Postal problems (Letter)

Postal problems (Letter)

"...Congress decided that since the post office was the only federal system bringing in lots of cash, Washington would tap this source to pay for other programs. Bleeding the Postal Service worked well until the Internet began to drain our profits dramatically...."    

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Fighting Back Against Postal Closures

Occupy the Post Office? Tucson Postal Workers, Supporters, Fight Back Against Threatened Job Cuts

"...Several local Democratic Party politicians attended the public hearing in support of Tucson's postal workers, including Congressman Raul Grijalva and newly elected Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, who received enthusiastic applause from attendees. ..."    

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PRC sets Jan. 4 prehearing conference

Commission Starts Clock on Postal Service's Cutbacks
"...USPS is among the largest civilian employers in the United States. Its proposal, if approved, is certain to result in significant staffing cuts for its workforce, as well as slower delivery of first-class domestic mail...."    
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Southwest Area Vice President Welch to Retire

Southwest Area Vice President Welch to Retire

"...announced the retirement of Southwest Area Operations Vice President Linda Welch effective Dec. 31. She will be replaced in the position by Great Lakes Area Operations Vice President Jo Ann Feindt, effective Jan. 17...."    

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Huntsville, Alabama fights to save postmark and mail processing facility

Huntsville mail processing center may relocate to Birmingham

"...Huntsville resident Ray Dunavant said if the measure passes, Huntsville will lose its historic postmark; something that Dunavant says..."    

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Attack on American Working Class Continues Forward

House Republicans Attack Postal and Federal Retirement Benefits

"...The House of Representatives voted 243-193 on Dec. 13 to pass the so-called “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011,” which would cut take-home pay for postal and federal workers by increasing their contributions to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). The bill also would slash unemployment benefits, place unreasonable burdens on unemployed workers, and cut vital healthcare programs.

Voting in favor of H.R. 3630 were 224 Republicans and 10 Democrats. Fourteen Republicans and 179 Democrats voted no...."    

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Laying the groundwork for the destruction of the Postal Service

Postal Service to delay closures

"...“If you slow mail delivery . . . you’re laying the groundwork for the destruction of the Postal Service as we know it,” he said in an interview. Sanders is one of 20 senators who signed a letter to Senate leaders last week urging a moratorium on closings, a proposal that appears to have been preempted by USPS’s announcement Tuesday. ..."    

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Is Your Senator on Board to Stop Postal Cuts?

Senators Seek to Stop USPS Cutbacks

"...The senators have asked Majority Leader Harry Reid to include language in the next appropriations bill that would prevent the USPS from closing or consolidating mail processing facilities or rural post offices for the next six months...."    

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Vital Rocket City Mail Processing Facility to Close in Huntsville?

USPS moving ahead with plans to close Ala. centers

"...the closings would also slow the delivery of first-class mail. The cuts would close 252 of the nation's 461 mail processing centers beginning next spring. ..."    

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Shooting at Postal Mail Processing Facility in Montgomery, Alabama

Suspect named in Montgomery post office shooting

"...attempted murder in a shooting Thursday at the city’s main post office. Arthur Lee Darby Jr., 29, is being held at the Montgomery County Detention Facility ..."    

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Destruction of the Postal Service continues

Going postal in Muncie, Indiana

"..."Reducing the postal service's nationwide network of facilities constitutes one of the greatest corporate and government rip-offs of the American people in the history of the United States," said Carey...."    

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Postal decisions ripping families apart

USPS Prepares To Shut Down Cincinnati's Mail Hub

"..."I don't know what we would do if (my husband) has to move up to Columbus or Louisville -- somewhere where we have to sell our house and move away. We have three boys in school, and both of our families are here," Beckerich said...."    

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Postal Execs Earnings Increase While Attacking the Worker

38 postal execs earn more than Cabinet members

"...Since executive salaries were frozen in 2010, the jump in the number of executives earning more than Cabinet secretaries was the result of performance-based bonuses. Last week, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe defended the bonuses, saying they were awarded under the agency's pay-for-performance system ..."    

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Holidays tough on postal workers worried about plant closing

"...could lose their jobs if the facility closes. The uncertainty is causing a lot of anxiety for employees there during the holiday season. ..."    

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Postal Service’s Operation Santa program

Operation Santa

"...to maintain the trust of its customers and to safeguard the mail, Post Offices must follow certain guidelines that are designed to protect the children who write the letters...."    

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Slowing down the destruction of the Postal Service

USPS takes ‘time out’ on closures

"...This month, USPS issued a notice to all Area Vice Presidents, directing them to temporarily suspend all Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) implementations and post office closings beginning November 19, 2011 through January 2, 2012. ..."    

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Growth in the Postal Service’s packages and Standard Mail

Losses Continue

"...Shipping Services revenue, which includes Priority Mail and Express Mail, increased $530 million in 2011 (6.3 percent)...."    

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Unacceptable for the USPS to offer less than complete information

Norton Asks for List of D.C. Post Offices with Expiring Leases

"...In her letter, Norton said, "Through their own due diligence, or perhaps by speaking to USPS employees, some of my constituents were able to get the relevant information, while your office indicated nothing about the possibility of an expiring lease to my staff. It is unacceptable for the USPS to offer less than complete information at a time when Americans throughout the country are worried about the closing of their neighborhood post offices."..."    

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Postal Service wants to close New Orleans Mail Processing Facility

U.S. Postal Service ready to close New Orleans facility

"...Dozens of workers are expected to picket against a proposal to close the main processing center in New Orleans...."    

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The U.S. Postal Service has issued a moratorium on closings

Mobile area post office to remain open a little longer

"...The U.S. Postal Service has issued a moratorium on closings that will allow the post office in..."    

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