Will Amazon kill FedEx?

Will Amazon kill FedEx?

"...For UPS and FedEx, Amazon's been great for business. Now it's taking business away from them..."    

This Article is From: www.bloomberg.com
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Wee Delivery: The Postal Service once delivered babies

When the U.S. Postal Service Also Delivered Babies

"...the most fragile of all parcels, children, were mailed, with appropriate postage stamps on their outer clothing. Most times the journey was short, as in the instance of an infant delivered to an address about a mile or so from home. But for longer distances, it was much cheaper to use parcel post (just a few cents) than to buy a seat on a passenger train..."    

This Article is From: www.wsj.com
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Postal Service files lawsuit over Berkeley’s main post office

Feds file lawsuit over Berkeley’s main post office

"...The United States Postal Service has filed a lawsuit against Berkeley, contending that the city passed the Civic Center Overlay ordinance just to thwart the government’s sale of the building..."    

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D.C. post office allegedly doubled as weed distribution center

D.C. post office allegedly doubled as weed distribution center

"...The acting manager of two D.C. post offices and two of his employees took bribes in exchange for illegally delivering packages of marijuana, according to an indictment filed Thursday in D.C. federal court..."    

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Obama To End Single-Sex Bathrooms on Federal Property to Accomodate Transgenders

Obama To End Single-Sex Bathrooms on Federal Property

"...President Barack Obama’s deputies will insert a rule in federal regulations on Friday to prevent federal facilities from operating single-sex bathrooms..."    

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COLA increase for career APWU represented employees: 1 cent per hour

COLA Increase

"...Career employees represented by the APWU will receive a one-cent per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective Sept. 3, in accordance with the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The increase is the result of a slight increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W). The increase will appear in paychecks dated Sept. 23 (Pay Period 19-2016), and will total $21 per year..."    

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Postal Service revenue rises as well as package volume

U.S. Postal Service Reports Fiscal Year 2016 Third Quarter Results

"...Excluding a change in accounting estimate recorded during the quarter, the U.S. Postal Service reported operating revenue of $16.6 billion for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016 (April 1, 2016 - June 30, 2016), an increase of $117 million, or 0.7 percent, over the same period last year ..."    

This Article is From: whattheythink.com
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Suspicious package burns Mountain City postal worker

Suspicious package burns Mountain City postal worker

"...Reece said, “The package in question has been deemed ‘suspicious’ because it appeared to be damaged and was leaking some form of liquid that burned a postal worker.”..."    

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APWU Contract Arbitration Award: PSE's win decent wage increases and hourly wage increases

Arbitration Award Announced! We Have a New Union Contract!

"...'We have gained many positive results in these difficult times,' APWU President and lead negotiator Mark Dimondstein said. 'We, as a union, should be proud of the results. We made some real progress on most of our major goals. We gained an all-career workforce in our Maintenance and Motor Vehicle Crafts. We secured real general wage increases. We preserved our COLA and no lay-off protections. We strengthened conversion opportunities for PSEs and improved PSE wages and benefits. We strengthened job security by limiting subcontracting, particularly in relation to MVS. We achieved a temporary moratorium on new plant closings and consolidations. We laid the basis for better protecting retail services and for expanding postal services. While we were unable to stop management’s demand that employees pay a greater share of health insurance premiums, we successfully fought back the main concessionary demands of postal management-- for increased percentages of non-career employees, a new tier of lower- paid career employees, the elimination of COLA and the weakening of our no layoff protection.'..."    

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APWU/USPS Contract Arbitration Decision Expected Soon

Contract Arbitration Decision Expected Soon

"...The APWU expects a decision from Arbitrator Stephen B. Goldberg by mid-July, reports President Mark Dimondstein. “We had hoped to have a ruling by now, but Arbitrator Goldberg has informed the union and management that he is still working on his decision,” Dimondstein said..."    

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Transgender postal employees at center of controversy over restroom at Pittsburgh post office

Transgender postal employees at center of controversy over restroom at Pittsburgh post office

"...OSHA issued rules that mandate transgender employees be allowed to use restrooms associate with their declared gender. It says: 'a person who identifies as a man should be permitted to use the men’s restroom and a person who identifies as a woman should be permitted to use the women’s restroom.' None of the postal employees..."    

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Family of postal center worker hires attorney to investigate her death

Family of postal center worker hires attorney to investigate her death

"...Earlier this year, FOX 2 reported on some employees' growing fear that the air inside the U.S. Postal Service Michigan Metroplex Procession and Distribution Center in Pontiac was not safe. Five postal workers at the facility all died within about a year of each other. According to a report by the U.S. Postal Services Inspector General, the methane detection system had problems, which may have caused these deaths..."    

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House Committee Adopts Amendment to Restore Postal Service Standards, Approves Budget Bill

House Committee Adopts Amendment to Restore Postal Service Standards, Approves Budget Bill

"...This is a powerful example of how the demands of postal workers reflect the people’s demand for good postal service. “But it is just the first step in a long process,” Dimondstein said. The full House must approve the Financial Services Appropriations bill and the Senate also must approve a similar provision in a final appropriations bill before it can become law. A similar measure passed the House committee last year but never made its way through the Senate..."    

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OSHA proposes $77K in fines for Indy U.S. Postal Service

OSHA proposes $77K in fines for Indy U.S. Postal Service

"...Continuing to allow workers to be exposed to the hazards of falling concrete without following through on an actionable plan to eliminate hazards is unacceptable,” said Vanessa Martin, OSHA’s area director in Indianapolis. “The employees of this facility deserve to be protected from injury on the job...."    

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USPS’s ‘Stupid, Counterproductive’ ePacket Program Benefits China At Expense of American Business

George Landrith: USPS’s ‘Stupid, Counterproductive’ ePacket Program Benefits China At Expense of American Business

"...in discussing buying anything from computer cables to other small to medium items, “If I buy that from a manufacturer across town, or across state, I’ll pay First Class postage … generally speaking, somewhere between $9 and $15 in shipping costs. If I buy that same package from China, I’ll pay 94 cents.” He goes on to explain that so called free shopping is a myth and manufactures must build it into their pricing, while the sweetheart deal for China helps to gut American businesses and manufacturers..."    

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Postal 'coupon clipper' gets probation

U.S. Postal worker who stole only coupons -- not packages or cash -- from the mail gets probation

"...case is highly unusual because the 26-year U.S. Postal Service employee didn't steal anything of inherent value — such as birthday cards with cash or packages with valuable products inside. Rather, she swiped only coupons..."    

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New history of U.S. Postal Service delivers

New history of U.S. Postal Service delivers

Neither Snow nor Rain

"...Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service, the true story of how America has delivered its mail through the centuries, rambles, rattles, digresses (but never dawdles) as it serves up a colorful array of visionaries, hucksters, daredevils and crackpots to keep the narrative humming — and, at times, roaring — along..."    

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50-year Youngstown Postal Service worker honored for service

50-year Youngstown Postal Service worker honored for service

"...Cecil Thomas began his career with the Postal Service following his honorable discharge from the Army in 1966..."    

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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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