"...video from the airport shows emergency vehicles around a UPS jet...."
Friday, October 29, 2010
Authorities investigating UPS plane in Philadelphia
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Postmaster General Announces Retirement
"...Pat Donahoe, Deputy Postmaster General and Chief Operating Officer, will become our new Postmaster General when I “end tour” Dec. 3...."
Slain Henning Postal Worker Paula Robinson Laid to Rest
"...Robinson's body was discovered at the Henning post office last week dead from an apparent gun shot wound. Her co-worker, 59-year old Judy Spray, was also found dead. Who did it and why is still a mystery at this point...."
APWU Grows Impatient With Pace of Contract Talks
"...to date, management has not presented its proposals on the central contractual issues of wages, benefits, protection against layoffs, seniority, and workforce structure. When these proposals are presented..."
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Is check is in the mail? $1 billion electric bill
"...Scarlett Hall lives in the home with her husband and three children. They've had high bills before but Hall knew this one totalling $1,016,500,130.09..."
Friday, October 22, 2010
Salinas postal workers to rally to keep local mail processing plant open
"...moving mail processing from Salinas to San Jose, said Augustine Ruiz, USPS spokesman for the Bay Valley district. ..."
Thursday, October 21, 2010
US Postal Services rates
"...Postage Price Calculator for Domestic and International Retail Prices..."
Cost of living pay increase
Information About 2011 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment Read our latest posts! .
"...Under existing law, there can be no COLA in 2011. Why? As determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is no increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2008, the last year a COLA was determined, to the third quarter of 2010. The following resources provide..."
USPS facing millions in fines for ‘willful’ safety violations
"...The United States Postal Service is set to lose tens of millions of dollars for a series of “willful” health and safety violations at its processing facilities across America...."
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Oh my God! Is this what the Post Office is coming to?
NO LAWN SAVES A LITTLE GREEN
Postal Newsgroup Note: Hey, USPS, if you grow a tree, you can use the leaves as toilet paper!
Read our latest posts! .
"...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..."
Postal Newsgroup Note: Hey, USPS, if you grow a tree, you can use the leaves as toilet paper!
Postal Consolidation plan sparks protest
Union official: Charleston can’t handle current mail volume Read our latest posts! .
"...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...."
Postal Service slow in delivering ballots
"...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...."
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
H.R.5987 -- Seniors Protection Act of 2010 (Introduced in House - IH)
"...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. ..."
Second Early Out Payment Scheduled for Oct. 29
"...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...."
Monday, October 18, 2010
Henning Post Office Shooting Update 2 October 18
"...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”..."
Postal Shooting Update
Two postal workers killed outside of Memphis Read our latest posts! .
"...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..."
Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and others want Social Security Age rise
Republican Candidates Dive Into Social Security Crossfire With Calls for Reform Read our latest posts! .
"...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. ..."
Post Office Shooting at Henning post office
"...Two people were killed this morning in a shooting at the post office in Henning, Tennessee...."
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Nalcrest Retirement Community
"...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..."
Cliff Guffey was elected the new president of the American Postal Workers Union
"...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. ..."
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