Thursday, February 26, 2009

USPS Cuts Post Office Hours, Upsetting Customers


"...across the nation post offices have to find many ways to cut back, and so far they've avoided layoffs. But the cuts are affecting workers and causing more inconvenience for USPS customers. Starting Monday, all post offices will close at 5 p.m. Many post offices in Charlotte keep late hours, some open until 10 p.m., and employees and customers alike said the change be a real inconvenience...."    



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March 2009 COLA - Postal Cost of Living Adjustment

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Update

"...After the final month of the six-month measuring period, the fifth COLA under the 2006 National Agreement and the Operating Services Agreement will be zero. ..."    



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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Mail-pilfering postal worker gets house arrest, probation


"...She was sentenced on the charge of theft of mail by a postal employee. ... a longtime postal worker..."    



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[opinion and commentary] Neither snow, nor rain, nor sleet …


"...Postmaster General John Potter recently received a $79,000 pay raise and a juicy $135,000 performance bonus which is part of an $850,000 pay and compensation package. How does one get a raise and a bonus for propelling the USPS into the economic ravine? The question remains..."    



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Intermec wins Saudi postal contract


"...Saudi Post, the official postal operator of Saudi Arabia, has announced a contract with Intermec Technologies Inc. to provide an RFID-enabled tracking solution for its mail delivery...."    



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Police find 9 roosters in house after postal tip


"...Wolf said police looked for evidence of cockfighting but did not find any...."    



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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Dothan Post Office Robbery

Suspect identified in Post Office robbery, assault

"...The federal government charged Perry with the robbery and assault of the post office employee on Dec. 26, 2006. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Snyder argued Perry duct taped and attempted to sexually assault an employee during the robbery...."    



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Monday, February 23, 2009

Fall onto metal stake kills Mich. postal carrier


"...A postal carrier has died after falling and hitting his head on a metal stake while delivering mail in Kalamazoo..."    



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Saturday, February 21, 2009

USPS sets Move Update error threshold at 30%


"...For a Standard Mail mailing, this means that every piece in the mailing will be charged an additional 7 cents. For a First-Class Mail mailing, this means that every piece in the mailing will be charged at the single-piece rate of 44 cents.
The new requirements, which became effective November 23..."    



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Friday, February 20, 2009

Postmaster General Gets Pay Bonus as Agency Falters


"...In all his total compensation -- salary, bonuses, retirement benefits and other perks -- topped $850,000, a spokesman with the U.S. Postal Service told FOXNews.com on Wednesday. At the same time, the Postal Service, an independent federal agency, is crumbling..."    



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DRIVER SENTENCED IN CRASH THAT LEFT POSTAL WORKER WITH DEVASTATING INJURIES


"...crashed into a Ventnor postal worker, leaving her with horrific injuries. The victim says her life will never be the same because of one random act of carelessness...."    



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How does it get there? Take a free tour of Denver's general mail processing facility


"...Looking for an extraordinary educational experience? Try a tour of Denver's main mail processing facility. If you're like most people, you probably don't give much thought to our mail system. The postal service does its job and our mail arrives..."    



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Feb. 20, 1792: U.S. Goes Postal, but It's All Good


"...The practical effect of the Postal Service Act, however, was to transform the existing colonial postal service, streamlined by Benjamin Franklin during his stint as postmaster general, into a federal agency. Its main provision granted Congress the power to establish official mail routes throughout the young nation...."    



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Thursday, February 19, 2009

USPS Smacks Nonprofit Mailers Again


"...Charities that use premiums to fundraise have again taken it on the chin from the United States Postal Service. Nonprofit parcels and Nonflat Machinables (NFM) will again bear the brunt of postal rate increases, with percentage increases ranging from almost 10 percent to 50 percent, according to analysis from the Direct Marketing Association (DMA)...."    



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Monday, February 16, 2009

Rare misprint US airmail stamp to be auctioned in Warwickshire


"...The 1918 US airmail stamp depicts the Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aeroplane flying upside down. Auction house, Warwick and Warwick, will be selling a mint example of the stamp..."    



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Sunday, February 15, 2009

A Postal Employee Retirement Community - Nalcrest, Florida 33856


Where does a postal employee go to retire? Some postal retirement seekers look to Florida for retirement living ...and where better to live than in a postal retirement community with nothing but other retired postal workers living next to you? No dogs allowed! The community is restricted to union letter carriers. Residents must be members in good standing with the National Association of Letter Carriers(NALC). The postal community offers a strong sense of community, a golf course is a half-hour away, twice a day a Nalcrest van transports residents to Lake Wales for a nominal fee for shopping, doctor appointments and other errands, and its 500 apartments are clustered in 66 one-story buildings spread over 153 acres around two large lagoons popular with residents who fish and boat. Another 150 acres of undeveloped land surrounds the complex. Sunny Florida breezes sweeten the air with the aroma of retirement.     ...and read the National Geographic article on Nalcrest at: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0407/feature7/index.html




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UAW rejects GM, Chrysler proposed changes

"...The autoworkers union is rejecting changes to a retiree health care trust proposed by General Motors and Chrysler, saying the companies want to shortchange workers to benefit bondholders...."    



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Saturday, February 14, 2009

AMERICAN STAMPS AIRS ON PBS NEXT WEEK

AMERICAN STAMPS AIRS ON PBS NEXT WEEK
"... information on the history of stamps in America and how stamp subjects are selected and checked for authenticity. And Wilson Hulme, curator of Philately at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, talks about the fun of stamp-collecting and the printing errors that have made some stamps worth considerably more than their face value...."   
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Granular data and direct mail pay off for event company


"...The company uses a variety of purchased postal mailing lists coupled with e-mail marketing. Specifically, it looks for lists that contain individuals that have subscribed to something or attended another event...."    



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Endicia

If You Can Send It At The Post Office, You Can Print It With Endicia
Endicia: If You Can Send It At The Post Office, You Can Print It With Endicia
"... Endicia lets you print complete, prepaid postage for any single-piece domestic mail class offered by the US Postal Service, including military (APO/FPO) addresses. Whether it’s First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, Express Mail, Media Mail, Library Mail, Bound-Printed Matter, or Parcel Post – choose your mail class and print with Endicia to save time. Endicia computes the exact postage you need, so you don’t overpay for postage or risk your packages arriving to your customer postage-due. ..."
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