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
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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.
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Saginaw postal office official says moving work could eliminate 200
regional jobs
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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.
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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
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U.S. Postal Service Seeks to Pare Full-Time Workforce in
Talks With Union
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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
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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.
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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
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Postmasters President: Delivery Unit
Optimization Is Being Implemented At Break Neck Speed
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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.
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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.”
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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."
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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.
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Affordable Mail Alliance Reaches
1,000 Members
Ohio:
Ex-Postmaster gets probation for embezzlement
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