"... Rep. Jason Chaffetz called the $5.5 million retirement package
for outgoing Postmaster General John Potter absurd and unfair in the wake of the United States Postal Service’s announcement that it had lost $8.5 billion this year...." Source: dailycaller.com
Analysis: What the pay freeze means to feds [Federal News Radio]
"... The proposed freeze will not affect military personnel, postal workers or federal retirees. Retirees did not get a cost-of-living adjustment this year. ..." Source: www.federalnewsradio.com
"... put together a guide to finding details on Cyber Monday sales. Note that some retailers are offering one-day-only discounts, while others are offering a "Cyber Week,..." Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
"... WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The United States Postal Service has wasted $94 million on its contract with FedEx, an internal audit asserts...." Source: www.upi.com
"...approved contract with Paul Vogel, the $245,000-per-year president of shipping and mailing services, a provision states that he'll receive, at minimum, a performance incentive of 25 percent of his basic salary at the end of each year. ..." Source: www.washingtontimes.com
"... “The union’s strategy has been to offer proposals that will also benefit the Postal Service,” the union president said. “Returning work to our members makes sense because our members can perform the work more efficiently and less expensively than subcontractors and supervisors.” ..." Source: www.apwu.org
"...lost control when a Postal Service truck pulled in front of him, and that the car struck a fence, causing a board to strike her in the stomach. ..." Source: www.ajc.com
"... "There are too many postal workers, too many distribution centers, too many post offices and a reluctance to make those changes," he told reporters last week. Issa also said USPS has too many supervisors and a total of 200,000 unnecessary positions. ..." Source: www.govexec.com
"...Before e-mail, text messaging and Skype, and even before telephones, people communicated over long distances through letters. The local post office was an active hub for information and community gatherings. ..." Source: impactnews.com
"...Postmaster General John E. Potter could earn about $5.5 million in deferred compensation, retirement benefits and accrued annual leave for the rest of his life ..." Source: washingtonpost.com
"... about 190 people were in the Curseen-Morris Processing and Distribution Center in the Brentwood area of northeast Washington early Wednesday when the storm hit...." Source: www.washingtonexaminer.com
"...A mail-processing facility in Bluefield has been cited for several workplace safety violations for allegedly exposing workers to electrical hazards.
..." Source: bdtonline.com
"...expects the biggest growth to come at its FedEx SmartPost venture, which ships packages to the U.S. Postal Service, with quasi-governmental service handling final delivery to the buyer's doorstep. ..." Source: www.reuters.com
"... A $10,000 reward was offered today for the arrest and indictment of a gunman who fatally shot an Arlington postal employee as he walked his dog...." Source: www.star-telegram.com
"... frustrations are growing among union workers as the study remains undisclosed. At a union meeting Tuesday afternoon, postal workers said they want to see the numbers backing the proposal to close their plant. "Everybody has been kept completely clueless," USPS employee James Schumann said...." Source: www.wbay.com
"... United States Postal Service is looking to introduce a series of discounts for companies that send high volumes of direct mail to consumers, reports the print blog What They Think...." Source: www.overnightprints.com
"...The United States Postal Service (USPS) is recommending consolidating mail processing and distribution operations in Oshkosh with those in Green Bay. ..." Source: www.fox11online.com
"... Postal Service managers are hosting a public forum on a proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Muncie Processing and Distribution Facility to the Kokomo Processing and Distribution Center...." Source: www.thestarpress.com
"...The Postal Service is honoring the Rangers with two commemorative envelopes: one for their American League championship and the second for their first appearance in the World Series...." Source: www.star-telegram.com
"... “There are too many distribution centers, too many postal workers, too many post offices, and there’s a reluctance to make those changes,” Rep. Issa told CQ magazine...." Source: www.apwu.org
"... The U.S. Postal Inspection Office says cases like this one are on the rise. Traffickers pick random addresses, send drugs through the mail and pick up the deliveries before residents have a chance to open them...." Source: www.wftv.com
