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August 2006 Postal News
Thursday - August 31, 2006
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Advo Stock Falls After Valassis Sues to Rescind
Acquisition
Also see
Valassis Files Lawsuit
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The Postal Conundrum (PDF) Murray Comarow
Who Is Murray Comarow
Wednesday - August 30, 2006
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New Web site will be one-stop shop for Postal
Service HR info
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Postal Worker Accused Of Tossing, Damaging
Customer's Boxes
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Praying postal carrier helps save a woman's life
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Carrier does duty to save mail from burning
truck
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Junk Mail Weighs on Their Minds
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Snake attack rattles postal worker
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Girlfriend charged with mail theft
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Charleston postal facility to expand, hire more
than 100
Tuesday - August 29, 2006
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Former postal employee wins $162,500 settlement
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Postal Workers Negotiate for Share of Growth
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Mail Thief Hits Post Office Truck
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Mail Bonding: Neighbors Hate to See the Blue
Boxes Go
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Readers are outraged by Postal Service 'fix'
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NALC Head, Postmaster General Optimistic at
Start of Negotiations
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Yonkers Man Pleads To Assault Of Postal Worker
Monday - August 28, 2006
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Letter Carriers Union Seeks 'Fair' Wage Increase
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The Union’s Role in Management, Mailer Issues
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USPS OIG Audit Report: Management of Retail
Workhours in
Relation to
Workload
Also see these other recent OIG Audit
Reports:
Overdrawn Express Mail® Corporate Accounts
Postal Service Emergency Preparedness for
Hurricanes
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USPS Begins Contract Talks with NRLCA - DM News
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Report Says Postal Service Gains US Air Market
Share
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Mailers Council Wants At Least 90 Days Before
Rate Increases
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Almost $1 million in counterfeit checks, USPS
money orders seized
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Bristol Leads Conn. In Postal Workers Bitten By
Dogs
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Postage Through the Years
Saturday - August 26, 2006
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USPS Contractor Charged with Mail Theft IL
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How To Fire an Employee
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Mail Thief Hits Post Office Truck
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Police make arrest in massive (mail) fraud case
Canada
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Heart of Orleans still broken FYI
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Volunteers run campaign to preserve post office
Friday - August 25, 2006
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Yonkers man pleaded guilty to assault on postal
worker as a hate crime
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Postal Carrier Injured in Drive-By Shooting
CA
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Couple says carrier withheld delivery on purpose
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Postmark Katrina
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Hough Postal Dispute Controversy, to the letter
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Mail Stolen From Seattle Post Office
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Pluto: Solar System's Loss is Stamp Collectors'
Gain
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Mailings contained cornstarch
Thursday - August 24, 2006
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The Price Of Being Obstreperous
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'Stranger' turns out to be postal worker
TX
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US turning to DNA to prove letter carrier and
sister are related
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'I don't want her ashes lost in the mail'
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Fayetteville REC To Close NC
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USPS Delivers a History of Highlights to the
National Postal Museum
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NPMHU Outlines Goals for Collective Bargaining
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Sportsmen ‘win' legal fight over stamps
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Fire disrupts mail delivery
Wednesday - August 23, 2006
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Former postal employee sentenced to 5 plus years
TX
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Mail Handlers Negotiations Begin
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NALC: Update to NALC Route Inspection Kit
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Negotiations Begin Aug. 28 on New Contract for
224,000 Letter Carriers
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Collective Bargaining Set to Begin Aug. 29 for
APWU
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Automated Mail Stream Under Assault
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Post Office drops 'take-a-number' for
'wait-in-line'
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Unemployment Checks Lost in the Mail
Tuesday - August 22, 2006
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Commerce resident feels postal help is lost in
the mail
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APWU: Final Deliberations of the 2006 Convention
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IG: Former postal exec lived high life on USPS
dime
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New Book: 'POSTAL MEMOIRS"
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Numbers game ends at post offices
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Zazzle Responds to Sportman's Complaints
Regarding Postage Stamps
Monday - August 21, 2006
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Congressman delivers strong message to USPS
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Spokane letter carrier turns Legos into art
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Former postal employee receives presidential
pardon
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Carrier Saves Mail from Truck Fire
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The heat hits your letter carriers, so thanks
for the kindness
Sunday - August 20, 2006
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How realistic is 'going postal'?
Survivors Recall 1st 'Postal' Massacre
20 Years Ago 14 Postal Employees Were Killed at
the Edmond Post Office
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Officials will investigate powder incident at
postal facility
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Post office worker robbed Saturday
Saturday - August 19, 2006
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Postal actions probed, powder incident target of
inquiry
Friday - August 18, 2006
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Nationwide Deterioration in Service Spurs Rally
at Philadelphia
Post Office
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Gene Del Polito Says APWU is
singing I WANT IT MY WAY
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South Jersey aids injured letter carrier
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NAPUS Hotline
from Nat. Assoc. of Postmasters
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Postmasters Village a community with history
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Postal officials ready to hire for route
expansions CA
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USPS Generates Net Deficiency for June DM
News
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Former Postal Thief Now Charged with Embezzling
$35K from Church
Thursday - August 17, 2006
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APWU: Delegates Express Frustration Over Craft
Jurisdictional Issues
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Threatening To Go Postal, Retired Postal
Worker Arrested
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First Time Contract Negotiations Take Place
Simultaneously
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Postal workers protest over distribution
problems in Philadelphia
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Rochester postmaster investigated for
'irregularities' at post office
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APWU: Latest COLA Will Yield $812 Annual
Increase
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NALC: Latest COLA Will Yield $790.00 Annual
Increase
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Increased address changes causes mail delays
Wednesday - August 16, 2006
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APWU: Delegates Debate, Approve Resolutions In
Preparation for
USPS Contract Talks
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NALC: Tuesday Report from National Convention
(PDF)
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USPS - OIG Implements WinBill for IT Expense
Management
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City leaders not convinced by post office
assessment
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Cargo Carriers Monetize Mail
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Crooks Hitting Mail Trucks In San Diego
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Reward Offered In Recent Mail Truck Break-Ins
Tuesday - August 15, 2006
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APWU: Celebrate: ‘100 Years of Progress’:
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APWU Convention Delegates to Protest Decline in
Service
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NALC: Young Warns That Contracting Out Mail
Delivery Could
Weaken Nation's Defense Against Terrorism
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Philadelphian's Experience Mail Delivery Woes
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Google Teams With Valpak
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OPM announces COLA changes for some employees
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Mail stolen from three postal trucks in San
Diego
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Post Office Closed After Mercury Found
Monday - August 14, 2006
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Philly postal workers to rally over distribution
center troubles
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Letter carrier's friends plan for recovery
NJ
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Letter Carriers Unhappy with New Procedures
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Postal-job offers too good to be true
Sunday - August 13, 2006
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Poor packaging of baking supplies creates
post-office scare
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Post office seems to be delivering on promises
TX
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ProspectsPlus Expands Direct Mail Offering with
PostcardsPlus.com
Saturday - August 12, 2006
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APWU, USPS Reach Agreement on Transfer
Opportunities
Friday - August 11, 2006
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NJ Letter Carrier Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
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USPS Sends Confusing Signals on Service
Standards
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Postal worker suspected of Seabright attempted
rape cleared of charges
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"Dangers of the Mail" Mural Sparks Debate Over
Censorship
Thursday - August 10, 2006
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Former New Jersey Postal Service Employee
Alleges EEOC Retaliation
Discrimination Against Agency After Being
Removed for Misconduct
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USPS: Net Deficiency of $594.5 Million Posted
After Escrow Allocation
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NM lawyer appointed to Postal Service board
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Proposed Ban on Mailing Cigarettes Excludes
Cigars
Wednesday - August 9, 2006
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Anchorage postal employee gets jail time for
mail theft
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USPS Rapped on Performance Reporting
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Read GAO Report (PDF)
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Senate chair wants anti-smoking provision out of
postal bill
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On the lake, mail comes by boat
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Proposed change in distribution has postal union
out of sorts CO
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Postal Service processing sites in Ariz. dodge
consolidation
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ePOSTIT Celebrates First Anniversary
Tuesday - August 8, 2006
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USPS Plant Consolidations in Washington State
- More On USPS Consolidations from
Bloomington Indiana
See these news
articles:
Postal Workers Picket Post Office |
Bloomington Mail Plant May Close - Visit the
Bloomington
APWU Site
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Mike Causey of Federal News Radio Says "Lose the
Attitude"
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Mailman's delivery leads to his arrest
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Second Veterans Affairs Computer Missing
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Waxman Wants to Know Why Snail Mail's So Slow
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GI bill a mixed mail bag
Monday - August 7, 2006
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USPS Test Flat Sequencing System (FSS) (PDF)
NALC
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The person who mailed anthrax spores in 2001
remains at large
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A Tale Of Two Post Offices
Federal News
Radio
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Collins: Crack down on tobacco sales to minors
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Four USPS Board Members, PRC Commissioner
Confirmed By Senate
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Ford Delivers Electric Vehicles To Post Office
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Marchex Re-launches 75,000 ZIP Code Web Sites
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RR Donnelley's OneSite(SM) Postal Tracking and
Reporting System
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Lockheed to Update Parcel-Sorting System for
USPS
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Yakima, WA postal cutbacks need third-party
review
Saturday - August 4, 2006
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Union, Management Agree to Restore Retirement
Counseling
See
settlement [PDF]
See ELM:
CSRS: 569.123 and 569.141 |
FERS: 589.123 and 589.131
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Mail carrier arrested in attempted Seabright
rape
CA
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First-class snake mail
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NAPUS Newsletter
Friday - August 4, 2006
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Union counts one victory against USPS closures
Federal Times
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LA mail delayed for six days, says report
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See
Report
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Police Look For 2 Suspects In Shooting Of Postal
Worker
MO
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USPS 'taking steps' to improve Englewood mail
service
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Mail Returns to New Orleans' Flood Zone
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4-State Barcode Mandatory for Automation
Discounts
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NAPUS to Meet with USPS to Discuss Issues Facing
PM's
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Bees Going Postal, Stinging Mail Carriers
Thursday - August 3, 2006
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Postal Service Feels the Heat Over Consolidation
Plans
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Bloomington postal workers oppose moving mail
processing plant
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Urine-soaked mail returned to senders
FL
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Postal Service Names New Chief Financial Officer
and Executive VP
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Sachse man admits possessing stolen mail
TX
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With early intervention, complaints drop
Federal Times
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USPS Working to Keep Fuel Costs Down, Speaker
Says
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Speaker Says Four-State Barcode Will Be
Mandatory for Automation
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FBI wants to know source of suspicious envelope
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Heat, vacations can slow summer mail delivery
Wednesday - August 2, 2006
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Son of Retired Postal Employee Charged with
Hiding Father's Body
and Spending His Retirement Checks
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Bills are late after mail truck was abandoned
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Letter Carriers' Union Convention Set for Las
Vegas Aug. 14 - 18
- 9300+ Delegates Registered to Attend
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Bronx Mail Workers Fear USPS Will Move
Processing To Manhattan
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Uncertainties Surround Flat Sorters, Make-Up
Rules
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Postal Service finds a friend in the Internet
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Postal workers warn of mail-sorting changes
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James H. Bilbray Nominated for Postal Board of
Governors
Tuesday - August 1, 2006
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Building a Better Workplace - NALC Presidents
Biennial Report PDF
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USPS Lists 139 Facilities As ‘Potential
Candidates’ for Consolidation
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"Bids by Seniority" The Whole Concept Stinks, to
Put It Mildly
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Postal worker remains in critical condition
Previous story:
Mail Carrier Loses Leg In Hit-And-Run
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US Postal Service studies Eagan site for
possible relocation of
3 metro post offices
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FedEx, USPS ink $8B deal
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Suspicious package causes Post Office lockdown
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