Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Postal decisions ripping families apart

USPS Prepares To Shut Down Cincinnati's Mail Hub

"..."I don't know what we would do if (my husband) has to move up to Columbus or Louisville -- somewhere where we have to sell our house and move away. We have three boys in school, and both of our families are here," Beckerich said...."    postal news

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Postal Execs Earnings Increase While Attacking the Worker

38 postal execs earn more than Cabinet members

"...Since executive salaries were frozen in 2010, the jump in the number of executives earning more than Cabinet secretaries was the result of performance-based bonuses. Last week, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe defended the bonuses, saying they were awarded under the agency's pay-for-performance system ..."    postal news

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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Holidays tough on postal workers worried about plant closing

"...could lose their jobs if the facility closes. The uncertainty is causing a lot of anxiety for employees there during the holiday season. ..."    postal news

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Postal Service’s Operation Santa program

Operation Santa

"...to maintain the trust of its customers and to safeguard the mail, Post Offices must follow certain guidelines that are designed to protect the children who write the letters...."    postal news

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Slowing down the destruction of the Postal Service

USPS takes ‘time out’ on closures

"...This month, USPS issued a notice to all Area Vice Presidents, directing them to temporarily suspend all Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) implementations and post office closings beginning November 19, 2011 through January 2, 2012. ..."    postal news

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Growth in the Postal Service’s packages and Standard Mail

Losses Continue

"...Shipping Services revenue, which includes Priority Mail and Express Mail, increased $530 million in 2011 (6.3 percent)...."    postal news

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Friday, November 11, 2011

Unacceptable for the USPS to offer less than complete information

Norton Asks for List of D.C. Post Offices with Expiring Leases

"...In her letter, Norton said, "Through their own due diligence, or perhaps by speaking to USPS employees, some of my constituents were able to get the relevant information, while your office indicated nothing about the possibility of an expiring lease to my staff. It is unacceptable for the USPS to offer less than complete information at a time when Americans throughout the country are worried about the closing of their neighborhood post offices."..."    postal news

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Postal Service wants to close New Orleans Mail Processing Facility

U.S. Postal Service ready to close New Orleans facility

"...Dozens of workers are expected to picket against a proposal to close the main processing center in New Orleans...."    postal news

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Saturday, November 5, 2011

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a moratorium on closings

Mobile area post office to remain open a little longer

"...The U.S. Postal Service has issued a moratorium on closings that will allow the post office in..."    postal news

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