"...The ballot turned out to be heavier than the board originally thought, and the postage required on them increased to 65 cents. Instead of noting on the envelop how many stamps are required, it just reads “Place stamp here.”..."
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
"Place Stamp Here" Cause Voting Postage Issue
Postmaster General denies request to "cease this practice" of delivering postage-short ballots
"...The issue arose in the last few days following the release of an Oct. 31 letter that Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe sent to Trout saying he was denying Trout's request to "cease this practice" of delivering postage-short ballots. ..."
This Article is From: www.oregonlive.comMonday, November 5, 2012
Springfield, Oregon mail processing facility rallies for survival
"...The plant has already scaled back their operations and are closed on Saturdays. The US Postal Service said that it plans to close the plant on April 14th, 2014; the day before tax day. The Post Office portion of the location would remain open...."
This Article is From: www.kval.comSunday, November 4, 2012
Improvements at poor performing postal facility
"...major problems with mail delivery in Central Virginia. Packages, bills, letters and magazines sitting at the Sandston Distribution Center, untouched and delivered weeks late. ..."
This Article is From: www.nbc12.comHurricane Sandy disrupts postal delivery
"..."The U.S. Postal Service is committed to the safety of its employees and the delivery of mail and packages to every address in America," Patricia Licata, a USPS senior public relations representative of told BusinessNewsDaily in a prepared statement. "We regularly deliver mail in adverse conditions and therefore, where it’s safe to do so, USPS will continue to deliver the mail in areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy. ..."
This Article is From: www.livescience.comThursday, November 1, 2012
Postal employees consider buyout
"...The local eligible workers represent about 40 percent of the 395 members of the American Postal Workers Union Akron Local 120. They work at the Akron mail processing and distribution center on Wolf Ledges Parkway and at post offices, stations and branches in the Akron area...."
This Article is From: www.ohio.comBirmingham, Alabama admits mail problem
"...She started asking questions and received concerning answers. USPS says mail processing equipment erroneously read the return address as the mailing address. They did not specify if the error occurred in Birmingham or in Montgomery, where the mail was post marked...."
This Article is From: www.cbs42.comMonday, October 29, 2012
Postal Service doesn’t deliver to many Navajo Nation homes
TAGS: Universal Service Obligation
Democracy in 'Suspense': Why Arizona's Native Voters Are in Peril"...Like most people living on the Navajo Nation, White uses a PO Box. The US Postal Service doesn’t deliver to homes because many of them are far off from paved highways where there are no streets—much less street names. The occurrence is so common that Arizona’s..."
This Article is From: www.thenation.comSunday, October 28, 2012
Marijuana shipped through the U.S. Postal Service
“Jolly Lolly” marijuana lollipops
"...detectives arrived to discover chocolate-flavored marijuana, hard candy containing marijuana, 640 “Jolly Lolly” marijuana lollipops and 5 pounds of regular marijuana, authorities said...."
This Article is From: www.buffalonews.comAnother postal property purchased
"...In what could be considered a metaphor for changes rattling much of society, a building created to move physical pieces of mail in trucks will now be devoted to moving bits of data in fiber-optic cables...."
This Article is From: www.nashuatelegraph.comFriday, October 26, 2012
Check latest updates on USPS workforce changes
"...USPS wants to keep its employees informed and prepared during times of change. That’s why it has developed dedicated websites to keep employees and managers current...."
This Article is From: usps.govThursday, October 25, 2012
Postal Service officer received $61,250 performance bonus last year
"...The officer, who was not named, made a total last year of $306,250 in annual salary, pension and bonus, IG auditors found in a newly released report. That would be well above the maximum pay limit of $276,840..."
This Article is From: federaltimes.comWednesday, October 24, 2012
Valpak: USPS putting its own financial health at risk
"...rate increase set to come into effect on 27th January, 2013, will not be high enough to cover the costs of the Standard Mail Flats service. The company said in failing to meet its costs, USPS was breaking US postal law, and putting its own financial health at risk..."
This Article is From: postandparcel.infoTuesday, October 23, 2012
Postal Service cheaper services will lead to FedEx gains
"...Cheaper offerings such as SmartPost, where the U.S. Postal Service makes the final delivery, and ground delivery will lead FedEx’s gains..."
This Article is From: www.washingtonpost.com2012 Federal Benefits Open Season
"...2012 Federal Benefits Open Season -- November 12 through December 10, 2012. ..."
This Article is From: www.opm.govMonday, October 22, 2012
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Lance Armstrong, Postal Service cyclist banned, titles stripped
"...Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life on Monday after the International Cycling Union (UCI) ratified the United States Anti-Doping Agency's (USADA) sanctions against the American...."
This Article is From: www.reuters.comSunday, October 21, 2012
Octomom thinks postal mail carrier is spying on her
"...Octomom believes her mail lady isn't just delivering the mail ... she's delivering information about her to other people ... and Octo wants her fired for it! Octo's rep tells TMZ her security caught the mail lady..."
This Article is From: www.tmz.comTuesday, October 16, 2012
Postal Service sides with APWU represented craft on AFCS-200 assignment issue
Casuals in Lieu of - a history
A historical perspective by Mr. William Burrus, former APWU President
"...Resolution of a remedy was achieved and thousands of employees were provided payment for the assignment of work to improperly hired casual employees. Perhaps even more important was the system that was agreed to for future hiring of casuals. Prior to the union challenge, each office was free to employ casuals without respect to the number hired in other offices so there was no internal control over compliance with the 5% limitation. As a gesture to resolve the dispute postal management offered in arbitration to implement headquarters’ control to monitor the hiring of casuals. This voluntary means of control was incorporated into the arbitration award and the union achieved a means of monitoring the use of casuals to ensure that the contractual limits were not exceeded. ..."
This Article is From: burrusjournal.org