"...Baltimore police are investigating a report of white powder found in an envelope at City Hall...."
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Monday, March 15, 2010
White Powder Reported in Baltimore City Hall Mail Room
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USPS seeks classification change
"...Today’s filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission is a part of that strategy. The filing seeks to move about 32,000 P.O. Boxes in 49 Post Offices from the current market dominant classification into the competitive class of products. This will allow the Postal Service to test consumer interest in enhancements to the current P.O. Box offering..."
This Article is From: postandparcel.info
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Taxpayers Might Have to Fund the U.S. Postal Service
"...Unless Congress breaks ties with the U.S. Postal Service or at least lets it implement major cost-savings plans, taxpayers will be stuck funding the mail. "We have to make a decision now because we are at a fork in the road," says Potter..."
This Article is From: www.usnews.com
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With the Post Office Losing Billions of Dollars, Where is the Money Coming From to Run Everyday?
DOES USPS WASTE TAXPAYER DOLLARS?
This Article is From: liteblue.usps.gov
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"...the Postal Service has not received taxpayer funds to support its operations since 1982. In fact, though the Postal Service often is described as “quasi-governmental,” it’s required by law to cover its costs.
Don’t let myths about the Postal Service cloud the truth. “Misconceptions about the future of the Postal Service abound,” says PMG Jack Potter. “Dispelling these myths will show we can continue to deliver the mail.”..."
This Article is From: liteblue.usps.gov
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
U.S. postal rates are inconsistent
"...The Postal Service wants to cut back, yet it allows companies like National Grid to pay 33 cents for postage. (I received my bill today. National Grid charged 53 cents for billing, yet paid 33 cents to send it.)..."
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Junk mail deluge feared as postal union and Royal Mail reach deal to end strikes
"...The agreement also outlined a 6.9% pay rise over three years for Royal Mail workers, a cut in working hours and further assurances that there will not be compulsory..."
This Article is From: www.guardian.co.uk
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
NPMHU Arthur S. Vallone Scholarship Application Now Available
"...National Postal Mail Handlers Union is pleased to offer the opportunity for regular craft members of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, and members of their immediate families, to apply for scholarship assistance from the NPMHU Arthur S. Vallone National Scholarship Program...."
This Article is From: npmhu317.blogspot.com
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Saturday, March 6, 2010
Worst class post: One in four first class letters fails to arrive on time, say devastating figures
"...First class post has plunged to its worst performance in more than a decade. ..."
This Article is From: www.dailymail.co.uk
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Pink Floyd get Royal stamp treatment
"...Classic Rock magazine reports that Pink Floyd have teamed up with Royal Mail, the national postal service of the UK, to produce a special stamp available from March 6, 2010...."
This Article is From: www.therockradio.com
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Will end of USPS Saturday delivery kill Netflix?
"...I get a lot of Netflix movies — and I get them on Saturdays. This gives me plenty of time to watch them over the weekend and send them back en masse on Mondays. See, I strategically plan my returns and arrivals, and I’m pretty good at it. Ending Saturday mail delivery throws a monkeywrench in those plans...."
This Article is From: www.geekwithlaptop.com
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Union Rejects USPS Call For Five-Day Delivery, New Business Model
"...“Postal management has intensified its financial problems by offering excessive worksharing discounts to major mailers and by subcontracting work at exorbitant costs,” Burrus said. Worksharing discounts are given to mailers that pre-sort and pre-barcode their mail, he said, but the discounts exceed the costs the Postal Service avoids when the work is performed by mailers. “Subcontracting is another important source of waste and inefficiency,” he noted.
“We call for a thorough investigation by the Office of the Inspector General into the expanding role of subcontracting and the inflated costs associated with them,” he said.
“Furthermore, we reject any effort to pollute the collective bargaining process with threats of draconian work-rule changes.” Contract negotiations will begin in August. ..."
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Postal Service expected to announce 'significant changes'
"...Officials will also seek greater flexibility in forthcoming union negotiations, including addressing ballooning health-care costs, Potter said. ..."
This Article is From: www.washingtonpost.com
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Monday, March 1, 2010
Beloit man receives accident settlement
"...The federal government agreed to pay $29,000 to a Beloit man and his Medicare bills to settle a lawsuit in which he alleged a postal worker’s negligence caused a collision between his motorized wheelchair and a postal vehicle. In May 2007, George K. Skilling, 62..."
This Article is From: www.beloitdailynews.com
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Five Myths About the U.S. Postal Service
"...For 235 years, the U.S. Postal Service has delivered your mail in snow, rain and dark of night. However, tough market conditions are creating new challenges for our business. Misconceptions about the future of our enterprise abound; dispelling these myths will show that we can continue to deliver the mail. ..."
This Article is From: www.postmarksal.com
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USPS Ponders No Saturday Mail
"...On Monday the USPS will share its survival plan. Word is officials plan to ask Congress for permission to shorten its work week and to change its retiree health benefits...."
This Article is From: www.nbcwashington.com
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
COLA Update
"...The CPI-W must rise above 644.303 before another COLA would be due. After the final month of the six-month measuring period, the seventh COLA under the 2006 National Agreement and the Operating Services Agreement..."
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
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USPS 2010 Summer Sale
"...Customers must have mailed more than 350,000 Standard Mail pieces in the baseline period of July 1 to Sept. 30, 2009. This covers about 3,525 customers, or 67% of Standard Mailers. Mail service providers (the printers and preparers that physically execute mail and give it to the USPS) are not eligible to aggregate volume on behalf of their customers. ..."
This Article is From: multichannelmerchant.com
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Does FedEx Fly US Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail?
Wikipedia says, "...In 2001, FedEx Express signed a 7-year contract to transport Express Mail and Priority Mail for the United States Postal Service. This contract allowed FedEx to place drop boxes at every USPS post office, and has recently been extended until September 2013. USPS continues to be the largest customer of FedEx Express. ..."
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Plane May Have Lost Mail on Flight from Billings to Kalispell
"...A plane contracted by the U.S. Postal Service may have lost up to two bags of priority mail on a flight from Billings to Kalispell, totaling up to roughly 25 pounds of cargo...."
This Article is From: www.flatheadbeacon.com
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Man Sentenced For Mailing Marijuana
Man Sentenced For Mailing Marijuana To Mercer County Home
This Article is From: www.wpxi.com
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"...will spend time behind bars for mailing more than two pounds of marijuana to an ex..."
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Items stolen from Dale post office
"...US Post Office employees in Dale discovered Tuesday morning some mail and other items were stolen. The post office closed ..."
This Article is From: www.fox11online.com
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Eastern Carolina Post Office Under Investigation
"...The Postal Service's Office of Inspector General anticipates prosecution and disciplinary action taken once the..."
This Article is From: www.witn.com
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Alleged Ponzi scammer indicted for mail fraud
"...Accused Ponzi artist Richard Elkinson was indicted for mail fraud for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from 130 investors in an investment scheme, according to the US Attorney's Office in Boston...."
This Article is From: www.boston.com
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How a bold eBay scam was tracked to South Florida
"...``Whenever people would complain on eBay, he would continue to put them off and even blame the post office for the delay,'' said U.S. Postal Inspector Richard Koss, who led the investigation after the congressman's letter landed on his desk in Miramar...."
This Article is From: www.miamiherald.com
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Hindus laud US Postal Service for Mother Teresa stamp and urge for Diwali stamp
"...USPS announcement says that Mother Teresa “had been a citizen of India since 1948” and she “served the sick and destitute of India and the world for nearly 50 years”. She is buried in Kolkata (India). ..."
This Article is From: www.thefirstreporter.com
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January 2010 CPI-W
"...The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased for January 2010..."
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Postal workers angry after dog attack case thrown out
"...action against the owners of two rottweilers which savaged a postman has been dropped. Charges against business tycoon Robert Stewart..."
This Article is From: www.cambridge-news.co.uk
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Monday, February 22, 2010
Gun Gang Hits Fulham Post Office
"...Robbers wielding sawn off shotguns raided a Fulham Post Office (Feb 15) and assaulted a member of staff before making off with cash...."
This Article is From: www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk
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Hampshire Collection of United States Postage Stamps
"...On Tuesday, Feb.23, Siegel will auction off the Hampshire Collection of United States stamps. Included in the sale are stamps ranging from the last half of the 19th century to the early 20th century...."
This Article is From: www.theepochtimes.com
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Postal worker denied benefits in gift card case
"...State records indicate Julie A. Salisbury was working as a clerk at the Mason City Post Office late last year when officials from Victoria's Secret complained that one person had redeemed an unusually large number of gift cards..."
This Article is From: www.desmoinesregister.com
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Postal Company halts mail distribution due to discovery of parcel bomb
"...The Israel Postal Company's spokeswoman on Monday announced that the public will not be able to receive mail items at the postal office branches throughout the country, due to a suspicious..."
This Article is From: www.ynetnews.com
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Thanks to postal service employees
"...I want to express my appreciation to all of our letter carriers who came to work and went out to try to make deliveries in conditions that kept many of their customers home. My appreciation also goes out to those who work in Post Offices and our mail processing facilities. -Dr. Joshua D. Colin..."
This Article is From: www.marionstar.com
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Postal workers picket outside Industry center
"...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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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...."
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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..."
This Article is From: usgovinfo.about.com
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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. ..."
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Workshare-discount afforded large mailers
A Surprising Example of the Depth of Deception
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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...."
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Schneider: Former USPS workers say bullying a part of its culture
"...Regarding tensions at the U.S. Postal Service ......"
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