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Showing posts with label 2024. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2024. Show all posts

10.19.2024

USPS, NALC reach tentative agreement | Lite on Details; No Info On Pay Increase

Contract has to be ratified by members. Will members agree to wage agreements?

"... “This is a fair and responsible agreement that serves the best interest of our employees, our customers and the future of the Postal Service,” said Deputy Postmaster General and Chief Human Resources Officer Doug Tulino. “The agreement supports the Delivering for America 10-year plan’s mission..."   
Source: news.usps.com

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10.11.2024

Columbus Day is Oct. 14

Columbus Stamp Image From USPS "...Columbus Day, a holiday that celebrates Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas, is Monday, Oct. 14. The first Columbus Day celebration took place in 1792 ..."   
Source: news.usps.com

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9.19.2024

Teaming Up With Corporate America | USPS Operation Santa teams with Toys ‘R’ Us

USPS Operation Santa teams with Toys ‘R’ Us

"... On Sept. 16, the program began accepting letters that children and families write to Santa to express their hopes and dreams for the holiday season.

Through the collaboration with Toys “R” Us, letter adopters can easily select and purchase gifts from a specially curated e-commerce website.

“Delivering holiday joy has never been easier,” said Sheila Holman, USPS marketing vice president. “And our partnership with Toys ‘R’ Us is just the beginning. ...

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Source: news.usps.com

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9.16.2024

NRECA Asks Postal Service to Reconsider Proposed Curbs on Rural Mail Service

"...NRECA is asking the U.S. Postal Service to reconsider its proposal to curb evening mail service in rural areas, saying the plan would have a “significant and deleterious impact on America’s electric cooperatives.” Under the plan, the USPS “is walking away from its universal service obligation to rural America ..."   
Source: www.electric.coop

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3.25.2024

USPS creates new organization, called Infrastructure and Operations Support

"The Postal Service has a new organization to support USPS network transformation initiatives.

Under the Delivering for America plan, the Postal Service is building a network that consists of regional processing and distribution centers, local processing centers, sorting and delivery centers, and integrated logistics infrastructure.

The new organization, called Infrastructure and Operations Support ..."   
Source: news.usps.com

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2.25.2024

Portland UPS facility shutting down, resulting in layoffs for 300+ workers

"... PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The upcoming closure of a UPS facility in Portland will leave more than 300 current employees without jobs in April, the company announced in a recent letter.

The Portland Day Sort location near Portland’s Swan Island will permanently close on April 19 due to what the company cites as a “volume loss in our network.”..."   
Source: www.koin.com

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12.04.2023

Knoxville, Tennessee postal facility the latest impacted by nationwide restructuring program

"...No questions were answered at a public United States Postal Service mail processing facility review (MPFR) meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on Thursday, which was held to share the preliminary findings of a facility review that began in October and take public comment on them. The audience of about 50 USPS workers was already well aware of the findings which had been published two weeks prior to the meeting. ..."   
Source: www.wsws.org

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