"...Some offices in colder regions promote PO Box rentals as an alternative to keeping areas around mailboxes free of snow. Another district has been working with a customer who realized the USPS Caller/Reserve Service is cheaper than having his own mailroom because mail picked up at the Post Office already is sorted by department...."
"...Because workshare discounts are a joke, as president of the APWU, I can extend the following offer: APWU members will perform all mail sortation for .01 less than the discounted rate of 10.5 cents major mailers enjoy for performing a small portion of the process. The USPS will save money, and every APWU-represented mail processor can benefit from a modest raise. ..."
"... "Never, ever, did we dream we'd run into an issue with the postal service telling us we can't take up a collection and give it to him, " said Keller Taylor of Solebury Township. "Everybody was outraged."
"The postal service has some ethics rules, and we're not allowed to accept cash ..."
"...52% of all union members now work for the federal, state or local government, up from 49% in 2008. Or, to better illustrate these statistics: three times more union members work in the Post Office than in the auto industry...."
"...thousands of pieces of Valentine’s Day mail are sent to this out-of-the-way crossroads in Brunswick County for one reason: A heart-shaped, hand-canceled postmark that says “VALENTINES, VA.” ..."
"...suspicious package was discovered on top of a mailbox at the U.S. Post Office on Highway 6 in Waco...."
The oft asked questions of non-union members, as well as disgruntled union members, are Do we need unions? What has the union done for me?. For the educated and well-read members of American society, the questions are easily answered. For example, anyone that has ventured to ponder those questions and educate themselves, may have read The Jungle 
"...requiring participating mailers to use unique Intelligent Mail Bar Codes on mail pieces, trays and containers, and to electronically submit postage statements and mailing documentation, among other requirements...."
"..."Whilst welcoming this significant victory in relation to personal injury compensation, it does emphasize the importance of the ongoing CWU Biteback campaign which continues to fight for tougher laws to protect postal and other workers and members of the public from dangerous dogs...."
"...Post Office worker and mother of three young children was gunned down by her ex-boyfriend Wednesday morning, ..."
"...Pima County Sheriff's Department is investigating a possible murder-suicide late Sunday in Vail that culminated with a U.S. Postal Service inspector shooting himself while on the phone with a 911 operator..."
"...It was a tense discussion as U.S Postal Service (USPS) representatives met with workers and residents of Bay County Thursday, as they sorted through a proposal to close the Panama City distribution center..."
"...this initiative is an opportunity for the OIG and the Inspection Service to collaborate and focus on protecting the integrity and financial health of the Postal Service.
If you know someone who is defrauding the Postal Service, contact the OIG at 1-888-USPS-OIG or at www.uspsoig.gov...."
"...could be subject to discipline, considering that USPS policy prohibits on-duty employees from drinking alcohol or being intoxicated...."
"...it will unfairly hit working-class families. The letter from the federal and postal employees frames the tax as both inequitable and potentially damaging to the prospects of recruiting future government employees..."
"...Sixty postal trucks lined the entrance of Evergreen Cemetery yesterday afternoon in a tribute to a Framingham letter carrier who died last week. Kurt J. Boudreau, 43, died Dec. 27 after falling ill at his Marlborough home...."
"...Among the criticisms: the word "munitions" was overly broad; the ban would violate the Constitution's Second Amendment; the postal service lacked the legal authority to issue such a ban; and there wasn't a big enough problem to even worry about...."
"...Christopher H. Leipert, who has worked since May as a temporary mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service office at 1300 Cumberland in Saginaw, has responded humbly..."
"...part-time postal carrier from Marlow is facing federal charges accusing him of stealing medication from the mail...."
"...restructuring will eliminate about 1,800 management and administrative assistants, the company said, in part through normal attrition and by buyout offers for about 1,110 employees...."
"...the Postal Service decided to close out a similar facility in Athens and move the work to a metro Atlanta facility. The agency is also studying whether it should close an outgoing mail facility in Atlanta itself, which could also move to the metro Atlanta site...."
"...So what is the postal service to do? The biggest change coming could be in Saturday delivery. The agency is planning to ask Congress to let it stop running mail routes six days a week. Donahoe says that could save $3.5 billion each year...."
"...Postal Service extended offers to 30,000 employees. A little more than 21,000 have accepted, the Post reported. The offers expire Thursday...."
"...robbed a postal carrier in Reseda, California, a suburb north of downtown Los Angeles, as the carrier was sitting in a parked mail delivery truck, authorities said...."
"...Postal Service in charge of delivering drugs and other medical supplies required for surviving the attack...."
"...a net loss of $255 million for November, and a $476 million net loss for October and November, the first two months of its 2010 fiscal year. ..."
"...Four soldiers from the 1544th Transportation Company based in Paris were honored posthumously for their support of postal operations in Iraq during the dedication of a new post office Dec. 17 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq...."
"...EEOC Appeal No. 0720070077 (November 13, 2009), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reinforced the notion that federal agencies cannot discriminate against disabled employees based on subjective opinions of their limitations and abilities. Federal Employers ..."
"...He was a big, strong guy and a really caring guy." Erica admired Wayne and Judy Anderson from the start, Mantle said. Judy Anderson was a well-liked postal carrier in Carnation, and her husband was a veteran Boeing engineer. But, her family said, relations..."
"...Having dealt with several European mail services over 20 years or so, I can say with absolute assurance I know of no better postal service than ours. It’s not cheap, but it’s reliable and pretty much guaranteed to get the mail where it belongs in a reasonable amount of time...."
"...removed the ankle bracelet so he could leave home, then put it back on after the robbery. ..."
"...holding three people hostage in a Wytheville post office. Court records from Florida also detail a violent history for the 53-year-old, who served four years of a 12-year prison sentence for shooting another ex-wife and was also convicted of lewd and lascivious ..."
"...After Craig's death, the Post Office part of the business was closed down, but a few weeks later PO chiefs acknowledged that the people of Fairfield in Worcestershire were not going to allow those who carried out Craig's murder to stop them from going on with village life as they had before...."
"...former UPS driver filed a lawsuit against Namath, seeking at least $15,000 for injuries he says he sustained when three dogs attacked him..."
"...Alamance County, NC-- A semi contracted with the US Postal Service is slowing traffic on I-85 southbound near Mebane Oaks Rd. The truck belongs to Mail Carriers of America...."
"... For 1,000 automated letters, which cost the USPS $6.17 to process in delivery sequence, the Postal Service “forgives” $105 in discounts for a portion of the work required to sort the mail into delivery seuqence, resulting in a loss of $98.83 per 1,000 automated letters. That amounts to a loss of $98,830 for every 1 million letters.
I have repeatedly expressed the union’s opposition to excessive workshare discounts that shift the costs of postal services from large mailers to individual users. And I have frequently pointed out that the law governing the USPS stipulates that discounts must not exceed the postal cost avoided.
Despite the outrageous USPS giveaways to major mailers, our critics suggest that the Postal Service’s financial crisis can be addressed by reducing employee wages!!!..."
"...Santa Claus is better known within the U.S. Postal Service as Doug Fischer. The 28-year USPS veteran has donned the red suit and the snow-white beard for the last 12 years to help deliver Express Mail packages on Christmas Day...."
"...collection box was recovered with most of the outgoing still inside...."
"...made a decision to 'end it' at a Post Office in Wytheville, Virginia. Taylor admitted to firing one of the handguns he was carrying numerous times in the post office and also admitted to holding the hostages..."
"...WYTHEVILLE, Va. -- State police say a daylong standoff at a small-town Virginia post office has ended with three hostages being released and a suspect in custody...."
"...There also are reports that the man has a "device" and it appears the man's car, parked outside the office, is equipped with some type of device, Crewe said. He did not elaborate on what the device could be...."
"...Chief Postal Inspector William R. Galligan, notifies the recipient that a “parcel from DHL courier service has been stopped for security reasons” and “Our scanning system has detected that your parcel contains a confirmable ATM card to the tune of $1.5 million dollars.” ..."
"...“Santa Claus is accepting mail again,” Sylvia informed me.
“I didn’t know that Santa wasn’t accepting mail. After all, that’s his job,” I said. “Kids write to him asking for Christmas presents and, if they’ve been good, Santa brings them what they want on Christmas Eve. That is, if their requests are reasonable and have been properly processed with the correct postage.”..."
"...Customers searching for reliable overnight delivery of holiday gifts can look to Express Mail from the U.S. Postal Service to get it under the tree in time.
Express Mail service offers reliable, affordable next-day delivery to most locations, plus free tracking and proof of delivery. The last recommended day for mailing holiday gifts by Express Mail is Dec. 23...."
"...Post Offices will be open on Christmas Eve, December 24, and New Year’s Eve, December 31, however, many will shorten retail lobby hours and close at 12:00 noon. Regular mail delivery will take place though Collection Box pickup times scheduled after noon on these days will be moved to 12:00 noon.
Customers needing service after 12:00 noon on either December 24 or December 31 should contact their local post office for information on locations of post offices that will maintain normal retail hours and lobby collections on these days. Post Office phone numbers can be obtained from our Find a Post Office tool or by calling 1-800-ASK-USPS.
Post Offices will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25, 2009, and New Year’s Day, January 1, 2010. No delivery service (except for Sunday and Holiday Premium Express Mail) is scheduled for these holidays. Regular retail service and mail delivery will resume on the days following the holidays, December 26, 2009 and January 2, 2010...."
"...cheaper usually pays off when it comes to sending Christmas parcels with Canada Post. On Dec. 10, the Star sent eight identical..."
"...Postal employees who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) will receive credit for their unused sick leave when they retire. The new provision — which became effective Oct. 28 with the president’s signing of the fiscal year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act — will be phased in over four years.
FERS employees who retire between now and Dec. 31, 2013, will receive a 50-percent ..."
"...the reputation of the Postal Service -- traditionally one of the most reliable and trustworthy institutions in the land -- continues to come under fire from critics who are unhappy with allegedly sluggish, hit-or-miss service bordering on indifference. ..."
"...He was there to open a post office box, Bethes said, and after he'd finished his paperwork, he asked about the package...."
