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POSTAL NEWS FROM PEN
July 31, 2009
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USPS Station/Branches Identified For
Full Study
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Testimony from Subcommittee Hearing on
USPS
Click here to watch a video of this hearing
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USPS: 677 Facilities Face Closure,
Consolidation -
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Lawmakers Get Conflicting Advice On
Fixing US Postal Service -
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Florida RCA admits to stealing mail
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Three Atlanta post offices on list for
possible closure
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D-Day Coming in September
July 30, 2009
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Postal Service to review 1,000 post
offices for closure -
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Senate panel blocks Postal bonuses -
And from the Washington Post see:
At Postal Service, A Plan for
Survival and
Lawmakers to weigh postal overhaul
and - NY Times:
Increasing Postal Deficits Intensify Talks on
Solution -
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NALC: Rolando Cautions Congress Against
Harmful Changes by Postal Service
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GAO: Mail Delivery Efficiency Has
Improved, but Additional Actions Needed to Achieve Further Gains
(PDF 9.03 mb)
Read Summary -
Also from the GAO see:
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Broad Restructuring
Needed to Address Deteriorating Finances -
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Burrus: Postal Decision-Makers Are Off
the Mark
Read testimony -
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USPS VP of Operations (acting)
testifies before SUBCOMMITTEE ON FEDERAL WORKFORCE, POSTAL SERVICE, AND
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA -
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APWU: Union Calls for Campaign To
Defeat Anti-Postal Worker Senate Bill
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PRC Review of Retiree Health Benefit
Fund Liability as Calculated by Office of Personnel Management and
U.S.P.S. OIG
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Senate panel OKs whistleblower bill,
delays vote on USPS aid -
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Time: Officials: Postal Service Is
'Troubled' -
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The Central Nervous System of Mail
Delivery -
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Rep. Kildee peeved that Flint might
lose postal mark, jobs
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Postal Service investigates vandalism
at Burton post office; 40 tires slashed on mail trucks
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APWU Slams Postal Service on BMC Name
Change
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Former postal employee indicted
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Feds' word carries weight on postal
scales
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Union Pres.: Closures Would Betray Post
Office's Service
July 29, 2009
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PostCom reports -
"The following amendments were adopted to S. 1507 Postal Service Retiree
Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009 on July 29, 2009 at the Senate
Committee on Homeland Security & Government Affairs bill mark-up business
meeting:
See adopted amendments
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NALC: Mark-up of S. 1507 adds 'poison pill'
amendment - Also see:
APWU: Amendment to Senate Bill Hurts
Workers -
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Police shoot pit bull after it bites
mailman -
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Mail Carrier Could Be Behind Hit And
Run Accident
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APWU Urges Legislators To Reject
Amendments to Senate Bill -
Read Suggested Amendments
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Bailout in the Mail -
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NALC: Postal relief bill goes to Senate
mark up after White House meeting
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Postal Service says as many as 30 mail
sorting jobs leaving Flint for Pontiac
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Singing postal workers from Richmond
lose in semifinals -
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GAO adds Postal Service to list of
high-risk programs
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Brother (a letter carrier) of
Minneapolis police chief is arrested in St. Paul
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Postal Service in crisis
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Quincy fights move of postal jobs to
Springfield
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Route change will separate long-time
letter carrier from 'extended family'
July 28, 2009
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Postal Worker Files FEC Complaint for
Illegal Union PAC Money Laundering Scheme -
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Postal Service Joins 'High Risk' List -
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GAO: Restructuring the U.S. Postal
Service to Achieve Sustainable Financial Viability
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Senate committee will tackle Postal
Service financial woes -
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APWU: Quick Action Expected On Senate
Bill to Ease USPS Financial Crisis
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Health Care Reform & Your Health Plan
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Williamstown man pleads guilty to
postage meter counterfeiting
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Postal Worker Injured In Crash
July 27, 2009
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OIG Blog: To Award or Not to Award:
What’s the Postal Service to Do? Should the Postal Service be allowed to freely award employees for a job
well done? -
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Post Office and Retail Postal Facility
Closures: Overview and Issues for Congress -
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NALC receives fiscal update on USPS
operations -
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Confessions of a Former Station Manager
Part IV
The 5 types of bad supervisors from Guy Norenberg.
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FERS Flu Cure Yet to Come
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Anthrax case: Seeking an ending
- Also see
US on verge of closing anthrax probe
after 8 years -
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U.S. Postal Service may shut down as
many as 40 Brooklyn retail offices
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Woman accused of stealing 78 gift cards
while working at post office
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Postal Service's Future: Mail Change
Marches On
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11 Suspicious Letters With White Powder
Sent to N.J. Government Offices
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Corbett named CFO of Postal Service
July 26, 2009
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Republicans, Blue Dog Democrats,
industry blast public option for mail -
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Quincy, IL mail center won't close,
some operations may move
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Post offices in White Plains and Mount
Vernon may close
July 25. 2009
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Sen. Carper Introduces Bill To Ease
Financial Strain On The Post Office
Also
read more from
NAPS and
NAPUS
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So Long, Snail Shells
and
For 'Snail Mail,' a Rapid Demise -
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The Kiplinger Letter says "Are we
headed to a high-tech e-postal service? It’s at least a fair bet"
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Could the USPS Turn a jobless recovery
into a job full recovery? -
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City post office to drop Sunday hours
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Postal Inspection Service investigates
Indiana postal employee
July 24. 2009
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Credit for Unused Sick Leave For FERS
Employees? Amendment Dies Again in Senate
Also see APWU:
FERS Sick-Leave Credit Removed from
Senate Bill -
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Postal Officials Ponder Emergency Rate
Increases -
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Postal Service Announces Waiving the
ASP Requirement for Impacted Employees
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Mail distribution, processing to shift
to Dulles facility
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Trends force postal cuts
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OIG: USPS Could Overfund Retiree
Health Care Liability by $13.2 Billion -
Also see
A few billion here and there -
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CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 22
would result in on-budget costs of about $5 billion and off-budget savings
of $2.5 billion
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Cash for Clunkers - Also see
Is 'Cash for Clunkers' for Chumps?
Just thought you may want to know. PEN Ed
July 23. 2009
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Neighbor lets dog out to stop mail
delivery for neighborhood, woman says -
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New Developments in Federal Disability
Retirement -
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MAIL VOLUME CONTINUES TO DECLINE -
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Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty To Mail
Fraud
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Postmaster admits to stealing
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New postal routes will affect delivery
times, postal carriers -
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U.S. Postal Service Opens First Green
Roof
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Greensburg Police Investigating Postal
Service Vandalism Spree
July 22. 2009
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Saving the 6th Day -
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Lousy economy has a bright side: Less
junk mail -
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Tough economy hits USPS’ bottom line
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Postal surveys won't be mailed
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Postal inspectors targeting business
mailers -
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7 Minn. post offices to close; others
to trim services
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Mistake on Hawaii's New Stamp
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Thousands of Union Member Jobs Under
Fire by Schwarzenegger
July 21. 2009
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USPS hopes to implement 5-day delivery
by FY 2011 -
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Workers campaign to save Dallas Main
Post Office; officials say it's not being phased out -
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Postal service axing 18 routes in the
Colorado Springs
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OIG: Brainstorm Ideas Part 2
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Postal Service Considers Closing 5 Las
Vegas Stations -
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46 Pounds of Wacky Weed Sent via
Priority Mail
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Selection Revised for EAS Employees
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Postal Service Makes Woman Cry
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Tidal Wave Running A Little Late
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What is the EAP?
July 20. 2009
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Health Premiums Could Slam Retirees
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Plainview, TX postal employee under
investigation for throwing mail away -
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Postal Service eyes closing thousands
of branches
July 19. 2009
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Fewer people and businesses are going
the postal route
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Little town makes big stink over
mailbox
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USPS officials sometimes just don’t
seem to get it -
July 18. 2009
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Postal Worker Accused In Drug Deals -
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White House pressured to fix postal
budget crisis -
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List of Companies Lobbying the Postal
Rate Commission -
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Fired Olympia APWU President Clint
Burelson Makes a Triumphant Return to Post Office
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Neither snow nor rain nor recession nor
technology?
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Sacramento postal worker accused of
stealing gift cards
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Calif. postal worker sentenced for
opening mail
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Maine town fights phase-out of curbside
mailbox
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Sculptor Sues Postal Service Over Stamp
With Photo Of His Sculpture
July 17. 2009
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The disappearing USPS union letter
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155 post office employees in Cleveland
assigned to new jobs, some up to 330 miles away -
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PMG briefs employee organizations on
the USPS’s current situation -
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Postal workers picket post office
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Court finds that postal employee did
not use excessive military leave
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The United States Postal Service Swears
It's Not Shutting Down the Dallas Main Post Office
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NM leaders upset over postal meeting
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Trolley Square P.O. Back on Chopping
Block
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U.S. Postal Service not working with
Jackson to fight crime
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More Postal News
July 16. 2009
UPDATE! -
The following story and link to the letter
mentioned has been removed by APWU - why? We do not know. Have no fear,
Federal Times saved a scanned copy here >
scanned copy
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Postal Unions Seek White House
Intervention
The presidents of the four major postal unions have asked the White House
to address the “deepening crisis” facing the Postal Service, asserting
that “the Obama administration must intervene now to avoid both a
political and economic train wreck.”
Read Letter -
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The PRC has initiated a case to address
allegations of undue discrimination and other issues raised by GameFly,
Inc -
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OIG Reviews Estimates of Postal
Service’s Liability for Retiree Health Care Benefits
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Clarification on Use of APWU FMLA Forms
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Donahoe Says FSS Will Improve Delivery
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Mail carrier charged in 2 more sex
assaults-
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"Can I buy Europe on pump 4?"
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New Castle Postal Employees Presents
USPS With a Petition Including 14,000 Signatures
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Congressman Space Demands Answers From
Postal Service
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AZ: Deadline fast approaching for USPS
street mail delivery surveys
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Money Orders and Imprinting Machine
Missing After Ucon Post Office Burglary
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Postal employee harmonizers get big TV
break
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Better the Second Time Around?
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Inaction in the Senate
July 15. 2009
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Reminder: USPS Class Action Lawsuit -
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Sentencing pushed back for former Mt.
Pleasant postal worker -
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Former postal employee indicted for
suspicion of stealing mail
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USPS prepares for five-day delivery -
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APWU: Changes and Challenges -
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USPS to Otisfield, MN - we're taking
your only collection box - Otisfield to USPS - NO YOUR NOT!
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USPS revenues: Falling faster than
expected
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Mail carrier saves three from fire
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Round one to residents in mailbox
dispute
- NALC:
H.R. 22 moves forward -
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USPS Set to Shut Freehold Downtown
Station
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Customers bemoan possibility of losing
postal service outlets
July 14. 2009
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Can This Life Ring Save the Postal
Service? -
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USPS Never Told Congress They Would
Have Trouble Making Payroll -
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The Best and Worst Jobs -
- The List Just Keeps Growing:
Three post offices may be closed
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Postal Service considers closing 16
branch offices in Cleveland area due to decline in use
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Mail carrier will spend 2 years on
probation for stealing money -
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Bridgeport Postal Clerk Pleads Guilty
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Post Office Critic Answered
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Will Postal Rates Decrease Next Year?
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USPS goes open-source with tracking
system
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Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Big Scary
Dogs
July 13. 2009
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Swiss Postal Service Is Moving Some
Mail Online -
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Terrain is toughest part of Pittsburgh
letter carriers' jobs
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CSRS Retiree? Where Is Your Stimulus
Payment? The Check May Not Be in the Mail -
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Learn from Postal Service -
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Postman launches program to encourage
letter writing
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Missed Opportunities
July 12. 2009
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Bailing the Mail
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Feds Should Be Smarter About Closing
Post Offices -
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U.S. Postal Service affected by 'snail
mail' image, changing lifestyles - Feeling the squeeze -
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Gay pride display fails to get postal
stamp of approval -
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Secrets of the post office
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Our View: Postal Service is lacking
service
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Will West Duluth post office be stamped
out?
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Two Rochester post offices are on list
of possible closures
July 11. 2009
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NAPUS Newsletter
House Committee OKs Emergency Postal Relief Bill for House Vote | NAPUS
“Intervenes” in Facility Consolidation Initiative | Al Franken Makes
Sixty. Also see:
List of Co-Sponsors for HR 22
(doc file)
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Postal Rate Commission Initiates Docket
to Review USPS Retail Network Optimization Plan
- Signs of The Times:
Will West Duluth post office be
stamped out? |
Central Ogden post office may close
|
Black Eagle post office may close
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Union Gap Post Office may be closed
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Cost cuts on tap for local mail
deliveries -
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Severe Weather Topples Mail Truck
July 10. 2009
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House panel votes relief for Postal
Service
Also see
APWU: House Committee Approves HR 22
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NALC: USPS pushing ahead on five-day
delivery study -
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The End of The Postal Service?
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Mail carrier attacked by dog for third
time -
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Area Mail Processing Plans: APWU Locals
Fight Back
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USPS Going Green - shipping the first
of 6,500 new alternative-fuel delivery vehicles -
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Mail Carrier's Reunion With Baby Turns
Emotional -
- Bad News Continues:
Mail distribution center in Pembroke Pines to lose
major role |
Postal Service eyes Columbus
consolidation
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Surf City officials want their
mailboxes back -
July 09. 2009
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NALC Intensifies Effort To Save 6-Day
Delivery -
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Bailing the Mail -
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Replay: USPS: The Biggest Loser
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CMOs slash marketing budgets in 2009,
direct mail takes hit
July 08. 2009
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Postal Sales Force Shift -
Restructuring, RIF and VER
USPS has announced a potential reduction in force (RIF) and a new
voluntary early retirement authority for Sales employees. -
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Postal workers weigh in on the
possibility of five-day mail delivery -
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Congressman King Blasts Move to
Memorialize Jackson in U.S. Postage Stamp -
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Delivered: U.S. Postal Service Workers
Indicted on Drug Charges Amid Investigation -
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Lawmakers question plans of Postal
Service to cut costs -
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Postman Sentenced For Stealing Mail,
Gift Cards - Also see
Thieving postman gets year in prison
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Mailman accused of on-duty hit and run
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750 local postal employees sign
petition to protest consolidation
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London Postal Workers Commence
Three-Day Strike Over Job Cuts -
July 07. 2009
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Ex-postal worker pleads guilty to mail
theft
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Ask Burrus
In light of the reduction in the number of postal workers, I am requesting
your staff to “explore the option” of offering a dues payment to start a
union pension plan. -
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Workers lobby to save jobs and
facilities in Jackson
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Few postal employees take latest early
retirement offer -
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U.S. Postal Service: Stamped out?
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$50G reward for North Jersey post
office bandit
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OIG Blog: Do you think India Post’s
experience providing universal service has any lessons for the United
States Postal Service?
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Mail Carrier Credited With Saving Man's
Life
July 06. 2009
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Rolando Elevated to Letter Carriers’
Presidency
Also see:
President Young retires, hands reins
to Rolando -
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Does Federal Law Limit Post Office
Consolidation? -
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Electronic Outreach Tests House Rules -
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Postal workers picketing in front of
downtown Jackson post office
July 05. 2009
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Postal Worker 'Did What He Had To
Do' In Bank Robbery Shooting - See
video - Also see:
Postal carrier is good Samaritan
twice in one day -
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Postal union: Curbside delivery might
eliminate jobs -
July 04. 2009
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A Michael Jackson Stamp? Maybe. Rev. Al
Sharpton wants day of mourning, stamp | Also see
Michael Jackson postage stamp sought
by Rev. Al Sharpton to honor legacy -
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Packages missing, postal probe in
progress
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The Facts and Fallacies of Online
Shipping Costs
July 03. 2009
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Traffic Accident Claims Life Of
Longtime Local Mail Carrier
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Former postmaster sentenced in theft -
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Peorian allegedly shot at Postal
Service truck -
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Pierre's Hand Car Wash owner pleads
guilty to defrauding Postal Service -
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Should the Post Office go to five-day
mail delivery? -
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Karl Malden and The Post Office
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First-class carrier's move upsets
Lititz
July 02. 2009
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Mail Carrier Shot As Robber Fled Bank
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USPS: Going Out of Business Sale
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by Rick Owens - PEN
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Americans okay with 5-day
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President of the National Association
of Postmasters Comments on Royal Case
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Chicago letter carrier faces sexual
assault charges
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Postal worker pleads guilty to tossing
mail into dumpster -
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List Reveals Possible Post Office
Closings In Connecticut -
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U.S. Postal Service targeting Jackson's
delivery and distribution center for review; could result in closure
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Postal service must make tough choices
to survive=
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Florida Editorial: Postal predicament
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Postal Pick-up Slip Lists Number for
Sex Hotline
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Carrier pleads guilty to dumping mail
July 01. 2009
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APWU: Consolidating Stations
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Gun-wielding post office robber kicks
in back door, locks clerk in room
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Happy Anniversary - USPS ZIP Code
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Postal carrier's letter ignites
complaints
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Carrier Robbed at Gunpoint in SC
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Dozens of Del. Post Offices to End Bulk
Mail Service Tuesday
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What's your hurry? Grand Rapids-area
post offices collect mail only once a day
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APWU: Rehab Act Expanded
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Ark-La-Tex post offices may close
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