Huntsville Alabama Hammered By Mail Delays

"...Postal Service spokesman Joseph Breckenridge. "This certainly was a lesson for us, and we're going to be taking this lesson into account...We don't have the extra resources that we used to have, and we're down to the bare essentials we need in order to do the job." ..."    

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Postal Service '100 percent behind bypass mail'

"...It is more than just a mail service; it is food, supplies, and medicine for our communities..."    

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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Crosses the Line in Attack on Working Class

APWU Stands in Solidarity with Embattled Workers

"...“We know if they succeed in Wisconsin, we and other workers will be next,” said APWU President Cliff Guffey. “We must stand in solidarity with the workers in Wisconsin.”

On Feb. 12, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) introduced legislation that is being called an “attack on basic rights” by labor leaders across the country. Walker’s legislation would destroy collective bargaining for state workers, undermine middle-class jobs by lowering wages, shrinking benefits, and weakening unions.

Among other assaults on the working class, Walker’s bill would block academic staff and faculty from being represented by a union in collective bargaining, and state employee unions would only be allowed to negotiate over wages. This would take away employees’ ability to file grievances and bargain over benefits such as health care, job security, and workplace protections...."    

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Federal Duck Stamps

1940 Federal Duck Stamp - The Dunavant Collection

Collecting Federal Duck Stamps

An oft overlooked collectible stamp is the Federal Duck Stamp. The Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps, often known as “Ducks Stamps,” are pictorial stamps produced by the Postal Service for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. These stamps are not valid for postage. Originally, these stamps were created in 1934 as the federal licenses required for duck hunting and hunting migratory waterfowl. In addition to serving as a hunting license and a conservation tool, the Federal Duck Stamp also serves as an entrance pass for our National Wildlife Refuges where admission is often charged. Duck Stamps and the products that bear duck stamp images are also rare collector items. Some states have their own duck stamp programs. For example, Alabama has its own Duck Stamp Program. In fact, local artists design the stamps and personally offer collectible artwork pertaining to the issuance of the duck stamp. One example, again in Alabama, is artist John Warr. John Warr produced the art for the 1988-1989 Alabama Duck Stamp.

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Postal Workrs Buy Porn, Plane Tickets While USPS Drowns In Debt

Postal Workers Buy Porn, Plane Tickets While USPS Drowns In Debt

"...A new report from the United States Postal Service Inspector General finds that U.S. postal employees have been using their USPS credit cards for private travel and personal expenses...."    

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2011 Mail Handler Contract Official Call for Bargaining Proposals

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"...If you have any proposals that you would like to have considered for the upcoming round of bargaining, now is the time to submit them to the National Office. Every proposal submitted will be fully analyzed by the NPMHU’s Field Negotiating Committee and the National Negotiations Team while the Union develops its opening bargaining proposals...."    
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Congressman warns Postal Service about relocations

"...McNerney wants the Postal Service to make public its feasibility study for Stockton and "take into account input from the community and the employees at the Stockton Processing and Distribution Center." He stresses that he has "heard from many people who are worried that they may be forced to commute long distances or relocate their families. Such disruptions should be avoided to the greatest extent possible."..."    
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Will the Postal Service steal outgoing mail processing from the Huntsville community?

"...the Postal Service's consolidation study identifies potential delays in mail service if the consolidation takes place. Unbelievable because Huntsville is growing by leaps and bounds, as the BRAC moves to the Rocket City have only just begun. Unbelievable because the Postal Service attempts to convince the community that there are an excess number of employees while at the same time it is rumored that the personnel at the facility work extensive amounts of overtime to process the mail..."    
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Post Office studies consolidation of some services

"...The 60-day study will look in detail at transportation, mail arrival profiles, processing windows and machine capacity in both the Gainesville Processing & Distribution Facility and the larger Jacksonville Processing & Distribution Center...."    

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USPS Retirement Information

If you are a postal employee and planning on retiring, check out the USPS HR retirement information site by clicking our read more link. This is also the place to keep track of information relating to any postal service Voluntary Early Retirement.    

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USPS RIF and VER Informational Website Announced

USPS HR Organizational Changes Website Announced

In the event of RIF and/or VER, all relevant information – including timelines and guidance - will be posted on the Organizational Changes Website as soon as details are finalized. Watch for internal communications such as LINK articles and stay tuned to this website for any and all HR-related updates.

Reference Source: USPS HR Organizational Changes Website

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Wilmington man dies after his car crashes into a postal truck in Andover

"...ejected from his 1995 Cadillac Deville sedan and thrown into a snowbank. The car rolled over and came to a rest on its roof partly in the right lane of traffic, according to the release...."    

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Closing Post Offices?

"...reported in recent days that USPS may close up to 2,000 Post Offices. Some reports say USPS is reviewing another 16,000 offices to determine whether they should continue operating...."    

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The dismantling of an American institution

"...The news is crushing in many remote communities where the post office is often the heart of the town and the closest link to the rest of the country. Shuttering them, critics say, also puts an enormous burden on people, particularly on the elderly..."    

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Area residents shocked by post office robbery

"...CHATTANOOGA (WRCB)-- Police continue to look for the man who fondled a post office employee, and then robbed her of $9,000 in stamps...."    

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Privatizing the Postal Service?

Rep. Darrell Issa selects Rep. Justin Amash, of Grand Rapids, to help lead panel investigating federal worker pay and benefits

"...I look forward to examining closely whether some of USPS's functions could be done more efficiently through competition and the private sector," Amash's statement said...."    

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Postal Early Retirement Buyout Incentives Coming?

USPS shrinks workforce, changes pension

"...If the goal of 7,500 jobs is not reached through voluntary retirements, Donahoe might look at financial incentives for retirement. "We'll just have to work through it and see," he said. ..."    

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Early Retirement for Postal Employees ?

"...Blog claims that the USPS To Offer Early Retirement, and quotes the following: "'As we continue our restructuring, we anticipate that a reduction in force (RIF) and a voluntary early retirement (VER) process will be initiated by the end of this fiscal quarter,” said Donahoe...."    

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Workers Upset With Post Office Following Incendiary Letter Incidents

"..."The post office has the mentality of somebody has to die it seems, or be seriously injured, before they'll evacuate a building," Pickett said...."    

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USPS Evacuation Plan, Postal Service Evacuation Protocol, .

Another incendiary mail package ignites

Incendiary packages might be part of 'vendetta,' police say

"...An incendiary device ignited inside a package at a U.S. Postal Service processing center in Washington on Friday, a day after two similar parcels sent to Maryland officials ignited in mailrooms..."    

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Postal inspectors invetigate MD parcel bombs

Postal inspectors

"...postal inspectors are trying to track the origin of incendiary packages sent to Maryland Gov...."    

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Mail Rooms Closed After Mail Bomb Incident in Maryland

Maryland closes government mailrooms statewide

"...two incendiary devices ignited in government offices in Annapolis and Hanover, from authorities likely mindful of past deadly letter bomb incidents as well as the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people and sickened 17...."    

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Packages Explode in Mail Room of Government Buildings

Packages explode at Md. state government buildings

"...spokesman for Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen says a mail room employee was hurt in the Annapolis incident. ..."    

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Salaries for Postal Employees Search

Want to see what the salary is of a specific postal employee? Maybe you want to see what the salary is of a postal maintenance worker, or a USPS expediter, or your plant manager, a mail handler, clerk, MDO, casual employee or the PMG. Don't know a postal employees name, simply type in the zip for the specific post office or plant and it will list the names, salaries, and even the date of employment. Some may be offended by the fact you can do this, but it is public knowledge and free to view. Take a look.    

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Mailed bomb threat received at Upper West Side NY synagogue

"...A letter sent to an Upper West Side synagogue last week, threatening to blow it up on New Year’s Eve, arrived the same day a report was released by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services showing that hate crimes across New York jumped 14 percent in 2009...."    

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"Known Shipper" Program Under Fire

"...TSA and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection are relying on risk-based targeting of shipments in the interim. These include application of the Known Shipper Program that has amassed a database of millions of shippers approved to place cargo on passenger aircraft...."    

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USPS Announces Changes To ‘Mystery Shopper Program’

"...The questions have been a source of frustration, both to window clerks and the mailing public, in part because RAs were required to ask every customer mailing a package a litany of questions – even customers they knew well and whose needs they understood.

APWU Clerk Craft Director Rob Strunk praised the decision. “Finally, a manager with authority has realized that our Sales and Service Associates can determine on their own an appropriate method for communicating with our customers...."    

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Another Big Mailer Discount Program Begins Jan. 2

TWO USPS INCENTIVE PROGRAMS DEBUT JAN. 2

"...provides rebates of more than 5 percent for volume growth of mailers who regularly use Standard Mail and Nonprofit Mail letters and flats. Mailers who decide to participate in the incentive cannot participate in any other sale or incentive..."    

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Most post Offices will close at noon today

"...All Post Offices nationwide will be open today, Christmas Eve, but most will have shortened retail lobby hours and close at noon. Mail delivery for Dec. 24 is not affected by the change. ..."    

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A Common-Sense Plan to Save the Postal Service Pt. 1

"...So in effect, the postal service is now being run by the very worst employees, harassing and dictating to the very best. The tail is literally wagging the dog – and what makes the situation even worse is that many of the people in management know it. A lot of the people who are now in management didn’t get any respect as employees because their fellow employees saw them as lazy and inefficient. In fact, many of them wouldn’t have survived as craft employees. So now, consistent with their lack of character and immaturity, they ignore the postal service’s primary mission and give priority to their personal game of pay-back...."    

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Holiday Mail bombs: Mail Bomb Explodes at Swiss Embassy

Terrorism in Italy: Mail Bomb Explodes at Swiss Embassy

"...However, since al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula just tried to blow up planes with packages in UPS and Fed Ex planes it might throw suspicion on that group. ..."    

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Mail Carrier Discovers Active Pipe Bomb

"...called out the bomb unit to neutralize the device, which was in fact an active pipe bomb..."    

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Postal Union Helps Veterans

"...APWU’s annual Operation Santa Claus, union officers and staff stopped by the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and the Mologne House on Dec. 15 to spread holiday cheer to wounded U.S. service members. ..."    

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Man Who Shot Postal Worker Sentenced In Bank Robbery

"...Bob Norman, a postal employee, came into the bank during the robbery and was ordered to the floor. After Abebe left the bank, he encountered Norman again outside...."    

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Fort Smith Postal Workers Protest Potential Consolidation

"...The local postal workers union took to the streets of Fort Smith Saturday. They stood in front of the processing center on 74th Street, which may move more than an hour away to Fayetteville.
..."    

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U.S. Postal Service to process 800M pieces of mail on busiest day

"...The U.S. Postal Service faces its busiest day of the year Monday, when an estimated 800 million pieces of mail will enter its system. ..."    

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CPI-W Increases 1.3% Over Last 12 Months

"...The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.3 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 214.750 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment...."    

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U.S. Postal Service sees busiest day Dec. 20

"...The USPS will begin collecting mail starting at 2 a.m. Dec. 20 to handle the volume...."    

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Powder found in envelope at Huntsville Alabama courthouse not dangerous

FBI says powder at U.S. courthouse not dangerous

"...The FBI determined that a suspicious white powder found in an envelope in the federal courthouse on Holmes Avenue was not dangerous...."    

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Postal Service Christmas Holiday Hours 2010

POST OFFICES OPEN CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEAR’S EVE, MOST WILL CLOSE AT NOON

"...All Post Offices nationwide will be open Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec. 31, but most will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon. Mail delivery for Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 is not affected by the change.

Revised hours will be posted at each Post Office and commercial customers are asked to check with their Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit for Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 hours of operation.

Customers may call 800-ASK-USPS (800-275-8777) for information about specific Post Offices. In addition, mail should be deposited into blue collection mailboxes before noon for early pick-up on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. Customers requiring postal services later that day are encouraged to contact their local Postmaster.

Post Offices will be closed Saturday, Dec. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 1. Express Mail only will be delivered on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day in most major metropolitan areas. Post Offices will be open regular hours on Monday, Dec. 27, and Jan. 3...."    

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Mailbox Bombs Found

"...home-made bombs planted in mailboxes have Albermarle County..."    

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Medical Marijuana Shipment Seized

"...Spring City Post Office lawmen were waiting. The man who police say sent the eight-pound package of premium, medical-grade marijuana didn't think about the intense smell it would produce..."    

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Postal worker delivers mail in the buff

"...postal carrier says he simply wanted to cheer up a woman on his mail rounds who seemed "stressed out."..."    

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Petri asks for extension on public commentary for mail processing move

"...Many of those at the Nov. 23 meeting in Oshkosh criticized the Postal Service for not supplying adequate information on the rationale for the move from Oshkosh to Green Bay, especially since an earlier study explored moving the Green Bay operation to Oshkosh...."    

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Postal Consolidation

Community should go to bat for local jobs, service

"...The U.S. Postal Service is considering taking Texarkana’s mail processing operations and consolidating them with operations in Shreveport.
..."    

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FBI seeks to delay anthrax review

"...intended to contest and challenge the independent NAS panel’s draft findings. If these new documents were relevant to the NAS’ review, why were they previously undisclosed and withheld?”..."    

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For many in Massachusetts, it’s a postal disservice

"...to the dismay of many of the town's 900 residents, the US Postal Service closed its local branch, located most recently inside a general..."    

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New Postmaster General reveals new USPS executive team

"...identified four, core business strategies: strengthening the business to customer channel; improving the customer experience; growing the package business; and becoming a leaner, faster, smarter organisation...."    
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