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3.31.2011

USPS proposes streamlining review process for closing post offices

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"...The changes present a new source of tension between USPS and postal regulators and union leaders, who fear that postal bosses are t...
3.29.2011

City hopes to survey Ukiah post office building

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"...The agency also claims the building needs repairs to its roof, fire alarm and its heating, cooling and ventilation system, and said...
3.27.2011

Carol Stream District Office Closing

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"...The district office employees in Carol Stream will be placed in other jobs in the postal service or offered voluntary early retirem...
3.25.2011

March 25 USPS Announcement

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This post is courtesy of The Postal Newsgroup The highly anticipated March 25 USPS announcement is referenced below as found on the USPS...
3.24.2011

Postal Service to close 7 district offices

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USPS offering $20,000 buyouts, shutting seven district offices "...announced plans to shutter seven of 74 USPS district offices. The s...
3.23.2011

USPS 2011 Special Incentive Offer for targeted non-bargaining groups

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"... On March 23, 2011, the Postal Service announced a Special Incentive offer for the following targeted groups: Career non-barg...
3.22.2011

No Radiation Found in Hawaii Mail (Yet?)

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No Radiation Found in Hawaii Mail (Yet?) "... radiation levels were detected at the New York and San Francisco centers during routine ...
3.20.2011

Fake U.S. Postal Service Van Found

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D P S Troopers Find Fake U.S. Postal Service Van "... Department of Public Safety seized a late model white minivan with U.S. Post Off...
3.15.2011

Highlights of the New Contract for the APWU

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Highlights of the New Collective Bargaining Agreement "...The agreement limits excessing outside of an installation or craft to no mor...
3.14.2011

Dispelling rumors of an APWU Contract Agreement

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APWU Contract Deal? Contract Negotiations Update for March 14, 2011 No official news of a contract agreement "...The www.postalnewsblo...
3.10.2011

Postal Downsizing Announcement March 25

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Postal Service to cut 7,500 positions this month, 30,000 by end of year "...The U.S. Postal Service will announce March 25 a downsizin...
3.08.2011

Dogs put down after attack on postal worker

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"...Two pit bulls that were suspected of severely wounding a postal worker in central Missouri ..."   Source: www.kansascity.com...
3.05.2011

Impact of taking another federal job before retirement,

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Changing jobs under CSRS "...am unclear as to how my retirement/salary would be affected if I took another federal job before retireme...
3.01.2011

Manilla moves in on Postal turf

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Why will Manilla change your life? "...You get too much mail. A lot of it is junk mail and the mail you do care about, often gets lost...
2.26.2011

Shutdown: What you need to know

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"...The Postal Service, which is self-funded, will continue to operate. How many federal workers would be furloughed? The last time the...
2.22.2011

Postal rate increases do not include first-class letters for now

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"...postage for standard one-ounce letters will remain at 44 cents, while other first-class and periodicals postage is set to rise by a...
2.18.2011

former U.S. Customs inspector dressed in a postman's uniform nabbed

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"..."It's fairly unique for officers to encounter someone wearing a U.S. Postal Service uniform when they are coming across th...
2.12.2011

Ronald Reagan Stamp

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Area post office celebrates first day for Reagan stamp "...The postal service on Thursday released the newest stamp honoring America’s...
2.10.2011

What are the effects of industrial grade paper sorters, like those in the post office?

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Is Paper Dust Potentially Harmful? "...Contrary to what management and the union may say, paper dust can be a hazard to postal workers...
2.09.2011

Postal Service Considers Moving Some Huntsville Operations To Birmingham

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"...has resulted in an excess number of employees and equipment in some mail processing operations. In November, the Postal Service beg...
2.08.2011

Woman tries to mail live puppy

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"...She was stopped from posting the parcel when a stunned postal worker saw it move and then heard it panting, reports the Star Tribun...
1.31.2011

Are the postal unions standing in the way of making changes you need to make?

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The new postmaster general speaks out Postmaster General: "...No. They are led by good people. The presidents are very good people. Th...
1.28.2011

USPS finds Marijuana in package

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"...says he mailed the package to himself and has been doing this for several years. According to the arrest affidavit ..."   Sou...
1.22.2011

Plan to Close Processing Facility Draws Anger, Frustration

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"...According to the plan, all mail will be transported to a processing facility in Oakland. This prompted concerns about a delay in de...
1.21.2011

Postal Service anticipates a Reduction in Force and Voluntary Early Retirement

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PMG PLANS TO STREAMLINE MANAGEMENT, MATCH WORKFORCE TO WORKLOAD "... “As we continue our redesign, we anticipate that Reduction in Forc...
1.19.2011

Is Postal Service 'Universal Service' being taken away?

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Letters to the Editor The Postal Service has changed the classification of 32,000 Post Office Boxes at 49 locations from market dominant to...

Postal Service will almost certainly run out of money by the end of the year

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"... The Postal Service's $15 billion line of credit with the U.S. Treasury expires this year, meaning it will almost certainly run...
1.17.2011

Mail scattered along interstates in three counties

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"... A rear door on a postal service truck flew open and scattered mail for miles until the truck was stopped. A postal service spokesm...
1.10.2011

USPS Early Retiremnet Offer Possible

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Postal Early Retirement "... Rumors and speculation on another postal service early retirement are beginning to flood the internet and...
1.09.2011

Postal workers praised after incendiary parcel incident

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Mayor praises postal workers after package incident "... Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) praised postal workers who quickly contacted police...
1.07.2011

L'Enfant Plaza Attack

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"... WUSA9 is reporting that Metro Transit Police plan to increase patrols at L'Enfant Plaza in the wake of an attack on a man ther...

Postal Service pewter stamp coil dispenser

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  "...the dispenser sells for $9.99 and keeps stamps at one’s fingertips. And, unlike stamp booklets which often can be misplaced or ac...
1.05.2011

Big mailer discounts bankrupting the Postal Service?

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OIG: USPS Fails to Justify 19 Types of ‘Worksharing’ Discounts for Big Mailers "... The OIG found that the Postal Service’s “justific...
12.31.2010

Understanding Workers Comp

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"... It covers everything from how a policy is written and what a policy covers to proof of coverage and understanding the basics of pr...
12.27.2010

Oldest postal retirees get most costly of payouts

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"...More than 100 U.S. Postal Service employees over 90 years old are collecting workers compensation - a fact one U.S. senator calls t...
12.24.2010

Track Santa with NORAD

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"... If you want to track Santa, you can use the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker. The NORAD Santa Tracke...
12.23.2010

Parcel bomb explodes at Swiss embassy in Rome, injuring one

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"...one diplomatic employee was seriously injured when a parcel bomb exploded in the Swiss embassy in Rome ..."   Source: www.nj....
12.20.2010

93 year old driver backs car into Ormond-by-the-Sea post office

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"... A postal worker, however, did receive a minor scratch on his head...."   Source: www.cfnews13.com Visit Our Homepage
12.17.2010

U.S. Postal Service Ready for Busiest Mailing Day

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"... Monday, Dec. 20, marks the Postal Service's busiest mailing day of the year with more than 800 million pieces of mail expected...
12.16.2010

FedEx's special delivery: Better worker pay

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"... Fedex is paying its workers more. Most notably, salaries and employee benefits increased 10% from a year ago. ..."   Source:...