Wilmington man dies after his car crashes into a postal truck in Andover

"...ejected from his 1995 Cadillac Deville sedan and thrown into a snowbank. The car rolled over and came to a rest on its roof partly in the right lane of traffic, according to the release...."    

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Closing Post Offices?

"...reported in recent days that USPS may close up to 2,000 Post Offices. Some reports say USPS is reviewing another 16,000 offices to determine whether they should continue operating...."    

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The dismantling of an American institution

"...The news is crushing in many remote communities where the post office is often the heart of the town and the closest link to the rest of the country. Shuttering them, critics say, also puts an enormous burden on people, particularly on the elderly..."    

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Area residents shocked by post office robbery

"...CHATTANOOGA (WRCB)-- Police continue to look for the man who fondled a post office employee, and then robbed her of $9,000 in stamps...."    

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Privatizing the Postal Service?

Rep. Darrell Issa selects Rep. Justin Amash, of Grand Rapids, to help lead panel investigating federal worker pay and benefits

"...I look forward to examining closely whether some of USPS's functions could be done more efficiently through competition and the private sector," Amash's statement said...."    

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Postal Early Retirement Buyout Incentives Coming?

USPS shrinks workforce, changes pension

"...If the goal of 7,500 jobs is not reached through voluntary retirements, Donahoe might look at financial incentives for retirement. "We'll just have to work through it and see," he said. ..."    

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Early Retirement for Postal Employees ?

"...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...."    

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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...."    

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USPS Evacuation Plan, Postal Service Evacuation Protocol, .

Another incendiary mail package ignites

Incendiary packages might be part of 'vendetta,' police say

"...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..."    

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Postal inspectors invetigate MD parcel bombs

Postal inspectors

"...postal inspectors are trying to track the origin of incendiary packages sent to Maryland Gov...."    

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Mail Rooms Closed After Mail Bomb Incident in Maryland

Maryland closes government mailrooms statewide

"...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...."    

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Packages Explode in Mail Room of Government Buildings

Packages explode at Md. state government buildings

"...spokesman for Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen says a mail room employee was hurt in the Annapolis incident. ..."    

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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.    

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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...."    

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"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...."    

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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...."    

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Another Big Mailer Discount Program Begins Jan. 2

TWO USPS INCENTIVE PROGRAMS DEBUT JAN. 2

"...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..."    

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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. ..."    

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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...."    

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Holiday Mail bombs: Mail Bomb Explodes at Swiss Embassy

Terrorism in Italy: Mail Bomb Explodes at Swiss Embassy

"...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. ..."    

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