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"...about not making payroll, so I checked in with the Postal Service. And the Postal Service tells me it never made that claim to Congress...."
Rumors abound on the internet about the USPS being unable to make payroll in October of this year. The Postal Newsgroup, a leader in postal news, has been unable to confirm the validity of the postal service not being able to make payroll in October. The rumors are alleged to have come from a letter that was posted on the internet and has since disappeared.
"...days off, holidays and paydays....a full calendar..."
"...A Kansas City area postal worker allegedly advised the leader of a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy about the best way to send dope through the mail, according to indictments announced Thursday...."
"...If you are looking for a postal Jeep there are many dealers specializing in this area. One dealer is Postal Pete at postalpete.com. ..."
"...The major postal unions — APWU, NALC, NRLCA and NPMHU — sent a letter on Tuesday to Jim Messina, the White House deputy chief of staff. They requested a meeting to discuss the Postal Service..."
"...someone is printing their own money orders, then we need to make sure the public and banking facilities and post offices are aware of that." The inspector says Stang served seven years in prison in the 1990's..."
"...The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued Order No: 244 establishing Docket N2009-1 to provide a public hearing and issue an advisory opinion on the national service implications of a U.S. Postal Service “Station and Branch Optimization and Consolidation Initiative.” ..."
"...Those arrested included USPS mail handlers, casual employees, and a motor vehicle operator. One non-USPS employee was also arrested...."
"...At a meeting at USPS Headquarters on June 23, the Postal Service briefed APWU Clerk Craft officers about plans to consolidate operations in large stations and branches. Managers also provided the union with an updated list of 3,243 stations and branches in Level-24-and-above installations that are being reviewed. ..."
"...Councilwoman Lois Watkins said residents recently had complained to her about feeling “threatened” by postal officials with having their mail withheld unless they paid for and installed a curbside mailbox...."
"...Brooks has been pitching the benefits of joining the “Be The Match Registry” for the past two years, and as district coordinator for the Postal Service’s Delivering the Gift of Life campaign she led the Southeast MI postal team to the top of the nation in registered potential donors in 2008. With her team of fellow volunteers, Brooks has recruited more than 1,000 potential marrow donors for the National Marrow Donor Program’s Be the Match Registry...."
"...The basic severance pay allowance consists of—
* One week of pay at the rate of basic pay for the position held by the employee at the time of separation for each full year of creditable service through 10 years;
* Two weeks of pay at the rate of basic pay for the position held by the employee at the time of separation for each full year of creditable service beyond 10 years; and
* Twenty-five percent of the otherwise applicable amount for each full 3 months of creditable service beyond the final full year...."
"...Noonan, who began his postal career in 1986, also has worked as a letter carrier and clerk. The Postal Service provided Noonan with a living, but painting feeds his creative soul...."
"...Phase Two RIF avoidance vacancy postings for District Customer Service Offices and mail processing organizational changes are available online at eCareer. The deadline for submitting applications is Wednesday, July 1...."
"...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...."