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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
APWU Contract Negotiations Resume
Monday, November 29, 2010
OSHA Fines USPS For Safety Violations in Los Angeles
"...The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined the Postal Service $220,000 for willful and serious safety violations at the International Service Center in Los Angeles, CA...."
Shop for shipping — cheapest rates a weighty matter
"...If you are sending a package that is small or lightweight, your best buy may be the U.S. Postal Service. ..."
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Postmaster General earns nearly a quarter-million dollars in incentive pay in 2010
"...paid Mr. Potter $228,088 in extra incentive pay this year and more than $150,000 in incentive pay combined to four other high-ranking executives, records show...."
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Radioactive Package Found (FedEx)
"...FedEx on Friday found a package containing radioactive material that went missing a day earlier..."
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Friday, November 26, 2010
Which shipping company treats packages best – FedEx, UPS, or USPS?
"...devised a few special shipments with three major carriers like FedEx
, UPS, and the United States Postal Service (USPS). Inside several boxes Popular Mechanics included a three-axis accelerometer, thermometer, and a data logger..."
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
APWU Contract Extended to Dec. 1
"...Although the union’s national negotiating team has full authority to reach a tentative agreement with management, the Rank and File Bargaining Committee has the power to veto any such agreement. If the committee approves a tentative agreement, under the terms of the union constitution it must be ratified by the majority of union members voting in a mail-ballot referendum. ..."
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Family wins lawsuit against Postal Service
"...A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to pay $11.6 million to a former Monroe woman and her son who were seriously injured in a collision caused by a postal worke..."
Sunday, November 21, 2010
USPS facing “most serious threat in its 200-year history”
"...Congressman Darrell Issa, who is widely tipped to head up the Oversight and Government Reform Committee when the new Congress returns in January, mirrored Senator Carper’s calls for urgent cuts to the USPS...."
Friday, November 19, 2010
Details slim as public hearing nears on Oshkosh mail consolidation to Green Bay
"...Meier said everything about the effort to cut costs and find efficiencies feels like another card added to a deck stacked against the Oshkosh mail processing operation...."
Outgoing postmaster general's golden parachute
"...Postal unions also argue that workers are being unfairly asked to make financial concessions while top executives earn six-figure salaries and retirement payouts. ..."
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Gas vapors under Miles City Post Office prompt evacuation order
"...the U.S. Postal Service will bring a mobile unit from Great Falls so the post office can operate until vapors are mitigated. Postal operations and customer retail service will move to 715 Haynes Ave. beginning on Friday, according to a press release from the Postal Service...."
USPS considers moving processing center out of Batesville
"...considering moving some of its mail processing operations from the Batesville Post Office to the Northeast Arkansas Mail Processing Center in Jonesboro...."
Monday, November 15, 2010
A history of parcel bombs
"...In June 1939 50 letter-bombs exploded in postboxes and post offices in London, Birmingham and Manchester...."
Is Congressman Darrell Issa Targeting Veterans?
"...If he is going to “cut 200,000 USPS workers”, as he has stated to the (Heritage) Foundation, Does he have something against Veterans having good jobs?” -..."
Friday, November 12, 2010
Rep. Darrell Issa to Push for Postal Service Changes
"...Rep. Darrell Issa, Republican of California, who is set to become chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the next Congress, said on Friday that he would push for major changes at the Postal Service..."
Georgia rural carrier's persistence pays off
"...Bolken quickly submitted a Rural Reach sales lead, and Duluth, GA, Shipping Solutions Specialist Russell Beane followed up. Beane explained USPS provides free shipping supplies, including the Priority Mail boxes the company could use to ship its products worldwide. He also showed how the company could use third-party vendor Endicia and provided a comparative financial analysis to underscore the added value the company would receive with the Postal Service...."
Yankton Downtown Postal Facility Should Remain Open
"...I would just ask postal officials to do what any big business should do, and try to be a friend to the business community. You’re a partner to the business community, and we need services in the downtown...."
FedEx SmartPost to Drive Busiest Day in FedEx History
"...a completely integrated national network that picks up, sorts and delivers packages directly to U.S. Postal Service facilities for final delivery to residences. The affordable rate structure allows retailers to offer discounted shipping to customers during the holidays and beyond. ..."
Postal Service continues to cut working class jobs
"...Over the past two years, the Postal Service has cut more than $9 billion in costs, primarily by eliminating about 105,000 full-time equivalent positions, Corbett told the board. ..."