"...The U.S. Postal Service is planning to move the sorting of Huntsville's large mail, including magazines and 8-by-10-inch envelopes, to Birmingham..."
This Article is From: www.al.com
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
Sorting of large mail will be moved to Birmingham
This Article is From: www.al.com
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
USPS, RTD Promote Universal Health Care
Mail Truck, Bus Covered With Political Signs
This Article is From: www.thedenverchannel.com
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"...“In my opinion it is a serious violation of the public trust,” said Hine. “When you see something like that you are immediately led to believe that both USPS and RTD are promoting this position as an organization and that is certainly not appropriate for public organizations.”..."
This Article is From: www.thedenverchannel.com
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USPS Standby Time
"... The Postal Service says it has no choice but to use standby time because of its union contracts. Postal workers suspect otherwise. Some say they believe management wants them to resign in protest; others think the Postal Service will try to eliminate the no-layoff clause in the next round of contract talks slated for next year. “I think they’re trying to prove that they don’t need people..."
This Article is From: www.federaltimes.com
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Sunday, September 6, 2009
Mail Processing Changes in Northern Alabama
"...One source says the change will slow the mail and force Huntsville workers to transfer..."
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Warren postal carrier accused of hoarding 20,000 pieces of mail
"...The Warren post office had received complaints about undelivered mail along Stempnik's route in the 48091 ZIP code, according to an affidavit attached to a criminal complaint filed against Stempnik...."
This Article is From: www.detnews.com
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FedEx & UPS challenged by USPS flat rates
"...the Postal Service is on to something here and might have found a path to increasing its market share taking away some business from its highly successful competitors. ..."
This Article is From: www.bloggingstocks.com
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OIG Survey
USPS OIG is taking a Nationwide Wage Uniformity Survey. The focus is private-sector comparability in compensation. Please visit the survey and vote in support of "Postal compensation should exceed that of private sector equivalent jobs." We believe the Postal Service needs to attract the best qualified employees to perform the jobs in the most trusted organization in the world. Standards should be high for positions that assist in maintaining national security and communications throughout this great country, as well as the entire world.
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Monday, August 31, 2009
No RIF for EAS Employees?
NAPS RIF News
This Article is From: naps.org
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"...prior to the implementation of the RIF on the remaining impacted EAS employees.
Due to the diligence of the members of the NAPS executive board, who worked closely with local Areas and Districts and the cooperation of USPS headquarters, we are able to announce today that remaining impacted employees are expected to be placed in positions thereby avoiding a RIF...."
This Article is From: naps.org
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Few Likely to Step Up for USPS Employee Buyout Offer
"..."I think many postal employees are still concerned about the overall economy, and their chances of finding part-time employment after they have retired from the Postal Service."..."
This Article is From: multichannelmerchant.com
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VER Eligible Employees Begin Receiving Letters
"...Employees eligible for a Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) are beginning to receive their VER offer letters in the mail. The offer mentions the incentive, but fails to spell out the amount and provide a description of the incentive...."
This Article is From: http://postal-newsgroup.blogspot.com/
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
FedEx, USPS renew express contract
"...Terms of the contract were not released. FedEx provides transportation and delivery for the date-certain product to 190 countries and territories...."
This Article is From: www.bizjournals.com
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Postal Service Negotiated Incentive Plan Designed to Save $500 Millio
"...Because the number of addresses grows by 1.5 million each year, letter carriers represented by the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association were not extended this offer. The incentive provides eligible employees $10,000 to be paid during the first three months of Fiscal Year 2010, creating salary and benefit savings for the next nine months. The same employees will receive a second payment of $5,000 in Fiscal Year 2011. Fiscal Year 2010 starts Oct. 1, 2009...."
This Article is From: www.usps.com
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NEW RETIREMENT-SEPARATION OPPORTUNITIES ANNOUNCED WITH INCENTIVES UP TO $15,000
"...The Postal Service has informed the NPMHU that it will be offering retirement seminars, on-the-clock¸ that employees will be able to attend..."
This Article is From: www.npmhu.org
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USPS Moratorium on Excessing Through Oct. 9
Union Negotiates Monetary Incentive For Retirements, Separations
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
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"...There will be a moratorium on excessing from Aug. 24 through Oct. 9 to allow time to assess the vacancies created by the retirements and separations. During this period, excessing notices that have already been issued will be reviewed.
If more than 25,000 employees indicate they wish to accept the offer, the parties will discuss implementation, based on a proportion of the number of employees in the complement of the APWU and Mail Handler crafts. Mail Handlers are expected to receive an offer virtually identical to the APWU-negotiated agreement...."
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Postal Service offers $15,000 buyouts to cut costs
"...The Postal Service is offering $15,000 buyouts to employees in an effort to cut costs at a time when the post office is being buffeted by the recession and the popularity of e-mail and electronic bill payment...."
USPS Offers $15,000 Retirement or Resignation Incentive
USPS Offers $15,000 Retirement or Resignation Incentive
The United States Postal Service is offering a $15,000 Retirement or resignation incentive to certain employees. The first installment will be $10,000 in November 2009 and the other $5000 will be one year later. Mailings will go out in the next few days to eligible employees. Stay tuned for more details. Update coming soon.
See APWU PDF http://www.apwu.org/news/nsb/2009/nsb02-090824-retirement_incentive_mou.pdf
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The United States Postal Service is offering a $15,000 Retirement or resignation incentive to certain employees. The first installment will be $10,000 in November 2009 and the other $5000 will be one year later. Mailings will go out in the next few days to eligible employees. Stay tuned for more details. Update coming soon.
See APWU PDF http://www.apwu.org/news/nsb/2009/nsb02-090824-retirement_incentive_mou.pdf
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Women accused of using post office to ship drugs plead not guilty
"...charges of using the U.S. Postal Service to ship hundreds of pounds of marijuana, according to court records. On Monday morning, postal employee Eva Zamora, 45, from San Benito and Juana Pesina Sierra, 54, from Los Indios ..."
This Article is From: www.brownsvilleherald.com
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Postal truck kills Dedham corrections officer
"...scene near his Raycroft Avenue home in Weymouth when a U.S. postal service truck coming around a corner struck him, near 338 Summer St. He later died at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth...."
This Article is From: www.dailynewstranscript.com
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Your thoughts on your postal union
"...if you drop your membership, don't do it half way. Resign your full time career position. Become a casual. You will then receive no union negotiated benefits. i.e. representation, route/annual bidding, pay raises, step increases, etc. you get the idea. Be fair. Get out if you want. Just don't accept anything the Union provides...."
This Article is From: federalsoup.com
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Excessing
Postal workers rerouted in 120-mile commute
This Article is From: www.easthamptonstar.com
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"...a minimum of seven hours a day in transit to work a straight seven-hour shift. They have no choice. If they refuse, they will be fired. They have been, in USPS-speak, “excessed.”..."
This Article is From: www.easthamptonstar.com
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