"...knew something was wrong at the plant, but that he and other employees expected layoffs instead of a closure...."
This Article is From: www.reflector.com
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
380 jobs lost as NC direct mail plant closes
This Article is From: www.reflector.com
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Monday, October 27, 2008
S. Idaho police search for postal worker
"...Rachael Hitesman Walsh, a mother with four children, was last seen with her 2005 red Dodge Neon at a Falls Creek campground in southwestern Idaho...."
This Article is From: www.fortmilltimes.com
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
USPS announces staff cuts at its headquarters
"...employees who currently occupied positions that were eliminated are still working, “doing generally the same work they were doing all along.” The USPS hopes to reassign those employees in the next few months..."
This Article is From: www.dmnews.com
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Friday, October 24, 2008
USPS HEADQUARTERS TO REDUCE COMPLEMENT
RIGHTSIZING THE HEADQUARTERS WORKFORCE
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"...As a result, complement in all Headquarters and Headquarters-related units has been reduced — some vacant positions have been eliminated, while other occupied positions are impacted. Starting this week, employees occupying impacted positions will be notified and given information and guidance. ..."
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
one-time mail handler here in Lima is now the postmaster general of St Louis Missouri
"...The one-time mail handler here in Lima is now the postmaster general of St Louis Missouri...."
This Article is From: www.1150wima.com
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Developers urged to put mailboxes in clusters
"...Saving the letter carrier a few steps could help save the U.S. Postal Service a few million dollars. ..."
This Article is From: www.charleston.net
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Postal service cutbacks could affect customers
"...postal service has lost people by attrition, instituted a hiring freeze and made it clear that 16,000 employees without six years on the job lack protection from layoffs. It also is offering voluntary early retirement to those who have reached the age of 55 with 20 years' service or anyone with 25 years on the job....."
This Article is From: www.pennlive.com
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
COLA increase is 5.8%, biggest since 1982
"...The Dec. 1 cost-of-living adjustment for military and federal civilian retirees, disabled veterans and survivors will be 5.8 percent, with the increase first appearing in Jan. 1 checks. The same increase will go to Social Security recipients...."
This Article is From: www.navytimes.com
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Tour 2, Early-Outs, Four-Day Workweeks
"...The termination of Tour 2 mail processing may be intended to force senior employees to retire or accept unfavorable hours of work: If that is the intent, my advice is to reject this insidious option. Layoffs continue to be a possibility..."
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
63 years and counting Postal carrier Elroy Fenner
Postal carrier Elroy Fenner recalls experiences delivering mail
This Article is From: www.thecountywide.com
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"...Elroy Fenner had to come up with some clever ways to get the mail where it was supposed to go – especially when there were heavy rains; he would have to take a detour from his regular route in order to get the job done...."
This Article is From: www.thecountywide.com
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
Next step for USPS: Layoffs?
"... Will there be layoffs at the U.S. Postal Service? That’s the buzz among the agency’s 670,000 workers as signs grow that the agency is sliding further into financial trouble. The Postal Service has already extended early-retirement offers to more than 156,000 postal workers — roughly 20 percent of its work force...."
This Article is From: federaltimes.com
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Neither snow, nor rain, nor shootouts . . .
Pilot program offers Milwaukee postal carriers safe havens
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"...Postal carriers were punched in the face, caught in shootouts and nearly run over in Milwaukee during recent months — all as they were trying to deliver the mail, officials said...."
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Monday, October 6, 2008
Postal Savings Bank ...a bit of Postal History
Mailing Our Way to Solvency
This Article is From: www.nytimes.com
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"...In 1910, Congress created a postal savings system. The Post Office offered small savings accounts to individual Americans. The system boomed during the Depression and World War II, with a balance of more than $3 billion in 1947 — almost $30 billion in today’s dollars. But F.D.I.C. insurance of private bank accounts removed the advantage of security from the postal savings system, and its fixed 2 percent..."
This Article is From: www.nytimes.com
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Saturday, October 4, 2008
USPS Financial Difficulties And the Possibility of Layoffs USPS Financial Difficulties And the Possibility of Layoffs
USPS Financial Difficulties And the Possibility of Layoffs
"...Interest has been especially high about the reference to the possibility of layoffs – for the first time in postal history.
Let me be clear: The possibility that the Postal Service may exercise its authority to layoff career employees is real, but it would affect very few APWU-represented employees. The 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement guarantees that each employee who is employed in the regular work force as of Nov. 20, 2006, “shall be protected henceforth against any involuntary layoff or force reduction during the term of this Agreement.”
The agreement also provides that “upon completion of six years of continuous service in their regular workforce” APWU-represented employees are protected against any involuntary layoff or force reduction “during any period of employment in the regular work force with the United States Postal Service or successor organization in his or her lifetime.” To receive credit for the year, an employee must have worked at least one hour (or received a call-in guarantee in lieu of work) in at least 20 of the 26 pay periods during that anniversary year.
APWU-represented employees who meet the criteria listed above are protected for the life of the 2006-2010 National Agreement or for their lifetime, and are not threatened by layoffs resulting from the significant decline in mail volume or the USPS financial difficulties...."
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"...Interest has been especially high about the reference to the possibility of layoffs – for the first time in postal history.
Let me be clear: The possibility that the Postal Service may exercise its authority to layoff career employees is real, but it would affect very few APWU-represented employees. The 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement guarantees that each employee who is employed in the regular work force as of Nov. 20, 2006, “shall be protected henceforth against any involuntary layoff or force reduction during the term of this Agreement.”
The agreement also provides that “upon completion of six years of continuous service in their regular workforce” APWU-represented employees are protected against any involuntary layoff or force reduction “during any period of employment in the regular work force with the United States Postal Service or successor organization in his or her lifetime.” To receive credit for the year, an employee must have worked at least one hour (or received a call-in guarantee in lieu of work) in at least 20 of the 26 pay periods during that anniversary year.
APWU-represented employees who meet the criteria listed above are protected for the life of the 2006-2010 National Agreement or for their lifetime, and are not threatened by layoffs resulting from the significant decline in mail volume or the USPS financial difficulties...."
Reference: www.apwu.org
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Friday, October 3, 2008
Automobile Stamps: 50s Fins and Chrome stamp Series
America on the Move: 50s Fins and Chrome stamps
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"...Featuring paintings by renowned automobile illustrator Art Fitzpatrick, the stamps showcase a 1957 Chrysler 300C, a 1957 Lincoln Premiere, a 1957 Pontiac Safari, a 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk and a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado. The stamps roll out today..."
This Article is From: liteblue.usps.gov
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
16000 Postal Employees Unprotected from Possible Layoffs
USPS’ Bleak Financial Picture And the Presidential Election
"...In response to the financial crisis, the Postal Service has announced a hiring freeze. And, in a meeting with union leaders and management association presidents, the Postmaster General pointed out that 16,000 USPS employees lack the six years of continuous service required to achieve protection against layoffs. The PMG’s message was clear: For the first time in our history, postal employees may experience layoffs...."
Reference: www.apwu.org
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Saturday, September 27, 2008
Creativity in Reno
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"...Judy Goza, T-2 Expediter at the Reno P&DC, won First Place for her 16” x 21” individual wall hanging at the Nevada State Fair in Reno, NV on August 20, 2008. The hand-embroidered, machine quilted wall hanging of the Reno MSC area (in 1994) for ZIP Codes 894, 895, 897, and 961, (representing the largest land area of any SCF),..."
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)
"...Vision plans will provide comprehensive eye examinations and coverage for lenses, frames and contact lenses. There are no deductibles or waiting periods. Other benefits such as discounts on lasik surgery may also be available...."
This Article is From: www.opm.gov/insure
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Ohio postal driver named nation's safest
"...COLUMBUS, Ohio—A man who drives a mail truck in Columbus has come to California for a special pickup: an award naming him the Postal Service's top driver. Herb Sharfenaker has never had an accident making mail runs for 43 years, going more than a million miles. He was honored Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif...."
This Article is From: www.mercurynews.com
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Feds charge postmasters
"...Postmasters from communities around rural Alaska have been charged with embezzling funds over several years totaling several thousand dollars.
The crimes, involving postal employees from Noatak, Selawik, New Stuyahok, Minto, Stebbins and Hooper Bay, occurred over a period of several years, dating back to 2003, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Anchorage. ..."
This Article is From: thetundradrums.com
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