Postal employees praise Link mobile

Postal employees praise Link mobile

LINKmobile

"...Postal Service employees are applauding Link mobile, saying the site helps them keep up with news about USPS. The mobile-friendly version of the Link site allows employees to consume news articles, videos and feature stories on their smartphones and tablets..."    

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2 scumbags gang up and beat postal worker unconscious

2 men beat postal worker unconscious after he told them they’d have to wait for their mail, police say

"...mail carrier told the business owner and his brother they’d have to wait and then they started to assault him, authorities told KTVT-TV (Channel 11). Chris and Jonathan Allahverdi were arrested..."    

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Postal Service Union, Nat'l Assn. of Letter Carrier's 'Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive' is Saturday

Postal Service, Nat'l Assn. of Letter Carrier's 'Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive' is Saturday

"...In addition to delivering mail, letter carriers in in more than 10,000 cities and towns across the U.S. will conduct the nation’s largest one day food drive..."    

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A Case Of Fuzzy Math At The USPS

Opinion

"...These unscrupulous accounting tactics are also admitted by the USPS in a disclaimer near the end of the press release that states that controllable income “is not calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) within the meaning of applicable SEC rules.” That’s right. By any legitimate standard, these reports are not considered accurate or acceptable..."    

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'When monkeys fly' the Postal Service comes thru

Postal Service puts in extra effort to find flying monkeys

"...I did overhear Postmaster Blanchard say this to a dance organizer: “I don’t think I’ve ever said Flying Monkeys and Munchkins ever, in my entire life, as much as I did in one day by telephone.” So the costumes arrived, the show went on, and the U.S. Postal Service received an enthusiastic and heartfelt thank you in the program..."    

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Postal Service quietly names new chief information officer

USPS, VA shuffle chairs of IT executives

"...will focus on everything from business analytics to cybersecurity to improving the Postal Service’s infrastructure around intelligent mail and payment technologies. In her previous role, Seaver oversaw operations in eight districts stretching from Baltimore to Atlanta..."    

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Arvada police: Postal service mailbox exploded by pipe bomb

Arvada police: Postal service mailbox exploded by pipe bomb

"...police received several 911 calls around 2:30 a.m. from residents in the area who heard a loud explosion. Responding officers found nothing and cleared the reports before the destroyed box was found about five hours later...."    

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Postal worker, juvenile shot in Southeast D.C

Postal worker, juvenile shot in SE DC

"...According to a D.C. police spokesperson, the postal worker, a man, was in uniform when he was found with gunshot wounds in the 1500 block of Galen Street around 5:20 p.m..."    

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APWU Contract Arbitration Update

APWU Contract Arbitration Update

"...congressionally-manufactured financial crisis and the 2008 economic meltdown. “Not surprisingly, as management proceeds with their case, they are pleading poverty and trying to devalue the work APWU members perform. This is an attempt to justify their call for more concessions from the workers. The Postal Service’s demands, including a new, lower-tier career workforce, elimination of cost-of-living allowances, and weakening the no-layoff clause are insulting and outrageous. “The arbitration panel should reject the Postal Service’s demands and grant the APWU’s proposals,” Dimondstein said. ..."    

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'Inverted Jenny' stamp stolen in 1955 resurfaces

'Inverted Jenny' stamp stolen in 1955 resurfaces

"...valuable "inverted Jenny" stamp has surfaced six decades after it was stolen from a collectors' convention. The stamp — one of the world's most famous pieces of postage — was among four of its kind taken from a 1955 collectors' convention..."    

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World Postal Code Now Provides Important Contact Info of Most Countries Online

World Postal Code Now Provides Important Contact Info of Most Countries Online

"... WorldPostalCode is a web-based resource, which provides postal codes of a long list of countries at the website. This is what the experts working for the service tell about it: "If you have ever tried to find the postal code of any state or city, then you shouldn't be explained, how complicated the process is. With World Postal Code, this will no longer be a problem..."    

This Article is From: www.digitaljournal.com
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Car in Solon crash filled with USPS mailbags, packages, IDs

Car in Solon crash filled with USPS mailbags, packages, IDs

"...During the investigation of the accident occurring on Carter Street, officers discovered USPS mailbags, miscellaneous letters and packages, other individuals ID’s and debit cards all in and around Kilfoyle’s vehicle, according to the police...."    

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Postal Service to Drop Stamp Prices For the First Time in Nearly a Century

Postal Service to Drop Stamp Prices For the First Time in Nearly a Century

"...The U.S. Postal Service is lowering the price of postage stamps for the first time in 97 years, the agency announced Thursday..."    

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Two Tuscaloosa postal workers plead guilty to delivering pot for cash

Two Tuscaloosa postal workers plead guilty to delivering pot for cash

"...Lyle Jones, 36, a postal carrier, and Lenard Pompey, 39, a postal supervisor, entered their guilty pleas to bribery and conspiracy to distribute marijuana before U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala during a hearing in Birmingham. The judge set Jones' sentencing for June 15, according to court records..."    

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Postal employee deaths at Pontiac facility raise questions

Feds investigate if deaths are connected to leaching methane

"... This site is considered a brownfield. Brownfields are former industrial or commercial sites where future use is affected by environmental contamination. Brownfield sites are converted into usable space..."    

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Postal Workers Union Files Dispute Over MVS Pay Irregularities

Postal Workers Union Files Dispute Over MVS Pay Irregularities

"...When the Level 8 PSE Tractor Trailer Operators who received pay exceptions are converted to career Level 7 Motor Vehicle Operators, where there are no pay exceptions, they suffer a significant drop in pay. “This is one example of why we should have an all-career workforce,” said MVS Craft Director Michael O. Foster. The conversions have triggered other problems..."    

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Huff to USPS: ‘Stop this Reckless Consolidation’

Huff to USPS: ‘Stop this Reckless Consolidation’

"... Huffman called USPS’ consolidation plan “reckless,” saying the proposed legislation would add a much-needed level of oversight and make sure future consolidation plans “are based on data and the unique priorities of our local communities...."    

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Build the perfect candidate ...there is an app for that

'White House Run' app: Build the perfect candidate

"...Reuters White House Run is a 2016 presidential election simulation rooted in a data story. Create an avatar and "build the perfect candidate" to compete with your friends ..."    

This Article is From: Android and iPhone Apps and News
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APWU Contract Negotiations (Arbitration) Update

‘Postal Workers Earn the Right To Be Justly Compensated For Our Service, Hard Work’

"...“Postal workers earn the right to be justly compensated for our service and hard work,” Dimondstein declared. “The economic lot of workers should be constantly improving, and those improvements should be passed on from generation to generation. We earn the right to be provided a safe workplace, free of harassment and discrimination, and, after concluding our careers, to enjoy a secure and dignified retirement.” APWU members want a workforce where all members make decent wages and get solid benefits..."    

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Amazon Unexpectedly Hikes USPS Shipping Rates on Wednesday

Amazon Unexpectedly Hikes USPS Shipping Rates on Wednesday

"...Amazon sellers were initially greeted with a message that said "for the time being," Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express rates would remain at 2015 levels. It appeared to be against USPS rules to make such statements..."    

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