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Postal News Read it here: New Postal Voluntary Retirement VER for July 31, 2009 ALL EMPLOYEES except Electronic Technicians (ET); Maintenan...

"... The U.S. Postal Service said March 20 it will cut jobs, offer early retirement to tens of thousands of employees and close adminis...

Will "DoNotMail" kill the Postal Service? American mailboxes are inundated with junk mail. More than 100,000,000,000 pieces of jun...

On March 20, the US Postal Service announced District Closings, Voluntary Early Retirement, and Reductions. The announcement reads as follow...

"... More than 3,000 U.S. Postal Service jobs will be cut and one-quarter of the USPS workforce offered early retirement, postal offici...

"... would reduce management staff by 15%, which would eliminate more than 1,400 processing, supervisor and management posts at nearly ...

"... Commercial shippers can now take advantage of new volume price incentives with Commercial Plus, an up-front price incentive for qu...

"...There is a strong rumor out there that there will be another VER coming soon. At this point it is just that, a rumor, but I wouldn’...

"... The move, made effective on Feb. 7, means that letter carriers from West Springfield and Springfield who started and ended their d...

Letters to the editor of the Seattle Times "... The U.S. Postal Service just paid $1.2 million for the postmaster's 8,400 square-fo...

"... Only one week old, the sales campaign — during which the USPS sales team will spend the next 90 days and 90 percent of its time wi...

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Update "...After the final month of the six-month measuring period, the fifth COLA under the 2006 Nati...

"... USPS says it's cutting hours to save money as it faces a record declines in business. But local union president Leroy Moyer sa...

"... The letter, which had been opened, carried 22 cents in postage and a June 2, 1987, postmark...."   Source: www.ktvl.com Visi...

"... Two decades ago this month, the United States Postal System opened its 72-acre National Center for Employee Development east of 24...

"... In all his total compensation -- salary, bonuses, retirement benefits and other perks -- topped $850,000, a spokesman with the U.S...

"... Where does a postal employee go to retire? Some postal retirement seekers look to Florida for retirement living ...and where bette...

"... stop the U.S. Postal Service from deciding to move postal cancellation and some mail processing to Akron. Such a move would affect...

"... The 1918 US airmail stamp depicts the Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aeroplane flying upside down...."   Source: www.birminghampost.net V...

"... Isaac Fish, 21, of Coeur d'Alene, says he has agreed to come back to work for the postal service, but at half the pay with no ...

"... “The USPS response to its financial crisis has been to cut work hours and consolidate postal facilities,” Burrus said, “and servic...

"... First class postage stamps will go up another 2 cents in May, the Postal Service said Tuesday... ...stock up on Forever stamps. .....

"...The “FERS Sick Leave Equity Act” (H.R. 958), introduced by Rep. Jim Moran (D) and Frank Wolf (R), provides Federal Employees Retire...

"... consolidating some operations of the processing and distribution facilities in Utica and..."   Source: www.wktv.com Visit Ou...

"... Indianapolis - The United States Postal Service is removing 55 mailboxes on streets across the city..."   Source: www.msnbc.m...

"... USPS just launched its “new and improved” Postal History website, featuring more than 100 papers on postal history, historic image...

"... His image has appeared on more than 50 U.S. postage stamps..."   Source: www.ktnv.com Visit Our Homepage

"... The cuts were made at 150 of the company's 475 terminals and represent roughly 2.6 percent of approximately 34,500 employees.....

"... Privatization is not the answer, nor is five-day delivery, but listening to USPS and Postal Union Officials’ proposals may be a go...

"... a three-count indictment charging them with violations of Robbery of a Post Office/Postal Employee, Receipt of Stolen Property, an...

"... a three-year USPS mail processor whose position could be on the chopping block. "From work and to travel and taking care of m...

"... Postal workers kicked off a campaign Saturday to prevent the US Postal Service from taking steps they fear will lead to the closur...

"... Now that e-mail has taken the place of snail mail for many personal and business communications, the U.S. Postal Service is swimmi...

Article Title: Obama Moves to Reverse Bush’s Labor Policies Snippet from Article: "...The orders he signed, which union officials s...

The following links relate to today's Hearing and the future of the Postal Service. You must read carefully and completely to understand...

"... The hearing is set to examine how the current financial crisis is hurting business at the U.S. Postal Service, Sen. Tom Carper (D-...

"...The letter states that the current financial crisis could cause either dramatic cutbacks in service or an increase under the Postal...

"... postal workers were shaped partially by fears of being "guinea pigs," disagreements among public health agencies about w...

"... delivering smiles as well as mail. Anglea said that whenever Ross would meet someone, he would tell them, "Have a great day, ...

"... The Detroit News will be available for same-day delivery via the U.S. Postal Service beginning March 30 -- the day home delivery s...