"...Eliminating the lawn resulted in no maintenance and reduced watering costs. Reeve concedes the outside of the office isn’t as attractive, but the community prefers the parking. Reeve has implemented other cost-saving steps, such as reducing cleaning supplies. “I look at everything for potential savings..."
"...If the proposal is adopted, Morgan says, it means major businesses will no longer consider Beckley a good place to locate, customers will notice delays in delivery and the area economy will lose a sizable chunk of money over a period of time due to postal workers leaving the area...."
"...Kimsey said he personally visited the postal service’s Mount Hood Distribution Center in Portland on Monday and met with its manager to find out what was causing the lag in ballot deliveries. “It was explained to me that the post office has reduced its processing capabilities,” he said. “The post office is struggling...."
"...To ensure that seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social Security and certain other Federal benefits receive a one-time $250 payment in the event that no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in 2011. ..."
"...Former postal employees who retired or separated from the Postal Service in 2009 as part of the negotiated Early Out Incentive agreement are entitled to receive an additional $5,000, tentatively scheduled for Oct. 29, 2010...."
"...Agents swarmed the small brick post office and searched the area around it. Crowds of people watched. People who live in Henning say the town's seen its share of crime, but never anything like this. “It's bad,” Caldwell said. “You hear about shootings all the time and crime all the time around Lauderdale County”..."
"...In what appears to be an armed robbery, two postal employees have been shot and killed in a very small town just 50 miles north of Memphis. Authorities in Henning, TN were notified of a shooting..."
"...Kentucky Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul was the latest to make waves when he said during a debate on "Fox News Sunday" that "there will have to be changes for the younger generation," specifically talking about the 55 and younger crowd. ..."
"...Two people were killed this morning in a shooting at the post office in Henning, Tennessee...."
"...Nalcrest, the letter carriers' retirement community, is located in Central Florida just south of Route 60, midway between Tampa on the Gulf Coast and Vero Beach on the Atlantic Coast just east of Lake Wales. Nalcrest features 500 garden-style apartments..."
"...In balloting that ended Oct. 14, Cliff Guffey was elected the new president of the American Postal Workers Union, receiving 69 percent of the votes in a three-way race. Greg Bell garnered 75 percent of votes cast, to win the Vice Presidency.
Guffey, who has served as the APWU’s vice president since 2001, becomes the union’s fifth president.
Also claiming victory was Martha Shunn-King, for Director of Organization. William “Bill” Kaczor was re-elected Health Plan Director.
Rob Strunk won the race for Clerk Division Director, and Princella Vogel was elected Southern Region Coordinator in a three-way contest. Robert “Bob” Pritchard was re-elected Director of the Motor Vehicles Services Division, and Michael Foster was re-elected Assistant Director.
A total of 30 races for national office were contested in this year’s elections. ..."
"...The need for reform at the top and a complete overhaul of the current USPS culture is evident when you look at the scandals revealed recently, including the Bob Bernstock scandal in July,..."
"...Keep up with the 2010 APWU Contract Negotiations. ..."
"...Norman, Oklahoma is the site of NCED which is a 72-acre, postal-owned site at 24th and Imhoff Road. It has just been reported that there has been a 4.3-magnitude earthquake in Norman, but officials said no significant damage or injuries have been reported..."
"...work during the upcoming holiday mailing season hiring. Mail Handler positions are available at the following locations..."
"...have nothing to do with USPS “operating expenses,” which include employee wages and benefits. The liabilities are a colossal sham, seized upon by postal management and by anti-worker congressmen who wish to erode the gains made by postal employees over 40 years of collective bargaining. ..."
"... AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka addressed the diverse crowd of nearly 200,000 working people, stressing the importance of committing to change in America.
“We come together today because America needs good jobs,” Trumka said. “Jobs that support families — all families. Jobs that give our young people paths of opportunity, not obstacles. Jobs that allow people to retire with dignity.”..."
"...Potter warned employees not to reach any conclusions about recent reports recommending closures and layoffs. “We’re going to meet payroll,” he said. “We’re going to live up to our contracts and pay our people.” However, he added it will be important for the Postal Service to negotiate provisions in new labor contracts that “provide us the tools that we need to successfully manage the business.”..."
Note: emphasis added by The Postal Newsgroup
"...The postal service told her the driver will be drug tested before he is allowed back on the road.
But Senst wants the postal truck taken away and her home patched up.
..."
"...“Postal managers do not get locality pay,” he said. “Postal managers only get raises..."
