Sones: PO'd at the Post Office
"... the entire tub was filled with our mail - from October 2012! It included Thanksgiving and Christmas catalogs, coupons for free items at City Market that expired, personal mail, and most upsetting, a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau for my business, which on the envelope states in bold, capital letters, “YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW - Please Complete and Return in 30 Days.” This is not the first time the post office has affected my business in a negative way. It is a constant battle, without getting into detail...." 
Source: www.summitdaily.com
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Dallas-area authorities crack down on thieves who fish mail from postal boxes
"... The devices are usually a weighted object attached to a string or a vertical window blind, belt or other item that is covered in a sticky substance, typically rat trap glue or melted glue sticks...."
Source: www.dallasnews.com
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Nonprofits Urge Congress to Preserve Discount Postal Rates
"... Mr. Issa was a key player in removing the threat to the discount. “We have no reason to believe that [Mr. Issa] has changed his position,” said Geoffrey Plague, vice president for public policy at Independent Sector. “We wanted to send a friendly reminder of where the discussion had ended at the end of the last Congress.”..."
Source: philanthropy.com
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USPS Announces Additional Closings/Consolidations
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"... It is anticipated that these facilities will be impacted mid-year, (although the Postal Service has not announced an exact time frame yet). A meeting with Postal Headquarters will be requested to determine the impact to the Mail Handler Craft, and to provide our input on these proposed closings/consolidations...."
Source: www.npmhu.org
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Armstrong Debacle a Lesson for USPS. Or Not.
"... The Post Office rationalized that a connection with Lance would make people "feel a little better about the Postal Service." So are we all supposed to feel worse about it now? ..."
Source: www.newser.com
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"... The Postal Service announced the decision late Friday to close the Manasota Processing and Distribution Center in Sarasota, and all workers will be offered other positions within the Postal Service. The move is expected to be complete by February 2014...."
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Ex-Postal Workers' Union Head Sombrotto Dies at 89
"... Vincent R. Sombrotto, a labor leader who served as president of the National Association of Letter Carriers for 24 years, has died. He was 89...."
Source: abcnews.go.com
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Arbitration board issues award: Sets terms of the 2011-2016 National Agreement;
‘NALC achieves its major goals,’ Rolando says
"... rejected the Postal Service’s proposals to freeze pay, eliminate cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) and implement a two-tier wage schedule for career city carriers. Instead, the new contract provides three general wage increases between now and the end of the contract: 1 percent in November 2013, 1.5 percent in November 2014, and 1 percent in November 2015. It also provides for the payment of seven COLAs between now and 2016, though the two COLAs calculated in 2013 will be deferred and paid in 2014. These wage and COLA provisions follow the wage pattern established by the negotiated American Postal Workers Union (APWU) contract and the arbitrated National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) contract...."
Source: www.nalc.org
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Murderous Reform: A Plan to Privatize Postal Profits at Public Expense
"... Nowhere in the proposal is there any mention of unions, let alone of living wages, so one can only presume that a primary means of reducing costs will be to drive down the income of those postal employees who remain after the USPS is radically downsized and diminished as proposed...."
Source: www.savethepostoffice.com
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Postmaster general urges help for postal service
"... Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe blasted Congress' inaction on relief for the U.S. Postal Service and said that the Postal Service was weighing further cuts...."
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Postal service disputes union claims of delayed mail
"... The union alleges the amount of delayed first-class mail in ZIP codes starting with 600 mail that's delivered at least a day late has grown from about 30,000 pieces daily from July to October to between 100,000 and 150,000 pieces each day this month...."
Source: www.dailyherald.com
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Postmaster Frustrated Over Lack of Action
"... expressed frustration Thursday that he failed to win money-saving changes from a Congress said to be looking to control government spending...."
Source: wsj.com
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2012 & Beyond: The U.S. Postal Service’s Financial Difficulties
"... In an effort to be more efficient, the USPS has closed several mail processing facilities since 2006. By 2020, the USPS is expected cut its workforce by 140,000 people, representing 28 percent of its employees...."
Source: www.theepochtimes.com
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