Maintenance Changes and Early Retirements

"... There will be an opportunity to those eligible to apply for a VERA to take a VERA with an effective date at the end of 2010. ..."  
Source: postal-newsgroup.blogspot.com

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USPS Has More 'Shocking' Problems

"... The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) already facing a $420,000 worker endangerment fine for faulty electrical work at a Vermont mail distribution center has now been slapped with a $350,000 fine for similar violations in New Hampshire...."  
Source: usgovinfo.about.com

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Check your Clock Rings for...

"... And Arbitrator Sherrie Rose Talmadge said in her December 2, 2009 decision that “[USPS] Management’s violations were so egregious over a period of many years that punitive damages were awarded to deter the service from further clock ring violations.”..."  
Source: www.veteranstoday.com

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Postal officials gave varying accounts of ex-executive's perks

"...Mr. Bernstock resigned earlier this year before an inspector general's report concluded that he awarded no-bid contracts to former business associates, failed to report information on a financial disclosure form, and used Postal Service staff and resources for private business activities. The U.S. attorney's office in Washington declined to press charges. ..."  
Source: www.washingtontimes.com

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USPS vs Fed Ex

Comparing the US Postal Service with Fed Ex

"... Allow me to share a couple of delivery experiences that I have had with the USPS and Fed Ex. (I’m leaving UPS out of this comparison for the moment. And let it be noted that I’m very pleased with the level of service I get from all my carriers at UPS, USPS, Fed Ex, and Fed Ex Ground)...."  
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USPS institutes cost-cutting practices

"... On-time delivery of First-Class Mail has steadily increased during the decade to record-high levels. Customers trust employees to protect their information and privacy. USPS is perennially named in surveys as the most trusted federal agency and is consistently ranked in the top ten of most-trusted businesses.

More than 1.2 million customers visit usps.com each day-where they can use Click-N-Ship to print postage and labels from any computer. Automated Postal Centers in retail lobbies and Carrier Pickup have made mailing and shipping with USPS easier than ever. And this year's census mailings were the largest in history...."  
Source: www.northfortmyersneighbor.com

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Department of Labor Files Motion To Consolidate USPS Electrical Safety Charges

"... the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued fines of more than $3.7 million for “willful and serious” electrical safety violations at 17 USPS facilities since January. Inspectors found that the Postal Service failed to provide employees working on electrically energized machinery with adequate training and protective equipment. The violations expose workers to the risk of severe electric shock, burns, or death, OSHA concluded...."  
Source: www.apwu.org

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Negro Leagues stamps also honor postal worker

"...Cleophus Brown, 76, of Birmingham, Ala., clocks in every morning at 3:30 a.m. and drives a USPS tractor trailer full of mail from the airport to postal stations, often before sunrise. But long before he joined the ranks of mail truck drivers ..."  
Source: washingtonpost.com

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Who says the Postal Service is not hiring?

Take a look at the USPS employment search to find jobs all over the nation.
  
Source: www.usps.com

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Postal Employee Slain, Thrown in Trash

"...a lifelong post office employee who vanished at work and turned up dead at a dump ..."  
Source: sfgate.com

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How much is a stamp? Stamp increase again...

Stamp prices going up again - 46-cent rate asked

"...Under the proposed increases, in addition to the 46-cent rate for the first ounce, the cost for each additional ounce would go up a penny to 18 cents. The cost to mail a postcard would go up 2 cents to 30 cents...."    

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Postmaster targeted by complaints

"...In a preliminary complaint filed March 9, one worker wrote that a confrontation with Griffin led to an anxiety attack. In a second complaint a month later, the employee wrote the situation had only worsened despite a mediation hearing set up by the Postal Services' EEO office. "I was screamed at so bad..."  
Source: www.hometownglenburnie.com

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Ex-postmaster pleads not guilty to stealing

"...The former Columbia postmaster, arrested in March on suspicion of attempting to steal clothing and sunglasses at a Columbia department store, has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor stealing. Joyce M. Herron, 55, of Mexico ..."  
Source: www.columbiatribune.com

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APWU Preparation for Contract Negotiations

"...Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee at their first meeting on June 16. “Negotiations may be difficult,” he said, “but it is our job to find a way around the obstacles we face.” Contract negotiations are scheduled to begin on Sept. 1; the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires Nov. 20. ..."  
Source: www.apwu.org

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USPS Employee Charged for Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Insurance Benefits

"...she was not entitled to receive while employed as a Postal Service letter carrier at the Pilsen and Roseland postal stations in Chicago between July 2008 and January 2010. Davis applied for unemployment benefits and allegedly claimed to be unemployed by the USPS for "lack of work" when, in fact, she was employed but had been suspended without pay; she then returned to work full time a week after submitting her application ..."  
Source: insurancenewsnet.com

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MSPB: USPS Zero Tolerance Policy Violation Is Not Automatic Grounds For Removal October 18, 2009 by Lu

"...When an agency imposes removal under a zero tolerance policy without giving bona fide consideration to the appropriate Douglas factors, its penalty determination is not entitled to deference. In such a case, the Board will independently weigh the relevant Douglas factors to evaluate the reasonableness of the penalty. ..."  
Source: www.postalreporternews.net

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Washington region Postal Service boss out of a job after incident in Sterling

"... In an April interview, Postmaster General John E. Potter said, "I’m proud of what we’ve done with equal employment, with harassment issues, with workplace environment issues."..."  
Source: washingtonpost.com

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USPS sees $382M net loss in April

"...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. ..."  
Source: www.dmnews.com

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OWCP and Social Security

"...Can I receive payments from Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs and Social Security at the same time? I know that 15 years of my Social Security benefits come from my USPS employment, but what about the other 35 years? ..."  
Source: federaltimes.com

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Acting President, Mailing and Shipping Services, Named

"... Susan Plonkey acting president, Mailing and Shipping Services. Plonkey succeeds Bob Bernstock, who announced his resignation May 12. ..."  
Source: liteblue.usps.gov

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Federal retirements hit seven year low in 2009

"...OPM said 43,649 full-time permanent employees retired in fiscal 2009 — 27 percent fewer than OPM had projected would retire. Federal retirements haven't been that low since fiscal 2002, when 41,699 employees retired. ..."  
Source: www.federaltimes.com

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Man pleads guilty in Wytheville Post Office standoff

"...A Tennessee man with a violent criminal past and a beef with the federal government pleaded guilty on Friday to five charges in a December 2009 shooting and hours-long standoff at the Wytheville Post Office. ..."  
Source: www.swvatoday.com

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Speak your mind on Postal Changes or sit back and take it!

USPS Public comment needed

Contact the PRC with your comments on saving the USPS. Provide your suggestions and help protect your job and your pay. This is the time to speak up or let others dictate your career. Stop the postal death spiral and large mailer discounts. Insist on Universal Service Coverage.   
Source: www.prc.gov

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Postmaster general says USPS could cut its workforce

"... cut Saturday mail delivery, raise postage rates and potentially close or consolidate thousands of post offices. The proposal also calls for cutting tens of thousands of jobs through attrition and layoffs...."  
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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FEHB Program Expected to Cover Dependents Until Age 26

"... The effective date of this provision is the first day of the plan year that is six months following enactment of the law. For the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, that means January 1, 2011. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is expected to take the necessary actions to comply with the new law by this effective date. OPM will be providing additional information on its website in the near future about this and other changes to FEHBP plans for the 2011 plan year that will occur based on passage of the PPACA, so that mail handlers and other postal and federal employees and retirees will have the necessary information in time for the Open Season, which begins in November 2010...."  
Source: www.npmhu.org

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USPS asks public opinion on eliminating Saturday delivery

"...Members of the public are invited to share their views on the commission website at www.prc.gov by clicking the “contact PRC” tab to access an online service form. ..."  
Source: bdtonline.com

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USPS VP: It’s Time to Implement Five-Day Mail Delivery

"... Assuming the PRC and Congress approve the plan, Pulcrano said it would take about six months to implement five-day mail delivery. PRC Chairman Ruth Goldway said last week it might take six to nine months for her panel to issue an advisory opinion...."  
Source: multichannelmerchant.com

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Plane crashes into UPS building in Virginia

"...happened at a freight facility near the Roanoke Regional Airport. ..."  
Source: www2.wnct.com

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OIG Investigation Uncovers Abuse in Filing Expenses for Postal Workers OWCP Benefits

"... OIG special agents were involved because most of the patients at a clinic where the three worked were Postal Service employees who were receiving workers’ compensation benefits for legitimate, on-the-job injuries...."  
Source: liteblue.usps.gov/

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Obama administration:2011 budget would not eliminate Saturday mail delivery

Although the Obama administration is quoted in a govexec.com news story that, "The proposed fiscal 2011 budget would not eliminate Saturday mail delivery.", the Postal Service, in spite of the aforementioned citation, says, "If the Postal Service is permitted by Congress to implement five-day delivery, it would take effect in fiscal year 2011 (Oct. 1, 2010, to Sept. 30, 2011)".

COMMENTS: Hmm, who's running things here? With this kind of apparent arrogance from the USPS, is this a hint of an upcoming Potter for President Campaign. Please say it ain't so! (LOL).

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Postal Service Outline Five-Day Delivery Proposal

"...The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors today approved management’s request to move forward with its five-day delivery proposal and to file a request for an advisory opinion with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on March 30. ..."  
Source: www.usps.com

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What is the pay for the USPS Board of Governors?

"... Each Governor receives $300 per day for not more than 42 days of meetings each year and travel expenses, in addition to an annual salary of $30,000. Two vacancies exist on the Board...."  
Source: www.usps.com

Who are the USPS Board of Governers?
Louis J. Giuliano, Chairman
Thurgood Marshall, Jr., Vice Chairman
Mickey D. Barnett, Member
James H. Bilbray, Member
Carolyn Lewis Gallagher, Member
Alan C. Kessler, Member
James C. Miller III, Member
Ellen C. Williams, Member
John E. Potter, Postmaster General and CEO
Patrick R. Donahoe, Deputy Postmaster General and COO




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Next Postal Service Board of Governors Meeting is March 24

WASHINGTON — The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet in open session March 24 at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW. The public is welcome to observe the meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m., in the Ben Franklin Room on the 11th floor. The Board is expected to discuss the following items:

Wednesday, March 24 at 8:30 a.m.

1. Minutes of previous meetings
2. Remarks of the Chairman of the Board
3. Remarks of the Postmaster General and CEO
4. Amendments to Board bylaws
5. Appointment of committee members and committee reports
6. Quarterly report on service performance
7. Five-day delivery presentation
8. Tentative agenda for the May 4-6, 2010, meeting in Washington, DC.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.   
Source: www.usps.com

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USPS Management Ethical Conduct and Labor Relations?

"...All new supervisors receive administrative training on topics such as safety, labor relations, ethical conduct, and time and attendance. Training for customer service and mail processing will be tailored to the operation where the new supervisor will work. ..."  
Source: liteblue.usps.gov

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Post office payoff

"... “Robert F. Bernstock, the U.S. Postal Service’s $232,500-per-year president of the shipping and mailing services division, endorsed the contract to Tatum LLC on May 11 to help manage a Postal Service technology project.”..."  
Source: dailymail.com

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USPS option could affect Times

"...Should this cut come to fruition, we’ll have to figure out a way to continue to service our readers while operating within the new confines of the post office. Our options are, I suspect, plentiful ..."  
Source: www.demopolistimes.com

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Postal Service Outlines 10-Year Plan to Address Declining Revenue, Volume

"... The Postal Service examined revenue, volume and consumer trends; analyzed revenue and product opportunities employed by foreign posts; and examined more than 50 possible actions to realistically address volume declines that will not return, increasing health care and delivery costs, and dramatic changes to consumer behavior...."  
Source: www.usps.com

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Layoffs in the future for Postal Employees?

"... How does an individual running a failing organization rate such high pay while the working class continue to provide the same great mail service through dedicated work ethic. It appears the postal unions are begging to reduce costs and be able to reap a small benefit in income in return, but that would hurt the big mailers..."  
Source: federalemployeenews.blogspot.com

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Postal Service expected to announce '‘significant changes'

"... could mean an end to Saturday deliveries, longer delivery times for letters and packages, higher postage-stamp prices that exceed the rate of inflation, and the potential for future layoffs. ..."  
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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Union claims Dover post office shorted workers on pay

"...The investigation found managers of the Milford branch and Manchester's South and West stations altered employee time sheets, causing them to be underpaid. The investigation also found the Salem and Somersworth branches' managers made "misstatements" of their employees' work ..."  
Source: www.fosters.com

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