POSTAL NEWS

...from various sources.

9.25.2009

Should the Postal Service Eliminate Sunday Mail Processing Operations?


"... One area for consideration is the elimination of Sunday mail processing operations. In many Processing and Distribution Centers around the nation..."  
Source: blog.uspsoig.gov




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9.22.2009

USPS Jobs Don't Exist, Agency Says

"... "We are not hiring any full-time workers at the U.S. Postal Service," said Kim Yates. "Those ads are not endorsed by the postal service, nor representative of what we do here." She said the USPS does not post job positions in newspapers, and that all of the information included in the study guide is offered for free at Indiana libraries...."  
Source: www.theindychannel.com


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9.19.2009

U.S., Cuba Mull Direct Postal Service


"...Havana put special emphasis on the importance of eliminating the United States "blockade," as the embargo is known by Cubans so as to reestablish direct postal service under the norms set out by the Universal Postal Union to which both countries belong. ..."  
Source: www.cbsnews.com




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9.18.2009

Jackson postal facility to close, displacing 50 workers


"...Workers at the distribution center were urged to start looking for other jobs as letter carriers, take a voluntary early retirement offer or consider the early-out incentive program that offers employees $15,000 to retire or quit by Oct. 31, Zarebski said. Zarebski said many workers might be forced to look for work in areas that are 500 to 1,000 miles away from Jackson. ..."  
Source: www.mlive.com




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9.15.2009

Postal Employee Unscheduled Leave Call-In Phone Number

   Are you sick and have lost the telephone number for the USPS Postal Employee Unscheduled leave Call-Out number? Here is a cute site someone is providing that you should bookmark for those rare times you are suffering from an illness and need to use unscheduled sick leave.
Source: Postal Employee Unscheduled Leave Call-In Phone Number


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9.14.2009

Advocates of Postal ‘Reform’ Attempt to Misdirect the Public’s Attention


"... The most egregious omission in this blame game is the silence on postal rate policies that forgive postage in amounts as high as 10.5 cents per letter for mailers to perform the exact functions that would be performed by underutilized postal employees. The very workers who process mail at a cost of less than one cent per letter are replaced by 10.5 cent workshare discounts, yet pundits focus their attention on postal workers and arbitrators. Something is wrong with this picture.
William Burrus
President, APWU ..."  
Source: www.apwu.org




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Postal Service called federal crown jewel


"... Now the U.S. Postal Service: I have traveled to Europe, Canada, Mexico and South America, and I can tell you we have the best postal service in the world — and the cheapest. Americans are spoiled and take the postal service for granted...."  
Source: www.knoxnews.com




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Time running out on NSPS, sick leave, postal rescue bills

"... As Congress tries to wrap up its work this fall, the problem is clear: too many high-priority bills to move and too little time. By December, lawmakers aim to complete work on 13 federal spending bills, health care reform, a climate change bill, and a Defense authorization bill...."  
Source: www.federaltimes.com




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9.01.2009

Workers Comp fraud


"...surveillance videos shown to the jury depicted [name removed] at a UTEP football game, painting his house, and throwing tires and other debris into a dumpster, all with full use of his arm. ..."  
Source: www.claimsjournal.com




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OSHA calls for nearly $60,000 in penalties against Eau Claire USPS


"... the agency says proper training was not given to employees who were spotted operating forklifts unsafely. ..."  
Source: www.wqow.com




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