, but echoed Shuman’s sentiment. “We get a lot of interested applicants, especially this time of the year around the holidays,” he said. “But we’re not hiring this year, we’re also hurting with the economic situation.”..."
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No, it didn't fall from sky
"...mysterious chunk of metal that smashed into a rental car Monday morning at a U.S. Postal Service bulk mail facility on County Road in Jersey City has been identified as a blade that flew off a land-clearing vehicle a quarter-mile away. ..."
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"...More than 30 letters containing a suspicious powder were mailed to Chase bank branches and federal banking regulators' offices in nine cities,..."
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With the markets bouncing up and down as they are, many TSP participants are jumping ship from the riskier C and I funds. For those of you that might not have read the lastest TSP Newsletter, you may want to read the article that speaks of Dollar Cost Averaging.
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"...celebrated America's love affair with the automobile by serving as the venue for the unveiling of five classic-car stamps. The U.S. Postal Service issued the series called "America on the Move: '50s Fins and Chrome." The stamps, available since Oct. 3..."
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Follow the latest chatter form your fellow Postal Employees
"...If you desire to keep informed of the latest talk from the floor or on the streets, be sure to visit the Postal Forum over at "FederalSoup.com where everyone from postal custodians, maint., mail handlers, clerks, Human Resources, supervisors, carriers, and executives discuss what's happening across the nation. You can ask questions and answer questions. Come on over and put your two cents in!..."
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"...NORTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (WLS) -- A postal worker in the northwest suburbs says he came across all kinds of strange things on his route before but he's never found a rattlesnake. That's until a week ago...."
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Postal Service One of Best Companies for Hispanics
"...Hispanic Business magazine has again named the U.S. Postal Service to its annual "Diversity Elite 60" list of best companies for Hispanics, the only federal agency included in the magazine's 2008 list. The rankings are determined by more than 30 variables that measure companies' commitment to Hispanic hiring, promotion, marketing, philanthropy and supplier diversity...."
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"...Anyway, all the carriers at my post office are raw from the abusive managers that are paraded through our station. And we're not going to take it anymore. We're going to file our EEOs and grievances until this unsatisfactory supervisor is gone and we get someone who is somewhere close to being professional. I cannot tell you how disappointed I am with the Dallas management team. There are still a few good ones left, but most are not qualified, are unprofessional and just plain mean people. Back when I started in 1990 there were many good supervisors. They had been hand-picked once they proved themselves as carriers and showed some leadership qualities. Today, the ASP system picks people based on demographics, not proven managerial abilities. Now, we have a bunch of unqualifed people supervising in Dallas, and the work environment has never been worse to my knowledge. The sorry supervisors band together and watch each other's backs, forming an impromptu coalition against competent managers and upper management. Bizarro is the word, and the Postal Service in Dallas should be ashamed of the way they are treating people. This is the 21st century, yet they're using late 19th century intimidation and coercion management techniques. Until the USPS resolves this problem, the workplace in Dallas, and I'm sure in other cities, will continue to be marked by inefficiencies, incompetence, and confrontation...."
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"... But some observers fear the next two rounds of early-retirement offers will not produce similarly good response rates. That’s because the economy is worsening and the offers do not come with financial incentives. In short, it’s a scary time to leave a job. “It makes little sense to leave a good paying job with benefits to enter the troubled economy unless there is incentive to do so,..."
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World Post Day
"... In most countries philatelic exhibitions are organized during this period and special stamps and date cancellation marks are issued on 9 October. Other activities include the display of World Post Day posters in post offices and other public places; open days at post offices, mail centres and postal museums; the holding of conferences, seminars and workshops; as well as cultural, sport and other recreation activities...."
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"...The program, the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) uses United States Postal Service (USPS) carriers in the event of an anthrax attack...."
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USPS Financial Difficulties And the Possibility of Layoffs
"...Interest has been especially high about the reference to the possibility of layoffs – for the first time in postal history.
Let me be clear: The possibility that the Postal Service may exercise its authority to layoff career employees is real, but it would affect very few APWU-represented employees. The 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement guarantees that each employee who is employed in the regular work force as of Nov. 20, 2006, “shall be protected henceforth against any involuntary layoff or force reduction during the term of this Agreement.”
The agreement also provides that “upon completion of six years of continuous service in their regular workforce” APWU-represented employees are protected against any involuntary layoff or force reduction “during any period of employment in the regular work force with the United States Postal Service or successor organization in his or her lifetime.” To receive credit for the year, an employee must have worked at least one hour (or received a call-in guarantee in lieu of work) in at least 20 of the 26 pay periods during that anniversary year.
APWU-represented employees who meet the criteria listed above are protected for the life of the 2006-2010 National Agreement or for their lifetime, and are not threatened by layoffs resulting from the significant decline in mail volume or the USPS financial difficulties...."
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"...Details for Field EAS, Field PCES, Postmasters and Area Office PCES and EAS employees are now available on Blue and LiteBlue. March 31, 2009 is the effective date for the third round of voluntary early retirement offers to eligible Field EAS, Field PCES, Postmasters and Area Office PCES and EAS employees. ..."
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USPS’ Bleak Financial Picture
And the Presidential Election "...the Postal Service has announced a hiring freeze. And, in a meeting with union leaders and management association presidents, the Postmaster General pointed out that 16,000 USPS employees lack the six years of continuous service required to achieve protection against layoffs. The PMG’s message was clear: For the first time in our history, postal employees experience layoffs...." Reference: www.apwu.orgVisit Our Homepage
