Finally, a win for the American working class: Postal Service forced to hire/convert to full-time workers

Postal Service to Add Thousands of Union Jobs in 2014

"... Thanks to an independent arbitration ruling earlier this month, USPS will add or convert at least 9,000 jobs previously held by part-time, non-union employees to bargaining unit positions. At least 3,000 of those jobs will be filled by full-time, career employees, according to the American Postal Workers Union...."   
Source: www.govexec.com

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Postal Pot Bust

10-pound postal parcel of pot lands 2 men in jail

"...A 10-pound package of marijuana has landed two Ulster County men behind bars after they picked up the parcel at the local post office. ..."   
Source: www.troyrecord.com

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Protest over 'Industry, California Mail Processing' plant relocation

Unions protest Postal Service processing plant relocation from Industry to Santa Ana

"...The union members, chanting that Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe wanted to “destroy” the postal service, said they came to send a message to Donahoe, who they say was supposed to tour the facility but canceled at the last minute. Plans to relocate the first-class mail processing to Santa Ana starting in January will affect 70,000 businesses and delay deliveries by days ..."   
Source: www.sgvtribune.com

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Stay Up-to-Date on the Fight Against Consolidations, Closures at this APWU link

Stay Up-to-Date on the Fight Against Consolidations, Closures

"... 09/19/2014 - To keep up with the latest developments in the fight against the consolidation and closure of mail Processing & Distribution Centers, check out the union’s website, www.apwu.org. Click on the Issues tab in the blue bar and select: Fighting Consolidations. ..."

Source: www.apwu.org

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Donahoe sounds a bit out of touch, Given the growth of email and mobile advertising

Is USPS delusional in direct mail confidence?

"... Given the growth of email and mobile advertising as of late, Donahoe sounds a bit out of touch. Many marketers would say direct mail, and print advertising in general, is faltering...."   
Source: www.fiercegovernment.com

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Congress and Postmaster General Continue Chopping Away Postal Services

Postal Service under attack

Destruction of the Postal Service

"... Send a message to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. His job is to preserve the USPS for the American public; not help beleaguered members of Congress dismantle it. Plans to move delivery to centralized locations and eliminate collection boxes to reduce the service, which is pivotal to the success of the USPS. It is the USPS’s ability to bring mail to patrons’ door that is the signature of our bond with the American public...."   
Source: www.rutlandherald.com

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Postal Service lawyer: USPS has "federal immunity from state and local regulation." (No Parking Tickets)

Postal Service's big delivery edge: no parking tickets

"...The city of East Cleveland tried to collect some $700 in traffic fines from Uncle Sam last year, only to get a letter from a Postal Service lawyer reminding the municipality that the organization has "federal immunity from state and local regulation." ..."   
Source: www.sfgate.com

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What's it take to get a new, 'real' post office? Oil

Yes, Fracking Way: A New Post Office in an Oil Boom Town

"... the oil boom town of Williston, North Dakota received as the Badlands Postal Store opened on July 1. (But what, you ask, about all these new Contract Postal Units (CPUs), Staples pretty-much-CPUs, and Village "Post Offices" (VPOs) USPS keeps opening up? No, we're not counting those, because those aren't staffed by actual USPS personnel. The Badlands Postal Store is..."   
Source: colossus-of-roads.blogspot.com

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More Postal Service Cuts?

Postal Service forges ahead on job cuts, plant closures

"... the service wants authorization to further reduce its workforce. The agency has already shrunk by about 320,000 employees since fiscal 2000, but Donahoe has said legislation would allow the Postal Service to move from 485,000 career employees to 400,000 over the next few years...."   
Source: www.federaltimes.com

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