Postal Service cannot prove the consolidation plan will realize any significant amount of savings

Modern Times at the Postal Service: Network Rationalization gives more work to idle machines

"...In a few weeks, the Postal Service will begin implementing a plan that will cost 35,000 postal jobs and probably just as many non-postal jobs, displace tens of thousands of workers, cause long commutes, break up families, hurt the economies of over 200 communities, slow down the mail, and drive business away — all so that the Postal Service can give more work to idle machines...."    

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Postal supervisor confesses to stealing $40,000 worth of valuables from mail

Postal worker confesses to stealing $40,000 worth of valuables in mail

"...The postal supervisor took photographs of the $40,000 in stolen merchandise that he’s accused of peddling on eBay..."    

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Postal Service to offer retirement incentives to 150,000 workers

USPS to offer retirement incentives to 150,000 workers

"...The U.S. Postal Service announced plans to offer incentives to retire to 150,000 eligible employees, CNN Money reports..."    

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USPS going broke, but wants to run its own health plan

Lawmakers skeptical of US Postal Service health plan

"...Lawmakers worry it could raise premiums, hurt federal
plans..."    

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"No wonder the Postal Service wanted to keep this report a secret,” Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.) said

Postal Service closing plans panned by lawmakers

"...The U.S. Postal Service stands to lose billions of dollars in the first year after it closes 200 mail processing facilities and slows the delivery of first-class mail, according to a feasibility study released this week...."    

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USPS Mail Handler Union Contract Bargaining Moves To Mediation

Bargaining Moves To Mediation

"...The mediation will continue for at least sixty days, unless the parties agree otherwise, either because they have reached a tentative agreement or because they and the mediator believe that an extension of the mediation process would be appropriate. ..."    

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Sen. Susan Collins losing patience with Postmaster General Donahoe

USPS supporter in Senate criticizes postmaster general

"...attitude seems so stubbornly entrenched that I worry that even if our bill becomes law, the current Postal Service leadership would not enact it properly in good faith."..."    

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Postal Service VERA Announcement Coming...

When Will USPS VERA Announcements Come, What Will be Offered, and Who Will Be Eligible?

"...an announcement about early retirements coming early this week fits the Postal Service’s current plan to implement the network restructuring in the second half of June, 2012. Any further delay in announcing early retirement incentives could force the implantation date closer to the end of June or possibly into July...."    

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Jumping the gun on VER?

USPS Early Retirement, RIF, and Reassignments Rumors

"...reported that a number of Postal Service employees saw a web page that had dead links to VERA and other retirement incentive...."    

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USPS buyouts, early retirement offers expected

USPS buyouts, early retirement offers expected

"...USPS officials have acknowledged they are considering a voluntary early retirement program. But Louis Atkins, president of the National Association of Postal Supervisors, said..."    

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Mail Processing Facility Closure an "utter disaster", according to...

"...Kohl’s department store’s Black Friday ads in the mailboxes on his route.

“Dec. 28 I was casing these, and it was clearly marked on the pieces that they should have been in homes Nov. 19, 21 or 22,” he said...."    

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Letter carrier dead after pit bull attack in San Diego-area

Postal Carrier Dies After Bitten by Pit Bull

"...An attack by an unleashed dog called a Pit Bull on a San Diego-area letter carrier contributed to the postal worker's death two days later from..."    

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Postal Service suspending mail processing network consolidations during the election mailing season

USPS addresses election-year questions

"...efforts include suspending mail processing network consolidations during the election mailing season. USPS also has formed an Election Mail Task Force..."    

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Postal Service plans to suspend its planned closure of processing facilities and post offices

Postal Service to suspend closures during election season

"...The U.S. Postal Service plans to suspend its planned closure of processing facilities and post offices during the November election season..."    

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Postal Employees face massive job cuts

US Postal Service facing massive job cuts

"...USPS says that many of the workers will retain their jobs, while others will be transferred to processing plants near and far. Those workers will comprise the increasingly large number of workers classified among today’s “super commuters.”..."    

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Arguing businesses would be hurt saves Delaware postal facility; but not enough for others

Delaware postal facility to remain open

"...Government and business leaders lobbied to save the site, arguing that it would hurt their businesses if it closed...."    

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Postal Announcement:: Postal Service continues to destroy service and close plants

USPS Notifies Employees of Consolidations

"...oppose USPS plans to slash service, eliminate 35,000 jobs, and destroy the mail distribution network. In “stand-up talks” in offices all around the country on Feb. 22, postal managers informed employees about the future of their plants, but refused to tell the unions how many plants would be consolidated and which plants they are. The USPS says it will notify the unions and media on Feb. 23. ..."    

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USPS could offer both early retirement and buyout incentives

USPS may resort to buyouts, early retirements in aggressive downsizing

"...The U.S. Postal Service may resort to early retirements and buyout offers as a way to slash its staff by 66,000 employees this year and another 51,000 next year...."    

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USPS Statement on White House budget

PMG thanks President for recognizing need for reform

"...allowing USPS to transition to five-day per week delivery starting in 2013..."    

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H.R. 3813 would cut Postal and Federal Pensions

House Panel Approves Bill To Cut Postal, Federal Pensions

"...The legislation (H.R. 3813) was shepherded through the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee by a pair of politicians who are well-known opponents of postal workers: Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL). The two are co-sponsors of H.R. 2309, a bill that would destroy the Postal Service as we know it...."    

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Postal Service Hiring 180 new employees

"...potential closings. But here in the Greater South Carolina District, they are looking for 180 new employees...."    

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A case of disability fraud

Postal worker gets prison for faking injuries

"...showed her on a stool gambling for hours at Harrah's Cherokee Casino after she had said she could not work because sitting was painful...."    

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Son of postal worker is one of the wealthiest men in America

David M. Rubenstein

"...it is important to remember where you have come from because that is your foundation. "If you work hard, if you chase your dreams, if you are humble about what you want to do and where you have come from, you can achieve great things with your life," he says...."    

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USPS employees can actively oppose facility closures without violating the Anti-Lobbying Act

Postal Workers Have the Right
To Speak Out Against Facility Closures

"...The Anti-Lobbying Act, which the USPS cited in a Jan. 13 LiteBlue posting, prohibits the use of government funds — or postal funds — to urge private citizens to communicate with Congress about issues of concern to the Postal Service. As long as postal workers are acting on their own time and are not using postal funds, however, they can speak against and actively oppose facility closures without violating the Anti-Lobbying Act. ..."    

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Postal Service changes causing bill delays

Utility says Post Office having trouble getting bills to residents on time

"...Because—it turns out—the U.S. Postal Service has been having some problems getting the bills to customers on a timely basis. As Superintendent Rob Lovell told the Utility Service Board at its meeting Monday night, one customer received a bill due on Dec. 7 on Dec. 6. Another customer unaccountably received a bill postmarked Jamestown, N.Y...."    

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Postal Service no longer offers next-day delivery of first-class mail?

USPS changes to slow bill payments

"...When the U.S. Postal Service no longer offers next-day delivery of first-class mail — a change likely in May — some Connecticut companies sending and receiving bills through the mail will see a serious disruption in their cash flow. ..."    

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Huntsville Alabama Loses its Identity

Madison County Commission opposes closing mail processing center on Wall Triana Highway

"...The commission adopted a resolution Friday in support of keeping the mail-processing facility here open. Chair Mike Gillespie said the resolution would be sent to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors and would be personally delivered to members of the congressional delegation in a few weeks when local officials go to Washington, D.C. ..."    

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First class stamp is increasing only one cent

U.S. Postal Service announces price increases

"...The cost of a United States Postal Service first class stamp is increasing one cent (to 45 cents) effective Jan. 22. ..."    

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Postal problems (Letter)

Postal problems (Letter)

"...Congress decided that since the post office was the only federal system bringing in lots of cash, Washington would tap this source to pay for other programs. Bleeding the Postal Service worked well until the Internet began to drain our profits dramatically...."    

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Fighting Back Against Postal Closures

Occupy the Post Office? Tucson Postal Workers, Supporters, Fight Back Against Threatened Job Cuts

"...Several local Democratic Party politicians attended the public hearing in support of Tucson's postal workers, including Congressman Raul Grijalva and newly elected Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, who received enthusiastic applause from attendees. ..."    

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PRC sets Jan. 4 prehearing conference

Commission Starts Clock on Postal Service's Cutbacks
"...USPS is among the largest civilian employers in the United States. Its proposal, if approved, is certain to result in significant staffing cuts for its workforce, as well as slower delivery of first-class domestic mail...."    
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Southwest Area Vice President Welch to Retire

Southwest Area Vice President Welch to Retire

"...announced the retirement of Southwest Area Operations Vice President Linda Welch effective Dec. 31. She will be replaced in the position by Great Lakes Area Operations Vice President Jo Ann Feindt, effective Jan. 17...."    

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Huntsville, Alabama fights to save postmark and mail processing facility

Huntsville mail processing center may relocate to Birmingham

"...Huntsville resident Ray Dunavant said if the measure passes, Huntsville will lose its historic postmark; something that Dunavant says..."    

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Attack on American Working Class Continues Forward

House Republicans Attack Postal and Federal Retirement Benefits

"...The House of Representatives voted 243-193 on Dec. 13 to pass the so-called “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011,” which would cut take-home pay for postal and federal workers by increasing their contributions to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). The bill also would slash unemployment benefits, place unreasonable burdens on unemployed workers, and cut vital healthcare programs.

Voting in favor of H.R. 3630 were 224 Republicans and 10 Democrats. Fourteen Republicans and 179 Democrats voted no...."    

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Laying the groundwork for the destruction of the Postal Service

Postal Service to delay closures

"...“If you slow mail delivery . . . you’re laying the groundwork for the destruction of the Postal Service as we know it,” he said in an interview. Sanders is one of 20 senators who signed a letter to Senate leaders last week urging a moratorium on closings, a proposal that appears to have been preempted by USPS’s announcement Tuesday. ..."    

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Is Your Senator on Board to Stop Postal Cuts?

Senators Seek to Stop USPS Cutbacks

"...The senators have asked Majority Leader Harry Reid to include language in the next appropriations bill that would prevent the USPS from closing or consolidating mail processing facilities or rural post offices for the next six months...."    

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Vital Rocket City Mail Processing Facility to Close in Huntsville?

USPS moving ahead with plans to close Ala. centers

"...the closings would also slow the delivery of first-class mail. The cuts would close 252 of the nation's 461 mail processing centers beginning next spring. ..."    

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Shooting at Postal Mail Processing Facility in Montgomery, Alabama

Suspect named in Montgomery post office shooting

"...attempted murder in a shooting Thursday at the city’s main post office. Arthur Lee Darby Jr., 29, is being held at the Montgomery County Detention Facility ..."    

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Destruction of the Postal Service continues

Going postal in Muncie, Indiana

"..."Reducing the postal service's nationwide network of facilities constitutes one of the greatest corporate and government rip-offs of the American people in the history of the United States," said Carey...."    

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Postal decisions ripping families apart

USPS Prepares To Shut Down Cincinnati's Mail Hub

"..."I don't know what we would do if (my husband) has to move up to Columbus or Louisville -- somewhere where we have to sell our house and move away. We have three boys in school, and both of our families are here," Beckerich said...."    

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Postal Execs Earnings Increase While Attacking the Worker

38 postal execs earn more than Cabinet members

"...Since executive salaries were frozen in 2010, the jump in the number of executives earning more than Cabinet secretaries was the result of performance-based bonuses. Last week, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe defended the bonuses, saying they were awarded under the agency's pay-for-performance system ..."    

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Holidays tough on postal workers worried about plant closing

"...could lose their jobs if the facility closes. The uncertainty is causing a lot of anxiety for employees there during the holiday season. ..."    

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Postal Service’s Operation Santa program

Operation Santa

"...to maintain the trust of its customers and to safeguard the mail, Post Offices must follow certain guidelines that are designed to protect the children who write the letters...."    

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Slowing down the destruction of the Postal Service

USPS takes ‘time out’ on closures

"...This month, USPS issued a notice to all Area Vice Presidents, directing them to temporarily suspend all Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) implementations and post office closings beginning November 19, 2011 through January 2, 2012. ..."    

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Growth in the Postal Service’s packages and Standard Mail

Losses Continue

"...Shipping Services revenue, which includes Priority Mail and Express Mail, increased $530 million in 2011 (6.3 percent)...."    

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Unacceptable for the USPS to offer less than complete information

Norton Asks for List of D.C. Post Offices with Expiring Leases

"...In her letter, Norton said, "Through their own due diligence, or perhaps by speaking to USPS employees, some of my constituents were able to get the relevant information, while your office indicated nothing about the possibility of an expiring lease to my staff. It is unacceptable for the USPS to offer less than complete information at a time when Americans throughout the country are worried about the closing of their neighborhood post offices."..."    

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Postal Service wants to close New Orleans Mail Processing Facility

U.S. Postal Service ready to close New Orleans facility

"...Dozens of workers are expected to picket against a proposal to close the main processing center in New Orleans...."    

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The U.S. Postal Service has issued a moratorium on closings

Mobile area post office to remain open a little longer

"...The U.S. Postal Service has issued a moratorium on closings that will allow the post office in..."    

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2011 Postal Service Holiday Period Mailing Deadlines

Postal Service announces holiday mailing deadlines

"...The Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box (12 inches x 12" x 5 1/2") offers a $2 discount to APO/FPO destinations and ships for just $12.95. Customers can access shipping information by adding delivery confirmation..."    

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Postal employee facing prison for stealing

Former postal worker facing prison for stealing

"...A former postal worker is facing the prospect of years in federal prison after being convicted of using counterfeit money..."    

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