"...for closure. On a recently released list the Wynn Drive branch in Huntsville was one of four Alabama branches making the list. ..."
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Wynn Drive Station On Potential Post Office Closure List
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Monday, August 3, 2009
USPS Layoffs? That's a possibility...
"...U.S. Postal Service, then layoffs are a possibility, a top USPS official acknowledged to House lawmakers on Thursday.
"I can't say or guarantee that there wouldn't be layoffs," said Jordan Small, USPS acting vice president..."
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Postal Employee Action Alert
“If the bill passes as written, it will destroy collective bargaining for postal workers.” Burrus said.
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"... Because a vote on the bill is expected early next week, before the Senate adjourns for its August recess, local and state activists must move quickly, Burrus said. The national union will hold a teleconference for local and state leaders on Monday, Aug. 3, at 2 p.m. EDT, to discuss the issue.
“I call on every APWU local to generate messages to their senators based on a 1 to 5 ratio of their members,” Burrus said. “If the bill passes as written, it will destroy collective bargaining for postal workers.”
The amendment would require arbitrators ruling on postal contracts to take into account the “financial health of the Postal Service.”
“Given the severity of Postal Service’s financial crisis, if this bill passes, we can anticipate that in the next round of negotiations, many of the things our members take for granted — such as cost-of-living increases, raises, and protection against layoffs — will be at risk.” Under current law, arbitrators must consider the “comparability” of postal wages to employees in the private sector who perform similar work.
“In fact, arbitrators routinely consider the Postal Service’s financial status as part of the context of negotiations,” Burrus said. “However, to attach this specific requirement to the law leaves workers at a severe disadvantage. ..." 
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Funny Mailbox...
"...Something tells me this box is NOT approved by the Postmaster General..."
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Free Premium Postcards
"...It's as simple as going to http://www.premiumpostcard.com/ and signing up with
the source code USPS09. Once you are at the Premium Postcard Website just..."
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GAO Puts U.S. Postal Service on 'High-Risk' List
"...Proposals currently on the table include cutting delivery to five days per week, consolidating branches and receiving relief from the government to fund future retirees' health benefits...."
This Article is From: www.poynter.org
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Postal News: USPS BMC Name Change
Postal News
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"...APWU President William Burrus admonished the Postal Service for failing to officially notify the union that the Bulk Mail Center network has been renamed the Network Distribution Center network...."
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
USPS "High Risk" (Opinion)
USPS Hits GAO "High Risk" List (Opinion)
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"...holding managers responsible for correcting the issues. The grievances are often paid, but the issues never corrected. The repeated violations center around Improper By-Pass Overtime, Crossing Crafts, and Casuals in Lieu Of, costing the USPS untold amounts of money. This is an area where the postal service Labor Representatives could invoke some trend analysis to determine which managers and facilities repeatedly propagate these costly violations. This would permit the USPS to either educate the poorly performing managers or shed themselves of the poorly performing leaders...."
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Postal Service added to GAO high-risk list for poor fiscal health
"...GAO urged the Postal Service to take more drastic measures to cut expenses, including having more employees retire, reducing their benefits and consolidating post offices. The USPS can’t rely on increased revenue through a rebound in mail volume, something that has happened after past recessions but is unlikely to happen this time because of the country’s increased reliance on newer technology, the GAO said...."
This Article is From: thehill.com
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Monday, July 27, 2009
USPS Movers Guide
Online Change of Address
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"...USPS - Change your address online
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Gulf Coast Lighthouse stamps
STANDING ROOM ONLY
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"...Also attending the event were USPS Governor Katherine Tobin, Southeast Area Vice President Terry Wilson, Biloxi Historian Emeritus Murella Powell and Hal Pierce, president of the Alabama Lighthouse Association. ..."
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FERS Sick-Leave Credit Removed from Senate Bill
"...amendment was withdrawn at the insistence of Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), who threatened to filibuster until the amendment removed. “Until this amendment is withdrawn, I will stay here, or I will have a colleague stay here...."
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Free Postcards
"...And for now, the first 50 are free to new users. It’s as simple as going to..."
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
No chance of the Postal Service missing its payroll
Fact-checking Congress
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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...."
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Rumor Control: USPS Payroll
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.
This Article is From: postal-newsgroup.blogspot.com
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Postal Payroll Calendar
"...days off, holidays and paydays....a full calendar..."
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White House pressured to fix postal budget crisis
"...The unions who signed on to the letter were the American Postal Workers Union, the National Rural Letter Carriers Association, the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union...."
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Friday, July 17, 2009
Postal worker advised drug trafficker about mailing dope, prosecutors allege
"...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...."
This Article is From: www.kansascity.com
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Biz Spotlight: Postal Pete - Postal Jeeps
Postal Pete ...#1 Postal Jeep Dealer in the World!
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"...If you are looking for a postal Jeep there are many dealers specializing in this area. One dealer is Postal Pete at postalpete.com. ..."
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The disappearing USPS union letter
"...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..."
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