"...picketed Thursday in front of the Industry Processing and Distribution Center. The U.S. Postal Service, under pressure to trim its budget..."
This Article is From: www.whittierdailynews.com
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Postal workers picket outside Industry center
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Private postal group beefs up service
"...DX Group, the only private postal company not beholden to another carrier for delivery of items, has beefed up its next-day service – SecureDX..."
This Article is From: www.ft.com
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Anthrax Mail Case Closed
"...The letters were sent to lawmakers and news organizations as the nation reeled in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Postal facilities, U.S. Capitol buildings and private offices were shut for inspection and cleaning..."
This Article is From: www.huffingtonpost.com
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Letter carrier stung by swarm of bees in Phoenix
"...A letter carrier was stung multiple times while on his route. Firefighters say the man..."
This Article is From: www.azfamily.com
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Fire Damages Letter Carriers Retirement Community
Fire Damages Apartments in Nalcrest
This Article is From: www.theledger.com
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"...Nalcrest is a letter carriers retirement community south of State Road 60. According to its Web site, it has 500 ground-floor, garden-style apartments, arranged in 66 clusters of four to 10 units...."
This Article is From: www.theledger.com
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Postal Office Lobby Recycling Effort Expanding
"...A major part of the USPS' drive to "leave a green footprint," the Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program will be expanded to include 8,064 Post Offices nationwide, an increase of 2,435 Post Offices since the project began in 2005. The Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program encourages Post Office..."
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Pot charges dropped, political charges still run high
"...After Monday's court hearing, Woerpel, a postal worker known in Hammond circles as "The Mailman," revealed the charges resulted in the U.S. Postal Service suspending him without pay. ..."
This Article is From: nwitimes.com
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Postal Rumors- Another Early Retirement Offer?
NEW VERA, ANY CHANCE ??? Who knows! Point your browser to Federal Soup and follow the conversation.
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Millville crime log includes sweet-toothed thief, attack on postal carrier
"...A U.S. Postal Service carrier reported Thursday that he was assaulted while making a delivery on the 600 block of Dock Street at around 10:30 a.m..."
This Article is From: www.nj.com
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Amy Fox Reports Fake, Armed Post Office Robbery To 911 To Cover Up Her Own ...
"...story was made up to cover up Fox's own year of stealing from the Post Office in question. ..."
This Article is From: www.huffingtonpost.com
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Postal Service employee accused of embezzling $13,960
"...“The general public can rest assured that the integrity and delivery of their mail remains the highest priority for the Postal Service,” said Gleisner. “Of the thousands of employees who work for the Postal Service, sadly it takes only one or two to tarnish our integrity.”..."
This Article is From: www.gastongazette.com
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Obama: Won’t Cut Postal Service Or Hike Worker Tab
"...President Obama has unveiled a budget for the U.S. Postal Service that would keep six-day mail service and not require increases in worker contributions to health-care coverage, pleasing postal unions that have fought cutbacks at the agency...."
This Article is From: www.thechief-leader.com
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
Amy Bishop at time of 1993 mail bomb investigation
"...The woman accused of killing three colleagues at the University of Alabama in Huntsville was a suspect in a 1993 attempted mail bombing, according to a report by The Boston Globe...."
This Article is From: www.necn.com
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Work Hours Reduction Far Greater Than Mail Volume Decline
Parcel shipping: USPS reports fiscal first quarter loss of $297 million
This Article is From: www.logisticsmgmt.com
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"...fiscal 2009, USPS said it reduced work hours for the first quarter by more than 28 million, or the equivalent of 15,800 full-time employees. Work-hour reductions are being achieved through continued efficiency improvements and matching workloads to lower mail volumes, and in many categories, the USPS said it has gone beyond savings attributable only to lower volumes. As an example it cited how first quarter volumes declined 8.9 percent, while mail processing hours were driven down by more than 14 percent...."
This Article is From: www.logisticsmgmt.com
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Monday, February 8, 2010
Obama: Postal Privatization a ‘Bad Idea’
"...private companies would not want responsibility for the other services that the Postal Service provides, such as delivering a postcard to a remote area.
The USPS provides universal service, the president said, and private companies would not. ..."
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
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Workshare-discount afforded large mailers
A Surprising Example of the Depth of Deception
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
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"...Federal law requires uniform postal rates. No matter where you are mailing to or from, “uniform rates” means that the cost should the same. The workshare-discount charade pretends that the cost that would be incurred by the Postal Service is forgiven if the work is performed prior to depositing it in the mail stream.
But the union’s secretaries affixed a barcode to my letters, and they entered the USPS mail processing system without any responsibility by the Postal Service to perform any sorting other than the walk sequence of the letter carrier. The cost of the work that the APWU secretaries performed is not 10.5 cents, the discount afforded large mailers; it is zero...."
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
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Schneider: Former USPS workers say bullying a part of its culture
"...Regarding tensions at the U.S. Postal Service ......"
This Article is From: www.lansingstatejournal.com
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Sunday, February 7, 2010
Post Office Attempting Snowy Deliveries On Saturday
"...a release issued by the US Postal Service, mail carriers will be attempting to make deliveries where (streets) are safe and passable. If carriers do not have access, they may return later in the day to..."
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Monday, February 1, 2010
Franklin County Mistakenly Sends Drugs In With Taxes
"...Missouri man is answering questions from police after apparently mailing a bag of drugs to the Franklin County Assessor's office along with his tax forms...."
This Article is From: www.fox2now.com
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Woman gets jail time for mailing drugs to local prison
"...A St. Paul woman is getting jail time for trying to smuggle cocaine into the Stillwater prison using the mail...."
This Article is From: www.stillwatergazette.com
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Michael Douglas's Son Mailing Meth
"...arrested for mailing 215 grams of methamphetamine to a P.O. box of a government informant...."
This Article is From: www.postchronicle.com
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$50K Reward Offered In Post Office Robbery
"...Inspectors from the U.S. Postal Service are offering a sizeable reward for clues about who robbed a mail truck driver..."
This Article is From: www.thebostonchannel.com
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Postal worker faces forgery counts
"...A U.S. Postal Service employee was arrested Thursday after federal investigators said she forged hospital excuse slips to justify paid sick days she received...."
This Article is From: www.journalgazette.net
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Postal inspectors intercept second package of pot
"...An Urbana man who's in jail on a cannabis trafficking charge is in more hot water with authorities after a second shipment of cannabis addressed to his home arrived in town this week...."
This Article is From: www.news-gazette.com
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Postal Worker Robbed Of Postal Bags
"...FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. -- A postal employee was robbed of three postal bags shortly after 7 p.m. Friday in Fayetteville and now a $25,000 reward is being offered for information about the crime...."
This Article is From: www.wsbtv.com
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Galapagos island relies on travelers to deliver the mail
"...Instead of stamps and postmen, the Galapagos isle relies on a barrel and the kindness of travelers to move its mail..."
This Article is From: www.washingtonpost.com
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
USPS offering free mailing course
"...The seminar is scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 29 at the Denver General Mail Facility, 7555 E. 53rd Place, Classroom A, Denver...."
This Article is From: www.aurorasentinel.com
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Package thief caught on camera
"...According to MyBallard.com, UPS delivered the packages at 2:25 p.m. and the theft occurred at 2:43 p.m. The timing could mean the thief was trailing the delivery truck...."
This Article is From: seattletimes.nwsource.com
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Subsidizing Junk Mail in the Great Recession
"...Nearly half of all junk mail isn't even opened. Richard Conlin, Seattle City Council President: "From the city's perspective, it becomes garbage and we have to pay for disposing of it. And even if it's recycled, recycling still isn't as good as not having it in the waste stream at all."
The public's dislike for junk mail has hovered between 80% and 90% since the early 1990s..."
This Article is From: www.huffingtonpost.com
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
USPS Current List of Stations/Branches Under Review as of January 29, 2010
Postal Service Updates Consolidation Initiative
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No final decisions have been made
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today filed an update with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) indicating that 162 offices remain under review for possible consolidation under the station and branch consolidation initiative. That is six fewer from the last update in December. No final decisions have been made regarding specific office consolidations.
Today’s filing with the PRC updates a review process begun last summer that initially examined about 3,300 stations and branches in urban and suburban areas, focusing on facilities in relatively close proximity to one another where consolidations might be feasible without compromising customer access.
“Consumer behavior is changing. It is important for the Postal Service to adjust to the shift,” says Dean Granholm, vice president of Delivery and Post Office Operations. “We will continue to provide easy access, but changes to our retail network are essential to our ability to continue to provide the safe secure and fairly priced postal services that Americans have counted on for 234 years.”
With more than 36,000 Post Offices, stations, branches, contract and community post offices, the Postal Service has the largest retail network in the United States. Always on the lookout for convenience, though, many Postal Service customers are choosing to access postal services and purchase stamps via alternative access – locations other than a Post Office.
More than 56,000 locations such as supermarkets, drug stores, and other retailers sell postage and selected postal services. Nearly 18,000 ATMs dispense sheets of stamps. It is the online alternative at usps.com, where you can get shipping information, purchase and print postage 24/7, that customers find most convenient. In 2009, nearly 30 percent of postal retail transactions were conducted in locations other than a Post Office.
The Postal Service receives no tax subsidy to operate the nation’s mail service. Revenues from the sale of postage, products and services fund its operations. Last year, the Postal Service reported a loss of $3.8 billion. A number of new initiatives have also been undertaken to build revenue, including Flat Rate Priority Mail pricing and the introduction of greeting cards for sale at about 900 select Post Offices.
As part of the consolidation process, the Postal Service has filed periodic updates with the Postal Regulatory Commission identifying the retail stations and branches that remain under consideration. Today’s filing does not represent a final decision on consolidation. No facility-specific final decisions have been made as a result of this initiative.
Click here for the list http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/stationbranchop.pdf
Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/welcome.htm.
A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars. With 36,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, the Postal Service relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $68 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 26th in the 2008 Fortune 500.
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Friday, January 29, 2010
Carrier charged with $123,000 in mail thefts
"...Tensy May Smith, 52, was being held Wednesday in Westchester County jail with bail set at $50,000 after her arrest Monday in a sting operation. The 15-year U.S. Postal Service employee faces a charge of second-degree grand larceny, a felony...."
This Article is From: www.usatoday.com
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Save Mother Teresa Postage Stamp Campaign begins
Atheist Group Assails Mother Teresa Postage Stamp
This Article is From: oregonfaithreport.com
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"...“Just when you think the atheists and anti-religionists have run out of things to complain about, they attack Mother Teresa, one of the great role models of the last century. We are encouraging anyone who has been inspired by Mother Teresa to join us in writing letters of appreciation to the U.S. Postal Service to counter the ridiculous complaints they are receiving from the FFRF.”..."
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Worst Work Uniforms: US Postal Workers
"...noble independent agency of the US government takes special care in presenting itself with the utmost professionalism via competent, confident appearances -- minus the occasional bear gut...."
This Article is From: www.minyanville.com
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Who let the dogs out? Getting blacklisted by the USPS
"...3,100 mail carriers around the country were bitten by dogs or received dog attack-related injuries. For each year between 2001 and 2008, there were more than 3,000 dog bite attacks on USPS workers..."
This Article is From: blog.seattlepi.com
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wytheville post office standoff suspect indicted on 6 federal counts
"..."Gator" Taylor, 53, of Sullivan County, Tenn., was arrested late Dec. 23, about nine hours after pushing his wheelchair into the post office, announcing he had a bomb and firing a shot at the postmaster...."
This Article is From: www.roanoke.com
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USPS launched a year-long initiative to increase PO Box revenue
"...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...."
This Article is From: liteblue.usps.gov
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Postal Service Unions Attempt to Reduce Mailing Costs
"...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. ..."
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
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USPS blocks gift to Haitian-born postman
"... "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 ..."
This Article is From: abclocal.go.com
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Unions Save Jobs ...keeping America Working
"...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...."
This Article is From: blog.heritage.org
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Valentines Postal Office puts its own stamp on Valentine greetings
"...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.” ..."
This Article is From: www2.newsvirginian.com
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Bomb Squad Sent To Local Post Office To Check Out Suspicious Package
"...suspicious package was discovered on top of a mailbox at the U.S. Post Office on Highway 6 in Waco...."
This Article is From: www.kwtx.com
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Do we need unions? What has the union done for me?
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 
This Article is From: postal-newsgroup.blogspot.com
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The future for intelligent mail is bright
"...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...."
This Article is From: www.btobonline.com
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Postal worker needs plastic surgery after dog attack
"..."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...."
This Article is From: www.abeceder.co.uk
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Postal carrier killed in Inlet shooting
"...Post Office worker and mother of three young children was gunned down by her ex-boyfriend Wednesday morning, ..."
This Article is From: www.gtowntimes.com
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Vail case being treated as murder-suicide
"...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..."
This Article is From: www.azstarnet.com
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
Postal Workers Seek Answers in Public Meeting
"...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 Article is From: www.panhandleparade.com
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OIG, USPIS Launch Workers' Comp Fraud Initiative
"...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...."
This Article is From: liteblue.usps.gov
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