"...Find out Post Office hours for your area. File Taxes Today!! ..."
This Article is From: usps.whitepages.com
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
What Post Office's Have Extended Hours on Tax Day
This Article is From: usps.whitepages.com
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Post offices no longer staying open late on tax day
"...HUNTSVILLE, AL. -- A "sharp drop in demand" for a last-minute April 15 postmark for taxes has prompted the U.S. Postal Service to phase out late-night collections and after-hours retail services on tax day..."
This Article is From: blog.al.com
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Only 61.9 Percent of Participating Postal Employees Replied Favorably to Latest VOE
VOE RESULTS
This Article is From: liteblue.usps.gov
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"...The survey indicates USPS has opportunities to improve in the areas of trust, communication, growth, and diversity and respect. Employees say they want the results of the VOE survey shared in their work units and would like to see organizational improvements made..."
This Article is From: liteblue.usps.gov
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Special Retirement Supplement
"...The Special Retirement Supplement will be added automatically to your annuity. The SRS will be applied to the first full month in which you have reached your MRA and payable at the end of that month...."
This Article is From: blogs.federaltimes.com
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Monday, April 12, 2010
New mail program equals big savings for taxpayers
"...The entities tested out the concept last year during a mailing to those who receive help from the state to pay their energy bills. In a total mailing to 213,335 Coloradans, 8,767 addresses were found in the USPS database to be incorrect. The state was able to save $39,914 by not sending letters to those incorrect addresses...."
This Article is From: www.9news.com
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Elderly cat attacks postal workers and 'chases them down garden path'
"...told by the postal service that her pet is aggressive and she won't be getting deliveries..."
This Article is From: www.metro.co.uk
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Early Retirement Rumors
"...it is very likely that postal management will pursue further reductions in the employee complement through Voluntary Early Retirement offers...."
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
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GAO report endorses cuts in U.S. Postal Service
"...The Postal Service should provide more lucrative incentive packages to potential retirees in efforts to accelerate attrition, auditors said..."
This Article is From: www.washingtonpost.com
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
USPS To Offer Early Out Retirement To...?
The Postal Reporter News Blog, according to the FederalSoup Forum, is again reporting that the USPS is offering another Early Out Retirement to some employees. Click over to the FederalSoup Forum and join in on the conversation and post your thoughts ...rest assured postal managers read the FederalSoup Forum. Expressing your thoughts and offering suggestions in the forum could go a long way in creating positive change. If you remain silent, someone else may speak for you. Let them know what you think.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
2010 Postal Early Retirement
The forum posters over at Federal Soup are reporting that a recent VER 2010 announcement cited at the Postal Reporter site was a scam. was
This Article is From: federalsoup.com
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Monday, April 5, 2010
Federal Employee Severance Pay
As there appears to be some confusion as to the computation of Severance Pay for federal and postal employees, here is the real scoop from OPM.
Here is a sampling of the computation, but read the full article by clicking the 'Read More' icon in this post:
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.
This Article is From: www.opm.gov
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
PRC Report Finds Excessive Postage Discounts
"...Confirming charges the APWU has made for more than a decade, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) concluded on March 29 that the Postal Service grants excessive postage discounts to large mailers. The USPS suffered a loss of ..."
This Article is From: www.apwu.org
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Injured post office employees taken off the job
"...“They’re not criminals,” she said. “They’re just people that are injured and the post office is saying, ‘We don’t have work for you.’ You come to work, get injured and basically they kick you to the curb.”..."
This Article is From: www.mysuburbanlife.com
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Netflix is the big loser in Postal Service changes
"...eliminating Saturday delivery, the Postal Service has also said that it wants to raise postage fees. If these changes are implemented, Netflix's finely tuned business model could suffer a serious blow. ..."
This Article is From: www.msnbc.msn.com
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Mystery Bomber Targets Texas
"...They are just the latest in a terrifying series of homemade devices found in East Texas post office boxes over the past several months. ..."
This Article is From: www.cbsnews.com
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USPS to investigate hiring of Greenfield postman who is a known sex offender
"...Postal Service will also look into Lamberson’s hiring. Ruiz said the Postal Service conducts “rigorous” background ..."
This Article is From: www.thecalifornian.com
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Changes in old-time delivery system affect modern business
"...It's easy to compare the USPS to private delivery companies like UPS or Fedex, but private companies aren't required to deliver mail everywhere, even unprofitable remote sites, like the post office is, even though it's supposed to be an independent, self-supporting entity. ..."
This Article is From: www.mccookgazette.com
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Another U.S. Postal Service early retirement incentive this year?
The big question from postal employees at or near retirement age is, will there be Another U.S. Postal Service early retirement incentive this year? Many employees feel that in these hard economic times they need to delay their retirement or not retire at all. The last three early retirement offers have failed to get the needed numbers of employees to retire. The last retirement offer provided a small monetary incentive, but it failed as well. A recent article from Bloomberg BusinessWeek.com, dated March 30, 2010, quotes the the deputy postmaster general as saying, 'We may not have to. It's a timing issue. The average age of postal employees is 53, and their retirement packages are already funded.' However, if you talk to a postal employee, their opinion tends to differ from this managerial position. Postal Employees, as well as most federal employees, are limited to a $25,000 VSIP if their agency decides to request a monetary incentive. The Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Authority, also known as buyout authority, allows agencies that are downsizing or restructuring to offer employees lump-sum payments up to $25,000 as an incentive to voluntarily separate. Many employees say it will take the $25,000 VSIP to get them to even consider retiring and many complain that the past 'early out' offers are made without enough prior announcement to permit employees to prepare for such a huge, life-altering decision. Employees would like to see the USPS make and announcement far enough in advance that they could investigate finding other employment or simply having an appropriate amount of time to discuss it with families. Additionally, with the APWU going into contract negotiations this year, employees say they have to at least wait until they see where the USPS will go with pay raises, benefits, and health insurance costs. If the USPS fights to further raise Health Insurance costs, many employees will be forced to continue working just to be able to afford insurance in retirement. If the past (last three offers) is any sign of the average USPS employee retiring any time soon ...it's just not going to happen without dangling several juicy carrots in front of them!
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USPS VP: It’s Time to Implement Five-Day Mail Delivery
"... Assuming the PRC and Congress approve the plan, Pulcrano said it would take about six months to implement five-day mail delivery. PRC Chairman Ruth Goldway said last week it might take six to nine months for her panel to issue an advisory opinion...." 
Source: multichannelmerchant.com
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Royal Mail Agreement
Article Title: Royal Mail Agreement
Snippet of Article: "...Between now and 2012
- Basic pay will rise by a minimum of 6.9 per cent
- Further payments will accompany the phased introduction of change in the workplace
- The CWU will play a full part in the introduction, deployment and review of change
- The working week will reduce by one hour with no loss of pay
- Royal Mail will remain a 75 per cent full-time industry
- Existing job security will be further enhanced ..."
Source: www.cwu.org
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