tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47155840868795724482012-01-21T00:16:39.133-08:00...postal related news as reported from various online sources. Stamps, covers and information for collectors worldwide. We additionally report on issues of interest to the federal workforce relating to pay, COLA, Social Security, federal pay schedules, federal employment and postal employment. <b>We claim no affiliation or association with the USPS or any other organization.</b>Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-16737283451777721072012-01-21T00:12:00.000-08:002012-01-21T00:16:39.177-08:00

Labor Talks With Postal Unions Reach Impasse, Service Says"...Contract talks with two unions representing 242,000 letter carriers and mail handlers are at an impasse and a mediator may be called in to resolve differences, the U.S. Postal Service said...."   ::► Source: www.businessweek.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-71002021676665850422012-01-14T14:28:00.000-08:002012-01-14T14:30:16.489-08:00

Madison County Commission opposes closing mail processing center on Wall Triana Highway"...a resolution Friday in support of keeping the mail-processing facility here open. Chair Mike Gillespie said the resolution would be sent to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors and would be personally delivered to members of the congressional delegation..."   ::► Source: The Postal Newsgroup۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-14487940617778578982011-12-16T23:40:00.000-08:002011-12-16T23:42:34.935-08:00

Santa letters get answered in Huntsville"...The Huntsville Post Office has been making sure children who want to write to Santa, get a response from St. Nick. ..."   ::► Source: waff.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-42963940497011289442011-12-10T08:01:00.000-08:002011-12-10T08:06:10.045-08:00

Continued efforts to keep USPS facilities open"...we are concerned that the postal service may preempt Congress on this matter by closing or consolidating nearly 3,700 mostly rural post offices, over 250 mail processing facilities, and eliminating overnight delivery for first class mail before postal reform legislation is enacted," the letter states...."   ::► Source: www.wwl.com۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-11916367029049564412011-11-29T07:38:00.000-08:002011-11-29T07:46:50.850-08:00

Why Congress can't save the Postal Service"...disagree that Congress needs to give the Postal Service more power to make big cuts, saying that ending Saturday service or door-to-door delivery would "put the Postal Service into a death spiral" and "dismantle" the postal service..."   ::► Source: cnn.com۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-18074489517804746762011-10-23T07:31:00.000-07:002011-10-23T07:39:09.094-07:00

Postal workers mark 10th anniversary of Anthrax attacks"...D.C.’s Brentwood postal facility was contaminated with Anthrax, killing two postal workers. ..."   ::► Source: www.wjla.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-73133939676211335332011-10-15T06:59:00.000-07:002011-10-15T07:04:38.812-07:00

House Panel Approves Postal 'Destruction' Bill"...The Postal Service announced in August that it wants to reduce the workforce by 220,000, and is seeking authority to lay off as many as 120,000, including tens of thousands of military veterans. H.R. 2309 would authorize layoffs; the wholesale elimination of post offices and mail processing facilities demanded by the legislation virtually

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-22679362019350920812011-10-13T19:36:00.000-07:002011-10-13T19:41:49.731-07:00

Health care is making the postmaster general angry"...During an interview late last week, Donahoe was clearly annoyed and angry with the Obama administration and Congress for not endorsing his plans to remove USPS from FEHBP..."   ::► Source: www.washingtonpost.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-20905400404408788582011-09-26T09:00:00.000-07:002011-09-26T19:54:52.062-07:00

Lynch: Return GOP's Postal Service bill to sender"...Lynch and Cummings say the Issa-Ross bill undercuts the collective bargaining rights of Postal Service employees. They said the answer to the Postal Service’s problems lies not in slashing services but in making the agency profitable..."   ::► Source: www.tauntongazette.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-52070364543715888222011-09-18T07:39:00.000-07:002011-09-18T07:42:41.085-07:00

2012 Federal Employee COLA Update"...government retirees are cautiously looking forward to a cost of living adjustment of around..."   ::► Source: federalretirementnews.blogspot.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-6292650878784396922011-09-14T21:28:00.000-07:002011-09-14T21:32:38.422-07:00

"...an announcement identifying a list of Area Mail Processing Feasibility Studies for approximately 400 plants nationwide in an effort to shutter or consolidate approximately 300 plants across the nation. The..."   ::► Source: The Postal Newsgroup ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-4714828242523222042011-09-12T19:47:00.000-07:002011-09-12T19:53:27.444-07:00

Slideshow: Top 5 layoffs of 2011 "...The U.S. Postal Service said in March it would lay off 7,500 workers. In July, it also announced considering closing up to 3,700 postal retail outlets. In August, it was also reported that the Postal Service wanted to lay off as many as 120,000 workers. If that announcement becomes reality, the Postal Service would top this list. ..."   ::► Source:

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-87222693080381746282011-09-08T18:31:00.000-07:002011-09-08T18:33:23.474-07:00

Postal Service Removes 31 Alaska Locations from Closure Study List"...All but five of 36 Alaska post offices placed on a study list for closure by the U.S. Postal Service have been removed from the list and will remain open for business, according to Sen. Mark Begich’s office...."   ::► Source: www.ktuu.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-26905055485694254732011-08-26T10:39:00.000-07:002011-08-26T10:44:04.207-07:00

What Postal Service can’t win from labor unions it hopes to get from Congress"...Union leaders say the Postal Service doesn’t need to cut staff by circumventing agreements because it has thousands of career and non-career employees who are not covered by the no-layoff provisions. A spokesman for the letter carriers said his union alone has between 17,000 and 30,000 career employee members who are

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-15653791222711482512011-08-11T17:57:00.000-07:002011-08-11T18:04:12.020-07:00

Cash-strapped USPS may cut 120,000 jobs"...wants to pull its workers out of the retirement and health benefits plans covering federal workers and set up its own benefit systems...."   ::► Source: www.cbsnews.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-90459400049058685802011-08-08T20:40:00.000-07:002011-08-08T20:47:48.953-07:00

Sarasota's Band family embroiled in post office controversy"...asked his friend, a member of the Postal Service's board of governors, to try to influence negotiations over the property...."   ::► Source: www.heraldtribune.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-75233494992070868772011-08-02T09:00:00.000-07:002011-08-02T09:02:50.817-07:00

"...The Postal Service has provided the APWU with a list of the first 100 mail processing sites that will utilize Non-Traditional Full-Time (NTFT) duty assignments [PDF], as well as computer models showing proposed schedules for three of the sites: the Boston Processing and Distribution Center, the Central Mass P&DC, and the Delaware P&DC. ..."   To Utilize Non-Traditional Assignments">::► Source

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-80523704645916468922011-07-31T08:41:00.000-07:002011-07-31T08:45:54.257-07:00

TSP contributions will decline if debt deal cuts fed benefits, Congress told"..."A two-year pay freeze coupled with an increase in contribution rates to FERS that could exceed 5 percent of employees' pay, as some proposals have suggested, would, I believe,..."   ::► Source: www.govexec.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-75018578370890831082011-07-11T09:19:00.000-07:002011-07-11T09:19:50.504-07:00

Man Who Robbed Whiteside Post Office, Took Clerk Hostage Gets Over 79 Years In Federal Prison "...robbed the female postmaster at the Whiteside Post Office in Marion County at gunpoint and briefly held her hostage ..."   ::► Source: www.chattanoogan.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comMarion County, TN35.0928512 -85.64348734.9402387 -85.74843299999999 35.245463699999995 -85.538541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-48845507152242495012011-07-06T08:36:00.000-07:002011-07-06T08:36:37.148-07:00

Postal Workers Looted Mail, Filled Packages With Stones "...The Russian Post said Tuesday that it has busted a trio of postal workers who stole the contents of expensive shipments, stuffed the parcels with junk, and returned them to the sender. ..."   ::► Source: www.themoscowtimes.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comRussia61.52401 105.3187560000000141.032990999999996 19.615746 82.015029 -168.978234tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-74080353505659313192011-07-03T09:17:00.000-07:002011-07-03T09:17:52.527-07:00

Attack on Postal Service and Postal Employees "... As introduced, H.R. 2309 would deprive postal employees of the freedom to bargain collectively, would cut the pay and benefits of current and future postal employees, and would hinder (and reduce) USPS service by expediting the closing of postal facilities and establishing a new bureaucracy to oversee the Postal Board of Governors. Within years,

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-60258122661238645312011-07-03T09:04:00.000-07:002011-07-03T09:04:08.245-07:00

Editorial: USPS Error Gets Ross’ Attention "...In his letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahue, Ross said the letters give “credence” to the belief the Postal Service makes decisions “without considering public comments.” In fact, he said, it appears “the only error was in the premature sending of the letters.”..."   ::► Source: www.swtimes.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-81377583943134888332011-06-29T09:04:00.000-07:002011-06-29T09:04:30.991-07:00

Postal Service spent thousands on pro sports tickets, auditors say "...The $14,778 tab for sports tickets in one unnamed city last year did not directly violate USPS purchasing procedures because they were bought for “recognition” awards for postal employees...."   ::► Source: www.washingtonpost.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-85604438046519267332011-06-22T22:01:00.000-07:002011-06-22T22:01:32.423-07:00

Issa Warns of New Bailout as Postal Service Suspends Pension Contributions "..."The United States Postal Service, our nation's second largest employer, is now past the brink of insolvency," said Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee...."   ::► Source: www.foxnews.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-33175238778394454652011-06-14T22:57:00.000-07:002011-06-14T22:57:11.079-07:00

USPS: Delivering a service for the public good "...the Postal Service was chartered by the Constitution. The Postal Service is a public good that cannot be fully replicated by the private sector. ..."   ::► Source: www.washingtonpost.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-50151366263946743652011-06-07T08:35:00.000-07:002011-06-07T08:35:12.098-07:00

USPS credit union robbed in downtown Ft. Myers "...Fort Myers Police are currently investigating an armed robbery at the downtown branch of the U.S. Post Office...."   ::► Source: www.nbc-2.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-54291832386735036182011-05-26T21:10:00.000-07:002011-05-26T21:10:52.078-07:00

"...But Herr and his team concluded that the postal service's business model was so badly broken that collapse was imminent...."   ::► Source: www.businessweek.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-82596019959616590712011-05-19T05:54:00.000-07:002011-05-19T05:54:57.045-07:00

Live Pipe Bomb Found in Forest Hills USPS Mailbox "...A live pipe bomb was found in a Forest Hills USPS mailbox on Monday night, causing a clearing of the area, and was disposed of by detonation by a Cook County bomb disposal ..."   ::► Source: westernsprings.patch.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-28893434802140209932011-04-16T06:38:00.000-07:002011-04-16T06:38:51.350-07:00

Postal clerk puts personal stamp on helping customer "..."He's a great sales clerk," said Postmaster Bill Spangler by phone Tuesday. "He's wonderful. I don't know what else I can say." Jensen's voice booms out to greet the next customer in line. "Hi, I'm here to help you,..."   ::► Source: www.news-journalonline.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-8302007503991992122011-04-11T21:00:00.000-07:002011-04-11T21:00:23.310-07:00

Two Postal Service Reform Bills Introduced in Congress "...Two legislators have introduced postal reform bills designed to restore stability to the cash-strapped agency and help it survive tough times...."   ::► Source: www.apwu.org ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-65775597603334961782011-04-06T17:35:00.000-07:002011-04-06T17:35:32.246-07:00

The official Royal Wedding stamp collection "...Issue Date - 21st April 2011 Available to order now Royal Mail is proud to issue the official commemorative stamps to mark the wedding of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton. A Royal Wedding is a major event of national importance and celebration and Royal Mail stamps are a unique way to mark such a happy occasion. If you would like to

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-76897606765693129652011-04-04T20:58:00.000-07:002011-04-04T20:58:18.052-07:00

Issa set to grill postmaster general over finances, union contract "...The new three-year contract announced March 14 disappointed House Republicans, who think it is overly generous..."   ::► Source: thehill.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-18552472249540787772011-03-28T08:53:00.000-07:002011-03-28T08:53:03.496-07:00

"...Employees with the US Postal Service, USPS, are being persuaded to resign or quit, with a payout of $20,000 with the hope to lay off enough workers so as to meet the 7,500 mark. ..."   ::► Source: newssimplified.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-71345599135270469602011-03-25T09:29:00.000-07:002011-03-25T09:29:28.884-07:00

This post is courtesy of The Postal Newsgroup The highly anticipated March 25 USPS announcement is referenced below as found on the USPS' website. The largest majority of the information was put out yesterday (March 24, 2011) detailing the district closings, the Voluntary Early Retirement (VER), The financial incentive programs being offered to eligible career non-bargaining employees in

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-69678171939706842872011-03-24T18:34:00.000-07:002011-03-24T18:35:40.143-07:00

"...Video of news report about postal employee, J. Yardley, stealing drugs intended for veterans ..."   Source: www.youtube.com

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-82503284973633277042011-03-24T15:13:00.000-07:002011-03-24T15:13:59.974-07:00

Plan To End Saturday Mail Delivery Overstates Costs, Report Says "...While the U.S. Postal Service estimates that ending Saturday delivery of mail would save $3.1 billion a year, the Postal Regulatory Commission issued a report today saying that figure overstates the savings by about $1.4 billion annually...."   ::► Source: www.npr.org ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-28234602659041819042011-03-23T16:32:00.000-07:002011-03-23T16:32:11.518-07:00

"...On March 23, 2011, the Postal Service announced a Special Incentive offer for the following targeted groups: Career non-bargaining employees assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Field Units, including PCES and attorneys Career non-bargaining employees assigned to Area Offices, including PCES Career non-bargaining employees assigned to District Customer Service Offices (the

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-57066626729108610172011-03-21T20:24:00.000-07:002011-03-21T20:24:53.348-07:00

Former postal worker pleads guilty to stealing cash, gift cards from mail "...of Forest Lake, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of mail by a postal employee...."   ::► Source: www.kare11.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-45708649152246059692011-03-15T08:25:00.000-07:002011-03-15T08:25:29.979-07:00

Highlights of the New APWU Contract (Tentative Agreement of the Collective Bargaining Agreement) "...Wages, COLA, New Entry-Level Steps, Health Benefits, Limits on Excessing, Jobs and Job Security, ..."   ::► Source: contractnegotiations.blogspot.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-22225743752413460942011-03-12T15:03:00.000-08:002011-03-12T15:03:41.325-08:00

4 sent to hospital from Bethesda post office "...Four people were taken to a hospital from a Bethesda post office Saturday for skin irritation, but authorities said they found no evidence of hazardous materials..."   ::► Source: washingtonexaminer.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-39642036510339294432011-03-11T11:00:00.000-08:002011-03-11T11:00:17.144-08:00

JFK drug dealer gets two years in prison "...A Bronx postal worker who sold drugs he obtained from John F. Kennedy International Airport while on duty was sentenced last week for his crimes, the Queens district attorney said...."   ::► Source: www.yournabe.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-73934379012547841332011-03-09T23:10:00.000-08:002011-03-09T23:10:26.690-08:00

USPS to reduce workforce by up to 30,000 in 2011 "...The U.S. Postal Service could reduce its workforce by up to 30,000 employees this year. Up to 7,500 of those positions would be eliminated as part of a redesign that USPS will announce March 25..."   ::► Source: www.federalnewsradio.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-73481205024422291282011-03-07T21:55:00.000-08:002011-03-07T21:55:24.692-08:00

"...because the law protects the federal health insurance fund against any risk of the Postal Service going broke. Unless Congress passes a law stating otherwise, the OPM also shouldn't allow the Postal Service to adjust the size of its annual payments based on its smaller workforce, he said. ..."   ::► Source: www.washingtonpost.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-90937174593044693322011-03-03T09:09:00.000-08:002011-03-03T09:09:31.424-08:00

Congressmen call for job-cutting priority at USPS "...“These efforts simply have not resulted in the changes necessary to maintain a self-funding Postal Service,” the Congressman from Florida said. “Realigning the work force by re-examining labor agreements must be part of the strategy to improve the Postal Service fiscal foundations.” Darrell Issa, the chairman of the subcommittee’s parent

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-85947729533898576072011-02-27T07:37:00.000-08:002011-02-27T07:37:10.712-08:00

Hundreds rally in solidarity with Wisconsin workers "...Auto workers, teachers, electricians, postal workers and railroad workers banded together, chanting "We are one," and carrying signs with messages such as "Save the American dream" ..."   ::► Source: www.post-gazette.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-50947257909064921412011-02-24T08:51:00.000-08:002011-02-24T08:51:57.263-08:00

USPS PROMOTION SCHEDULED FOR MARCH "...USPS is shipping a counter display of passport wallets to 5,000 Post Offices. The Post Offices selected were passport acceptance facilities with high passport activity during March and April last year. ..."   ::► Source: usps.gov ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-22899926302974032942011-02-19T04:34:00.000-08:002011-02-19T04:34:45.555-08:00

Preparing for Change: Is retirement part of your plan? "...When change in the workplace is coming, it’s a good time to start preparing for the future. If you’re considering retirement and wondering whether you have the numbers to make it work, check out “eRetire” — the self-service application on LiteBlue that lets employees start the retirement process online...."   ::► Source: usps.gov ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-32760570497063137342011-02-10T08:02:00.000-08:002011-02-10T08:02:29.238-08:00

U.S. Postal Inspection Service awards AED contract to Opto Circuits India's subsidiary Cardiac Science "...Cardiac Science Corporation, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Opto Circuits India has been awarded a contract to deploy Powerheart AEDs at U.S. Postal Inspection Service..."   ::► Source: www.indiainfoline.com ۞ selling out America END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-2881010675746684182011-01-31T07:32:00.000-08:002011-01-31T07:32:26.315-08:00

The new postmaster general speaks out "...Are the postal unions standing in the way of making changes you need to make? No. They are led by good people. The presidents are very good people. They're people. They're looking at the challenges that we have with the same, 'Oh my goodness' that everybody else does. These guys, I'll tell you, we've reduced head count in this organization by 225,000

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-44861751985514446262011-01-18T08:45:00.000-08:002011-01-18T08:45:42.295-08:00

"...Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe today signaled a new direction in continuing to improve customer relations within the mailing industry by consulting ..."   ::► Source: www.vadvert.co.uk ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-66310345573480328492011-01-11T08:15:00.000-08:002011-01-11T08:15:15.160-08:00

Mailing Industry Thanks Postal Workers "...The new Postmaster General has put out a memo regarding organization changes, as well as announcing a Reduction in Force and Voluntary Early Retirement for postal employees. The Mailing Industry would like to thank the workers at the USPS..."   ::► Source: Mailing Industry News ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-10246565722790555192011-01-10T09:41:00.000-08:002011-01-10T09:41:43.067-08:00

"...our restructuring, we anticipate that a reduction in force (RIF) and a voluntary early retirement (VER) process will be initiated by the end of this fiscal quarter,” said Donahoe...."   ::► Source: National Postal Mail Handlers Union (Local 317) ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-66666921440899785572011-01-03T20:07:00.000-08:002011-01-03T20:07:38.015-08:00

"...tiny town off Exit 2 on I-565 was incorporated in 1818, when Alabama was still a territory. Mooresville has been using the same wooden cabin as a post office since 1840. It is one of the oldest continually operating post offices in the country and contains post boxes that predate the building itself...."    ::► Source: www.ajc.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-33956731267072638892011-01-01T06:28:00.000-08:002011-01-01T06:28:15.291-08:00

USPS Unveils New Stamps for 2011 "...the 2011 commemorative stamp program has something for everyone. The U.S. Postal Service today officially unveiled the images of its commemorative stamp program...."    ::► Source: Everything Long Beach ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-47637479459395331882010-12-29T07:31:00.000-08:002010-12-29T07:31:54.482-08:00

Dog-watching iPhone app catches thief instead "...She already knows how the thief broke in to her home: Her mother sent her a spare set of keys after she left them in Virginia over the weekend. The thief broke in to the package..."   ::► Source: www.usatoday.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-42106864384952129472010-12-23T08:53:00.000-08:002010-12-23T08:53:00.077-08:00

"...anarchists are suspected of sending booby-trapped parcels to the offices of several embassies in Athens as well as to the offices of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi...."   ::► Source: www.npr.org ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-77830419211771194542010-12-21T20:31:00.000-08:002010-12-21T20:31:46.650-08:00

USPS Mailboxes: Altering delivery requires consent "...postal officials cannot force residents to change their mode of delivery. In other words, residents must give permission for postal carriers to stop bringing mail to their front door, according to the Postal Service. “We have to have their permission, so the only thing we can do is ask,” said David Walton, USPS spokesman...."   ::► Source:

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-29877744827000759952010-12-20T19:44:00.000-08:002010-12-20T19:44:47.234-08:00

"...Check out ebay for all kinds of postal worker gift ideas and collectibles. Find items relating to the postal worker like postal worker t-shirts, postal union items, postal photographs, postal service collectible items..."   ::► Source: ebay.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-32139776313804327242010-12-16T11:02:00.000-08:002010-12-16T11:02:56.936-08:00

"...FedEx Corp., the world’s second-largest package delivery company, said its profit fell 18 percent during the Memphis-based shipper’s fiscal second quarter. ..."   ::► Source: www.memphisdailynews.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-68798308370053730112010-12-14T20:46:00.000-08:002010-12-14T20:46:53.563-08:00

"...The postal worker - the regular carrier on that route -- told police he heard a "pop," and felt something hit his chest. The .22 caliber..."   ::► Source: www.nashuatelegraph.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-85350035479837197502010-12-08T20:30:00.000-08:002010-12-08T20:30:37.243-08:00

"...To make sure every one of those letters gets a response, Santa has appointed Taylore Einarsson, a Canada Post employee, as chief postal elf to help him out...."   ::► Source: ctv.ca ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-10357561452801639792010-12-07T20:57:00.000-08:002010-12-07T20:57:01.378-08:00

$25K Reward Offered In Mail Carrier's Murder "...MIAMI (CBS4) ―A $25 thousand reward is being offered by the U.S. Postal Service to anyone who can help lead police to the person who shot and killed a mail carrier on Monday and then took off in his postal truck. ..."   ::► Source: cbs4.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-12270209010747906672010-12-05T09:07:00.000-08:002010-12-05T09:07:13.105-08:00

Web of deceit unravels as tarantulas found "...bundled them in multicoloured straws or plastic containers and sent them in boxes through the US Postal Service...."   ::► Source: www.smh.com.au ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-39152574504922439492010-12-01T22:03:00.000-08:002010-12-01T22:03:42.317-08:00

"...mail checks from a secure mail box at a post office and they advised her to not raise the red flag on her box when she's mailing something, because that could make her an easy target for thieves...."   ::► Source: www.woai.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-54961141810374834652010-11-22T22:27:00.000-08:002010-11-22T22:27:12.615-08:00

"...Under Robert, and later CEO Jeff Jurick, Fala’s direct mail activities expanded to include printing, data processing, fulfillment, response management, presorting and commingling, among other services. At one point the company processed more than 1 billion pieces of mail annually. ..."   ::► Source: directmag.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-71234095586520672172010-11-20T08:54:00.000-08:002010-11-20T08:54:42.703-08:00

Postal Service considers customer experience improvements "...the Postal Service regularly looks at simplifying its mail preparation rules and complex rate structure, that effort worries some commercial mailers, who feel it threatens the USPS' worksharing program. That initiative provides discounted postage prices to mailers that do mail preparation work ..."   ::► Source: www.dmnews.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-66885447226947250562010-11-18T15:29:00.000-08:002010-11-18T15:29:09.119-08:00

Residents not so keen on new postal service "...Rothestein said the post office closing would be a big blow, not just for the Neighborhood House, but the entire community. “From a small town standpoint this is not a good thing at all,” he said. ..."   ::► Source: www.lakeplacidnews.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-41680173895395084492010-11-15T09:20:00.000-08:002010-11-15T09:20:30.892-08:00

"...The Postal Service also announced Friday that it plans to deplete its $15 billion line of credit with the U.S. Treasury by borrowing the remaining $3.5 billion. Although the Postal Service does not use taxpayer funding, it has tapped the credit line since the early 1990s...."   ::► Source: www.washingtonpost.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-26222504341989648342010-11-12T06:06:00.000-08:002010-11-12T06:06:42.201-08:00

"...six North American plant closures the Company has announced or accelerated..."   ::► Source: Mailing Industry News ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-72769492419834310792010-11-01T22:38:00.000-07:002010-11-01T22:38:47.716-07:00

"...Take the guesswork out of shipping with Priority Mail® Flat Rates. Whatever fits in the box or envelope ships for one low rate—anywhere in the United States..."   ::► Source: www.usps.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-11641859514489871312010-11-01T22:26:00.000-07:002010-11-01T22:26:38.199-07:00

"...President Burrus states, "There is zero possibility that the union will agree to wage cuts."..."   ::► Source: contractnegotiations.blogspot.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-54212416062702007572010-10-29T06:46:00.000-07:002010-10-29T06:46:35.034-07:00

"...For the past 10 years, Eau Claire station carrier Herb Garvin gives out turkeys to needy families along his route. He's always done it at his own expense, and last year, Herb gave out 35 turkeys. ..."   ::► Source: ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-31328153082026823932010-10-26T04:37:00.000-07:002010-10-26T04:37:10.698-07:00

"...Pat Donahoe, Deputy Postmaster General and Chief Operating Officer, will become our new Postmaster General when I “end tour” Dec. 3...."   ::► Source: usps.gov ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-20038520831958936822010-10-26T03:33:00.000-07:002010-10-26T03:33:50.684-07:00

"...The union cannot convert the process unilaterally, so I have requested that management negotiators conclude these mechanical exchanges and engage in the full range of activities necessary to achieve mutually agreeable provisions. I am confident that there is common ground on a package of proposals yet to be identified, which can meet management’s expectations of cost reductions and

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-25079076518172622062010-10-23T20:04:00.000-07:002010-10-23T20:04:52.098-07:00

"...The U.S. Postal Service recently informed the Times, and possibly other newspapers across the country, that it is enforcing regulations it says were established in 1978, “prohibiting commercial vending and”..."   ::► Source: www.gettysburgtimes.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-4090935009038447832010-10-22T20:34:00.000-07:002010-10-22T20:34:45.490-07:00

"...appalled at reports that a fake camera was installed at the Henning post office...."   ::► Source: www.wreg.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-35688554488107599812010-10-20T09:29:00.000-07:002010-10-20T09:29:08.531-07:00

CPI-W September 2010 "...For the month, the index was unchanged prior to seasonal adjustment...."   ::► Source: The Federal Newsgroup ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-69422612687837551532010-10-18T08:36:00.000-07:002010-10-18T08:36:52.151-07:00

"...Two people were killed this morning in a shooting at the post office in Henning, Tennessee...."   ::► Source: www.kltv.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-33282969635097154952010-10-17T19:58:00.000-07:002010-10-17T19:58:29.346-07:00

Audrey Hepburn stamps sell for $607,000 "...Sheet of 10 pristine stamps created by German postal service in 2001..."   ::► Source: www.cbc.ca ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-19848701771999739172010-10-17T19:51:00.000-07:002010-10-17T19:51:52.084-07:00

"...In balloting that ended Oct. 14, Cliff Guffey was elected the new president of the American Postal Workers Union, receiving 69 percent of the votes in a three-way race. Greg Bell garnered 75 percent of votes cast, to win the Vice Presidency. Guffey, who has served as the APWU’s vice president since 2001, becomes the union’s fifth president. ..."   ::► Source: www.apwu.org ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-58754776806199920852010-10-13T09:25:00.000-07:002010-10-13T09:25:33.269-07:00

"... Norman, Oklahoma is the site of NCED which is a 72-acre, postal-owned site at 24th and Imhoff Road. It has just been reported that there has been a 4.3-magnitude earthquake, but officials said no significant damage or injuries have been reported...."   ::► Source: postal-edaily.blogspot.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-73395029872360410802010-09-27T21:24:00.000-07:002010-09-27T21:24:51.167-07:00

"...Even as the U.S. Postal Service began sliding into the worst financial crisis in its history, some postal executives in recent years found a way to earn more money by resigning from their jobs and returning as highly paid contractors while doing essentially the same work...."   ::► Source: www.washingtontimes.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-61492508351288880822010-09-27T21:17:00.000-07:002010-09-27T21:17:50.681-07:00

"...Yes, Rep. Issa wants Congress to demand layoffs and other concessions from postal workers...."   ::► Source: www.apwu.org ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-2699198111282533592010-09-26T07:48:00.000-07:002010-09-26T07:48:46.047-07:00

Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation (POST) Act of 2010 "...the bill requires arbitrators to take the Postal Service's financial condition into account along with other factors such as the comparability requirement and the details of the rate system. ..."   ::► Source: contractnegotiations.blogspot.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-65691240083604875162010-09-22T09:05:00.000-07:002010-09-22T09:05:57.856-07:00

"...Sample households are con­tacted either by telephone or in person and asked about the mail they send and receive, their adoption and use of various communications’ technologies, their attitudes about mail ser­vice in general, and information relating to their household and personal demographics. Respondent households are recruited to participate in HDS Stage 2. Stage 2 is the Mail Diary.

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-61928152967368685712010-09-21T07:59:00.000-07:002010-09-21T07:59:39.655-07:00

"... Eric Barros was stopped by deputies and arrested Monday while still on his postal route ..."   ::► Source: www.mercurynews.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-39009082053171708202010-09-19T08:59:00.000-07:002010-09-19T08:59:29.506-07:00

"...We have to question how the postal service defines service. When a Priority Mail package travels 500 miles over three days to reach a destination that was only 150 miles away to begin with, is that good, efficient service? When mail is deposited at a post office, then is taken 100 miles for processing and sorting before being returned to that same post office for delivery, is that good,

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-36974375598211214232010-09-14T07:51:00.000-07:002010-09-14T07:51:01.727-07:00

"...“It used to be convenient just about anywhere in Chattanooga just to drop a letter off,” he said. “Now it’s becoming more like you almost have to go to a post office because these things are not available.”..."   ::► Source: www.timesfreepress.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-26193918857957514282010-09-14T07:45:00.000-07:002010-09-14T07:45:15.160-07:00

"...The NRLCA — whose current contract expires at midnight, Nov. 20 — represents some 67,000 career employees who primarily deliver mail in rural and suburban areas..."   ::► Source: liteblue.usps.gov ۞

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-69728563303013231822010-09-08T07:05:00.000-07:002010-09-08T07:05:53.101-07:00

"...LIUNA disaffiliated from the AFL-CIO in June 2006, due to a fundamental disagreement over what course of action would best serve the labor movement. At that time, LIUNA was committed to building the movement by concentrating its efforts on organizing trades people throughout America. The AFL-CIO still believed that the key to growing the labor movement was to elect politicians who support

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-71646321588479487932010-09-07T09:13:00.000-07:002010-09-07T09:13:51.293-07:00

"...A 256% jump in solicitations in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year was alarming to him, particularly because professional credit cards..."   ::► Source: www.marketwatch.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-5731968031317413042010-08-31T21:19:00.000-07:002010-08-31T21:19:31.157-07:00

Post Office seeks Phoenix retailers "...Scores of post offices have been closed nationwide, and now the USPS is looking to partner with local businesses to help provide services...."   ::► Source: www.bizjournals.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-32161233170881713242010-08-25T08:47:00.000-07:002010-08-25T08:47:48.701-07:00

"...The Office of Personnel Management should set up a sub-account for USPS’ retiree benefits contributions to raise transparency...."   ::► Source: www.emii.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-85983937951574995462010-08-23T09:22:00.000-07:002010-08-23T09:22:34.036-07:00

"...In a bid to compete with private mail carriers Federal Express and United Parcel Service, the U.S. Postal Service has introduced many of the same services available at post offices into selected branches of nationwide business supply retailer Office Depot...."   ::► Source: jacksonville.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-48749373639477664752010-08-11T18:57:00.000-07:002010-08-11T19:00:55.350-07:00

"...A mail carrier who received nearly $200,000 in disability payments has been accused of living a double life.Cindy Harrington, 44, claimed she injured her neck on the job until authorities said she was seen performing on a trapeze, snow skiing and scuba diving...."   ::► Source: www.wesh.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-33946054880174232232010-08-11T18:46:00.000-07:002010-08-11T18:52:09.139-07:00

Search online to find a Post Office Box closest to you, how much it will cost, and what size is available. You can even pay for it and get it online. Get your Po.O. Box now. Safe and secure!   ::► Source:poboxes.usps.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-71415466300065773842010-08-05T18:38:00.000-07:002010-08-05T18:41:49.600-07:00

Customer Service Scores Remain High"...According to the statement, operating expenses increased largely as a result of higher workers' compensation expenses..."   ::► Source: www.wbaltv.com۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-20982027523725328982010-07-28T06:23:00.000-07:002010-07-28T06:23:00.207-07:00

"...Call 1-800-ASK-USPS® (1-800-275-8777)..."   ::► Source: postal-edaily.blogspot.com ۞ END

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-68118969411174244332010-07-27T06:10:00.000-07:002010-07-27T06:19:51.864-07:00

Calculate postage with a click."...Now you can calculate postage right from your computer. Select the type of service for your mailing needs. Calculate Domestic Postage. Easily calculate retail postage rates and estimated delivery times. Calculate International Postage. Easily calculate global postage rates and estimated delivery times. Calculate Business Postage. Calculate domestic postage for

Labor Contract Newsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715584086879572448.post-91007328376166990682010-07-26T21:11:00.000-07:002010-07-26T21:15:05.650-07:00

"...the recession, which began in December 2007, caused sharp declines in volume and revenue, competitors of USPS, such as FedEx and UPS, had comparable or even greater declines. ..."   ::► Source: www.affordablemailalliance.org ۞ END

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