Thursday, December 31, 2015

Postal Service unveils its new stamps for 2016

Postal Service unveils its new stamps for 2016

"...The Postal Service is providing a preview of its 2016 stamp program that is sure to attract the interest of fans of Sarah Vaughan, Star Trek, NASA’s New Horizons mission, Trucks, Shirley Temple, flowers, soda fountain fans and the holidays — just to name a small handful..."    


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Monday, December 21, 2015

South Florida P&DC goes for $5.8 million more than the USPS sold it for, just two months ago

South Florida P&DC goes for $5.8 million more than the USPS sold it for, just two months ago

"...The City of Pembroke Pines thus made a quick and hefty profit of $5.7 million, pretty much at the expense of the Postal Service. One has to wonder why CBRE, the Postal Service’s exclusive real estate agent, wasn’t able to get more for the property. How was the City of Pembroke Pines able to find a buyer willing to pay $5.8 million more than the City had paid the Postal Service, just two months earlier? ...Postal Service has maintained a retail post office on the property by leasing space from the City of Pembroke Pines ..."    


This Article is From: www.savethepostoffice.com
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Thursday, December 17, 2015

US Postal Service to hoverboards: You're grounded

US Postal Service to hoverboards: You're grounded

"...USPS is limiting shipping options for self-balancing scooters due to safety concerns after reports that some hoverboards have caught fire...."    


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Friday, December 11, 2015

ISIS May Have Passport Machine, Blank Passports

US Intel: ISIS May Have Passport Printing Machine, Blank Passports

"...“Since more than 17 months [have] passed since Raqqa and Deir ez-Zour fell to ISIS, it is possible that individuals from Syria with passports ‘issued’ in these ISIS controlled cities or who had passport blanks, may have traveled to the U.S.,” the report says ..."    


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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Postal Worker Honored For 50 Years Of Service

Postal Worker Honored For 50 Years Of Service

"...Richard McDonald celebrated his golden anniversary Wednesday at the Belle Meade post office where he delivers mail. When he started, stamps were..."    


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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Mail Handlers union fighting hard to protect America's Mail Processing Infrastructure

NPMHU Prevails in First Phase of National Arbitration Challenging Proposed Closings and Consolidations

"...The NPMHU has prevailed in the first phase of its National arbitration against the Postal Service challenging many of the proposed closings and consolidations of mail processing plants under the Area Mail Processing guidelines found in Handbook PO-408..."    


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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

IG Taps Valbridge To Bring Transparency to USPS' Real Estate Portfolio

IG Taps Valbridge To Bring Transparency to USPS' Real Estate Portfolio

"...Valbridge's award of this contract follows a series of reports by the OIG this past year that have identified what the OIG perceives to be failures by the Postal Service to properly manage its real estate holdings. Earlier this month, a report by the OIG determined that the Postal Service did not know how many vacant properties it owned or leased..."    


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