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Postal Management Groups Ask OIG To Investigate USPS' Failure to Comply With Rules Of Pay For Performance Program  |  

 

NC Postmaster: USPS Must Re-Evaluate Its Management Culture to Face Challenges Ahead  |  

 

OIG Says USPS Overfunded Its FERS Retirement Obligations By $6.8 Billion  |  

 

Mailers: Postal Employees Over Compensation Costs USPS And Public Needless $Billions Annually |  

 

Editorial: Does the Postal Service Really Want Early Retirements? |  

 

APWU Policy: Boycott USPS “Voice Of The Employee Surveys”

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USPS New Delivery Unit Optimization Initiative To Streamline Post Office Operations - The relocation of carriers to nearby cities is called “Delivery Unit Optimization” Update: Chart of proposed savings for each district  |  

 

Postal Service Ends Third Quarter With $3.5 Billion Loss

 USPS CFO Presentation on FY Quarter 3 Financials

 

 USPS may be unable to make payment into retiree health fund |

 

Why are USPS finances worse than expected?    |  

 

Thirteen Charges Dismissed Against Ohio Postal Worker For OWCP Fraud  |  

 

OSHA Fines USPS $357,000 for Safety Violations in Boston |  

 

USPS: Combination Carrier-Clerk Duty Assignment Cancelled   |  

 

PMG Potter’s Response To White House On Pilot Test For Five-Day Delivery

USPS Said No To White House on 5-Day Test   |  

 

USPS Freezes Hiring, Promotions at Headquarters, Areas and Districts |  

 

Rep. Chaffetz Introduces Bill Designating 12 Postal Holidays To Reduce USPS Operating Costs  |  

 

FYI: National Reassessment Process EEO Class Action Lawsuit Website |  

 

USPS Reports $642 Million Loss for Month Of May |

 

Court: Postal Worker’s Vulgar Language is Sufficient Grounds for Removal

by Don Cheney: The U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, issued a startling decision on June 16, 2010, in Jeunes v. Potter.  |

 

Board Of Governors Chairman Remarks On USPS Need To Act Like A Business    |

 Dulles P & DC Plant manager files assault charges against Capitol Metro Area VP - AVP out of job after incident  |

Former USPS Area VP Assault Case Continued Until August 26

Arbitrator Limits Abusive Postal Supervisor’s Contact With Carriers   |

Postal Worker’s Letter to PRC: Don’t End Saturday Delivery – Save Money Elsewhere .  |

Congressman To USPS OIG: New Documents Show Wage Theft In New Hampshire Post Offices Continues - . Union,  lawmakers say Dover letter carriers shortchanged |

 

USPS Employees Salaries Database Updated for 2010:

Website displays Postal Employees Names, Salaries, Position, Date Hired And Work Facility.  |

 

Post Office Wait Time in Line Averages by Area and District  |

NALC Wins Arbitration Decision On Misuse of DOIS

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The Postal Service’s National Reassessment Process-Limited Duty
PMG Potter Responds To Inquiry Sent By Lawmaker Regarding DBCS Machines

 LATEST POSTAL NEWS  

USPS, APWU Await Arbitration Decision In Move To Close Philly L & DC

Third-party arbitration between the United States Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union has come to an end and the two parties are awaiting a decision. More than 500 jobs were relocated when the Philadelphia Logistics and Distribution Center at the Pureland Industrial Complex in Logan Township was closed in February. The former employees claimed the Postal Service did not perform an area mail-processing study before they closed the facility.   (9/07) |  

USPS Proposes To Utilize Mobile Fueling Contractors To Fuel Delivery Vehicles - The Postal Service proposes to utilize mobile fueling contractors to fuel vehicles on-site at select postal facilities located throughout the United States. The program would focus on, but not be limited to city and rural delivery units with 30 or more routes using vehicles owned by the Postal Service. Based on these criteria, it is anticipated that up to 1,100 sites may be eligible to convert to mobile fueling.   (9/07) |  

USPS Updates Flat Sequencing System Deployment Information

A list of zones and their anticipated live mail dates for each site and corresponding machine(s) activated up through November 29, 2010. Zones for all sites as of September 7, 2010.   (9/07) |  

Postal Service Plans More Life for Vehicles

Most of the U.S. Postal Service’s 142,000 Long Life Delivery Vehicles have been in service 20-24 years. But replacing the fleet is a significant investment. Until the Postal Service decides what kind of vehicles will best serve its growing base of customers—at the lowest cost—USPS is taking a series of steps to extend the lives of its current vehicles.  (9/08) |  

Office Depot Offering 50% off USPS Shipping Today

To drum up awareness of its new U.S. Postal Service offerings, Boca Raton retailer Office Depot is offering 50 percent off the shipping price of one USPS package  (9/08) |  

Hey, Postal Service: “What’s the Big Deal?”

Affordable Mail Alliance: Union Challenges Existence of Postal Service Financial Crisis- Underscoring the recklessness of the massive rate increase proposed by the United States Postal Service on July 6, American Postal Workers Union President William Burrus made clear on Friday that his Union does not believe the Service is currently in an unprecedented financial position. He made it clear that the Union will not back away from its contract demands during the current round of negotiations with the Postal Service, despite its supposed financial crisis. This furthers the case against the Postal Service request for a rate hike 10 times the rate of inflation.  (9/07) |  

Editorial: The Postal Service has a strong case for union concessions

Having slashed costs in almost every way Congress will allow, the Postal Service now seeks concessions from its employees in labor negotiations that began last Wednesday. Given that labor costs, at $56 billion per year, make up 78 percent of the company's budget, we think that management has a strong argument. No one would contend that postal workers lead a cushy existence. But their compensation is, in some respects, more generous than that received by others in comparable situations.  (9/07) |  

91-Year-Old Letter Carrier Says He Would Rather "Work" Than Be Idle

Morris Wilkinson, a tidy man with snow white hair and silver-framed glasses, arrives at a Birmingham, Alabama, post office promptly by 7 a.m. In his six decades working for the U.S. Postal Service, he's accumulated enough sick days to take a vacation for more than a year. At the end of the day, Wilkinson admits, he leaves the job "pretty tired." "I may retire some day," he says. "I guess I'll retire one way or another."   (9/07) |  

Cape Coral, FL Postal Workers not amused by "poop" cake baked by Station ManagerWorkers at the Cape Coral Post Office say their manager baked them a dessert that looked like something you'd find in a toilet. The attempt at bathroom humor backfired in a big way. Workers at the Cape Coral Post Office were not amused by the cake crafted by the post office manager. The manager made the cake to look like poop because the office received a score of 48 from a mystery shopper. (9/03) |  

Postal Service seeks key concessions as contract talks open with largest union - In addition to concessions on wages, health benefits and working conditions, the Postal Service says it must pare its full-time workforce and expand the use of part-timers to stay afloat. Postal officials said that with declining workloads -- Americans have sent 20 percent fewer letters and packages since 2007 -- they can no longer guarantee eight-hour shifts for clerks, mail handlers, carriers and other workers. Negotiations could last six months to a year, Postal Service officials say. If arbitrators step in, the Postal Service could ask Congress to pass legislation that would require them to consider the agency's financial condition. Video: APWU-USPS 2010 Contract Negotiations Opening Session  (9/02) |  

Editorial: Unions and the U.S. Postal Service

If you ask me, government workers shouldn’t be allowed to unionize, but they are; however, federal workers aren’t allowed to go on strike. Well, here’s the latest evidence that public-sector unions are a bad idea: According to the Washington Post, the U.S. Postal Service is on track to be at least $7 billion in the red this year...That makes sense, considering that labor costs accounts for 78 percent of the Postal Service’s budget (that’s $56 billion in FY 2009, and it’s far more than what the employees of private competitors UPS and FedEx get in wages and benefits). If your business is down and you want to keep the customers you have left and start making a profit again, you have to cut costs. (9/03) |  

Economist To PRC: Ending Saturday Delivery May Give Business To Private-Sector Competitors - Michael Crew: ... by ending Saturday delivery, the Postal Service would be abandoning a valuable part of its enterprise, giving existing or future private-sector competitors the opportunity to fill the gap in service. By allowing others to take part of its business, the Postal Service’s plan to implement five-day delivery could aggravate, rather than ameliorate, the Postal Service’s financial condition and in the long-run could threaten the Postal Service’s viability.   (9/02) |  

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9/7/10

Letter carriers deliver their message - Protest of postal cutbacks highlights parade
Greenwood SC Post Office set to reopen today
New Hours At Clifton Post Office Put residents in bind
Dual-purpose building houses last Delaware post office of its kind
Car crashes into parked tractor trailer at Postal Service Center

Valpak stays relevant in the digital age

 

9/6/10

Labor Day: Workers' fight still right - Editorial by Bruce Clark, APWU President of Dubuque (Iowa)

Greenwood Post Office To Reopen Tuesday

New postage stamp honors Mother Teresa

Understanding discontinued service retirement

Mailman hangs up his bag after 41 years

Not properly vetted? elected Postal Worker claims he never heard of the Hatch Act

Letter carriers collecting books for Cops 'N Kids

 

9/5/10

Heat May Affect Your Mail Order Meds
Dog Owners Upset About Postal Problems
Netflix: What is Driving It Out of the Mail?

 

9/4/10

Drive-In Post Offices

Ohio: Car crashes into Heath post office

Former San Diego postal carrier found guilty of mail theft

 

9/3/10

Affordable Mail Alliance: Don’t Allow the USPS to Continue Costly Business Practices

Three Goofs: How USPS Undercut Its Case for Exigent Rate Increases

USPS OIG: Advertising Cost Reporting (PDF)

USPS OIG: Electronic Postmark Program License Fees (PDF)

Mail to resume at Detroit seniors' complex after bedbug halt

Mail carrier delivers help along the way

Former Texas USPS Contract Carrier Arrested For Mail Theft

Car crashes into Walnut Creek CA Post Office - A vehicle crashed into the Ygnacio Valley Station Branch yesterday

 

9/2/10

USPS to Deploy Retail Discontinuance Model in FY 2011

USPS OIG Audit Report: Management stated they are developing a decision tree-based retail discontinuance model to mitigate the inconsistency and subjectivity identified in our review. The project is currently in the design phase. Management plans to complete and deploy this model in FY 2011.156 Stations and Branches Remain Under Review For Possible Consolidation Under the Stations and Branches Optimization and Consolidation Initiative as of March 2010. 144 Stations and Branches were reported by USPS in February 2010.  |  

 

Neighbors, businesses steamed over San Rafael postal route changes

(California) San Rafael residents and businesses say recent postal route changes have severed years-long relationships with their letter carriers and resulted in unreliable mail delivery. Local union representatives worked with management on the adjustments, but her office was unaware there were complaints until late in the process, she said. The union will meet with the postal service on Oct. 18 as part of a standard evaluation of the route changes, she said.  |    

 

Postmasters: PRC Denial Of Rate Increase Could Compel USPS To Cut Services Provided To American Public - A number of intervenors and commenters have suggested that the Commission should reject the Postal Service’s request, since the federal agency has not exercised such cost-cutting strategies as freeze, furlough and fire. Those who have associated with these views have a total disregard for the impact on the service provided to the American public, the affect on the postal workforce, and the long-term implications for the future of the Postal Service’s universal service obligation.  It would be shameful if those who argue for furloughs would have the unintended consequence of advocating against our veterans   |  

 

NALC: Mailers And Senator Collins Misreading Congress’ Intent Of USPS Seeking Rate Increases - Although she now opposes USPS’s exigent rate request, Senator Collins, in an April 6, 2007 letter to the Commission that she co-authored with Senator Carper explained that Congress meant the PAEA’s exigency exception to apply to “significant and substantial” declines in mail volume caused by events beyond USPS’s control. he AMA devotes much of its comment to arguing that current circumstances cannot qualify as an exigency because, it claims, USPS’s private-sector competitors weathered the economic storm .. This argument ignores the fact that, unlike USPS, its private-sector competitors have no universal service obligation nor do they bear the unique burden of having to pre-fund retiree health benefits.   |  

 

Saginaw postal office official says moving work could eliminate 200 regional jobs - About 200 regional jobs are on the line as the U.S. Postal Service conducts a feasibility study that could put processing Saginaw mail in the hands of a Pontiac postal office, officials say.  |  

 

Driver crashes into postal truck, flees

Saginaw postal workers 'picket' outside South Washington office

Postal Service Faces $8,000 In OSHA Fines At Binghamton, NY Mail Facility

USPS Creates New Structure For Maintenance Operations

Bedbugs put stop on mail delivery

Postman Convicted of Stealing Mail
Netflix Adds Polish With Apple Deal

Workers picket outside of Oshkosh post office

 

9/1/10

APWU, USPS Begin Contract Negotiations Today

The U.S. Postal Service begins contract negotiations today with the largest of its four unions, the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU). Contract Negotiations Begin Between USPS And APWU | U.S. Postal Service Seeks to Pare Full-Time Workforce in Talks With Union |  

 

All Rural Carrier Postings, Bids and Awards Available Online

Previously, not all rural carriers had access to the online bidding process. But now, all 120,000 rural carriers will have access to the automated bidding system, 24/7 |  

 

OSHA Fines USPS for Safety Violations at Cincinnati BMC

Milwaukee Postal Worker Robbed

Saginaw postal workers set for informational picket

Post Office seeks Phoenix retailers

8/31/10

"Murder By Proxy: How America Went Postal" To Be Shown At U.S. And International Film Festivals - Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal is the first documentary to examine the phenomenon of workplace massacre through the lens of the growing socio-economic strains that have swept over this country—beginning in the Reagan era and extending to the present. In the face of an ever changing economy, the film follows the plight of one of America’s working class heroes’, Charlie Withers, a 39 yr. veteran letter carrier from Royal Oak, MI, the home of the films focused incident.|  

 

Former USPS Area Vice President Found Guilty Of Assaulting Postal Manager - Jerry D. Lane, the former USPS Vice President for the Capitol Metro Area, was found guilty on August 26, 2010 of assaulting Plant Manager and given a fine of $300.00. (Lane was arrested on June 2, 2010 according to court records)  In June of this year,  USPS Spokesman Gerald McKiernan said Lane "separated" from the Postal Service on June 3, but could not say whether he was fired or resigned, citing personnel policy and privacy concerns. |  

 

South Carolina Post Office Closed After Employees Report Inflamed Lungs

(Greenwood, South Carolina) A postal worker tells News Channel 7 says there has been an odor inside the post office on Cross Creek Blvd. for the past three weeks, but the odor has gotten worse over the past two weeks. The postal worker says after being in the building, people develop headaches, dizziness and some have even complained of numbness. The postal worker tells News Channel 7 that workers who have gone to the hospital, have been told by doctors that their lungs are inflamed. Video: Greenwood Postal Workers Speak Out  |  

 

Editorial: Mobile Sensors on Postal Trucks Revisited

NALC: How You Can Help Save Saturday Delivery

Saginaw postal workers set for 'informational picket'

Marketing Mail in a Competitive Market
Window Book Offers White Paper on Implementing Intelligent Mail Full-Service

USPS moving Dundee-area operations to Carpentersville

Man charged with stalking postal worker

Mother Teresa To Be Honored On U.S. Postage Stamp

 

8/30/10

Having Problems with Your Time and Attendance Records? The OIG Wants to Hear From You - Recent news stories have identified a few instances where Postal Service employees have had time deleted from electronic time card records. There have also been other time and attendance instances where managers inaccurately calculated employee work hours for out–of-schedule work. If you are a Postal Service employee and are experiencing similar problems or any other time and attendance issues at your work place, we would like to hear from you.   |  

 

Postmasters President: Delivery Unit Optimization Is Being Implemented At Break Neck Speed - Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) is being implemented. There are many impacts with DUO; pay, Postmaster level and the future of some Post Offices are at stake. |  

 

Will FedEx Target Certain ‘Custom’ers for Rate Increases?

Will Federal Express begin targeting certain customers for custom rate increases above and beyond the general rate increase? Well, according to an industry expert, that is a distinct possibility. Margin improvement appears to be the standing marching orders from on high. Similar to UPS, FedEx no has its arms around its costs, our expert tells us, and is finally able to identify profit margins per account. Word has it that those customers performing below a certain level of profit expectation will see their rates “releveled.”   |  

 

Mail Trucking Business Owner Charged With Stealing Funds From USPS

Kidnapper of Memphis Mail Carrier Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

Overview: National APWU Convention

The Recovery and the Post

Letter carrier lends a helping hand
Online Sellers: Beware the Shrinking Postage Label

Postal Service suffers as more business is conducted online

Busting myths about the postal service

Post office bustles behind the scenes

 

8/29/10

Derek McLoughlin continues working for troops overseas from the West Nyack post office

Oshkosh postal workers plan rally

US shoppers place trust in traditional channels like direct mail for communications

 

8/28/10

Postal Management Groups Ask OIG To Investigate USPS' Failure to Comply With Rules Of Pay For Performance Program - The National League of Postmasters and NAPUS have jointly asked USPS Inspector General David Williams to investigate the 2009 Pay For Performance final core requirement ratings and goals. According to the organizations the investigation is based on "the failure of USPS to comply with the administrative rules of the PFP."  |  

 

New Book Released By The Only Female Deputy Postmaster General

As deputy postmaster general, she served in the “No. 2 job in the U.S. Postal Service,”1 from 1985 until her retirement in 1987, “managing the world’s largest non-civilian workforce of 800,000 and a $32 billion budget.” In an inspiring memoir, MS. DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL, author Jackie A. Strange shares with readers her remarkable achievements and how trusted leadership, courage, and innovations impacted the postal service. |  

 

Affordable Mail Alliance Reaches 1,000 Members

Ohio: Ex-Postmaster gets probation for embezzlement

 

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