"...Although low levels of radiation have been found in mail from Japan at two of five United States Postal Service international service centers, no radiation has been detected at the Honolulu center yet...."
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Radiation levels were detected at the New York and San Francisco mail centers
No Radiation Found in Hawaii Mail (Yet?) Read our latest posts! .
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Briefings on the APWU Tentative Agreement
"...Members of the union’s Negotiating Team will conduct briefings on the Tentative Agreement in the locations listed..."
Friday, March 18, 2011
Chestnut Hill Post Office Robbed
Armed Robbery at Chestnut Hill Post Office Read our latest posts! .
"...An armed robbery brought Philadelphia Police and the United States Postal Inspection Service to the Chestnut Hill Post Office, 8227 Germantown Avenue, Wednesday afternoon...."
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
FedEx calls Japan's Narita a no-fly zone
"...Widespread destruction, a lack of fuel and infrastructural problems have urged FedEx to reverse its decision on 11 March to continue accepting freight to Japan...."
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
APWU Contract (Tentative)
Highlights of the New APWU Contract (Tentative Agreement of the Collective Bargaining Agreement) Read our latest posts! .
"...key components of the tentative agreement between the U.S. Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union for the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The four-and-half year contract, which will expire at midnight on May 20, 2015, must be ratified by members of the APWU...."
Read more on the tentavive APWU contract agreement (awaiting ratification)
"...To read the latest news and commentary on the APWU tentative agreement, please view..."
Monday, March 14, 2011
APWU Contract Deal?
APWU Contract Deal? Contract Negotiations Update for March 14, 2011 Read our latest posts! .
"...No official news of a contract agreement ..."
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Postal Truck Burns
Fire Department responds to postal vehicle fire Read our latest posts! .
"...According to the official report, some mail was lost as a result of the fire. A mailbox near the postal vehicle was also damaged. ..."
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Postal Service Discrimination Case
Postal Service ordered to pay fees in case of discrimination Read our latest posts! .
"...Ms. Faul filed a federal Equal Employment Opportunity complaint in 2002 alleging that women in the Carthage post office were treated less favorably than men...."
Thursday, March 10, 2011
USPS Clarifies Reductions, only 7,500 cuts
Despite reports, Postal Service not cutting 30,000 jobs Read our latest posts! .
"...Donahoe suggested USPS would likely see the departure of about 30,000 total employees this year, because 22,500 of them retire or leave the agency on average each year...."
USPS Postal Announcement March 25, 2011
Postal Service to cut 7,500 positions this month, 30,000 by end of year Read our latest posts! .
Tags:early retirement offers and buyouts
"...The U.S. Postal Service will announce March 25 a downsizing of approximately 7,500 supervisory, managerial and postmaster positions. Most of those positions are filled, but many are not..."
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
APWU Presidents Gather in Washington
"...presidents will be visiting the offices of their U.S. senators and representatives Today, to discuss efforts to ensure the financial stability of the Postal Service as well as other issues of importance to APWU members and working families. ..."
Monday, March 7, 2011
Birmingham Bound Mail Truck and Vehicle Collide, Killing One
Woman killed in collision Read our latest posts! .
"...collided head-on with a truck contracted to haul U.S. mail. Officials said the truck was heading south to Birmingham to make a delivery, while the Toyota SUV was traveling north.
Bowen was pronounced dead at the scene by Colbert County Coroner Carlton Utley...."
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Postal pland would severely compromise postal employee federal retirement funds
Postal Service aid plans would jeopardize federal retirement funds, watchdog says Read our latest posts! .
"..."The proposals would cause the government to assume responsibility for USPS retiree benefit expenses without a corresponding increase in government oversight," he said.
Worse, "if this became common practice, the financial soundness and integrity of the trust funds would be severely compromised..."
Postal Service will be out of money by October 2011
USPS: We'll Be Out Of Money By October Read our latest posts! .
"...The AP reports the Postmaster General broke the news to the House Oversight subcommittee on the postal service. ..."
Friday, March 4, 2011
Postal Service wants to move some Huntsville, Alabama Mail Operations to Birmingham
Postal officials: Process move cost saving Read our latest posts! .
"...“It doesn’t seem appropriate to me that Huntsville, Ala., would be the one that would lose the postmark. It seems like it would be more effective and more cost efficient for everything to move to Huntsville as opposed to that,” said Huntsville resident Ray Dunavant. ..."
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Postal job cuts coming?
Congressmen call for job-cutting priority at USPS Read our latest posts! .
"...work force reductions had to be the “primary focus” of the Postal Service, its unions and Congress to improve financial stability.
And, noting that negotiations between the Postal Service and its unions were currently underway, he added that in his opinion it was not enough to cut staff numbers by attrition and early retirements...."
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
As USPS spills money on consolidation studies, Manilla moves in
Hearst Names Kliavkoff CEO Of Manilla; The Plan: Disrupt The Postal Service Read our latest posts!
Read More: Manilla
"...Essentially, we’re challenging the US Postal Service’s business.”
In terms of measuring the space, businesses spend about $30- $35 billion a year in the U.S. mailing nearly 48 billion account notices, statements, offers and bills ..."
Read More: Manilla
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Public Unions In Wisconsin, Elsewhere Are Scapegoats: Expert
"...AFL-CIO president, talks with retired postal worker Judy Bukowski outside Wisconsin's State Capitol in Madison. Love them or hate them, public-employee unions are certainly at the center of the policy..."
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Huntsville Alabama Hammered By Mail Delays
"...Postal Service spokesman Joseph Breckenridge. "This certainly was a lesson for us, and we're going to be taking this lesson into account...We don't have the extra resources that we used to have, and we're down to the bare essentials we need in order to do the job." ..."
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