Pick up chicks at the post office!

D.C. Post Office Gets 106 Baby Chicks After Shipping Mix-Up

"...Post Office, because... because they know how to care for farm animals? OK, so we're pretty sure that enjoying the presence of 106 peeping chicks would be a fun way to pass the time while waiting in line. But the post office ..."    

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Senior level managers detailed to ND instead of workers

Postal Service eyes operations in ND Oil Patch

"...complaining about long lines at post offices, delayed mail and returned mail. They say Williston, Watford City, Ray and Tioga have been among the most affected communities...."    

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Postal Service still processing flats under cost

USPS warns of “risky” approach to flats pricing policy

"...The move is prompted by the Postal Regulatory Commission’s 2010 order that rates should rise towards full cost coverage, so that other mail services do not subsidise the shipping of items like catalogues...."    

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Why study privatizing Postal Service's most profitable areas of business?

Study to examine USPS partial-privatization

"...would allow private companies to deliver parcels up until the "last delivery mile," according to the Washington Post. A Postal Service letter carrier would still be responsible for that last mile, physically delivering letters and packages to their recipients...."
"The study is being underwritten by Connecticut-based firm Pitney Bowes, which already contracts with the Postal Service for portions of its operations and could stand to benefit from the agency's further privatization."    

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Social Security Payroll Tax: Gotcha !

Despite fiscal cliff deal, taxes to rise for most Americans

"...That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. In 2012, that 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax was worth about $1,000 to a worker making $50,000 a year...."    

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Retired postmaster wins $1 million Powerball

Huntersville woman wins $1 million Powerball; 2nd ticket unclaimed

"...The retired U.S. postmaster found out she won while checking the numbers in The Charlotte Observer. “I said, ‘Oh, I have some numbers for a change,” LaFave recalled Monday as she collected her prize. “My birthday numbers were there. I saw the fourth number. Then..."    

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63 years late, Postal Service delivers calendar

Calendar delivered 63 years later

"... The 1950 Pennsylvania Railroad calendar never made it to James W. Flanagan, general manager of the Scranton Times. He would never need it: he died in December 1949. But on Friday, 63 years after his death, the U.S. Postal Service made a delivery...."    

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APWU 2013 COLA increase information

APWU 2013 COLA increase information

"...The 1st COLA will become effective the first full pay period after the release of the January 2013 CPI-W, tentatively scheduled for March 9, 2013 (pay period 07-2013, pay date March 29, 2013). Note: both the 1st and 3rd COLAs under the 2010 National Agreement will be effective on this date. The 2nd COLA will be $375.00 per year, $14.40 per pay period, $0.18 per hour and will be effective the second full pay period following the release of the July 2013 index. The expected effective date will be Sept. 7, 2013 (Pay Period 20-2013). Note: both the 2nd and 4th COLAs under the 2010 National Agreement will be effective on this date...."    

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Large reward offered in postal service robberies

$100,000 Reward Offered For Information In Postal Carrier Robberies

"...Robbers are targeting mail carriers in the Denver metro area and the U.S. Postal Service has put up a $100,000 reward...."    

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Mail carrier robbed in Englewood

2nd armed robbery of postal service carrier reported

"...Postal Service Letter Carrier was robbed at knife-point in the vicinity of West Dartmouth Avenue and South Delaware Street in Englewood. ..."    

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Example of the future privatization of the postal service

First-class disaster

"...Before she left the president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said: "If you compare the four years before Greene with the four years under Greene's management… injuries have gone up 15.4 per cent and grievances have gone up 59.3 per cent." ..."    

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UPS driver steals iPad Mini after FedEx delivery

UPS delivery man steals iPad Mini after FedEx delivered it

"...Alverson contacted UPS over the phone to complain about the theft, but felt like he was “getting the run around” by the people handling the claim according to an interview with KHOU News. After posting the video footage to YouTube and Vimeo on Wednesday night,..."    

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Metro Post same day delivery for some, but not Universal Service for all

USPS Kicks off Same Day Delivery with Gourmet Gifts

"...Metro Post will be available for purchases involving four of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM's gourmet gift brands, including popcorn and specialty treats from The Popcorn Factory; cookies and baked gifts from Cheryl's; premium chocolates and confections from Fannie May fine chocolates; and gift baskets and towers from 1-800-Baskets.com...."    

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Postal employees rescued

Fort Wayne police rescue 4 postal workers after armed robbery

"...Police formed a perimeter around the post office and called for city SWAT teams, which entered the building and rescued the four employees, police spokeswoman Officer Raquel Foster said in the statement..."    

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Disgusting abuse of military by Postal Service

"...A U.S. Postal Service employee who was fired for “excessive use of military service” when he tried to return to work after four years on active duty with the National Guard must be reinstated with over $2 million in back pay..."    

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Postal Workers Working Hard to Save U.S. Postal Service and Jobs

Postal workers stage second hunger strike as House-Senate talks on legislation continue

"...As Senate-House negotiations continue for a possible year-end deal to help the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service, a small band of protesters plan to launch their second hunger strike in six months on Tuesday...."    

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PMG Donahoe earns nearly as much as the President of the United States of America?

Postal chief's $384,000 pay sparks call for cut

"...Tester compared executive pay at the U.S. Postal Service to the annual salaries made by the Secretary of Treasury, Tim Geithner, and the Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta -- $199,700...."    

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Killer of postal employee says killing "didn't bother me one bit"

Former corrections officer confesses to postal killings on tape shown to judge "...A former corrections officer told investigators last year that killing two postal workers in 2010 in Henning "didn't bother me one bit"..."    
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Google releases top search terms of 2012

Google releases top search terms of 2012

"...Either some of us are entirely too lazy to click the mail tab at the top of Google, or we are really interested in news about the United States Postal Service..."    
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Postal official accused of taking payments from contractors...

Conn. postal official charged with bribery

"...postal official has been accused of taking payments from contractors and steering money to a company he allegedly established under someone else's name...."    

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