PMG thanks President for recognizing need for reform
"... refunding to USPS over a period of two years, $10.9 billion in overpayments to the Federal Employees Retirement System;
allowing USPS to transition to five-day per week delivery starting in 2013;..." 
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House Panel Approves Bill To Cut Postal, Federal Pensions
"... “This bill is an outrageous attack on postal and federal employees,” said APWU President Cliff Guffey. “Some politicians are quick to cut benefits for middle-class workers, but they fight to the death to protect tax breaks for the super-rich.”..."
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USPS announces job openings in Upstate
"... Harry Spratlin, spokesman for the USPS Greater South Carolina District, told GreenvilleOnline.com the jobs are open primarily because of attrition...."
Source: www.greenvilleonline.com
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Early out or disability retirement?
"...If the Postal Service offers early retirement, can I take the offer and retire while on workers’ comp? ..."
Source: federaltimes.com
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U.S. Postal Service celebrating Alabama's football national championship
"... Postal Service is accepting orders for limited-edition collectible commemorative envelopes at $10..."
Source: al.com
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Mail expected to slow as Postal Service deals with losses
"...Scheduled to begin this spring, the changes would virtually eliminate any chance of first-class mail arriving the next day, postal officials said, and also would mean delays for newspapers and magazines. ..."
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Papers feel the pinch: Postal Service cuts would disrupt weekly deliveries
"...If the U.S. Postal Service closes 252 mail processing centers, five in Wisconsin, and slows first-class service next spring, it could disrupt delivery of everything from mail shoppers to Netflix DVDs nationwide. ..."
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U.S. Postal Service ranked tops (yes, you read that right)
"...At the end of a dismal year for the U.S. Postal Service, let’s end on an upbeat note: For all its problems, the nation’s mail carrier is the best-performing among major developed countries. ..."
Source: federaltimes.com
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PRC Blasts USPS Retail Closure Plan
"... The Postal Service unveiled its list of more than 3,600 facilities post offices, stations and branches — about 11 percent of its retail network — targeted for closure studies on July 26, 2011 and its goal was to make final determinations by the end of 2011. Under pressure from legislators on Capitol Hill, however, the USPS announced a five-month moratorium on the closure of post offices and mail processing facilities. The delay until May 15, 2012, is intended to give Congress more time to adopt legislation that would address the USPS financial crisis without drastic cuts in service...."
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US Postal Service, Senators Agree On Moratorium On Facility Closures
"...The U.S. Postal Service and 15 U.S. senators struck a deal Tuesday to put a moratorium on post office closures until May 15, 2012, halting, for now, the possible shutting of thousands of locations. ..."
Source: wsj.com
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Huntsville mail processing center may relocate to Birmingham
"...Huntsville resident Ray Dunavant said if the measure passes, Huntsville will lose its historic postmark; something that Dunavant says is an emblem of a community. Dunavant also worried about medications being sent without an overnight ..."
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Postal Service to delay cutbacks until mid-May
"... agency said it would hold off on closings by several weeks to give Congress more time to pass legislation that would give it more authority and liquidity to stave off bankruptcy. The Postal Service, which is expected to default Friday..."
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Postal Service Worker Injured After Pellet Gun Shooting in Manistee
"... The investigation continues after a shooting Wednesday afternoon sent a postal worker to the hospital.
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Source: www.9and10news.com
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Ala. postal worker opens fire in mail room
"... A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Clark Morris, said the man showed up for work at the Winton Blount Post Office and began firing shots in the mail processing room about 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Montgomery...."
Source: www.cbsnews.com
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Commercial mail disruptions possible as postal reform continues
"... service disruptions could occur as the agency works to reduce its costs through mail processing center closings and contend with a loss of $5.1 billion in its fiscal year. ..."
Source: www.btobonline.com
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Sen. Sanders’ Bill Addresses USPS Crisis
"... Protect mail-processing facilities by requiring strict standards for delivering first-class mail. ..."
Source: www.apwu.org
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Postal Service will resume FERS retirement contributions next month
"...The U.S. Postal Service will resume payments in December to its Federal Employees Retirement System ..."
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Colby postmaster, postal supervisor suspended with pay
"...involved a violation of the External First Class Measurement System, which the postal service uses to monitor delivery times ..."
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2012 Postal Payroll Calendar
"... pull up the full size 2012 USPS Payroll Schedule..."
Source: Your Postal Blog - yourpostalblog.blogspot.com
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FedEx sees record holiday volume, adding workers
"... One beneficiary will be the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service, which partners with FedEx for FedEx SmartPost deliveries. With SmartPost, FedEx delivers to post offices, which in turn make final delivery to residential customers...."
Source: www.portfolio.com
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A Conflict of Visions: The Pension Dispute, Periodicals Mail, and the Great Postal Debate
"...Over the last twenty years, postal management has embraced a vision of postal services in this country that increasingly seeks to marginalize the principles of universal service in favor of a profit-driven corporate structure designed to serve the needs of a narrow group of “stakeholders” in the mailing industry. ..."
Source: www.savethepostoffice.com
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Postal worker robbed at gunpoint
"... For the third time in three weeks, a postal worker has been robbed in North Miami-Dade...."
Source: www.wsvn.com
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Revolt in Virginia Hollow Complicates Postal Service Survival
"... “Sometimes it seems like a useless battle, but you can’t give up,” Mullins said. “We ain’t started carrying no picket signs or throwing rocks yet. Maybe in the future.”..."
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"...Area compliment management informed the Region of management’s intent to staff to volume pursuant to the opportunities extended in the new CBA- namely to repost Function 1 duty assignments to Non-Traditional Full Time Duty Assignments (NTFTAs)." ..."
Source: PostalReporter News Blog via ruralcarriernews.blogspot.com
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Health problems linger for survivors of the anthrax attacks
"...22 people in the U.S. were exposed to anthrax through tainted letters sent through the U.S. mail. Five died. Many of those affected were U.S. Postal Service workers ..."
Source: www.phillyburbs.com
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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. ..."
Source: www.savethepostoffice.com
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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..."
Source: www.ibtimes.com
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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%. ..."
Source: wsj.com
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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.
Source: usps.com
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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. ..."
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
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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 ..." 
