IG says Postal Service not ready for increase in package volume over next 4 years

USPS not ready for increase in package volume over next 4 years, IG says

"...If the Postal Service can't handle the higher volume, it will have long term financial implications as well since potential patrons could choose another delivery source, the report says...."    

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Postal Service volume so heavy they are even processing mail on Sunday

Postal Service works on Sunday to clear holiday backlog

"...For the first time ever, post offices in Dallas, Forth Worth, and Arlington were open and processing mail on a Sunday...."    

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NJI Postal Mail Facility Fire; Small Amount of Mail Damaged

Some packages damaged in fire at NJ postal center

"...Postal Service spokesman George Flood says employees were evacuated when the fire began in a mail processing machine at the New Jersey International & Network Distribution Center..."    

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Mail sorting delays raise concerns in Alaska community

Mail sorting raises concerns in Alaska community

"...U.S. Postal Service spokesman Ernie Swanson said Ketchikan's sorting equipment gave out and it's not practical to replace it right now...."    

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New Mail-Sorting Process Causing Unnecessary Delays in Alaska

New Mail-Sorting Process Causing Unnecessary Delays in Ketchikan

"... The result is that my office has received numerous complaints from local governments and businesses concerned about timely delivery of bills and receipt of payments for taxes, utilities, goods, and services.” “I would urge you to review the decision to fly Ketchikan-bound mail hundreds of miles from Ketchikan to Juneau and back to Ketchikan..."    

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Postal Service expecting a higher than normal mail volume on Mondays...

Holiday Rush: USPS Announces Sunday Processing, Deliveries

"...The USPS is expecting a higher than normal mail volume on Mondays during the holidays “Normally, we do not cancel and process mail on Sundays, but we are expecting our local mail volume to increase from about..."    

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Staffing problems at Skagway post office in Alaska being addressed

Juneau postal clerks brought in to help with Skagway mail

"...sent a couple clerks from Juneau to help ease staffing problems at the Skagway post office...."    

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Vote Delayed on Bill That Would Alter Postal Employee Health Care Plan and Other Major Postal Changes

Vote Delayed on Reform Effort

"...provisions in the 2013 Postal Reform Act that would restructure its health care plan, shift to a six-day package / five-day mail delivery model..."    

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Postal Service puts workers in danger with late deliveries

USPS puts workers in danger

"...The plant closures have resulted in increased travel times, with mail taking longer to get to local post offices and pushing back carrier start times from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Once the mail arrives at local offices, there are now fewer clerks to sort the mail to routes and fewer carriers to cover existing and vacant routes, resulting in many carriers working shifts of more than 12 hours, and well into the evening hours...."    

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Why are postal carriers subjected to "after dark' deliveries in these dangerous times?

Postal Workers Worried About Safety After Dark
"...darkness and later starts – because of slower processing due to facility consolidations – means carriers are on the streets well after dark. “There were several carriers still on the street after 10 o’clock ..."    

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Alabama mail processing plant consolidation allegedly causing mail delays

Mail carriers apologize for late delivery

"...“Our trucks have been late from Birmingham,” Cheatham said. “The Postal Service has consolidated Huntsville and Tuscaloosa in Birmingham, and they haven’t been able to work all the load.” As of 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Cheatham said the Alexander City Post Office had yet to receive its Birmingham mail shipment. ..."    

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Postal mail carrier shot dead while delivering mail

U.S. Postal Service worker fatally shot in Prince George’s County

"...A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was shot and killed Saturday night while on his rounds..."    

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Texas actress accused of mailing ricin-laced letters gets plea deal

Woman accused of mailing ricin to Obama gets plea deal

"...A Texas actress accused of mailing ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has reached a plea deal with federal..."    

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Celebrate the Holy Day of Gingerbread House

USPS ad for ‘holiday stamps’ omits Christmas — includes Kwanzaa, Hanukkah

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"..recent U.S. Postal Service advertisement to sell “holiday stamps” curiously omitted a Christmas or Christian-themed message, yet included portrayals of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa....."    

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Stamp collectors and the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee riled over stamp choice

Harry Potter stamp riles Postal Service panel, traditional stamp collectors

"...The dispute caps more than a year of friction between the Postal Service and the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, named by the postmaster general to help make sure that the Amer­ican experience is properly ­portrayed. ..."    

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Holiday Gift Idea: Melissa & Doug Stamp and Sort Mailbox

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"...Get the Melissa & Doug Stamp and Sort Mailbox for your younger children. A great learning toy! Enjoy the thrill of receiving personal mail every day with this wooden mailbox activity set. With 6 letters and 6 removable stamps, it’s fun to sort the mail into the mailbox, and then open the door with the wooden key for special delivery. ..."    

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Internet is providing increased revenue opportunities for the United States Postal Service

Congressional fiasco is the lone black mark for the Postal Service

"...The Postal Service has an operating profit through the first three quarters of fiscal 2013. The agency — which gets no taxpayer money, instead generating its own revenue by selling stamps — has earned $330 million more this year than..."    

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Who says mail volume is down? USPS expects record holiday for mail

U.S. Postal Service Predicts Record Holiday — FedEx and UPS Will Shine
"...The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) expects to ship 15 billion pieces of mail and packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. USPS management claims this will be a record. The number represents a surge of 12% from last year...."    
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Postal Highway Contract Route (HCR) contractors overpaid for fuel to the tune of $61.5 Million, says IG

Postal Service Overpaid Truckers $61.5 Million for Their Gas

"...According to the inspector general, the Postal Service failed to identify fuel overpayments by contractors on Highway Contract Routes (HCR), which covers more than 17,000 drivers...."    

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Important dates for the 2013 HQ & Field Consolidation/Closing

Important dates for the 2013 HQ & Field Consolidation/Closing

"...Qualified employee selections will be made during this period for the 10/15 – 10/30 job postings. Job applicants will be informed in the usual manner if they were or were not selected for the position. On November 29, 2013, VER applicants complete the Acknowledgement of Irrevocability and Application for Immediate Retirement, and send to the HRSSC (Human Resources Shared Service Center) per instructions provided in the offering packet. After your forms are received at the HRSSC (must be received no later than 8:30 PM EST on November 29, 2013) you will be mailed additional forms required to complete the retirement process and information needed to schedule your retirement information session. Proof of mailing is recommended (for example, delivery confirmation) when submitting your application within seven (7) days of the irrevocability date. ..."    

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