POSTAL NEWS

...from various sources.

12.31.2010

Understanding Workers Comp

"... It covers everything from how a policy is written and what a policy covers to proof of coverage and understanding the basics of premium calculations. You will gain a better understanding of what a workers compensation..."  
Source: Postal News Network

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12.27.2010

Oldest postal retirees get most costly of payouts

"...More than 100 U.S. Postal Service employees over 90 years old are collecting workers compensation - a fact one U.S. senator calls troubling, arguing that workers ought to be moved to retirement rolls from which payouts would be less expensive. ..."  
Source: www.washingtontimes.com

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12.24.2010

Track Santa with NORAD

"... If you want to track Santa, you can use the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker. The NORAD Santa Tracker begins tracking Santa in thirteen days. The NORAD Santa Tracker also offers other goodies, such as the ability to Visit Santa’s Village and download a Santa Tracker App to your mobile device...."  
Source: North Pole Postmark

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12.23.2010

Parcel bomb explodes at Swiss embassy in Rome, injuring one

"...one diplomatic employee was seriously injured when a parcel bomb exploded in the Swiss embassy in Rome ..."  
Source: www.nj.com

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12.20.2010

93 year old driver backs car into Ormond-by-the-Sea post office

"... A postal worker, however, did receive a minor scratch on his head...."  
Source: www.cfnews13.com

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12.17.2010

U.S. Postal Service Ready for Busiest Mailing Day

"... Monday, Dec. 20, marks the Postal Service's busiest mailing day of the year with more than 800 million pieces of mail expected to enter the system. This represents a 40 percent increase in the average daily volume of 559 million pieces of mail...."  
Source: www.prnewswire.com

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12.16.2010

FedEx's special delivery: Better worker pay

"... Fedex is paying its workers more. Most notably, salaries and employee benefits increased 10% from a year ago. ..."  
Source: cnn.com

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FedEx Profit Down

"... FedEx chief financial officer Alan Graf said the company expects margins to improve in the second half of fiscal 2011 ..."  
Source: www.memphisdailynews.com

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Freeze on excessing of some postal employees

APWU, USPS Announce Freeze on Excessing

"...The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a freeze on excessing while contract negotiations continue, union President Cliff Guffey has announced. ..."  
Source: www.apwu.org

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12.14.2010

Ex FedEx Workers Jailed for Deception in Hong Kong, ICAC Says

"... The two were convicted for understating parcel weights and depriving their company courier fees..."  
Source: www.businessweek.com

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12.13.2010

Post Office Robbed At Gunpoint

"...Colorado Springs police are just releasing information about a robbery that happened at a post office. ..."  
Source: www.kktv.com

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12.12.2010

2010 North Pole Postmark

"... This is an excerpt from the US Postal Service on obtaining a North Pole Postmark..."  
Source: northpolepostmark.blogspot.com

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12.07.2010

Postal Shooting

Search continues in postal worker shooting

"...MIAMI -- Authorities in Miami continue to search for the person who fatally shot a postal worker...."  
Source: www.miamiherald.com

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Counterfeit Stamps

Counterfeit Stamps Giving Postal Service a Lickin’

"... one of the 10 biggest threats to Postal Service revenue, according to the 2009 annual report of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the law enforcement arm of the Post Office. Bogus stamps affect the consumers who buy them, too...."  
Source: www.foxnews.com

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12.06.2010

Like health care reform? Consider the U.S. Postal Service

"... I went to my local post office branch recently because I needed to buy some stamps using cash. I discovered that the stamp machine would accept only credit cards or debit cards. Therefore, I had to..."  
Source: newsok.com

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The Post Office and the Community

We were a name, not a number

"... Once in a while one of us kids got to go in and get the mail out of the box. On occasion the Wyoming wind would blow the mail out of our hand on the way back to the car, and we had to chase it down. My dad used to get his size 13 shoes from King Size, and they came one to a box. The post office box would only hold one shoe, so the second shoe came a day or two later...."  
Source: www.casperjournal.com

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12.03.2010

Postal Service seen 'vital' to U.S. economy

"...calling the Postal Service the second-largest civilian employer in the nation (Wal-Mart ranks first), said, "Our survival is vital to the American economy...."  
Source: www.washingtontimes.com

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12.01.2010

Charges of luring a child into a motor vehicle dropped for Bangor Postmaster Gregory Schlegel

Luring charges dropped against suspended Bangor Postmaster Gregory Schlegel

"... Gregory G. Schlegel, 54, of Bushkill Township, initially faced charges of harassment and luring a child into a motor vehicle after a day of reported bizarre behavior on Oct. 21, 2009. ..."  
Source: www.lehighvalleylive.com

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