NARFE, federal employee unions object to Senate postal bill
"...objected to provisions in a Senate bill pertaining to the federal workers’ compensation program and the U.S. Postal Service’s hopes of revamping its participation in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. ..." 
Source: federaltimes.com
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Politics, Network Optimization and Early Retirement
"...As Senator Susan Collins’ speech on the Senate floor indicated, the Postal Service’s announcements that it is going ahead with its network optimization plan shortly after the moratorium expires on May 15th ..." 
Source: cepobserver.com
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"...The service suspension has been issued in response to the potential threat posed by suspicious packages arriving in the U.S. aboard international flights originating in Yemen. ..."
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"... All affected employees will be reassigned in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements...."
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"... USPS is hoping to pare its full-time workforce and expand the use of part-timers while also earning concessions on wages, health benefits and working conditions. ..."
Source: washingtonpost.com
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"... They have ruined overnight delivery entirely as you can't send a card to your neighbor and expect it to be there before three days. Even if letters are mailed to be delivered in Oshkosh they have to be sent to Green Bay first. ..."
Source: www.thenorthwestern.com
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"...The US Postal Service saw a net loss of $382 million in April, bringing its seven-month total net loss for its 2010 fiscal year to $2.26 billion. ..."
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"... for an image on a 37-cent stamp, a U.S. appeals court has ruled. Frank Gaylord, who designed the stainless-steel models, claimed the agency never asked his permission to use the soldier sculptures and sued the government for copyright infringement. ..."
Source: www.suntimes.com
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"... The spirit and commitment of the U.S. Postal Service beats within Aubrey Rogers' heart. It's also within his basement. "This was the lobby of the Mooreland post office," he said,..."
Source: www.thestarpress.com
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"... The U.S. Postal Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for mailing threatening letters from Idaho to faculty at the University of California, Irvine...."
Source: www.idahostatesman.com
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"... The U.S. Postal Service offers a selection of convenient returns services. Find the returns or label-printing program that best completes your mailing cycle from these great options!
Customers no longer have to bring returns to their local Post Office™ but can now schedule a pickup.
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Source: www.usps.com
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"USPS no longer displays hardcopy change-of-address (COA) forms at its retail locations.
Hardcopy COAs — part of The Mover’s Guide — are only available behind the counter, where customers have to request them from a retail associate.
Why the change? The Postal Service wants retail associates to encourage customers to use the Internet version instead.
Internet Change of Address (ICOA) is a more accurate option. There’s no chance of error due to illegible handwriting. The higher degree of accuracy means reduced undeliverable-as-addressed mail volume and lower cost.
ICOA also is fast. On average, USPS processes 97 percent of all ICOA transactions into the Change of Address System within two days after they’re filed. In FY 2009, customers entered their changes of address sooner using ICOA than they did using hardcopy forms — with 60 percent entered on or before the day the customer moved compared to only 20 percent for hardcopy forms.
The sooner USPS knows about the customer’s move, the sooner the Postal Service can begin forwarding the customer’s mail.
Equally important, ICOA is a more secure option. USPS requires online customers to use a personal credit card or debit card for identity verification.
And it’s green. ICOA not only eliminates the use of paper, but this year, the Postal Service expects the ICOA share of all COA orders to increase more than 25 percent, generating about $2 million in incremental revenue. So the next time you speak with a customer about filing a COA, suggest the online option at usps.com/moversguide. "
Source: liteblue.usps.gov
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"... Among the purchases were crab cakes, beef Wellington and scallops at an installation ceremony for one of several postmasters in the United States, the report says...."
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As delivery bundles shrink, experts seek possibilities to keep the agency afloat
"...after spending a career with the Postal Service, spent much of the summer looking at what the future business models for the Postal Service might look like. Slentz worked 30 years for the service, moving up through several regional postmaster positions before retiring seven years ago as manager of strategic operations for the entire U.S. Postal Service. ..."
Source: jacksonville.com
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"... NAPS and the Postal Service have collaborated in the establishment of an interim program to identify and select initial level supervisors in Customer Services and Processing & Distribution..."
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"... The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday it would reverse a decision to cancel its annual Letters to Santa program because of security concerns...."
Source: www.canada.com
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"... Postal Service is dropping a popular national program begun in 1954 in the small Alaska town of North Pole, where volunteers open and respond to thousands of letters addressed to Santa each year. Replies come with North Pole postmarks...."
Source: www.delcotimes.com
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"...Postal Service has begun a yearlong program testing the sale of Hallmark greeting cards in about 500 post offices, including the Port Columbus station in Columbus and the Zane Street station in Zanesville. ..."
Source: www.columbusdispatch.com
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"... The compromise legislation also includes a provision that would make it easier for federal agencies, including the Postal Service, to rehire retirees (for a limited time) without forcing them to take a cut in their annuity checks. “This provision will help eliminate the USPS objections to APWU’s efforts to return postal retirees to employment,” Burrus said. “If the bill is passed, the union will renew our discussion with management on this issue.”..."
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"... expected to release its final list of post offices and other postal facilities that it plans to close nationwide. ..."
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