"...Blog claims that the USPS To Offer Early Retirement, and quotes the following: "'As we continue our restructuring, we anticipate that a reduction in force (RIF) and a voluntary early retirement (VER) process will be initiated by the end of this fiscal quarter,” said Donahoe...."
Monday, January 10, 2011
Early Retirement for Postal Employees ?
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Workers Upset With Post Office Following Incendiary Letter Incidents
"..."The post office has the mentality of somebody has to die it seems, or be seriously injured, before they'll evacuate a building," Pickett said...."
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Another incendiary mail package ignites
Incendiary packages might be part of 'vendetta,' police say Read our latest posts! .
"...An incendiary device ignited inside a package at a U.S. Postal Service processing center in Washington on Friday, a day after two similar parcels sent to Maryland officials ignited in mailrooms..."
Friday, January 7, 2011
Postal inspectors invetigate MD parcel bombs
Postal inspectors Read our latest posts! .
"...postal inspectors are trying to track the origin of incendiary packages sent to Maryland Gov...."
Mail Rooms Closed After Mail Bomb Incident in Maryland
Maryland closes government mailrooms statewide Read our latest posts! .
"...two incendiary devices ignited in government offices in Annapolis and Hanover, from authorities likely mindful of past deadly letter bomb incidents as well as the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people and sickened 17...."
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Packages Explode in Mail Room of Government Buildings
Packages explode at Md. state government buildings Read our latest posts! .
"...spokesman for Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen says a mail room employee was hurt in the Annapolis incident. ..."
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Salaries for Postal Employees Search
Want to see what the salary is of a specific postal employee? Maybe you want to see what the salary is of a postal maintenance worker, or a USPS expediter, or your plant manager, a mail handler, clerk, MDO, casual employee or the PMG. Don't know a postal employees name, simply type in the zip for the specific post office or plant and it will list the names, salaries, and even the date of employment. Some may be offended by the fact you can do this, but it is public knowledge and free to view. Take a look.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Mailed bomb threat received at Upper West Side NY synagogue
"...A letter sent to an Upper West Side synagogue last week, threatening to blow it up on New Year’s Eve, arrived the same day a report was released by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services showing that hate crimes across New York jumped 14 percent in 2009...."
Sunday, January 2, 2011
"Known Shipper" Program Under Fire
"...TSA and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection are relying on risk-based targeting of shipments in the interim. These include application of the Known Shipper Program that has amassed a database of millions of shippers approved to place cargo on passenger aircraft...."
Friday, December 31, 2010
USPS Announces Changes To ‘Mystery Shopper Program’
"...The questions have been a source of frustration, both to window clerks and the mailing public, in part because RAs were required to ask every customer mailing a package a litany of questions – even customers they knew well and whose needs they understood.
APWU Clerk Craft Director Rob Strunk praised the decision. “Finally, a manager with authority has realized that our Sales and Service Associates can determine on their own an appropriate method for communicating with our customers...."
Monday, December 27, 2010
Another Big Mailer Discount Program Begins Jan. 2
TWO USPS INCENTIVE PROGRAMS DEBUT JAN. 2 Read our latest posts! .
"...provides rebates of more than 5 percent for volume growth of mailers who regularly use Standard Mail and Nonprofit Mail letters and flats. Mailers who decide to participate in the incentive cannot participate in any other sale or incentive..."
Friday, December 24, 2010
Most post Offices will close at noon today
"...All Post Offices nationwide will be open today, Christmas Eve, but most will have shortened retail lobby hours and close at noon. Mail delivery for Dec. 24 is not affected by the change. ..."
A Common-Sense Plan to Save the Postal Service Pt. 1
"...So in effect, the postal service is now being run by the very worst employees, harassing and dictating to the very best. The tail is literally wagging the dog – and what makes the situation even worse is that many of the people in management know it. A lot of the people who are now in management didn’t get any respect as employees because their fellow employees saw them as lazy and inefficient. In fact, many of them wouldn’t have survived as craft employees. So now, consistent with their lack of character and immaturity, they ignore the postal service’s primary mission and give priority to their personal game of pay-back...."
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Holiday Mail bombs: Mail Bomb Explodes at Swiss Embassy
Terrorism in Italy: Mail Bomb Explodes at Swiss Embassy Read our latest posts! .
"...However, since al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula just tried to blow up planes with packages in UPS and Fed Ex planes it might throw suspicion on that group. ..."
Mail Carrier Discovers Active Pipe Bomb
"...called out the bomb unit to neutralize the device, which was in fact an active pipe bomb..."
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Postal Union Helps Veterans
"...APWU’s annual Operation Santa Claus, union officers and staff stopped by the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and the Mologne House on Dec. 15 to spread holiday cheer to wounded U.S. service members. ..."
Monday, December 20, 2010
Man Who Shot Postal Worker Sentenced In Bank Robbery
"...Bob Norman, a postal employee, came into the bank during the robbery and was ordered to the floor. After Abebe left the bank, he encountered Norman again outside...."
Fort Smith Postal Workers Protest Potential Consolidation
"...The local postal workers union took to the streets of Fort Smith Saturday. They stood in front of the processing center on 74th Street, which may move more than an hour away to Fayetteville.
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U.S. Postal Service to process 800M pieces of mail on busiest day
"...The U.S. Postal Service faces its busiest day of the year Monday, when an estimated 800 million pieces of mail will enter its system. ..."
CPI-W Increases 1.3% Over Last 12 Months
"...The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.3 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 214.750 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment...."
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