Thursday, June 23, 2011

Sen. Tom Carper, says it is unlawful for postal service to remove the overpayments to pay for other expenses

Issa Warns of New Bailout as Postal Service Suspends Pension Contributions

"...But Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., said In essence, this is the canary in the coal mine moment for the Postal Service is that even when it overpays into retirement accounts -- to the tune of $50 billion to $75 billion for the Civil Service Retirement System -- it is unlawful to remove the overpayments to pay for other expenses. ..."    postal news

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Postal Service Suspends Pension Payments

"...The U.S. Postal Service says it will suspend the employer’s contributions to the defined benefit portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). ..."    postal news

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

USPS Global Business Division

USPS eyes growth opportunities in its global business

"...The new head of the USPS Global Business division, Giselle Valera, speaks with James Cartledge about opportunities for growth in the Postal Service’s international business..."    postal news

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Postal Employment in beautiful Gulf Shores, Alabama

"...Postal Service has published notification of an employment opportunity in beautiful Gulf Shores, Alabama..."    postal news

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Postal Service employee pleads guilty

Ex-postal worker admits to stealing $78,000 in money orders

"...Forty-two-year-old Lamonica Henderson of Oxon Hill pleaded guilty on Tuesday to misappropriation of postal funds. ..."    postal news

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Monday, June 13, 2011

Canada Post Seeks Cutting Delivery to Three Days a Week

"...The union representing 48,000 postal workers says Canada Post is trying to provoke a full walkout by cutting delivery to three days a week...."    postal news

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Postal Stabbing at University Station post office in downtown Portland

Postal clerk stabbed in arm after confrontation in downtown Portland

"...followed an employee to a mail processing room in the back of the building..."    postal news

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Postal Service Reduction in Force (RIF) notices mailed out Friday

Postal Service sends out 2,400 RIF notices

"...More than 2,400 U.S. Postal Service management-level employees could lose their jobs or end up in new positions under a reduction in force set to conclude by early September. The RIF is..."    postal news

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Postal rate increase coming?

Court gives Postal Service second chance to raise rates

"...Attorneys for the Postal Service argued that the recession that began in December 2007 created the “extraordinary” circumstances that would justify raising postage rates above the consumer price index...."    postal news

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Altering FERS as a way to get employees to retire?

How many federal and postal employees are eligible to retire?

"...About 550,000 full-time career federal government employees and U.S. Postal Service workers could hang it up and move on..."    postal news

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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Canada Post Strike Avoided

Canadian Postal Workers Strike Avoided -- For Now

"...A key sticking point involves decreased salaries for newly-hired employees; the company is seeking to reduce the hourly wage from $24 an hour to $17.50...."    postal news

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Sleet, snow, dark of night, will not keep this courier from his rounds?

A Town’s Few Holdouts Wait Out the Flood at the Bar

"...The lack of mail delivery is a sore spot. “You know that thing about sleet, snow, dark of night, will not keep this courier from his rounds?” asked Rodney Walters, a 61-year-old retiree from the Corps of Engineers who was nursing a Bud Light. “They were the first ones to quit.” ..."    postal news

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More Reading: North Alabama tornadoes did not stop post office

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Budget plan proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) attacks Federal Employee Retirement

FERS, not CSRS, employees may be asked to contribute more for pensions

"...the Republican budget plan proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. FERS employees already contribute 6.2 percent of their salaries to Social Security, which would mean FERS employees would pay 12 percent in all toward their pensions...."    postal news

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Postal Service wants to cut workers' comp benefits

USPS could save millions under plan to revamp workers' comp

"...Under a draft proposal by the Labor Department, workers' comp benefits would be cut to ..."    postal news

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Sunday, May 8, 2011

USPS network consolidation process uses computer modelling

USPS to run continuous checks on mail plant numbers

"...the last few quarters volumes have stabilized to some degree to around 170bn pieces a year..."    postal news

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Google and others to have input on postal future

Google execs, tech experts focus on future of Postal Service

"...Google executives, social media experts and some of the most passionate tech evangelists are planning to meet in Crystal City in mid-June to sort out how to save and remake the nation’s mail delivery service...."    postal news

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Support your local community

Post Office merger war on workers

"...In an economy where we are on the dawn of recovery, every dollar that supports local jobs is a critical dollar. However, the U.S. Postal Service has begun..."    postal news

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'Statue of a Falling Working Class' Stamp

The Postal Service hits a jackpot of irony

"...So while this official use of an unofficial Statue of Liberty may have been unintended, we now have three billion reminders of what its torch of freedom actually stands for: not the pursuit of happiness traditionally associated with a job or career suited to one's abilities, but the right to risk one's money on a toss of the dice or a shot at the lottery. ..."    postal news

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Small towns losing their 'lifelines' as Post Offices close across the country

Surprise Letter Tells Earlville City Leaders Town Post Office is Closing

"...“It’s a shame,” Cornwell said. Both he and his parents used the post office all their lives. “Earlville is going to lose the only lifeline it has. ”..."    postal news

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What happens in Vegas ...ends up on a postage stamp!

Nina In New York: Tramp Stamp?

"...post office regrets the error and is “re-examining our processes...I’d like to see how they re-examine their processes. I recommend typing “REAL + Statue of Liberty” into Google Image Search next time...."    postal news

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