POSTAL NEWS

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1.31.2010

Postal inspectors issue warning about mail box break-ins


"...Recently, criminals have targeted the collection boxes, breaking into them at night looking for mail customers deposited after the last posted collection time. Mail put into the collection boxes before the last posted pick up time on the box has not been affected. ..."  
Source: crimeblog.dallasnews.com




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1.25.2010

Postal sector crucial to Haiti’s post-quake recovery – UN


"...“Setting up efficient postal services in Haiti will contribute to stimulating the economy and alleviating inhabitants’ difficulties,” Mr. Dayan noted.

The postal service in Haiti, which employs 600 people, has been completely paralyzed by the 7.0-magnitude quake, which struck the country on 12 January. With the exception of three post offices on the outskirts of the devastated capital, Port-au-Prince, most of the nine outlets, including the main sorting centre, in the city were completely destroyed. ..."  
Source: www.un.org




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Postal Service offers reward for info leading to mailer of 'Black Death' letters from Idaho


"... The U.S. Postal Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for mailing threatening letters from Idaho to faculty at the University of California, Irvine...."  
Source: www.idahostatesman.com




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Higher Health Premiums: Just Wait!


"...If you think the most recent FEHBP open season was a nightmare of high premiums and bad choices, just wait a couple of years! ..."  
Source: www.federalnewsradio.com




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FMLA Changes - New Rules Increase Time Off for Veteran, Active-Duty Relatives


"...The law, signed late last year by President Obama, allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid or unpaid leave per year under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to help a family member who is on active duty or is being called up for active duty to a foreign country.

The new rules also enable employees to take up to 26 weeks of paid or unpaid leave per year under FMLA to care for family members who are veterans and need medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy for a serious injury or illness incurred in or aggravated by service in the line of duty on active duty.

Previously, employees could only take time off to help injured or ill family members who were active-duty military. To qualify, the veteran must have been a member of the military, National Guard, or Reserves during the five years preceding the treatment, recuperation or therapy. ..."  
Source: liteblue.usps.gov




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1.19.2010

Ex-W.Va. postmaster sentenced on theft charge


"... former U.S. Postal Service official in West Virginia will spend time in prison for ..."  
Source: www.phillyburbs.com




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1.18.2010

Area mailboxes broken into, but no one’s talking


"...never reported as a theft by the post office. Because of that, the case is not listed as a mail theft (postal authorities can’t prove any mail was stolen) but as a criminal-mischief case. ..."  
Source: www.star-telegram.com




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Former postal worker accused of stealing mail since '93


"...bitowich, 39, is now facing several charges including mail theft and possessing mail that is known to be stolen. A joint investigation between Canada Post ..."  
Source: edmonton.ctv.ca




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1.08.2010

Mailman covers route on foot in spite of frigid temperatures


"... The cold isn’t stopping Decatur postman Steve Hood from his appointed rounds, even if he has to walk historic downtown Decatur...."  
Source: www.decaturdaily.com




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Arsonist Torches San Francisco Mailboxes


"...investigating two fires set inside USPS mailboxes ..."  
Source: sfist.com




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1.06.2010

Workers in Small Offices - The APWU Wants to Hear From You


"...Postal employees in small offices whose hours have been reduced while managerial hours have been increased are being asked to complete and return a union-sponsored questionnaire [PDF] on the subject. Work-hours for part-time flexible clerks at many small offices have been slashed, APWU President William Burrus noted in a column in the January/February issue of The American Postal Worker magazine. ..."  
Source: www.apwu.org




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1.02.2010

Bomb squad called to El Sobrante post office


"... post office was shut down for more than three hours Saturday following a report of a suspicious package...."  
Source: abclocal.go.com




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