U.S. Postal Service in Crisis: Proposals to Prevent a Postal Shutdown
"...Chairman Joe Lieberman: "It’s hard to believe that it has come to this, but it has. So much of our nation’s progress is interwoven with the history of the Postal Service. If you look at some old maps of America you see that a lot of the roads we use today started out as colonial-era Post Roads. As our nation pushed west before the railroads were built, the Post Office created the Pony Express to keep America connected with its frontiers. And the Post Office’s subsidies for air mail in the early days of aviation helped jump start the fledgling airline industry." ..." 
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Mix-Up at the Times: Editorial Ends Up as Front-Page Lead
"...If you look at the USPS revenues (see page 3 of this CRS report) over the past seven years, the Postal Service has suffered hardly any decline at all — revenues were about $70 billion in 2004 and $67 billion in 2010. ..."
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Time for Action: Protest to be held at Issa's office
"... Since taking over as Chair of the House Oversight Committee, one of Congressman Issa’s main objectives has been to try to reduce the pay, benefits, and collective bargaining rights of postal employees. ..."
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U.S. Postal Service Braced for Massive Cuts
"... a reduction in postal service would likely hurt elderly people who live in remote rural areas who are still dependent on the mail for Social Security checks, medication, etc. (FedEx and UPS typically don't serve remote areas).
Moreover, the loss of postal jobs would disproportionately hit women and minorities..."
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Contract negotiations are set to begin with the National Postal Mail Handlers Union on August 30, 2011, and on Thursday with the National Association of Letter Carriers. The USPS and the unions are not required to reach agreement but must bargain in Good Faith over mandatory subjects of bargaining until they reach an impasse. Good faith bargaining, in essence, requires a sincere intention to deal fairly with others. Unfortunately, the climate appears strained, as the Postal Service is asking Congress to step in and pass a law removing those layoff protections, as reported by the Federal Times. The layoffs would be achieved in part by breaking labor agreements, according to the Washington Post. This has outraged postal unions, yet "Despite the Postal Service's outrageous show of bad faith at the start of these negotiations, we are prepared to negotiate a fair, responsible, and innovative labor agreement to reward our members and to position the Postal Service for a stronger and better future," Rolando of NALC has said.
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United States Postal Service Drops Request for Exigent Rate Increase in 2011
"...to begin the process of eliminating 220,000 employees by 2015, the USPS began negotiations with the National Association of Letter Carriers today. ..."
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Letter Carriers React to Postal Service Proposal
"... aimed at enlisting congressional support for cutting postal employees' health and pension benefits and overriding lay-off protection provisions in the postal unions' contracts...."
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US Postal Service 3Q Loss Narrows On Higher Shipping-Services Rev
"...standard-mail revenue rose 1.7% as package-services revenue increased 3.2%. Revenue from shipping services, including Express Mail and Priority Mail, rose 7.3%. ..."
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Great Movies on Netflix
"...The movie kindles the American spirit while reinforcing the fact that rural post offices are the vital glue that binds our great country together. The movie is a strong argument against the current U.S. Postal Service trend of closing rural post offices which in turn is destroying the promise of Universal Service to our nation. ..."
Source: postal-newsgroup.blogspot.com
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USPS Identifies First 100 Sites To Utilize Non-Traditional Assignments
"... The Postal Service has provided the APWU with a list of the first 100 mail processing sitesthat will utilize Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) duty assignments [PDF], as well as computer models showing proposed schedules for three of the sites: the Boston Processing and Distribution Center, the Central Mass P&DC, and the Delaware P&DC. ..."
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Bronx mail workers enveloped in anger over federal closures
"... "This is not the post office I came to work for," said McCoy, who, at 54, has one more year before she can retire.
"Now they're careless, it's like they're on a self-destruct mission," she added. "In the really good days it was like a big family. They don't care no more."..."
Source: www.nydailynews.com
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Today, the USPS announced a NEW Expanded Access study list.
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New Postal Stamp Features a Real Rover from 1800s
"...This Wednesday (July 27) is the First Day of Issue for a beautiful new stamp of a most awesome dog from the late 1800s. Owney, a scruffy terrier ..."
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APWU Rejects Issa’s Call to Cancel Ad Campaign
"... The union’s 30-second ad describes the enormity of the job postal workers do, and ends with a question and response: Ever wonder what this costs you as a taxpayer? Not a single cent...."
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Regulator says USPS could use taxpayer subsidy
"...The chairman of the commission that regulates the U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday she supports a taxpayer subsidy for the financially strapped agency to survive. ..."
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Postal authorities on high alert after mailbox thefts
"...But authorities said it was unclear whether the brazen heists were part of a growing trend. “The economy the way it is, there is an increase in crime all around,” said U.S. Postal ..."
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Postal Service Consolidating in Huntsville
"... The transition is expected to be completed by January 1, 2012. The Postal Service says some employees may be reassigned to the Birmingham processing and distribution center or to other vacant positions. ..."
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Vancouver postal workers protest imposed contract
"...the government's imposed contract gives workers less money than they would have received under Canada Post's own proposal. ..."
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Uncertain future for Canada Post
"...Canada Post hasn’t been subsidized by the taxpayer in years, and it has turned a profit for 15 years straight. ..."
Source: www.thestar.com
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Issa introduces bill to overhaul U.S. Postal Service, increase regulation
"...The bill would eliminate Saturday delivery and give the Postal Service greater latitude to close post offices and regional mail processing centers. ..."
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Postal Service suspends retirement payments
"... “The Postal Service believes there will be no impact on employees. Also, the action will have no impact on current retirees,” said David A. Partenheimer, a Postal Service spokesperson. ..."
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U.S. Postal Service to Suspend Accepting Mail to Canada This Weekend
"...the U.S. Postal Service will suspend accepting mail destined to Canada — effective Saturday, June 18, 2011, 11:59 p.m. CDT — with the exception of Global Express Guaranteed shipments...."
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Postal Supervisor pleads guilty to stealing mail
"... she began to work in the role of an Acting Supervisor at the USPS Jacksonville International Annex located in Jacksonville, Florida...."
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IG questions USPS leases to current and former employees
"...he U.S. Postal Service is leasing 982 properties from current and former employees, raising the possibility that federal conflict-of-interest law ..."
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Postal Service sends out 2,400 RIF notices
"...Postal Service management-level employees could lose their jobs or end up in new positions under a reduction in force ..."
Source: The Federal Times via postal-newsgroup.blogspot.com
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APWU, USPS Sign New Contract
"...APWU President Cliff Guffey and Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe have signed the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Their signatures formalize the new contract, which was ratified by APWU members on May 11. ..."
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Postal facility ceases operations
"...Machinery should start moving out of the Wichita Falls Mail Processing Annex facility off Hatton Road today, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service. ..."
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"... The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 3.6 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 221.743 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.8 percent prior to seasonal adjustment...."
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"... June 15, 2011, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Crystal Gateway Marriott
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 920 3230..."
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7 Reasons to Consider USPS Flat Rate Shipping
"...The United States Postal Service offers a number of flat rate boxes that may help online stores reduce shipping costs while improving shoppers' buying experience. ..."
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Post office says mother's ashes not lost
"...Cremated remains that did not arrive in Hawaii on schedule by registered mail were not lost, just late, the U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday...."
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Post Office Loses Cremated Remains
"... A Cottage Grove man spent a week in Hawaii waiting for his mother's ashes to arrive so they could be scattered at sea, but the U.S. Postal Service has apparently lost the ashes...."
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"...A discount will be granted by the U.S. Postal Service to direct mailers who use special 2-D mobile barcodes on their letters and flats, according to Post & Parcel. ..."
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Plea Entered in Ricin Case
"...Crooker suggested that even from jail it was possible to deliver dangerous materials through the nation's postal delivery system, Ortiz said. ..."
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"... The AFL-CIO is the nation’s premier labor federation, dedicated to improving the lives of America’s working families. The organization’s mission is to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to the nation...."
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Relief and Reconstruction Efforts for Victims of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
"...a special solicitation is the best option for Federal employees to provide assistance through a workplace giving effort. However, employees may also give directly to charities involved in relief efforts regardless of whether they participated in their local CFC. ..."
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"...Service to about 750 homes and businesses was suspended Monday after carrier Michael Sellers reported being robbed at gunpoint by ..."
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Some postal rates going up April 17; business users likely to feel the pinch
"...While the cost to mail a one ounce first class letter will remain at 44 cents, a number of other pricing changes will take effect April 17. On average most services will be going up 1.7 percent. ..."
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There's no crying in Mt. Shasta
"...Brenda Pope, Postmaster at the level 20 office. “We got 88 inches in a 2-week span. But we don’t take days off because of snow.” ..."
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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 trying to bypass the regulation process and quickly make operational changes without proper consultation with customers. ..."
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"...This Wednesday (July 27) is the First Day of Issue for a beautiful new stamp of a most awesome dog from the late 1800s. Owney, a scruffy terrier ..." 
