Rep. Darrell Issa again targets labor, proposing prevention of labor contract no-layoff agreements

Issa proposes new legislation to restructure Postal Service

"...back with new draft legislation that would allow the financially ailing agency to move to five-day delivery and ban it from entering no-layoff agreements with employees. The changes proposed by House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on Thursday..."    

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Max Duty Assignment Tool (MDAT) goes live, says APWU

MDAT Computer Program To Win Good Jobs Goes Online

"...A new APWU computer program that will help win good jobs has gone live! The program, known as the Max Duty Assignment Tool (MDAT), will help local unions fight for jobs with better schedules, address excessing issues and retreat rights, and identify part-time flexible hours that justify full-time jobs, Clerk Craft Director Rob Strunk has announced...."    

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UPS and USPS package scanning leaves alot to be desired

When UPS Teams Up With USPS, Your Package Magically Travels To 29 States And Back-And-Forth Through Time

"...check on the shipping status of her Shutterfly order, only to find that UPS and the U.S. Postal Service had managed to fold space and time, somehow sending her package to 78 different locations in 29 states (and Washington, D.C.), all while going back and forth through time...."    

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Drug agents check mail to home of...

Drug agents check mail to home of Indians closer Chris Perez; updates with police news conference

"...At a news conference Wednesday, the chief said the operation likely originated with a package that appeared suspicious to postal employees. “They took it from there,” he said...."    

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Ricin investigated

New poison letters put ricin under microscope

"...At least 10 ricin-laced or suspected ricin-laced letters have been sent to government officials in recent weeks, including President Barack Obama...."    

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Birmingham, Alabama former postal employee pleaded guilty in 'package redirect' of guns

Former Birmingham postal worker pleads guilty to redirecting packages, including one that contained 11 handguns

"...entered his guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and two counts of theft of mail by an officer or employee of the U.S. Postal Service..."    

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Greensboro / Raleigh North Carolina mail affected by truck fire

Mail truck wrecks, catches fire

"...The tractor-trailer was carrying 12 containers of First-Class and Priority Mail to Greensboro/Raleigh North Carolina. ..."    

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Retired postal worker slain

Warwick police: Slain man was retired postal worker

"...in Warwick City Park has been identified as John "Jack" Fay, 66, of Warwick, a retired postal worker who used the City Park bike path as a running trail..."    

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Retirement Incentive: First installment payment due May 24

First Installment of Retirement Incentive Due May 24

"...APWU President Cliff Guffey is congratulating APWU retirees and other former employees who will soon receive the first installment of the $15,000 incentive the APWU negotiated last year. The first payment of $10,000 (minus applicable taxes and withholdings) will be available on May 24, 2013. The second installment of $5,000 will be paid on May 23, 2014. ..."    

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Mail pot-smuggling scheme busted

Crime boss Vincent Basciano's son busted for alleged pot-smuggling scheme

"...The son of a notorious crime boss was busted Wednesday after an alleged scheme to smuggle $65,000 worth of weed through the U.S. Postal Service went up in smoke, officials said..."    

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Fourth lottery win for retired postal worker

America's luckiest man? Retired postal worker scoops fourth lottery win

"...Melvyn Wilson, a retired postal worker from Virginia, may just be really skilled at scratch-off games: He has won more than $2 million in less than 10 years...."    

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PMG wants more from mail handlers: reopen contract negotiations

NPMHU Responds to PMG Donahue's Request to Reopen Negotiations

"...President John Hegarty responds to Postmaster General Donahoe’s request to reopen contract negotiations. President Hegarty’s letter reads, in part; “While we are always willing to work with the Postal Service to achieve cost savings, and to find new revenue streams, we cannot accommodate your request to reopen contract negotiations. Mail handlers already have contributed to the recent financial restructuring of the Postal Service..."    

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What role did Postal Service play in the Amanda Berry story?

McDonalds' new spokesman: Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey talks to Anderson, interview

"...I was on my porch and the mailman put his mail in my mail. I looked at it like here's his mail when he come home. Couple of minutes later, he pulled up. He checked the mailbox, grabbed his paper. Before he went in the house, I said Ariel, here goes your mail. We just had the same conversation when I hand him the mail. He said, they can't get it right. I said, damn postal service. ..."    

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Postal Service Extends Health Care to Non-Career Workers

USPS Extends Health Care to Non-Career Workers to Comply With Reform Law

"...The contract -- awarded to UnitedHealthcare -- will last a minimum of three years and could stretch as many as nine years. It is worth an estimated $239 million annually, the Postal Service said...."    

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Petition to Save the Postal Service

Sign the Petition to Save the Postal Service

"...The petition advocates re-establishing overnight delivery standards to ensure the timely delivery of mail and to prevent the closure of mail processing plants; opposes the move to five-day delivery, and proposes allowing the USPS to generate more revenue by ending a 2006 ban that prohibits the USPS from offering new products and services...."    

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Ricin laced letters investigation leads to another individual being taken into custody

Mississippi man targeted in ricin letters investigation arrested

"...Everett Dutschke, 41, was taken into custody by U.S. marshals at his Tupelo home early Saturday morning without incident, the city's police chief, Tony Carleton, told Reuters...."    

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Ricin mailing update

Man Named in Ricin Mailing Case Goes Into Hiding

"...A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has dropped out of sight in order to escape the news media spotlight, but is cooperating with authorities, a friend and his attorney said...."    

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Ricin laced mail investigation shifts toward another individual

Ricin investigation focuses on Mississippi men's online feud

"...The investigation into poisoned letters mailed to President Barack Obama and others has shifted from an Elvis impersonator to his longtime foe..."    

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$10.5 Billion Postal Contract for FedEx

FedEx Wins $10.5 Billion Postal Contract as UPS Shut Out

"...FedEx Corp. (FDX) won a seven-year contract with the U.S. Postal Service valued at about $10.5 billion to carry mail between U.S. airports, fending off a challenge from United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) ..."    

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Five people arrested protesting closure of Salem’s mail sorting facility

Five arrested during protest at Salem Post Office

"...Five people protesting the closure of Salem’s mail sorting facility were arrested by police after they refused to leave its work room on Wednesday...."    

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Possible poison ricin letter sent to President has been intercepted

Obama Ricin Letter: Poison-Tainted Mailer To President Intercepted At Screening Facility, Report Says

"...two more poison-tainted letters have emerged, including one to President Barack Obama..."    

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Senate's mail facility closes for ricin investigation

Senate closes mail facility for ricin investigation

"...the Senate's mail facility had received mail that tested positive for ricin and said it was closing the facility for the next two to three days for investigations...."    

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Union Calls on USPS to Postpone Consolidations

‘Congress is Killing the Postal Service’

"...little attention has been paid to other drastic measures the USPS is taking that will significantly delay mail and permanently damage the nation’s mail system,” he remarked after the USPS Board of Governors announced it was backing off plans to end delivery of letters and periodicals on Saturdays. Since 2012, the USPS has closed or consolidated 114 mail processing facilities, one third of the nation’s mail processing capacity. The Postal Service has also reduced hours at approximately 6,500 post offices and plans to cut hours at 6,500 more. Reneging on its commitment to lawmakers, communities, customers and postal workers, the agency announced last month that it was accelerating plans to close even more mail processing facilities. The USPS said it will consolidate 71 plants this year that were originally scheduled for possible closure in 2014...."    

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Congress protects the people by preventing the Postal Service from reducing service to five-day delivery

Postal Service withdraws plan to end Saturday mail delivery

"...The postal service’s board of governors made the decision Tuesday, according to a statement from the agency. “The board believes that Congress has left it with no choice..."    

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US Postal worker arrested on drug possession and theft charges

Englishtown Police Arrest Postal Employee Under Federal Investigation

"...Thursday as she exited her postal vehicle to begin her mail route. Englishtown police charged Mettrock with possession of six wax folds of heroin, possession of ..."    

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Postal Service may hurt its push for reform by antagonizing Congress

"...Congress has long maintained that it has oversight over how frequently the Postal Service delivers the mail, and Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s decision to move unilaterally rubbed some lawmakers..."    

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Arbitration Award Protects Clerks in Small Offices

Union Wins Huge Arbitration For Clerks in Small Offices

"...“This decision will mean more hours for the clerks who work in small offices and more Clerk Craft jobs,” said APWU President Cliff Guffey. ..."    

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Postal Service accelerates contraction

Postal Service Accelerates Partial Closure at 53 Processing Plants

"...the acceleration will harm employees, communities and the Postal Service itself. "The Postal Service is on the brink of cutting service in a way that will permanently damage our treasured institution..."    

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USPS threat to end Saturday delivery runs customers off

Bloomberg Businessweek delivers the bad news to USPS

"...The publication, which is sent to print on Wednesday evening and shipped out by Thursday, is currently geared towards being in the reader’s hands by Saturday at the absolute latest. Once the cutbacks are put in place, that timetable would have become void in certain locations...."    

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More on privatization of the Postal Service

Predictions come true

"...Conspicuously absent from the paper is a proposal that the private entity assuming postal activities will inherit this $55 billion future health care liability with required payments of five billion dollars plus each year over an 11 year period. The paper is also silent on discounts or will the new entity be permitted to charge fixed rates for each class of mail? What about local, state and federal taxes?..."    

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Actor John Ratzenberger: USPS Lacks Common Sense

John Ratzenberger: USPS Lacks Common Sense

"...HuffPost Live's Alyona Minkovski sat down Friday with actor John Ratzenberger, famous for his role as mail carrier Cliff Clavin on the television series "Cheers." ..."    

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USPS Properties For Sale

USPS Properties For Sale

"...Postal Service properties listed for sale..."    

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The USPS would like to focus on cost-cutting its processing and transportation

USPS's Options: a $14B Annual Loss or a $2B Annual Profit

"...the USPS would like to focus on for cost-cutting is processing and transportation, which the agency estimates will account for $3.1 billion in savings. On a slide deck shown by Corbett, this was described as “consolidating excess network capacity.” Practically speaking, this measure entails reducing the 417 mail processing locations the USPS currently has to less than 250 facilities by 2015...."    

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Letter delivered sixty years late

Letter from boot camp in 1953 returned to sender

"...Sixty years later, that letter finally turned up, when the U.S. Postal Service gave it back to Rodgers, who's now living in southwestern Michigan...."    

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Front porch mailbox delivery saved in neighborhood

Post office backs away from curbside edict

"...Vaughan said that those in the neighborhood who have already erected curbside mailboxes can tear them down and revert back to home delivery via front porch mailboxes...."    

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Valentine, Texas

Valentine, Texas

"...these distances place Valentine far enough away from any other community that its post office must remain open at six hours a day according to USPS's POStPlan. By the new terminology it becomes a "Part-Time Post Office" (PTPO) that reports to the local postal District (in this case, Rio Grande). ..."    

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Well-liked postman retires

Edgmont Township bids farewell to favorite postman after three decades

"...Rick Schaefer, who was raised in Havertown and now lives in West Chester, retired from the U.S. Postal Service last week after 31 years of service. ..."    

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Beverly Hills Post Office to be relocated

USPS Finalizes Decision To Relocate Beverly Hills Post Office

"...After hearing a handful of appeals over the last several months, the United States Postal Service finalized its intentions..."    

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TSP iPhone app warning

TSP iPhone app warning (TSP Funds app)

"...Warning: Apple App store offering TSP App not sanctioned by TSP — A free iPhone App, TSP Funds, currently being offered through the Apple App store..."    

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Repeat safety violations costing USPS money

OSHA Cites Maine, Michigan Facilities For Unsafe Working Conditions

"...OSHA also issued the USPS a repeat citation on Nov. 15, 2012, and fined the agency $25,000 for safety violations at its Romulus MI facility. Electric tow motors were modified without prior written approval by the manufacturer, OSHA said, exposing employees to the potential to be struck by, crushed or caught in the modified tow...."    

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MVS Subcontracting Arbitration Update

Union Wins Motor Vehicle Subcontracting Case

"...“The Postal Service can no longer justify contracting out work that would be less expensive to keep in house on the ground that it has given due consideration to cost as well as the other Article 32.1 or 32.2 factors. To be sure, each of those factors must be considered, but if factors other than cost do not rule out keeping work in house, and the cost of keeping work in house would be less than contracting out, both the text and the bargaining history of the Contracting MOU require that the work be kept in house.”..."    

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Congressman Issa would save the Postal Service by dismantling it

Bailout BS: Darrell Issa’s Misinformation Campaign about the Postal Retirement Funds

"...Issa would save the Postal Service by dismantling it. His legislation would end Saturday delivery, cut benefits to postal workers, remove the no-layoff clause from union contracts, eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs, reduce the oversight authority of the Postal Regulatory Commission, and make it easier to close post offices. ..."    

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Privacy questions raised over Postal Service ‘welcome kit’

Postal Service ‘welcome kit’ raises questions

"...people who filled out change-of-address forms to send an official-looking MoversGuide welcome kit filled mostly with advertising and coupons from companies selling cellphones, insurance, home security, mattresses and lots of other move-related products and services...."    

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Madison mail processing operations consolidation study

Postal Service considers consolidation of Madison, Milwaukee operations

"...The U.S. Postal Service is considering consolidation of its Madison and Milwaukee processing and distribution operations..."    

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High-grade marijuana picked up at post office

Separate 'high grade' pot, hash oil deliveries to Gray post office result in charges for three men

"...Officers were waiting for the men when the two arrived at the Gray post office and watched as Worsham went inside and signed for a package addressed to him. Court records indicate the package contained approximately 10 pounds of high grade marijuana from California. ..."    

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Postal Service ends past practice, now destroying books

Post office now destroying returned Imagination Library books

"... When books end up at the wrong address, the postal service used to hold the returned books and wait for volunteers to come pick them up. But the post office says holding the books costs them money, so they're enforcing a long standing policy to shred returned items ..."    

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COLA for APWU represented employees in March

Cost-of-Living Raises Set for March

"...The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be effective March 9 and will be reflected in paychecks issued March 29. The raise amounts to $7.96 per pay period and reflects increases in the cost-of-living from July 2011 to January 2012, and from July 2012 to January 2013. ..."    

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Mandatory curbside delivery?

Post office letter met with complaints

"...Some southwest Norman residents are mighty upset with their postal service after receiving a letter this week informing them that there was going to be mandatory curbside delivery, as of March 15...."    

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When you fail at managing the postal service, start a clothing line

USPS to sell 'Rain Heat & Snow' clothing line with 'wearable electronics' next year

"..."This agreement will put the Postal Service on the cutting edge of functional fashion"..."    

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No more Saturday delivery, but dinner, golf and dancing at lavish postal conference is good

Postal Service spending millions to send execs to conference

"...MacFarlane has obtained the agenda for the conference which calls for not only workshops and meetings, but also a golf outing, a dance party and a dinner event...."    

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USPS purchasing specialist pleads guilty to taking bribes

USPS Official Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes

"...Court documents show that Quarles, a purchasing specialist, regularly received cash payments between 2010 and 2012 from the owners of AH Computer Consulting, Inc...."    

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OSHA Cites USPS For Unsafe Working Conditions

OSHA Cites USPS For Unsafe Working Conditions

"...The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the USPS for unsafe working conditions following the death of mechanic Steny Wing Hoi Yu, who died July 27 from injuries he sustained while working at the Detroit NDC...."    

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Postal Service is still the most efficient

Is The U.S. Postal Service The World's Most Efficient?

"...What they did was mail letters to 10 fake addresses in 159 countries and see how long it took them to be returned, and what percentage of them are returned...."    

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Postmaster general’s actions have damaged his reputation with congressional leaders

Postmaster general ‘damaged his reputation’ with five-day mail-delivery plan, Reid says

"...“Given the importance of the post office to communities in Nevada and across our nation, such a drastic policy change cannot be enacted without approval from Congress,” Reid said. “Instead, the postmaster general relied on flawed legal guidance to claim that he can circumvent Congress’ s authority on the matter.”..."    

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NPMHU Contract Arbitration Completed

Mail Handler Contract Update #15

"...Hearings in the ongoing interest arbitration proceedings to determine the terms of the 2011 National Agreement between the NPMHU and the Postal Service are now complete, with the final hearing held on Friday, February 1, 2013. Although the record officially remains open for additional submissions that might be needed by the three-member arbitration panel, the formal hearing process is over, and a final award should be issued soon. ..."    

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USPS lacks the statutory authority to reduce mail service to 5-days

USPS fails to deliver real plan

"...“Logic dictates that when USPS and the Administration repeatedly request that Congress explicitly provide USPS the authority to reduce mail service from 6-days to 5-days, it is clear acknowledgement that, absent Congressional action, USPS lacks the statutory authority to do so,” Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Sam Graves (R-Mo.) wrote in a letter to the nation’s postmaster general...."    

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More Postal Service buyout offers potentially on the way

USPS employees to see less overtime, more buyouts under 5-day delivery plan

"..."We think by eliminating overtime and by looking at some of the flexibilities we have with the part-time workforce, and potentially working with the unions on some buyouts, we'll easily hit that." USPS already has cut its workforce by 306,000 people over the last 13 years, so Donahoe said they have been preparing for this eventual cut back in service. ..."    

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Elimination of Saturday Mail Service!

Postal Services will end Saturday mail delivery

"...The Postal Service plans to drop Saturday delivery of first-class mail by August in its latest effort to cut costs after losing nearly $16 billion last fiscal year, the cash-strapped mail agency said on Wednesday...."    

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No suprise. Postal Service Claims It's Above the Law

"..."In providing mail service across the country, the Postal Service attempts to work within local and state laws and regulations, when feasible," Breslin wrote in response to a summons for payment. "However, as you are probably aware, the Postal Service enjoys federal immunity from state and local regulation." The USPS Employee Safety Guide states employees will "receive no special privileges or rights as a postal driver."..."    

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Huntsville Police say 43 pounds of marijuana found in mail

K-9 finds marijuana in mail

"...HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAAY) - Police say a K-9 unit helped them find dozens of pounds of pot traveling through the U.S. postal system in January...."    

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The Postal Service must accommodate diabetic employees

Union, Management Clarify Diabetes Policy

"...Many individuals with diabetes work with few or no accommodations. However, some workers need an adjustment in the workplace to better manage and control their condition. Most of the accommodations requested by employees with diabetes, such as regular work schedules, meal breaks, a place to test their blood sugar levels, or a rest area, do not cost employers anything...."    

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Time capsule found at Hawaii post office site

Time capsule found at Maui post office site

"...Demolition crews working at the site of the old Wailuku Post Office-Federal Building Tuesday morning discovered a time capsule dating back to 1959. ..."    

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Florida Postal Employment

USPS hiring information -

"...Applicants must apply January 23 through January 27, on line at www.usps.com. Paper applications will not be accepted. CCAs will deliver and collect mail on foot or by vehicle under varying road and weather conditions in a prescribed area. Salary is $15 per hour, with limited benefits..."    

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Postal Service travel expense fraud continues

Cash-strapped Postal Service probed for travel expense waste

"...In September, David Kosturko, a former Postal Service executive, was convicted of defrauding the agency of more than $17,000. According to a February 2011 report from the Office of Inspector General, the Postal Service overpaid more than $600,000 in travel costs as result of improper claims ..."    

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Social media: discussing work conditions protected

Even if It Enrages Your Boss, Social Net Speech Is Protected

"...a series of recent rulings and advisories, labor regulators have declared many such blanket restrictions illegal. The National Labor Relations Board says workers have a right to discuss work conditions freely and without fear of retribution, whether the discussion takes place at the office or on Facebook. ..."    

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Postal Service says BOG order to accelerate cost-cutting measures not related to USPS order to accelerate shutdown of mail processing operations

Postal Service: Accelerated mail processing plant downsizing not linked to new board directive

"... the Postal Service announces that its governing board has given orders to accelerate cost-cutting measures. On Thursday, the Postal Service notifies the National Postal Mail Handlers Union that it is speeding up the shutdown of mail processing operations at 18 plants...."    

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Rural Alaska towns paying the price for USPS closures

Postal Service cuts pinch small Alaska towns

"... As a result, a letter mailed by Perkins to a client in Cordova, is now flown approximately two hundred miles from Cordova to Anchorage where it is sorted by automated sorting equipment and then flow back to Cordova, where likely the same postal employee who took Perkins's letter at the front counter several days ago puts it into the client’s post office box...."    

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Postal Service pallet thieves arrested

2 arrested, a third sought in Postal Service plastics theft

"...Sheriff's Department’s Industrial Plastic Theft Task Force arrested the two Wednesday night at the warehouse, where detectives say the men were grinding stolen trademarked plastic products into chips to be sold to plastics manufacturers, according to a Sheriff’s Department report...."    

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USPS paid more than $30 million to sponsor the cycling team

Lance Armstrong in talks to return Postal Service money

"...While total figures are not available, USPS paid more than $30 million to sponsor the cycling team between 2001 and 2004, according to documents reviewed by ESPN and the Wall Street Journal. ..."    

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NALC National Contract Arbitration Award Issued

Arbitration board issues award: Sets terms of the 2011-2016 National Agreement; ‘NALC achieves its major goals,’ Rolando says

"...The Das board rejected the Postal Service’s proposals to freeze pay, eliminate cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) and implement a two-tier wage schedule for career city carriers. Instead, the new contract provides three general wage increases between now and the end of the contract: 1 percent in November 2013, 1.5 percent in November 2014, and 1 percent in November 2015. It also provides for the payment of seven COLAs between now and 2016, though the two COLAs calculated in 2013 will be deferred and paid in 2014. These wage and COLA provisions follow the wage pattern established by the negotiated American Postal Workers Union (APWU) contract and the arbitrated National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) contract. However, the award lowered the entry wage for new career letter carriers..."    

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Pick up chicks at the post office!

D.C. Post Office Gets 106 Baby Chicks After Shipping Mix-Up

"...Post Office, because... because they know how to care for farm animals? OK, so we're pretty sure that enjoying the presence of 106 peeping chicks would be a fun way to pass the time while waiting in line. But the post office ..."    

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Senior level managers detailed to ND instead of workers

Postal Service eyes operations in ND Oil Patch

"...complaining about long lines at post offices, delayed mail and returned mail. They say Williston, Watford City, Ray and Tioga have been among the most affected communities...."    

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Postal Service still processing flats under cost

USPS warns of “risky” approach to flats pricing policy

"...The move is prompted by the Postal Regulatory Commission’s 2010 order that rates should rise towards full cost coverage, so that other mail services do not subsidise the shipping of items like catalogues...."    

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Why study privatizing Postal Service's most profitable areas of business?

Study to examine USPS partial-privatization

"...would allow private companies to deliver parcels up until the "last delivery mile," according to the Washington Post. A Postal Service letter carrier would still be responsible for that last mile, physically delivering letters and packages to their recipients...."
"The study is being underwritten by Connecticut-based firm Pitney Bowes, which already contracts with the Postal Service for portions of its operations and could stand to benefit from the agency's further privatization."    

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Social Security Payroll Tax: Gotcha !

Despite fiscal cliff deal, taxes to rise for most Americans

"...That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. In 2012, that 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax was worth about $1,000 to a worker making $50,000 a year...."    

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Retired postmaster wins $1 million Powerball

Huntersville woman wins $1 million Powerball; 2nd ticket unclaimed

"...The retired U.S. postmaster found out she won while checking the numbers in The Charlotte Observer. “I said, ‘Oh, I have some numbers for a change,” LaFave recalled Monday as she collected her prize. “My birthday numbers were there. I saw the fourth number. Then..."    

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63 years late, Postal Service delivers calendar

Calendar delivered 63 years later

"... The 1950 Pennsylvania Railroad calendar never made it to James W. Flanagan, general manager of the Scranton Times. He would never need it: he died in December 1949. But on Friday, 63 years after his death, the U.S. Postal Service made a delivery...."    

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APWU 2013 COLA increase information

APWU 2013 COLA increase information

"...The 1st COLA will become effective the first full pay period after the release of the January 2013 CPI-W, tentatively scheduled for March 9, 2013 (pay period 07-2013, pay date March 29, 2013). Note: both the 1st and 3rd COLAs under the 2010 National Agreement will be effective on this date. The 2nd COLA will be $375.00 per year, $14.40 per pay period, $0.18 per hour and will be effective the second full pay period following the release of the July 2013 index. The expected effective date will be Sept. 7, 2013 (Pay Period 20-2013). Note: both the 2nd and 4th COLAs under the 2010 National Agreement will be effective on this date...."    

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Large reward offered in postal service robberies

$100,000 Reward Offered For Information In Postal Carrier Robberies

"...Robbers are targeting mail carriers in the Denver metro area and the U.S. Postal Service has put up a $100,000 reward...."    

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Mail carrier robbed in Englewood

2nd armed robbery of postal service carrier reported

"...Postal Service Letter Carrier was robbed at knife-point in the vicinity of West Dartmouth Avenue and South Delaware Street in Englewood. ..."    

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Example of the future privatization of the postal service

First-class disaster

"...Before she left the president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said: "If you compare the four years before Greene with the four years under Greene's management… injuries have gone up 15.4 per cent and grievances have gone up 59.3 per cent." ..."    

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UPS driver steals iPad Mini after FedEx delivery

UPS delivery man steals iPad Mini after FedEx delivered it

"...Alverson contacted UPS over the phone to complain about the theft, but felt like he was “getting the run around” by the people handling the claim according to an interview with KHOU News. After posting the video footage to YouTube and Vimeo on Wednesday night,..."    

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Metro Post same day delivery for some, but not Universal Service for all

USPS Kicks off Same Day Delivery with Gourmet Gifts

"...Metro Post will be available for purchases involving four of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM's gourmet gift brands, including popcorn and specialty treats from The Popcorn Factory; cookies and baked gifts from Cheryl's; premium chocolates and confections from Fannie May fine chocolates; and gift baskets and towers from 1-800-Baskets.com...."    

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Postal employees rescued

Fort Wayne police rescue 4 postal workers after armed robbery

"...Police formed a perimeter around the post office and called for city SWAT teams, which entered the building and rescued the four employees, police spokeswoman Officer Raquel Foster said in the statement..."    

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Disgusting abuse of military by Postal Service

"...A U.S. Postal Service employee who was fired for “excessive use of military service” when he tried to return to work after four years on active duty with the National Guard must be reinstated with over $2 million in back pay..."    

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Postal Workers Working Hard to Save U.S. Postal Service and Jobs

Postal workers stage second hunger strike as House-Senate talks on legislation continue

"...As Senate-House negotiations continue for a possible year-end deal to help the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service, a small band of protesters plan to launch their second hunger strike in six months on Tuesday...."    

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PMG Donahoe earns nearly as much as the President of the United States of America?

Postal chief's $384,000 pay sparks call for cut

"...Tester compared executive pay at the U.S. Postal Service to the annual salaries made by the Secretary of Treasury, Tim Geithner, and the Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta -- $199,700...."    

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Killer of postal employee says killing "didn't bother me one bit"

Former corrections officer confesses to postal killings on tape shown to judge "...A former corrections officer told investigators last year that killing two postal workers in 2010 in Henning "didn't bother me one bit"..."    
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Google releases top search terms of 2012

Google releases top search terms of 2012

"...Either some of us are entirely too lazy to click the mail tab at the top of Google, or we are really interested in news about the United States Postal Service..."    
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Postal official accused of taking payments from contractors...

Conn. postal official charged with bribery

"...postal official has been accused of taking payments from contractors and steering money to a company he allegedly established under someone else's name...."    

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Postal employee impaled by pole during accident

911 call: Postal worker impaled by pole during crash

"...A steel rod goes through a postal worker's body during a freak accident on the job. Twenty-seven years delivering mail, and she never imagined this kind of job injury...."    

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Postal Worker Shooting

Postal Worker Shot While Delivering Mail In Cahokia

"...Police are investigating after a postal worker was shot in Cahokia, Illinois...."    

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Lance Armstrong resisted turning over records sought by U.S Postal Service

Lance Armstrong tried to keep documents from USPS

"...Lance Armstrong resisted turning over records sought by U.S Postal Service investigators, then tried to keep the inquiry under seal and out of the public eye, according to recently released court documents...."    

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Late mail: Better late than never

Man receives Christmas snail mail from mother 69 years late

"...Postal mail is often referred to as "snail mail" because it is much slower than electronic messages, however this story perhaps gives new meaning to the phrase...."    

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Alaska resident angered over mail delays

Postal delays

"...I have lived here since 1959, and I have never seen a mess like the Postal Service is now. In the past, I have sent mail to Missouri, and it made it in three days. To have something mailed from the Lower 48, you have to pay two to three times more in postage because we are supposedly overseas...."    

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Universal Service? Is your local Post Office providing this service in your area?

U.S. Postal Service opens branches on Sundays during the holidays

"...Four Orlando branches of the post office will be open on Sunday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 16 to give you ..."    

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James Island mailman faces second charge of 'Dusting' (huffing 'Dust Off')

James Island mailman faces second charge of sniffing canned air

"...In the parking lot, Hampton’s boss at the Postal Service said Hampton recently had been cleared for work after he was arrested in early November. His supervisor told a police officer Tuesday that she had found Hampton slumped in..."    

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Postal worker bites and punches postal service agents during arrest

Columbus postal worker to plead guilty to mail theft

"...Federal authorities say Postal Service agents saw Terrence McLean open envelopes and remove the contents while sorting mail..."    

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Postal Service awards $30m contract to firm it is suing for $390m

USPS awards $30m contract to firm it is suing for $390m

"...The US Postal Service has awarded a $30m contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation at the same time it is attempting to sue the company over breaches of another contract, seeking a nine-figure sum...."    

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Florida postal mail carrier attempts to kill husband with tuna fish sandwich

Postal worker 'uses tuna fish sandwich full of crushed pills' in attempt to kill husband

"...A postal worker has been accused of trying to kill her husband with a tuna fish sandwich...."    

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