NPMHU/USPS Interest Arbitration Award is Released -- Sets Terms for 2011 National Agreement
"... rejected by the arbitration panel were a series of draconian proposals from the Postal Service, including absolutely no general wage increases for career employees, no cost-of-living adjustments, and a drastic increase in employee contributions for health insurance to the current rate paid by federal employees. Another proposal from the Postal Service sought to modify, and effectively eliminate, the current no lay-off clause. In addition, the Postal Service sought the authority to hire and to utilize, without any contractual restrictions whatsoever, a total of 25% casual employees. Finally, for new career mail handlers hired in the future, the Postal Service proposed that their pay rates be 20% lower at the entry level and 20% lower at the maximum level...." Source: www.npmhu.org
"... A postal worker is being treated for burns to his hands after a parcel containing a highly acidic liquid broke open at a post office on Sydney's north shore...." Source: ninemsn.com.au
Postal Service Changing Overtime, Increasing Buyouts
"... The U.S. Postal Service will enter another round of buyouts and reduce the number of overtime hours as it prepares to eliminate Saturday first-class mail delivery, Federal News Radio reports...." Source: www.executivegov.com
"... Starting in August, the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver first-class mail on Saturdays. First-class mail includes bills, catalogs, letters, cards and other general correspondence...." Source: usa.gov
"... the entire tub was filled with our mail - from October 2012! It included Thanksgiving and Christmas catalogs, coupons for free items at City Market that expired, personal mail, and most upsetting, a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau for my business, which on the envelope states in bold, capital letters, “YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW - Please Complete and Return in 30 Days.” This is not the first time the post office has affected my business in a negative way. It is a constant battle, without getting into detail...." Source: www.summitdaily.com
Dallas-area authorities crack down on thieves who fish mail from postal boxes
"... The devices are usually a weighted object attached to a string or a vertical window blind, belt or other item that is covered in a sticky substance, typically rat trap glue or melted glue sticks...." Source: www.dallasnews.com
Nonprofits Urge Congress to Preserve Discount Postal Rates
"... Mr. Issa was a key player in removing the threat to the discount. “We have no reason to believe that [Mr. Issa] has changed his position,” said Geoffrey Plague, vice president for public policy at Independent Sector. “We wanted to send a friendly reminder of where the discussion had ended at the end of the last Congress.”..." Source: philanthropy.com
"... It is anticipated that these facilities will be impacted mid-year, (although the Postal Service has not announced an exact time frame yet). A meeting with Postal Headquarters will be requested to determine the impact to the Mail Handler Craft, and to provide our input on these proposed closings/consolidations...." Source: www.npmhu.orgVisit Our Homepage
"... The Post Office rationalized that a connection with Lance would make people "feel a little better about the Postal Service." So are we all supposed to feel worse about it now? ..." Source: www.newser.com
"... The Postal Service announced the decision late Friday to close the Manasota Processing and Distribution Center in Sarasota, and all workers will be offered other positions within the Postal Service. The move is expected to be complete by February 2014...." Source: www.fox4now.com
Ex-Postal Workers' Union Head Sombrotto Dies at 89
"... Vincent R. Sombrotto, a labor leader who served as president of the National Association of Letter Carriers for 24 years, has died. He was 89...." Source: abcnews.go.com
Arbitration board issues award: Sets terms of the 2011-2016 National Agreement;
‘NALC achieves its major goals,’ Rolando says
"... rejected the Postal Service’s proposals to freeze pay, eliminate cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) and implement a two-tier wage schedule for career city carriers. Instead, the new contract provides three general wage increases between now and the end of the contract: 1 percent in November 2013, 1.5 percent in November 2014, and 1 percent in November 2015. It also provides for the payment of seven COLAs between now and 2016, though the two COLAs calculated in 2013 will be deferred and paid in 2014. These wage and COLA provisions follow the wage pattern established by the negotiated American Postal Workers Union (APWU) contract and the arbitrated National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) contract...." Source: www.nalc.org
Murderous Reform: A Plan to Privatize Postal Profits at Public Expense
"... Nowhere in the proposal is there any mention of unions, let alone of living wages, so one can only presume that a primary means of reducing costs will be to drive down the income of those postal employees who remain after the USPS is radically downsized and diminished as proposed...." Source: www.savethepostoffice.com
"... Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe blasted Congress' inaction on relief for the U.S. Postal Service and said that the Postal Service was weighing further cuts...." Source: www.bizjournals.com
Postal service disputes union claims of delayed mail
"... The union alleges the amount of delayed first-class mail in ZIP codes starting with 600 mail that's delivered at least a day late has grown from about 30,000 pieces daily from July to October to between 100,000 and 150,000 pieces each day this month...." Source: www.dailyherald.com
"... expressed frustration Thursday that he failed to win money-saving changes from a Congress said to be looking to control government spending...." Source: wsj.com
2012 & Beyond: The U.S. Postal Service’s Financial Difficulties
"... In an effort to be more efficient, the USPS has closed several mail processing facilities since 2006. By 2020, the USPS is expected cut its workforce by 140,000 people, representing 28 percent of its employees...." Source: www.theepochtimes.com
"...A federal judge has ordered the Missouri Department of Corrections not to block books or letters from being delivered to prisoners without providing the people who sent the items a notification and a chance to appeal. ..." Source: www.columbiatribune.com
"...It also can be difficult for the postal service to meet the higher wages being paid in oil country, he said.
The postal service has sought to address the problem by bringing in temporary workers from other locations, including South Dakota, Montana and Grand Forks. ..." Source: www.minotdailynews.com
Sketch released of possible robber of postal-service worker
"...The suspect is a Hispanic male with a noticeable Spanish accent, 35 to 40 years old, approximately 5 feet 9 inches, thin build, wearing a dark, zip-front sweatshirt and blue jeans. ..." Source: www.9news.com
Top Stories 2012: Retired Cortlandt Postal Worker Wins $18M Lotto
"... A retired postal worker from Cortlandt Manor shocked many by claiming an $18 million winning lottery ticket in August. This story made our top stories in 2012. ..." Source:
"... "My mailman parks on the street, he walks the whole neighborhood and delivers mail to everybody's house, except mine. I just want to be a part of that too," said McMillan, who hasn't received her mail in over a week...." Source: www.kget.com
One arrested as postal hunger strikers occupy Issa’s congressional office
"...Five postal hunger strikers occupied the office of Representative Darrell Issa Thursday afternoon. “Issa needs to back off his campaign to wreck the postal service. We demand that he immediately declare his commitment to preserve six day mail delivery,” said Dave Welsh, hunger striker and retired letter carrier from San Francisco. Four of the strikers were ejected by Capitol Police while one, John Dennie, a retired mail handler ..." Source: www.savethepostoffice.com
"...corporate communications specialist for the U.S. Postal Service in Honolulu. However, he said there was damage to mail and parcels. “Initial indications are that most of the contents of the office sustained major damage,” Gonzales said. “Customers who believe that they had letters, cards or parcels in the Hanama‘ulu postal facility at the time of the fire should immediately contact the senders of that mail to request replacements.” ..." Source: thegardenisland.com
"... Find out how much each postal employee makes in salary. Search salaries of each postal facility by zip ...or search a postal employee by state...." Source: http://www.app.com/section/DATA
Here is an example of a postal employee salary search using the PMG as a result (2012):
Postal worker shot while delivering mail in good spirits after incident
"...A U.S. postal worker is recovering from being shot while delivering the mail. It happened at around 4 p.m. on Tuesday in the 1200 block of Richard in Cahokia, IL. ..." Source: www.kmov.com
USPS begins “game changer” same-day delivery trial next month
"... The US Postal Service is set to start its same-day delivery trial in San Francisco next month, after winning approval from regulators...." Source: postandparcel.info
Stockbridge postal worker stole $2.8M in Treasury checks
"... man pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than 1,300 U.S. Treasury checks worth more than $2.8 million while employed as a supervisor at an Atlanta mail distribution facility..." Source: www.bizjournals.com
A Complaint gives the PRC another crack at POStPlan
"... The Complaint finds several faults with how POStPlan is being implemented, but its main point is that the Postal Service is presenting communities with a false choice. The survey says customers must choose between having the window hours reduced or having the post office undergo a discontinuance study, but it is clear that the study can lead to only one outcome — a Final Determination to close the office. By making the outcome a fait accompli, the Postal Service turns a discontinuance study into an empty gesture and abrogates its responsibilities under Title 39. Communities are left with no real choice at all...." Source: www.savethepostoffice.com
Feds to weigh death penalty options in murders of Henning postal workers
"... Chastain Montgomery, 48, is charged with killing the federal employees - Paula Robinson, 33, and Judy Spray - during a robbery..." Source: www.commercialappeal.com
"... You may be tired of all that paper, but the problem's about to get worse. Consumer investigator Robin Taylor found out the U.S. Postal Service plans to deliver even more unwanted mail. ..." Source: www.wpxi.com
Armstrong/USPS Investigation: UCI names Independent Commission members and lists terms of reference
"... A little over a month after the UCI announced plans to allow an independent commission to investigate the findings of the USADA report into Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service team plus..." Source: www.velonation.com
"... family had gone several days without mail, then found their box stuffed. “Delivery isn’t happening regularly,” Wilkerson said yesterday. “Then the mailbox is so stuffed you have to really tug on it to get it out.”..." Source: www.eagletribune.com
"... The Postal Regulatory Commission on Friday approved the proposed rate increase, which raises the price of a first-class domestic stamp to 46 cents...." Source: www.sltrib.com
Holler for help: There's no stopping emergency suspensions
"... the same cannot be said for several other post offices that have been suspended over the past few weeks for reasons other than Sandy. Since September, when the Postal Service began its implementation of POStPlan, numerous post offices on the list have been closed by emergency suspension, and there’s little chance they’ll ever reopen. Rather than maintaining these offices at reduced hours as promised, the Postal Service has decided simply to close them. ..." Source: www.savethepostoffice.com
"... Handmade from repurposed mail sacks, this graphic pouch delivers style to your daily collection of goods. Keep one handy for your cash, cards and keys, or tame your stash of mail, notes and receipts. Carry on!..." Source: www.terracycle.com
"... Additionally it was discovered that Quiana Walker was in possession of letters written to Catalina Avalos and Catalina Lopez from an inmate at Graceville Correctional Facility. Walker was also in possession of several other postal packaging addressed to Catalina Avalos and Catalina Lopez. Contained with these postal packages were cellular telephone components and cigarette tobacco and rolling papers. ..." Source: www.wtvy.com
"... an electronics technician at the Rochester Logistics and Distribution Center when he repeatedly opened mail and stole from it...." Source: wsj.com
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