"...The following locations will guarantee an April 15th postmark on mail dropped in the lobby drops or the blue collection boxes in the parking lots until midnight Wednesday..."
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Post Office To Offer Extended Hours on Wednesday
HUNTSVILLE, AL -
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Renew Your Post Office Box Online or at an APC
USING DEBIT OR CREDIT CARDS AT APC TO RENEW PO BOXES
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"...PO Box customers can make 6- or 12-month payments — even those who have the largest PO Boxes. Also, customers can make PO Box payments at an APC using American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB and MasterCard. The exception is Visa, which has a $50 limit on self-service transactions, including APCs. Customers can also go to PO Boxes Online and use any of these credit cards...."
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Sign and print the petition to the NRLCA concerning the USPS "Summer Sale"
"...take action to protect all members of the Rural Craft. The USPS plans to offer discount mailings in an effort to raise volumes without fair compensations to the rural craft members. As our elected and paid officials, it is your duty to represent the interests and desires of this association to the best of your abilities...."
This Article is From: www.thepetitionsite.com
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A crucial bill that helps protect workers' rights
Employee Free Choice Act
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"...Arbitration of contracts is common in the postal service and for other public-sector contracts. Currently, employers often stall negotiations on a first..."
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CONDUCT ON POSTAL PROPERTY REGULATIONS APPLY
TAX DAY REMINDER
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"...permissible activities at postal facilities. Customers should not block entrances or impede public access to postal property. Collecting contributions or signatures on petitions is prohibited under Code of Federal Regulations, Part 232, as are leafleting and distributing literature in lobbies or other interior areas of postal buildings...."
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Your next bank: The Postal Service?
"...It’s a distant possibility. The Postal Service would need congressional approval. And Postmaster General John Potter said the Postal Service hasn’t decided whether getting into banking is a good idea; he said it was a hypothetical option, one of several possible new sources of revenue...."
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Postal Inspector General audit reveals delays and damage to USVI mail
"...The Delegate asked the Inspector General to look into the following complaints: The extraordinary length of time for packages or periodicals to reach St Thomas and St Croix; Priority mail regularly taking more than a week to get to the islands; mail and packages damaged or not delivered; lack of communication between the Postal Service and US Customs and Border Protection; Inadequate staffing levels in the USVI; and inadequate delivery service standards for the USVI...."
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Application of Workshare Discount Rate Design Principles
"...interested persons, including the Postal Service, may submit alternative workshare discount rate design and cost avoidance calculation methodologies. Alternative methodologies must address the legal, factual, and economic bases underlying them. The foregoing presentations are due no later than 60 days after publication of this Order in the Federal Register...."
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Summer “Sale” for Catalog Mail?
"...According to the DMA, mailers would be offered 20% to 30% discounts from June 15 to September 15 for mail volume over and above that mailer's past mailing. How does USPS track the volume? The Postal Service would establish a base mail volume for each mailer derived from its mailings from June 15 to Sept. 15, 2008, adjusted downward ..."
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US Postal Service Changes Insurance Claims-Processing
"...The USPS said online claims processing service will be available to customers who purchase domestic insurance through any retail channel (i.e., USPS.com, Automated Postal Center kiosks, local Post Office facilities, or authorized PC Postage providers. In addition, Express Mail customers may file online claims, even if no additional insurance was purchased...."
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Still waiting to finish your taxes? The clock is ticking …
"...“We recommend mailing your return as early in the day as possible to avoid that last-minute dash to the post office,” Kim Yates, spokeswoman for the USPS..."
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Dropping day of mail a 'last resort,' local USPS man says
"...Earlier this year the United States Postal Service's postmaster general caused a stir when he told Congress the USPS may temporarily drop one day of mail delivery. But the likelihood of going from six-day delivery to five days is slim..."
This Article is From: www.lemarssentinel.com
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Sunday, April 12, 2009
Last-minute tax filers, beware: The IRS is waiting
"...Go to www.usps.com to find the location and hours of a post office near you, or call toll-free 1-800-ASK-USPS (275-8777). The post office near Tampa International Airport, at 5201 W Spruce St., is open until 11:58 p.m...."
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
Want information on yourself or other postal employees?
The CourierPostOnline has a Public data source that will identify salary, facility location, Title/Position and year hired ...all you have to do is supply the name.
Editor Note: I checked my name and it was accurate to date.
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Follow the Early Out Conversation..
Make a click and jump over to the FederalSoup community and join in on the USPS Voluntary Early Retirement conversation. There is a lot of good information that might answer some of your questions or calm some of your fears on accepting the early out offer. Be careful to take what is said as fact unless it is backed up with a cited reference from a valid source. In other words, some of the participants may unknowingly pass on information that is not factual or gossip while others cite solid references to support their comments.
This Article is From: Federal Soup
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Former postmaster indicted in theft
"...obtained power of attorney and wrote two checks in August, one for $105,000 and one for $1,500. She then sent the money to a daughter through the U.S. Postal Service..."
This Article is From: www.recordonline.com
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Public asked to vote on favorite Simpsons stamp
"...vote early and often for their favorite among the five new stamps honoring the nation's funniest dysfunctional family...."
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Post office cancels late postmarks for tax deadline day (Hampton Roads)
"...Postal Service employees will collect mail outside the Hampton Roads General Mail Facility in Norfolk until midnight, but post offices in the region will close at 5 p.m.,..."
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Faribault woman charged for bomb threats on post offices
"...According to the criminal complaint, it’s alleged that on Feb. 2, Reineke mailed letters containing bomb threats to kill or injure postal customers and workers of the post offices in Mankato, North Mankato, Lake Crystal, Maddia, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Le Center and St. James...."
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Monday, April 6, 2009
Latest postal casualty: wilderness airmail
"...the Postal Service says it can no longer afford to make the deliveries. That’s cold comfort to the residents, of course, who pay extra to get necessities such as food and medicine delivered along with the mail...."
This Article is From: www.federaltimes.com
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