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FedEx / USPS Contract Expected to Generate About $8 Billion in Revenue

"...FedEx Express will continue to fly over 4 million pounds of U.S. mail every business day - the equivalent of 40 wide-body DC10 aircraft using existing aircraft and facilities. ..."  
Source: www.redorbit.com

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RETIREMENT-SEPARATION INCENTIVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

"...The parties further agree that these incentives will be provided to no more than 30,000 employees in the Mail Handler and APWU bargaining units combined. If more than 30,000 employees indicate that they wish to take advantage of the terms of this MOU, the number allocated to each of the bargaining units shall be proportional to the number of employees in the bargaining units that are eligible for these incentives. The parties agree to meet and discuss implementation of this paragraph once the number of employees indicating a desire to take advantage of this MOU reaches 25,000. ..."  
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Postal Retirement Incentive Now being offered

USPS Offers $15,000 Retirement or Resignation Incentive
The United States Postal Service is offering a $15,000 Retirement or resignation incentive to certain employees. The first installment will be $10,000 in November 2009 and the other $5000 will be one year later. Mailings will go out in the next few days to eligible employees. Stay tuned for more details. Update coming soon. The Postal Newsgroup

Union Members Protest Proposed USPS Changes

"... picketed outside Josh Colin’s home Sunday. Colin is the district manager for the postal service in..."  
Source: nbc4i.com

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Obama Goes Postal about Healthcare Reform

"... In his own town-hall meeting on Tuesday, Obama stated, “How can a private company compete against the government. If you think about it…FedEx and UPS are doing just fine. Right? The, uh, no they are. It’s the post office that’s always having problems.” ..."  
Source: www.examiner.com

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Plot to kill Post Office cloaked by right wing ‘recess rally’ chaos

"... Without the legislation the agency says that on Sept. 1 it will have to fire more than 50,000 workers, close down hundreds of post offices and kill Saturday pickup and delivery. The right-wing amendment effectively squashes the collective bargaining rights of the entire Postal Service workforce by ordering arbitrators to place the fiscal condition of the Postal Service ahead of any contractual obligations the agency has to its workers or retirees. ..."  
Source: www.pww.org

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PMG Potter Pay

Losing Billions But Getting A Bonus

"... Postmaster General John Potter's base salary climbed to $265,000 last year from $186,000 in 2007. He also received a performance bonus of $135,000. In all his total compensation -- salary, bonuses, retirement benefits and other perks -- topped $850,000, a spokesman with the U.S. Postal Service told FOXNews.com on Wednesday...."  
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More attacks on USPS Blue Collar Wages

Article Title: With Fewer Customers and Fixed Labor Costs, U.S. Postal Service Faces $7 Billion Net Loss in 2009

"...USPS will need to negotiate with its four largest unions on collective bargaining agreements that will expire in 2010 and 2011. These agreements cover about 85 percent of postal employees and include items such as cost-of-living adjustments, work rules, and layoff protections.” ..."  
Source: www.cnsnews.com

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The President and the Postal Service

"... President Obama made what his advisers believe were his first public comments on the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday, basically knocking its performance..."  
Source: washingtonpost.com

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Your Corner Mailbox Could Be Stamped Out

"... hundreds of post offices could be shuttered, and mail delivery could be cut to five days a week. And that's not all. CBS News correspondent Bianca Solorzano reports that familiar blue mailbox on your corner may be going the way of the pay telephone - gone. ..."  
Source: www.cbsnews.com

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Watch the USPS Senate Hearing of August 6, 2009

"...Due to the declining use of mail services, the U.S. Postal Service currently faces up to $7 billion in losses this year. Postmaster Gen. John Potter & Inspector Gen. David Williams gave details on cost-cutting efforts. ..."  
Source: cspan.org

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USPS SERVICES, PAYROLL WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED

USPS FACES YEAR-END CASH SHORTFALL

"...the Postal Service this fiscal year faces a possible Sept. 30 cash shortfall of up to $700 million. But that shortfall, according to PMG Jack Potter, will not diminish the levels of customer service or threaten the agency’s ability to meet payroll. ..."  
Source: liteblue.usps.gov

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Career Advise - Moving Forward

Article Title: [PDF] Federal Employees give career advice
Snippet of Article: "...summarized what Federal employees perceive to be important career accelerators in the accompanying table. These accelerators provide practical strategies for employees to explore in terms of how to advance their careers, as well as identifying roles supervisors can play in helping them...."

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The U.S. Post Office on Balboa Island

"... the Balboa Island Post Office has been a mainstay of island life for generations. “It’s one of the few landmarks that we have here that has stayed the same and that’s why we love it,” Balboa Island resident Jeanne Gerbi said...."  
Source: www.dailypilot.com

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Postal News - Are Post Office Layoffs a Possibility?

Stopping Saturday mail delivery could mean layoffs for USPS
"... If Congress eliminates Saturday mail delivery to help the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service, then layoffs are a possibility, a top USPS official acknowledged to House lawmakers on Thursday...."

Article Reference Source: www.govexec.com
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