"...Amid a dramatic loss of business to email and a severe economic downturn, the U.S. Postal Service is reviewing 3,100 outlets nationwide to identify candidates for closure. According to the report, Jack Dougherty, president of the northern New Jersey local of the American Postal Workers Union, pointed to an internal Postal Service memo on the union's Web site..."
"...We have seen window clerk staff reductions, a loss of many blue collection boxes for the customer, earlier cutoff times for mail pickup and later box-mail commitments from the service. All of these are service reductions, and expect more...."
"...the post office (1840) is the oldest still in operation in the state and features call boxes built prior to the American Civil War...."
"...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!..."
"...On June 2, the postal worker was found not guilty on all 20 counts...."
"...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...."
"...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...."
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"...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...."
"...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...."
"...the public trusts postal workers. A broad international survey by the GFK group said that firefighters..."
APWU Responds to USPS Notice on Retail Operations
"...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..."
"...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...."
"...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...."
"...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...."
"...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. ..."
"...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...."
"...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....."
"..."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...."
