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11.30.2010

Postmaster General’s retirement package ridiculous

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Chaffetz calls Postmaster General’s retirement package ‘ridiculous’ "... Rep. Jason Chaffetz called the $5.5 million retirement packag...

Proposed federal pay freeze will not affect postal workers

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Analysis: What the pay freeze means to feds [Federal News Radio] "... The proposed freeze will not affect military personnel, postal w...
11.29.2010

Holidays are no vacation for postal workers

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"...the Postal Service predicts Dec. 20, the Monday before Christmas, will be the busiest day. ..."   Source: www.dailycomet.com...

Best Cyber Monday Deals Online For 2010

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Best Cyber Monday Sales, Deals Online For 2010 "... put together a guide to finding details on Cyber Monday sales. Note that some reta...

Post office wasting $94M on FedEx deal

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"... WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The United States Postal Service has wasted $94 million on its contract with FedEx, an internal audit...
11.27.2010

USPS Execs get their pay increase, now time to change the rules

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USPS to tie pay, bonuses to finances "...approved contract with Paul Vogel, the $245,000-per-year president of shipping and mailing se...
11.26.2010

FedEx Radioactive Package Misplaced and Found

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Missing FedEx box with radioactive material found in Knoxville "... A hospital shipped the boxes from Fargo, N.D., to the East Tenness...
11.24.2010

APWU Contract Extended to Dec. 1, 2010

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"... “The union’s strategy has been to offer proposals that will also benefit the Postal Service,” the union president said. “Returning...
11.23.2010

Postal Service told to pay $11.6 million for crash

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"...lost control when a Postal Service truck pulled in front of him, and that the car struck a fence, causing a board to strike her in ...
11.21.2010

Amid changes on Capitol Hill, Postal Service faces uncertain future

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"... "There are too many postal workers, too many distribution centers, too many post offices and a reluctance to make those chang...
11.19.2010

Cypress Post Office

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"...Before e-mail, text messaging and Skype, and even before telephones, people communicated over long distances through letters. The l...

Outgoing postmaster general's golden parachute

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"...Postmaster General John E. Potter could earn about $5.5 million in deferred compensation, retirement benefits and accrued annual le...
11.18.2010

Washington mail processing facility damaged in storm

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"... about 190 people were in the Curseen-Morris Processing and Distribution Center in the Brentwood area of northeast Washington early...

Royal engagement celebrated with commemorative stamps

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Isle of Man post office "... The post office has issued a miniature sheet with two stamps of Prince William and a picture of the coupl...

Bluefield Post Office cited for safety violations

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"...A mail-processing facility in Bluefield has been cited for several workplace safety violations for allegedly exposing workers to el...
11.15.2010

Postal documentary set for public screening

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Murder By Proxy: How America Went Postal "...A Congressional committee that investigated the shooting found McIlvane had been harassed...
11.12.2010

FedEx sees 11 percent rise in holiday shipments

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"...expects the biggest growth to come at its FedEx SmartPost venture, which ships packages to the U.S. Postal Service, with quasi-gove...
11.11.2010

Reward offered in killing of Arlington postal worker

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"... A $10,000 reward was offered today for the arrest and indictment of a gunman who fatally shot an Arlington postal employee as he w...
11.10.2010

Postal Workers Frustrated by Secrecy of Oshkosh Facility Study

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"... frustrations are growing among union workers as the study remains undisclosed. At a union meeting Tuesday afternoon, postal worker...

More Discounts for Large Mailers

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"... United States Postal Service is looking to introduce a series of discounts for companies that send high volumes of direct mail to ...

USPS recommends consolidating mail and distribution operations

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"...The United States Postal Service (USPS) is recommending consolidating mail processing and distribution operations in Oshkosh with t...
11.08.2010

Postal deliveries in Finland are returning to normal after workers and employers reached a contract deal on Sunday evening

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"... The two-year deal includes a one-percent pay rise next year. ..."   Source: www.yle.fi Visit Our Homepage
11.07.2010

Muncie USPS to hold public meeting on proposed mail processing changes

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"... Postal Service managers are hosting a public forum on a proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Muncie Processin...
11.06.2010

Postal Service issues Rangers souvenir envelopes

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"...The Postal Service is honoring the Rangers with two commemorative envelopes: one for their American League championship and the sec...
11.05.2010

Agenda that includes cutting postal facilities compliments of Rep. Darryl Issa (R-CA)

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"... “There are too many distribution centers, too many postal workers, too many post offices, and there’s a reluctance to make those c...

Marijuana Delivered To Woman's Doorstep

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"... The U.S. Postal Inspection Office says cases like this one are on the rise. Traffickers pick random addresses, send drugs through ...
10.31.2010

Santa letters arriving in Sweden

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"... STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The Swedish postal service Posten has received an early rush of letters to Santa Claus, offici...

Postal Service Suspends Acceptance of Intl. Mail from Yemen

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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...
10.30.2010

Post office shootings still on the minds of Henning residents

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"... Two weeks ago, lives in this area were changed forever when post office employees Paula Robinson and Judy Spray were murdered shor...
10.29.2010

'Credible terrorist threat' seen in U.S.-bound packages

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"...Yemen, where the two containing explosives originated. More suspicious packages were discovered on UPS planes at ..."   Sourc...
10.26.2010

Postmaster General Announces Retirement

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"... I have reached a point in my life where it is time to move on to other things. Pat Donahoe, Deputy Postmaster General and Chief Op...

Rural post offices lack security

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"...In 1921, Postmaster General William Harrison Hays declared a campaign to try to stop a growing number of postal robberies across th...
10.24.2010

Powder mailed to Grijalva's office wasn't toxic

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"...The FBI says Friday that white powder in a package that was mailed to the Tucson office of U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (grih-HALL'-...
10.23.2010

Mass. GOP asks postal service to investigate Dem. campaign mailings

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"... arguing that a slew of recent donations from Democratic lawmakers may have been used by the party in violation of postal system ru...
10.20.2010

AFGE National President John Gage Statement on FEHBP Premium Increases

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"... the Blue Cross Blue Shield Standard Option, will charge enrollees 6.9% more for self coverage and 7.6% more for family coverage......

Postal Service OSHA Fines Keep on Coming

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OSHA Fines USPS For Violations At Columbus Distribution Center "... the U.S. Postal Service with five alleged willful violations at it...
10.19.2010

$50,000 Reward Offered in Henning Post Office Shooting

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"... According to reports from the United States Postal Service, a $50,000 reward is now being offered for information related to the c...
10.18.2010

Letter carriers protest pressure to work faster

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"... “Many employees are slowly witnessing a resurgence of the conditions of 1991 with the pressure being put on the employees,” says t...

Post Office Shooting

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Two people killed in shooting at Henning post office "...post office in Henning, Tennessee. Sources with the Lauderdale County Sher...
10.17.2010

USPS early out rumors 2010 ...2011

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"... The big question from postal employees at or near retirement age is, will there be Another U.S. Postal Service early retirement in...