Mail sorting delays raise concerns in Alaska community

Mail sorting raises concerns in Alaska community

"...U.S. Postal Service spokesman Ernie Swanson said Ketchikan's sorting equipment gave out and it's not practical to replace it right now...."    

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New Mail-Sorting Process Causing Unnecessary Delays in Alaska

New Mail-Sorting Process Causing Unnecessary Delays in Ketchikan

"... The result is that my office has received numerous complaints from local governments and businesses concerned about timely delivery of bills and receipt of payments for taxes, utilities, goods, and services.” “I would urge you to review the decision to fly Ketchikan-bound mail hundreds of miles from Ketchikan to Juneau and back to Ketchikan..."    

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Postal Service expecting a higher than normal mail volume on Mondays...

Holiday Rush: USPS Announces Sunday Processing, Deliveries

"...The USPS is expecting a higher than normal mail volume on Mondays during the holidays “Normally, we do not cancel and process mail on Sundays, but we are expecting our local mail volume to increase from about..."    

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Staffing problems at Skagway post office in Alaska being addressed

Juneau postal clerks brought in to help with Skagway mail

"...sent a couple clerks from Juneau to help ease staffing problems at the Skagway post office...."    

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Vote Delayed on Bill That Would Alter Postal Employee Health Care Plan and Other Major Postal Changes

Vote Delayed on Reform Effort

"...provisions in the 2013 Postal Reform Act that would restructure its health care plan, shift to a six-day package / five-day mail delivery model..."    

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Postal Service puts workers in danger with late deliveries

USPS puts workers in danger

"...The plant closures have resulted in increased travel times, with mail taking longer to get to local post offices and pushing back carrier start times from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Once the mail arrives at local offices, there are now fewer clerks to sort the mail to routes and fewer carriers to cover existing and vacant routes, resulting in many carriers working shifts of more than 12 hours, and well into the evening hours...."    

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Why are postal carriers subjected to "after dark' deliveries in these dangerous times?

Postal Workers Worried About Safety After Dark
"...darkness and later starts – because of slower processing due to facility consolidations – means carriers are on the streets well after dark. “There were several carriers still on the street after 10 o’clock ..."    

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Alabama mail processing plant consolidation allegedly causing mail delays

Mail carriers apologize for late delivery

"...“Our trucks have been late from Birmingham,” Cheatham said. “The Postal Service has consolidated Huntsville and Tuscaloosa in Birmingham, and they haven’t been able to work all the load.” As of 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Cheatham said the Alexander City Post Office had yet to receive its Birmingham mail shipment. ..."    

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Postal mail carrier shot dead while delivering mail

U.S. Postal Service worker fatally shot in Prince George’s County

"...A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was shot and killed Saturday night while on his rounds..."    

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Texas actress accused of mailing ricin-laced letters gets plea deal

Woman accused of mailing ricin to Obama gets plea deal

"...A Texas actress accused of mailing ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has reached a plea deal with federal..."    

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Celebrate the Holy Day of Gingerbread House

USPS ad for ‘holiday stamps’ omits Christmas — includes Kwanzaa, Hanukkah

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"..recent U.S. Postal Service advertisement to sell “holiday stamps” curiously omitted a Christmas or Christian-themed message, yet included portrayals of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa....."    

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Stamp collectors and the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee riled over stamp choice

Harry Potter stamp riles Postal Service panel, traditional stamp collectors

"...The dispute caps more than a year of friction between the Postal Service and the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, named by the postmaster general to help make sure that the Amer­ican experience is properly ­portrayed. ..."    

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