"...expects the biggest growth to come at its FedEx SmartPost venture, which ships packages to the U.S. Postal Service, with quasi-governmental service handling final delivery to the buyer's doorstep. ..." 
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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 walked his dog...."
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"... frustrations are growing among union workers as the study remains undisclosed. At a union meeting Tuesday afternoon, postal workers said they want to see the numbers backing the proposal to close their plant. "Everybody has been kept completely clueless," USPS employee James Schumann said...."
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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 consumers, reports the print blog What They Think...."
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"...The United States Postal Service (USPS) is recommending consolidating mail processing and distribution operations in Oshkosh with those in Green Bay. ..."
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"... The two-year deal includes a one-percent pay rise next year. ..."
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"... Postal Service managers are hosting a public forum on a proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Muncie Processing and Distribution Facility to the Kokomo Processing and Distribution Center...."
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"...The Postal Service is honoring the Rangers with two commemorative envelopes: one for their American League championship and the second for their first appearance in the World Series...."
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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 changes,” Rep. Issa told CQ magazine...."
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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 the mail and pick up the deliveries before residents have a chance to open them...."
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"... STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The Swedish postal service Posten has received an early rush of letters to Santa Claus, officials said. ..."
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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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"... Two weeks ago, lives in this area were changed forever when post office employees Paula Robinson and Judy Spray were murdered shortly after their work day started...."
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"...Yemen, where the two containing explosives originated. More suspicious packages were discovered on UPS planes at ..."
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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 Operating Officer, will become our new Postmaster General when I “end tour” Dec. 3...."
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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 the country. He provided weapons to all postal employees "who may have charge of valuable postal shipments, either on trains or in the Post Offices. ..."
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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'-vah) wasn't toxic. ..."
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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 rules.
Democratic Party officials have called the donations, including nearly $400,000 in the past three weeks from more than a dozen candidates..."
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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...."
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OSHA Fines USPS For Violations At Columbus Distribution Center
"... the U.S. Postal Service with five alleged willful violations at its Columbus processing center. The Postal Service faces a total of $210,000 in fines for electrical and equipment hazards following an OSHA inspection conducted in response to employee complaints. ..."
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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 capture and arrest of suspects involved in yeserday's fatal shooting at the Henning, Tennessee Post Office...."
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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 the petition signed by workers in Royal Oak, Troy, Madison Heights, Birmingham, Southfield, Farmington and Novi.
In November 1991, a fired letter carrier from Oak Park went on a shooting rampage..."
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Two people killed in shooting at Henning post office
"...post office in Henning, Tennessee.
Sources with the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department said two female ..."
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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 incentive this year? Many employees feel that in these hard economic times they need to delay their retirement or not retire..."
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"... A federal indictment filed on Aug. 24 charged that from February 2006 until January 2010, Cooper allegedly stole approximately $86,958 worth of money and property that was under his control while he was employed with the postal service. ..."
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"... a part-time clerk at one of the post office branches in Granville when he allegedly stole $3,500.07 between Feb. 4, 2009, and March 3 of this year. Federal court records did not specify whether he worked in the village of Granville, Middle Granville or North Granville post office branch...."
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"... the fact that the USPS is a self-supporting government agency that doesn't receive any tax dollars, it's obvious that deep structural changes have to be made in order for us to retain our public postal service...."
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"... According to Target Marketing, many companies continue to use mail to promote and retain customers. Each year, they publish a list of the top 50 mailers. No doubt, you are very familiar with most of them. Here's the top four..."
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"...a package with seven "bricks" of marijuana - street value over $ 7,000 - which had been mailed from an out-of-state source. ..."
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"...Postal Service awarded 359 contracts without competition to employees who left the agency between October 2006 and September 2009. It covers 100 percent of senior executives' health premiums. And it could not say how many contracts it had awarded without competition ..."
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"... All affected employees will be reassigned in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements...."
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"...The community's name is an acronym for National Association of Letter Carriers Retirement, Education, Security and Training, as it was designed by and continues to be operated by the Nalcrest Foundation, Inc., a branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers, the union representing United States Postal Service city letter carriers. It was the brainchild of William Doherty, the first United States Ambassador to Jamaica and NALC President from 1941–1962.
Construction began on the community in July 1962[1] and the community opened in 1963.[2] Initially, due to HUD regulations, residency was open to both NALC members and others, but when the mortgage was paid in 2002, the HUD restrictions were removed and residency is now limited to NALC retirees in good standing only. ..."
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"...New Information on DUO Postmaster Downgrades ..."
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"... Three masked robbers subdued a U.S. Postal Service contractor on the loading dock of the Silverdale Post Office Friday evening and escaped with bags of money...."
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"... When you're in need of your mail order prescription or catalog order, be it in Minot, N. D. or Port Huron, don't you really want it delivered the same day it should have arrived at your post office? Your letter carrier wants to provide you that service...."
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"... While the Post Office has announced that 144 employees would be given positions at mail distribution centers in Edison and Teterboro, nearly 165 clerks and maintenance staff are unsure of their future, Dougherty said...."
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"...allegedly exposed himself while one of the employees was lowering the American flag. On other occasions, he reportedly exposed himself after opening his mailbox ..."
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"... There may not be a more a bizarre tale for this city than what took place this month in 1922, when Postmaster Clifford H. Dickson, upon greeting federal postal inspectors George Seaton and Ernest F. Sharp..."
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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. ..."
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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. ..."
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