Thursday, February 10, 2011

Congressman warns Postal Service about relocations


"...McNerney wants the Postal Service to make public its feasibility study for Stockton and "take into account input from the community and the employees at the Stockton Processing and Distribution Center." He stresses that he has "heard from many people who are worried that they may be forced to commute long distances or relocate their families. Such disruptions should be avoided to the greatest extent possible."..."    postal news
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Will the Postal Service steal outgoing mail processing from the Huntsville community?

"...the Postal Service's consolidation study identifies potential delays in mail service if the consolidation takes place. Unbelievable because Huntsville is growing by leaps and bounds, as the BRAC moves to the Rocket City have only just begun. Unbelievable because the Postal Service attempts to convince the community that there are an excess number of employees while at the same time it is rumored that the personnel at the facility work extensive amounts of overtime to process the mail..."    postal news
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Post Office studies consolidation of some services

"...The 60-day study will look in detail at transportation, mail arrival profiles, processing windows and machine capacity in both the Gainesville Processing & Distribution Facility and the larger Jacksonville Processing & Distribution Center...."    postal news

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

USPS Retirement Information

If you are a postal employee and planning on retiring, check out the USPS HR retirement information site by clicking our read more link. This is also the place to keep track of information relating to any postal service Voluntary Early Retirement.    postal news

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Friday, February 4, 2011

USPS RIF and VER Informational Website Announced

USPS HR Organizational Changes Website Announced



In the event of RIF and/or VER, all relevant information – including timelines and guidance - will be posted on the Organizational Changes Website as soon as details are finalized. Watch for internal communications such as LINK articles and stay tuned to this website for any and all HR-related updates.

Reference Source: USPS HR Organizational Changes Website



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Monday, January 31, 2011

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...."    postal news

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Friday, January 28, 2011

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...."    postal news

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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..."    postal news

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Saturday, January 22, 2011

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...."    postal news

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

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...."    postal news

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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. ..."    postal news

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Monday, January 10, 2011

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...."    postal news

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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...."    postal news

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USPS Evacuation Plan, Postal Service Evacuation Protocol, .

Saturday, January 8, 2011

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..."    postal news

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Friday, January 7, 2011

Postal inspectors invetigate MD parcel bombs

Postal inspectors

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

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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...."    postal news

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Thursday, January 6, 2011

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. ..."    postal news

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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.    postal news

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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...."    postal news

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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...."    postal news

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