Closing of Mail Processing Plants May Leave Too Few Inclement Weather/ Natural Disaster Alternative Routes and Processing Facilities

As the Postal Service continues to close mail processing facilities, some find that when bad weather hits, there are no alternatives remaining to get timely delivery of mail. Across the nation, some are complaining that for the first time in history they do not get their mail when it snows. At what point will our elected officials stop the destruction of America's Postal Service Mail Processing Infrastructure. We can only hope it will be before another 82 mail processing facilities close this year.    
Source: The Postal News Network

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Operation Southern Postal Powder

Thirty-five people indicted “Operation Southern Postal Powder”

"... Thirty-five people face federal charges in connection with the dismantling of a “large scale drug organization” based in Macon. During “Operation Southern Postal Powder,” ..."   
Source: www.macon.com

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Postal Service National Computer Outage Prevents Employees From Accessing ePayroll on Payday, other services down sinceThursday

Technical problem -- not hackers -- takes out USPS email

Screen Capture of USPS ePayroll result

"... As of Friday at 2 p.m. ET, the technical problem has not been resolved and, according to Delancy, affected services will be restored as soon as possible. Today's technical problem is different than the cyber breach the Postal Service exprienced last November, when hackers broke into some of USPS' information systems, putting the personal information of more than 800,000 postal employees at risk. ..."   
Source: www.federalnewsradio.com

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Danny Glover champions the need for a vibrant public Postal Service and asks the public to join with him (Video)

"...In this superb two-minute video, actor- activist Danny Glover champions the need for a vibrant public Postal Service and asks the public to join with him in A Grand Alliance to save it. ..."   
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Post Office Understaffing Causing Long Lines and Wait Times

Postal Service Audit Blames Increase in Complaints about Rude Employees on Promotion by Seniority; Union Blames Understaffing

"...“The No. 1 complaint of postal customers is the waiting time in line, which is caused by understaffing,” Clint Burelson, the American Postal Workers Union’s clerk craft director, told Government Executive. “We urge postal management to correct this problem and give the people the service they want and deserve.” ..."   
Source: www.allgov.com

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Significant delays in mail delivery in Tucson reported since Postal Service purposely slowed First Class Mail Standareds

Mail delays detrimental, Tucson business leaders say

"...Tucson business leaders said they are experiencing significant delays in mail delivery since the U.S. Postal Service changed its service standards Jan. 5. ..."   
Source: tucson.com

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Phase I of Postal Service Network Rationalization plan not living up to savings projections!

USPS Cost Cutting Ain't Cuttin' It, Mailers Group Says

"...PostCom pointed out that USPS recently estimated only about $900 million annual savings, versus its projected $1.2 billion, from Phase I of its Network Rationalization plan that closed scores of mail-processing centers. ..."   
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah): "... there are some agencies and departments that I'd actually like to get rid of."

Chaffetz supports a federal pay raise but wants something in return

"..."I still believe we have probably too many federal employees. There are some people that may need to be paid more and some who may need to be paid less, and there are some agencies and departments that I'd actually like to get rid of. It has to balance itself out," he said, adding that IT workers should draw bigger salaries to encourage them to stay in the government. ..."   
Source: www.federalnewsradio.com

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Postal Service wants authorization to further reduce its workforce

In the black? Postal Service has a 'fantastic quarter'

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

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Web Call: Telephone/Web conference on U.S. Postal Service Fiscal 2015 quarter 1 results

New Postmaster General and CFO Host Web Call on U.S. Postal Service Quarter 1 Financial Results

"...Fri., Feb. 6, 2015 at 11 a.m. ET. The briefing will also be available on live audio webcast (listen only) at: http://about.usps.com/news/electronic-press-kits/cfo/welcome.htm. ..."   
Source: www.broadcastnewsroom.com

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