Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Yours Free - Mystic’s New U.S. Stamp Catalog!


"...A free copy of America’s best U.S. Stamp Catalog is waiting for you! You’ll enjoy 128 pages of color photographs, valuable collecting tips, fascinating history, plus much more!..."    



This Article is From: Mystic Stamp

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CALL7 Investigation: Gov't Made Federal Case Over $78

U.S. Attorney's Office: We Had Obligation To Pursue Case

"...On June 2, the postal worker was found not guilty on all 20 counts...."    



This Article is From: www.thedenverchannel.com
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

eBay's Bill Me Later allows buying postal products online


"...This new service will let users pay for postal products online without using a credit card, instead they are to be billed at a later date. It will help customers to manage their cash flow by receiving a monthly statement for the postage...."    



This Article is From: www.ecommerce-journal.com

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Senate kills amendment for FERS sick leave credit


"...The Senate yesterday struck down a measure that would allow employees under the Federal Employees Retirement System to get credit for unused sick leave when they retire...."    



This Article is From: federaltimes.com

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Postal Barbie


Click on over to the "Your Postal Blog" and check out the postal Barbie    



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Friday, June 12, 2009

FedEx's Anti-Union Drive


"...Though many FedEx Express workers don't have a direct relationship with the operation or maintenance of the air fleet, they are still covered by the RLA. That law carries a difficult path to unionization that requires a national vote by every worker at a company, and doesn't allow for organizing at a local, terminal-by-terminal level. Since the late 1990s, UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have pushed to change this classification...."    



This Article is From: www.businessweek.com

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Public invited to participate in a Bob Hope trivia contest


"...The public is invited to participate in a trivia contest in honor of the 44-cent Bob Hope stamp now on sale at all Post Offices. All entries should be postmarked no later than June 30 and mailed to Customer Relations, USPS, 79 Mid Cape Ter Ste 8, Cape Coral, FL 33991-9998. Be sure to include your name, complete mailing address, and a local phone number. The individual with the most correct answers will receive a collectible Bob Hope stamp image print. In the event of a tie, a drawing will be held to determine the winner...."    



This Article is From: www.northfortmyersneighbor.com

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Trust me, I work for the Post Office


"...the public trusts postal workers. A broad international survey by the GFK group said that firefighters..."    



This Article is From: yourpostalblog.blogspot.com

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Consolidation of Large Post Offices

Hot News

APWU Responds to USPS Notice on Retail Operations


Article Title: Consolidation of Large Post Offices
Snippet from Article: "...In response to a USPS notice that “the Postal Service is considering consolidating operations in our larger stations and branches,” APWU President William Burrus has reminded management that a Memorandum of Understanding included in the 2006-2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement requires that “all existing retail operations will remain within the installation of which they are a part.” “I note that of the many factors that will be considered in your final decisions, you omit the parties’ negotiated agreements,” Burrus wrote..."
Source: www.apwu.org


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Monday, June 8, 2009

Summer Sale starts July 1 for eligible mailers


"...The Postal Regulatory Commission unanimously approved the US Postal Service's summer sale, formally known as the Standard Mail Volume Incentive Pricing Program, on June 4. The 30% rebate..."    



This Article is From: www.dmnews.com

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Deliver Magazine


"...Delivermagazine.com arms marketers with all of the pertinent research, news and commentary impacting their industry. Digital technology is rapidly re-shaping the world of marketing, and Delivermagazine.com offers strategies and solutions designed to make sense of this turbulent new age...."    



This Article is From: www.delivermagazine.com

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Found-art project goes postal with random envelopes


"...sends an image of the contents to the project's creator, who posts it on the Web site. Notes, postcards, condoms, drawings, even an old cruise-ship promotion mailed from a Chicago airport have been submitted to the site, which follows in the tradition of previous found-art and open-collaboration Web projects -- especially PostSecret.com. Anyone can participate just by following the instructions at the site...."    



This Article is From: www.chicagotribune.com

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Priority Mail


"...Take the guesswork out of shipping with Priority Mail® Flat Rates. Whatever fits in the box or envelope ships for one low rate—anywhere in the United States. There's virtually no weighing or calculating. And your packages reach their destination in 2-3 days...."    



This Article is From: www.usps.com

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U.S. Postal Service Awards Contract to Persystent Technologies for PC Imaging and Recovery Application


"...Persystent Suite, which restores corrupted, changed, or missing operating system and application files in less than 30 seconds, will be used to image, protect and enforce desktop policies on approximately 150,000 PC workstations for the USPS nationwide. ..."    



This Article is From: www.businesswire.com

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[USPS] EMPLOYEES ARE RECEIVING MESSAGES WITH A MALICIOUS PAYLOAD

SUSPICIOUS E-MAILS

"...Beware of e-mail messages you receive that look like they’re from Delta Airlines, FedEx, DHL, USPS, or UPS. Other messages may come with a zip file attachment. These messages carry a malicious payload that can cause problems within the USPS infrastructure...."    



This Article is From: liteblue.usps.gov

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Celebrating 50 years with USPS


"...Ford Weatherford took a part-time job in 1959, he didn't realize it was the start of a 50-year career with the postal service. Weatherford, 68, of Petal celebrated his 50th anniversary working as a mail carrier in May. He started working with the United States Postal Service by substituting when other workers called in sick....."    



This Article is From: www.hattiesburgamerican.com

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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Postal Service Downsizing May Affect NYC Branches


"..."The post office thing is scary because it's been impossible enough to get to a post office when you have registered mail or something you have to sign for. It takes weeks," said Manhattan resident Amanda Fry...."    



This Article is From: wcbstv.com

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Two more Drano bombs explode in Eudora mailboxes


"...A mail carrier found a second detonated bomb in a mailbox near the corner of Winchester Road and 10th Street just beyond the Eudora city limits...."    



This Article is From: www.eudoranews.com

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Grad builds postal Web site


"...Antill built the Web site, http://www.gbrpcc.com, for the Baton Rouge Postal Customer Council, a nonprofit organization that helps local businesses efficiently use mailing services. She also created a user guide for the site and trained postal staff on how to update and add pages to the site...."    



This Article is From: www.2theadvocate.com

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

USPS Zoneskipping

Why shippers like zoneskipping

"...They're all shipping thousands of parcels each week, and they've all found a way to save money doing it. Their "secret" is a money-saving practice known as "zoneskipping." Zoneskipping, in essence, is the technique of moving parcels part way across the country by truck or air and then inserting them into the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) units closest to their destinations. This saves the USPS a significant amount of money, and some of those savings are passed on to the shippers and consolidators...."    



This Article is From: www.logisticsmgmt.com

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