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The Legal Rights of Union Stewards -by Robert M. Schwartz |
The FMLA Handbook: A Union Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act by Robert M. Schwartz The FMLA: Understanding The Family And Medical Leave Act- Will Aitchison 2003 |
Moments in Time : True Stories of the United States Postal Inspectors- Bill Phinazee and Larry Weaver tell what it's like to be a United States Postal Inspector. |
Snail Mail Versus Email France
Bozeman was a mailman in Albany for 33 years. He started in the 1940's
when postal workers were paid about 75 cents an hour and a first-class
stamp cost 3 cents. In his book called "Snail Mail versus Email",
Bozeman shares decades of his adventures as a mailman and reflects on
the differences between those days and today's technologies.
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Before Conflict- Preventing Aggressive Behavior-Dr. John D. Byrnes, who coined the phrase "Aggression Management" has conducted Aggression Management Workshops for the Postal Service. Read comments from postal employees on Aggression Management. |
Web of Betrayal : A Work Saga for the 21st Century --"Wendy Ghannam is a former federal employee turned whistleblower. She suffered a disability from her job and was basically threatened, denied her rights, denied her compensation and made unemployable because of her former work arena in the federal gov't. If you work for anyone but yourself, you'll find this book a "legal-like" treasure." Read Wendy's Article: Federal Workers Beware!! |
U.S. Postal Service: Deteriorating Financial Outlook Increases Need for Transformation by Bernard Ungar, Director, Government Business Operations Issues, General Government Division |
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Management evolution- False Prophets-The Gurus Who Created Modern Management and Why Their Ideas Are Bad for Business Today| see review |
Amerithrax:
The Hunt for the Anthrax Killer-by
Robert Graysmith comprehensive work about the relentless scientific manhunt to answer the question of who the anthrax killer was. |
Historian Nelson Lichtenstein’s State of the Union superbly surveys and analyzes how these dilemmas of labor unions over the centuries |
Robert's Rules of Order (Newly Revised, 10th Edition)-Since Robert's Rules of Order first was published in 1896, it's been the means to orderly, smooth, and fairly conducted meetings |
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The Killer Postman |
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 Pete
the P.O.'d Postal Worker-You
get a full 142 pages of art that will make you respect your local postal
worker, if not fear them. |
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Two suspense and adventure books Arcnam and Mikeskey by Albert Aloysious Waters, a Data Technician at the Greensboro, North Carolina Bulk Mail Center |
Chicken Beaks Revisited : An Hispanic Adolescence
is a story written by Fresno, Calif. Postal
Supervisor and part-time author Ben Romero
"Chicken Beaks Revisitedt ells a story about family, religion, and
values. This story, told through the eyes of an emerging teen, retraces
the lives of an Hispanic, Catholic family living in Northern New Mexico
during the 1960's. |
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Much Like Right and More Poems About Postal Life Part 2-K.D.
Greene’s book focuses on the experiences of postal workers, yet these
experiences could also be related to any career situation.
K.D.
Greene is a native Los Angeles author and poet with 23 years of postal
experience |
It
Still Exists Today - A True Story of Racism in the United States Postal
Service: The Story Oklahoma Did Not Want Told -
by former Postal Clerk Raymond Christian |
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Ellis College Of New York Institute of Technology-The Postal Service has an agreement with Ellis College to provide online courses to all postal employees interested in earning an undergraduate degree or MBA. Ellis offers a 10 percent discount for tuition to all postal employees. This special tuition rate will remain in effect during the entire time of the employee/student's matriculation. For more information about registration, dates and classes, go to: http://ellis.nyit.edu/usps |
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Central Michigan University |
Allsteel Office Furniture-The Allsteel Office Furniture contract is now offering Postal Employees discounted office furniture for home use. As a postal employee, you now have the opportunity to purchase an Allsteel Trooper chair for your home from Allsteel, Inc., the Postal Service's strategic partner for office furniture. The Trooper chair is offered to employees at the same discount the Postal Service receives. | ||||||
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USPS has agreement with Strayer University to provide higher education Online, on-site at the Bolger Center in Potomac, MD, or on-campus. A national discount of 10% was recently negotiated, and in addition, Strayer University will waive all application fees for USPS employees. The reduced tuition will take effect with the winter, 2004 session (USPS) 12/30-Strayer University USPS website |
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-by
Reginald Buchanan a limited duty letter carrier
Delivering mail has its dangers—dogs, adverse weather, and
managerial guidance—but when people start turning up dead, delivering
mail is taken to a new and horrible level! 