Post Office Hours

"...Locate a Post Office and look-up the Post Office hours at USPS.COM..."    

Source: www.usps.com

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postal codes canada

Canada Postal Code Look-Up

"...Take a look at the Canada Postal-Code Lookup with a reverse search feature..."    

Source: www.canadapost.ca

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digital postal scale

Postage Scales Buying Guide

"... Postage scales can help increase mailing efficiency by reducing overpayment on outgoing mail, saving the typical business 10% to 15% on postage..."    

Source: ebay.com

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US Postal Service Contract

U.S. Postal Service Awards Rivermine Telecom Expense Management Contract

"...Rivermine will deliver its patent-pending solutions to automate the U.S. Postal Service's existing TEM processes..."    

Source: www.earthtimes.org

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The Next Mail Handler Cost of Living Adjustment

The effective date of the next Mail Handler COLA

"...the next adjustment will be effective the second full pay period after the release of the July 2008 Index..."    

Source: AGREEMENT between National Postal Mail Handlers Union, 2006-2011

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GPS Letter Tracking

Tiny gadget delivers a letter’s route

"...The U.S. Postal Service commissioned Burlingame-based TrackingTheWorld to create the world’s first letter-tracking GPS device that will ensure letters never again are lost in the postal Bermuda Triangle. Dubbed the Letter Logger, the device stores GPS coordinates throughout its journey and stores information on its micro-SD flash memory card so the post office can keep tabs on the letter’s location...."    

Source: www.examiner.com

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CFC Raises $273 Million in 2007

Federal Employees and Military Personnel Set Fifth-Consecutive Record Tally

"...praised federal and postal employees, and members of the United States military for their generosity. "The CFC is about people helping people," Springer said of the campaign now in its 47th year. "Federal employees feel good about the work they do for America, and I do believe their attitudes about work are part and parcel of their personal desire to support organizations that do so much good in their local communities or on a national basis..."    

Source: www.opm.gov

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NALC Food Drive

Food Drive tally breaks record

"...The nation's Food Banks are now breathing easier thanks to the efforts of 1,300 Post Offices and employees thanks to the 2008 NALC Food Drive...."    

Source: yourpostalblog.blogspot.com

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APWU Testimony Kicks Off Controversy

...about the Postal Service’s obligation to provide “universal service” to all Americans seems to have stirred up a controversy.

"...The PRC has hired contractors who favor privatizing essential USPS operations, Reid testified, noting that the individuals selected have expressed hostility to fundamental elements of universal service — the postal monopoly and uniform rates...."    

Source: www.apwu.org

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A site promoting the positive side of the postal service

Your Postal Blog is a production of the U.S. Postal Service Western Area Public Affairs and Communications team..."    

Source: yourpostalblog.blogspot.com

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Does the USPS provide information on early retirement or do I have to get my information from the OPM site?

The USPS has a link for information about early retirement

"...Questions and Answers on Benefits, Pay and Leave Under Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (06/28/04)... Summary of Benefits and Leave Provisions Under Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (06/28/04) ..."    

Source: www.usps.com

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USPS Intelligent Mail® Barcode Resource Download Site

Intelligent Mail

"... The Intelligent Mail® barcode (formally known as the 4-State Customer Barcode) is the next generation of USPS® barcode technology used to sort and track letters and flats. Intelligent Mail® barcode technology, among other things, combines the capabilities of the POSTNET barcode and the Planet Code® barcode into one unique barcode..."    

Source: http://ribbs.usps.gov/

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TSP Returns for May 2008

TSP Returns for May 2008

Source: tsp.gov

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Mailers Prefer Plastic Pallets To Wooden Pallets

"...Mailers were very happy to hear one MTAC report, regarding plastic pallets. Mailers have been facing challenges posed by the wooden mail pallets the USPS has been distributing. The wooden pallets can weigh up to 60-70lbs, skewing tare weights and posing safety problems for mail handlers. The USPS announced that they have purchased and are testing a half million new plastic pallets, that are both lighter and less expensive than the older plastic pallets. Real-world testing, including some pallets implanted with GPS devices, is being conducted with these pallets right now. ..."     [<- This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 6:58 pm]

Source: plasticcontainerblog.com

Further Information: MTAC Notes - Plastic Pallets

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Stamp Collecting: The Inverted Jenny Stamp

Extra! Extra!

"...serious stamp collectors know that one of the rarest stamps in the world is the inverted Jenny. The Jenny stamp was issued by the U.S. postal office on May 10, 1918 in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane was accidentally printed upside-down, making this postal error one of the most famous of all time...."    

Source: www.canyon-news.com

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Postal Service's dispute with Eagan, Dakota County over mail-sorting facility escalates

USPS -v- Dakota County

"...The lines of communication between the principal players in Dakota County have reached a new low, with the latest impasse forcing the cancellation of a three-way meeting that had been scheduled for May 19. "We canceled it because of our deep frustration with the Postal Service," Dakota County Commissioner Tom Egan said. Egan has been speaking with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's office, ..."    

Source: www.twincities.com

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Voluntary Early Retirement Authority

OPM Reduction in Force Portal

"...Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) allows agencies that are undergoing substantial restructuring, reshaping, downsizing, transfer of function, or reorganization to temporarily lower the age and service requirements in order to increase the number of employees who are eligible for retirement. The authority encourages more voluntary separations and helps the agency complete the needed organizational change with minimal disruption to the work force. By offering these short term opportunities, an agency can make it possible for employees to receive an immediate annuity years before they would otherwise be eligible..."    

Tags: VERA, RIF, Early Retirement

Source: www.opm.gov

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OPM to remove RetireEZ from the web

OPM suspends contract for electronic retirement system

"...One federal source said the prime vendor for the contract and OPM have had concerns regarding aspects of the program that the vendor says are out of the scope of the contract. A former OPM employee also said there has been problems with data cleansing for the system, noting that annuity calculations have not consistently been correct as a result...."    

Source: www.govexec.com

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spouses' federal retirement benefits

New CRS reports on spouses' federal retirement benefits

"...A state court can award a former spouse a share of the employee's retirement annuity, a survivor annuity, or both. A court also can award a former spouse of a federal employee a portion of the employee's Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account balance as part of a divorce settlement...."    

Source: lawprofessors.typepad.com

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Postal Workers Protected from Retaliation for Age-Discrimination Complaints

"...This is an important victory for postal and federal employees,” APWU President William Burrus said. “The ruling makes clear that postal workers enjoy the same protection against retaliation as employees in the private sector..."    

Source: www.apwu.org

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