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April - May 2007 POSTAL NEWS
Thursday - May 31, 2007
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10 Commandments Stamp Unlikely
The Christian Broadcasting Network says - When it comes to issuing stamps,
the U.S. Postal Service has what might be called an eleventh commandment:
"Thou shalt not celebrate religious themes." -
- Postal
Inspectors warn employees to avoid insurance scammers
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PMG Potter Takes Umbrage with Wachovia
Ad
Also see
Wachovia Pushes Potter's Envelope -
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USPS, MBDC Announce 'Cradle to Cradle'
Certification |
USPS Becomes First Shipper to Get
Cradle to Cradle Rating |
Sioux Falls firm gets Postal Service
contract
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Siemens in US Postal Service Deal
Wednesday - May 30, 2007
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APWU: Congressional Intervention Would
Interfere With Collective Bargaining:
Postal bargaining is best left to the unions and management,
even when negotiations have not achieved the desired results, APWU
President William Burrus said in a recent update to APWU members. “The
danger of Congress determining conditions of employment for postal
employees far outweighs the possibility of short-term success in specific
areas.” -
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Postal worker charged with mail crimes
NC
- If
I Sign It…Am I Saying I’m Guilty?
This is asked of the Shop Steward once, if not a hundred times…”If I sign
the Letter of Warning, doesn’t that mean I am saying I’m Guilty?” One
answer, every time, NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! -
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DMA disappointed by postal commission
decision
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Dogs that attacked letter carrier to be
euthanized
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Postal Service May Soon Approve a Key
Mailing Break for Charities
Tuesday - May 29, 2007
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Notice: Sex Offenders Working for USPS
Must Register
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DPS Flats: $874m Contract for 100
systems
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PRC recommends temporary rate relief
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Letter carrier meets customer he helped
save
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Heel! Postal carriers want to decrease
dog bites
Monday - May 28, 2007
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Junk mail: who needs it?
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PRC Recommends Only Temporary Cut in
Standard Flats Rates
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Ready and waiting for next postal
increase
Sunday - May 27, 2007
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Murder of a Letter Carrier Sentence?
Just 18 Yrs to Life
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Belt-tightening at Postal Service
worries Alaskan villagers
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Good Defeats Evil - USPS Broadcast TV
and Multimedia
Saturday - May 26, 2007
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Harkin Introduces Senate Bill to Outlaw
'Contracting Out' -
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Mail carrier attacked by three dogs
on route
- From a PEN reader: Fayetteville, AR MPO made a contract route
that should have been a rural route. The supervisor cases and delivers
everyday unless he doesn't have time and he had an RCA case and carry it
and put the time on another route. -
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Letter Carrier Honored for 50 Years of
Service
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Council postpones sale of land to PO
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Post office will remain in service
Friday - May 25, 2007
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Ex-NALC Chief Accused of Embezzling to
Live High Life -
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“Well, Now Aren’t We Special!…”
Orlando, FL NALC President and PEN's Belden Factor editor Denny Belden
tells us just exactly how special we are. -
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Saks Fifth Avenue shoe department gets
own postal code
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Staged dogfights, attacks suspend mail
service to Detroit neighborhood -
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Postal Service may move all to Stamford
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Standard Mail Flat Prices —
Reconsideration
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Delivery Confirmation Required for
Priority Mail Open and Distribute
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Bigger than Elvis? Post office prepares
for Star Wars stamp blitz
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Woman Who Died at Post Office Had Heart
Attack
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Investment Changes
- Federal News Radio
Thursday - May 24, 2007
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APWU: Casual Reports To Have a New
Format
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NALC Backs McCotter Measure to Prevent
Dog Bites
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Sudan, TX Postal Worker Jailed for Mail
Theft
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Southern New Mexico Mail Solution May Only be
Temporary
- APWU:
Wisconsin-to-Minnesota Consolidation
Study Halted
NBA Wilson to Resign
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Residents must demand better postal
service
Wednesday - May 23, 2007
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Retroactive Payments Delayed - Mail
Handlers File Grievance
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Intended target testifies about
killing of postal worker
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Slow mail brings Postal Service
investigation
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USPS decides against moving some La
Crosse mail processing
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Dog attacks push postal service to act
Bark or bite, dogs are a pain to letter
carriers
Mail delivery to street resumes after
owner of dog pays fine
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Domenici, Bingaman praise USPS extra
shift
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US Postal Service Goes Digital to
Promote New Star War Stamps
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Fighting Bites
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Postal rules put businesses in bind
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Please, Mr. Postman
Tuesday - May 22, 2007
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Gas Prices Taking A Toll On Rural Mail
Carriers
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City pooches still going postal
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Third shift created at USPS center to
improve mail service
Also see
Senators: More workers could improve
mail delivery |
Post Office Fix In Southern New
Mexico On The Way? -
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Carrier Accused of Sexually Assaulting
Customer
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ACMA Sends Greco “Dear John” Letter
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'Nobody likes junk mail'
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Higher postal rates shaping up as
trouble for smaller companies
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Post Office Warns About Fake Check
Scams
Monday - May 21, 2007
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Postal carrier provides special service
for one customer
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New Postal Service rules not good for
customers
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Catalog group responds to Greco letter
Sunday - May 20, 2007
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You've got mail carriers - in Chicago
Chicago adds 200 carriers in effort to improve service. -
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APWU: Brochure Spotlights Union’s Legislative Goals
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Also from APWU:
AMPs Terminated in Northern MI,
Southern TX |
APWU Board Calls
For Boycott of Circuit City
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Retired postman: Alamo post office must
do better
-
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Man accused in death of mail carrier to
go on trial
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Rankled police, fire associations take
aim at US Postal Service
Saturday - May 19, 2007
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NAPUS: Congressional Objection to
Contract Delivery
Services Growing -
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My
Dog Doesn't Bite - Yeah, Right
Mail carriers don’t find anything funny about animals that are
inclined to attack and harm them. Also see:
Dog attacks suspend mail service to
Detroit neighborhood |
Dog attacks on mail carriers high in
South Florida |
Taking a Bite Out Of Mail Carriers
|
Pit bull laws reviewed
-
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Transportation Workers, Unions Declare:
'Enough is Enough'
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Beaumont Encoding Center Employees
Trying To Save Their Jobs
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Q&A with DMA Chief John Greco
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Postal Costs Are Top of Mind
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Air Force One featured on new stamp
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New postal rates frown on fat letters
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UK Postman is jailed for stealing giros
and presents
Friday - May 18, 2007
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Postmaster faces misconduct charge -
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Postal clerk accused of stealing gift
cards
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A solution for postal rate hikes - a
Poll
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Mailers, USPS discuss future of flats
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Postal Service is a real bargain
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Postal workers deserve kudos for
courtesy
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USPS tests Seamless Verification with
Friend-to-Friend postcards
Thursday - May 17, 2007
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No consolidation of Gaylord postal
facility
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USPS says rate changes going
smoothly, but some mailers concerned
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Relying on Air Freight
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RMS Titanic mail room keys fetch record
proceeds in U.K. auction
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Ouch -- Sacramento postal carriers rank
No. 3 in dog bites
Also see:
Avoid California if you are a postman
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A Postal Day of Mourning
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New Orleans' Population Tracked By
Postman
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Driver Plows Into Post Office in
Tyler,TX
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Man buys 19512 stamps
Wednesday - May 16, 2007
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Postal hike needed
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Family members charged in mail theft
ring -
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Humiliated, woman in wheelchair sues
postal service
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Stamping
out junk mail
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A New Postal Service...from Space
-
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Man buys $8000 worth of stamps to use
forever
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Con artists' pot-of-gold scheme boils
over
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Thieves pilfer Tramonto mail; Cluster
boxes get facelift
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Disabled Magazine Honors USPS
|
More Postal News
Tuesday - May 15, 2007
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Sorting out the post office
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Time has come to stamp out the
Postal Service's monopoly -
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APWU: News Reports Misleading on
Postage Rate Hike -
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APWU Board Calls for Boycott of Circuit
City
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APWU Member Killed in Combat in Iraq
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In rural Alaska, increased mail rate could mean
paying more for food
Monday - May 14, 2007
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New USPS rates are in effect
|
What's behind the postage hike
|
Ease the Pain of the May 14th Postal
Rate Increase -
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Remote Alaska villages brace for
increase -
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Big business invades your mailbox -
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Top postal economist predicts annual
stamp-price increases
See Sunday story below
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Postal Service facing financial
challenges
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US Mail Charges Increase, New 'Forever'
Stamp Goes on Sale
Sunday - May 13, 2007
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Postal Employees Make Too Much Money -
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Police Say Woman Stole, Buried 21 Bins
Of Mail -
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Former postal employee sentenced to 5
months for workers comp fraud -
Friday - May 11, 2007
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House Bill Would Set Timetable for
Consolidation Studies -
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Report says bypass mail changes hurt
communities
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Clearing up some myths about the
Postal Service. -
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GAO: Diversity in Senior Levels of USPS
- Federal Sector -
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The battle of Baker's breasts
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NCMEC, USPS and ADVO Unveil Changes to
the 'Have You Seen Me?' Mail Program
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Postal service tries to stamp out dog
bites
Thursday - May 10, 2007
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Post Office Doesn't Deliver for It's
Own Employees -
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Sending Out an SOS
- From PEN Reader - Contract Carrier
My husband is a Rural contract carrier for USPS; he does consider this
his "job." He delivers every piece of mail, every day, and I know he
follows all procedures for Special Mail delivery. He is NOT, however, paid
a fair amount for his work. There is no exorbitant "Overhead" or "Vehicle"
expense that he receives. As a matter of fact, we've depleted our PERSONAL
SAVINGS by over 2/3 since he began his contract three years ago. He also
receives no benefits, whatsoever. So, apparently the USPS gets a GREAT
deal ($ wise) out of these HCR. -
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Los Angeles: Mail Delivery Improved
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New Postal Rates and Pricing
Wednesday - May 09, 2007
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Chicago: Mending the Mail Mess -
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Earth Class Mail
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Mail carrier sentenced to 6 months for
theft Hawaii
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What moms really want: Stop the junk
mail!
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Gaylord Post Office Hires 20, No Longer
Slated for Closure
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Postal software ready; Standard flats
still unknown
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Mail practices sent into flux
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Election flier irks mailbox owners
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USPS May Revise Slim-Jim Specs
Tuesday - May 08, 2007
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Carrier Credited with Saving Mans Life
After Shooter Returns to Finish The Job -
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Kingsport postal worker gets 48-hour
jail term, three years probation for theft
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USPS promises Las Cruces improvements -
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Ready To Go Part-Time?
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Nonprofit mailers fear discounted rates
may be revoked
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Clothing Allowance Increase for
Employees Covered Under
APWU Contract
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Today Show - How to Stop Unwanted Mail
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Sending Out an SOS
Monday - May 07, 2007
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APWU: Mail Processing Staying Put in
Western MD
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The US postal service saved by two
Turks?
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APWU: Women’s Organizing Campaign Grows
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USPS denied reconsideration in EEOC
class action case -
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Five Years After Attacks, A Better
Anthrax Cleaner? -
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Cuddly house cat terrorizes mailwoman
- Canada
Sunday - May 06, 2007
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Postal changes concern tiny village
- Alaska
Saturday - May 05, 2007
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Nations Oldest Postmaster - 91-
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Disseminate Information, Protect
Democracy
- QWL
for Everyone -
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NAPUS: One Last Bite of the Apple?
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Bigfoot Frightens UPS and DHL - Doesn't
Scare Letter Carrier
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Calling the local post office is no
longer the same
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Cupertino post office reopens after
scare over `beeping' package
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Cumberland, MD mail processing center
won't close
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Postal officials promise improvements
in Las Cruces
Friday - May 04, 2007
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Former postmaster admits misusing over
$10000 in postal funds -
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APWU: Does Opposition Depend on Who Is
Affected? -
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Union members picket mail processing
center
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St. Petersburg Consolidation to Proceed
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Letters: Post Office employees richly
deserve commendation
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APWU Web Site 'De-Links' Locals During
Union Election
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We can do better communicating DMers’
needs to PRC
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Post Office Snafu Thickens Plot Over
Community Center
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Shape-based postage: 8 ways to save
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Collins questions Standard Mail
decision
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2nd letter has white powder
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NALC Food Drive Page
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USPS makes city a priority
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Postal jobs welcome news
Thursday - May 03, 2007
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Six postal employees indicted in
Alabama -
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Mailbox Deadline Pushed Back for
Manistee Residents -
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Edible Stamps for Mother's Day?
|
USPS Press Release
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Postal Sorting Annex on East Shore Road
Opposed NY
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Contract postal unit worker charged
with theft
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Mail carrier’s SUV burns mail cargo
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Pit bulls' presence halts postal
delivery
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Dog Attacks Prompt Letter Carriers'
Plea
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Chicago's Mail Delivery 'Worst in
Nation'
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USPS Governors accept PRC revised rate
recommendations
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Editorial: Neither sleet, nor snow, but
maybe postal rates
Wednesday - May 02, 2007
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Potter: PAEA is no fix for broken USPS
model -
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Chicago USPS poor mail delivery at
issue -
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Fed. News Radio Talks with S. Brownell,
VP Supply Mgmt.
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Postal jobs welcome news
- Gaylord, MI
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USPS asked to delay increase in
Standard Mail flats
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Make e-mail testing a line item in your
marketing budget
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Authorities: Mail Taken In Postal Van
Break-In
Tuesday - May 01, 2007
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Thieves Hit Mail Truck In San Diego -
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FTC Seeks Public Comment
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Postal Unions Picketing to Charge More
for Stamps -
More articles by Schrum:
The Dark Side of the "Forever Stamp"
|
Good Time to Take Post Office
Private -
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Direct Marketers React to Rising Postal
Rates
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City out of sorts over postal cut
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Sanders: Stamp Out Postal Rate Hikes
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USPS Helps Recover Lost Car Keys
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Union protests, keeps dues
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