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POSTAL NEWS FROM PEN
November 30, 2007
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Postal worker robbed
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ABC News: Is Netflix Costing the Post
Office Millions?
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Postal Service won't toy with
collection
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Two postal workers charged with not
delivering the mail
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Driver Who Killed Mail Carrier Sent Back To Jail
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In Digital Age, Real Mail Delivers
- NALC:
Flexible Spending Accounts deadline
November 29, 2007
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APWU: PTFs in Large Offices Eliminated as of Dec. 1
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DVD rentals costly to Postal Service -
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Connecticut post offices ban toy
collections -
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Postal officials deny city's use of
safety reports -
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USPS Contract Semi-Driver Shot On U.S.
550 in New Mexico
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Pity the postman when catalog season comes
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Posted: Paint mailbox or else
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Calif Supreme Court denies FedEx appeal
on drivers
November 28, 2007
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USPS Debuts Site for Postal Retirees -
Keeping Posted
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Burrus Issues Stinging Rebuke To USPS
Inspector General -
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Carrier gets fine, probation for
dumping bulk mail
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USPS Seeking Contractor(s) for VOE
Surveys -
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Mailers applaud rate caps
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Postal Service Begins Delivering 20
Billion Pieces of Holiday Mail
November 27, 2007
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Strategies for 'dead letters' -
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Mail trucks vandalized at North Austin
post office
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Alaska mail hub move proposal by USPS
being examined
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Operation Santa Information and FAQs
November 26, 2007
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"Know Thy Neighbors" (more service
gripes) -
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Cooking up ideas that tip scale of
gratitude
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Postal carriers ready to wing it
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USPS gets it mostly right
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Residents Want Haines City Address
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Randalia soldiers on without its post
office
November 25, 2007
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Post Office Dismissals Come As Shock To
Workers -
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How does your mail get from here to
there?
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More On The LetterLogger
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Clinton plant rolls out 11 billion
stamps a year
November 24, 2007
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Myth: FSS Will Get Carriers To The Street Earlier
from Don Cheney - Auburn, WA
It is a MYTH that machines like the Flats Sequencing System will get
carriers out to the street earlier. It didn't happen with Delivery Point
Sequence letters and it won't happen with FSS. It would only be true if
you had enough machines and facilities to process that much mail in a very
short time. That solution would be very expensive and isn't going to
happen. The fact is despite their speed...continued
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PEN Editor Note:
You can find information regarding FSS -
HERE
USPS says the FSS will be
FLAT-OUT
Efficient -
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ELM Revision: Observation of Work
Practices
New tool of harassment is now official
Effective November 22, 2007, the
Employment and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 812.5 is revised to
include a requirement for supervisors to use two new Postal Service™
forms. PS Form 4588, Observation of Work Practices - Delivery Services,
and PS Form 4589, Observation of Work Practices - General, will be used by
supervisors to document their observations of employees’ work practices. -
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Bill Introduced to Require
Bargaining On Large-Scale Subcontracts
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Christmas Pay Procedures for Rural
Carriers -
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Open Season Date Corrections
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“PO Box Locator” Launched on USPS.com
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With no plans for new office, USPS
teams up with private sector
November 23, 2007
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NALC leaders chart "The Road Ahead" -
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U.S. Postal Service opens third
training center
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More on Volunteer Santa's having to
sign a clause
Also see:
Lawyers prompt USPS to tighten its
Santa letter rules
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Postal Service is shaping up
November 22, 2007
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ARBITRATOR EISCHEN DENIES “FLETTERS”
GRIEVANCE
Read
the award -
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GPS Letter Logger promises to keep tabs
on mail
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Postal Abuse: More on fired worker
that was awarded $258,000 after suffering verbal abuse from the Medford
postmaster -
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Donors say 'bah, humbug' to USPS
Operation Santa rules
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"Spy Box" records journey through the
postal system
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Former postal employee awarded almost three hundred
thousand dollars in damages in harassment suit
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20 Billion in 30 Days - Today’s
Holidays Need Today’s Mail - USPS
News Release
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Remarks Of Postmaster General - Meeting
Of The Board Of Governors Washington DC
November 21, 2007
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Chicago worst again in mail service -
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Man admits to stealing from mail
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Pit bull owner charged with felony -
dog attacked carrier
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Post office closes; $19,000 missing
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USPS proposes scaled-back processing
facility in Aliso Viejo
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USPS Receives Aberdeen Achievement
Award for Technology
November 20, 2007
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Congressman Updates Montgomery Co. On Postal Concerns
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Money missing at postal station
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Chicago mail delivery improves,
study finds -
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Nonprofit Postal Rates Capped At
Inflation Rate
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US Postal Service proposes smaller
facility in Aliso Viejo
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Insurance: Paying 72 Percent More . . .
And Loving It!
November 19, 2007
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Driver insists he fell asleep before
hitting postal carrier
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Postal Service to mark 'Year of the
Rat'
November 18, 2007
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Mail is a big deal in remote area
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Attic Salt - Postman Arrives Later and
Later
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Warning - If You Are a Letter Carrier
USPS Will Try To Step on Your Christmas Cheer! PEN takes a look at customer gifts to letter carriers during the Christmas
season. -
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As holidays near, USPS pressed to
deliver prompt service, too
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UK Postal Workers Unhappy With CWU Pay
Deal
November 17, 2007
- APWU-Backed Bill Introduced in Congress -
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Mailman Accused of Attempted Kidnapping
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The Watchdog: The lowdown on postal
pickup
November 16, 2007
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Chicago mail carrier recounts getting
shot on route
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USPS Instructs Managers to Comply With
Contracts -
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US Postal Service revenue fell short in
October
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Postal Service expects stamp price
increase in ’08
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Pitney Bowes to Cut 1500 Jobs
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Calabash, NC Post office set to shut
down
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US Post Office, Eagan near accord
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The Smithsonian Envisions 20 More Years
with the Postal Service
November 15, 2007
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Disabled vets claim job harassment by
postal service -
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AT&T Delivers 5,400 BlackBerrys To USPS
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OIG Says USPS Contributes Too Much
Toward Employee Health Benefits: OIG says that the postal
service should reduce the share it pays toward
employee health insurance.
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USPS Threatens To Cut Service To San
Antonio Apartments
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Happiness Is Being Single
- Mike Causey of Federal
News Radio.
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Eagan / Once again, a suburb fights the
post office
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Misdirected mail maddening
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United States Postal Service Is Selling
My Email Address
November 14, 2007
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Carrier shot in Chicago for delivering
mail 'too late' -
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Job security still eludes some postal
employees
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White House Executive Order: Improving
Government Program Performance -
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APWU: Nonprofit Guide Rates APWU Health
Plan at the Top
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SteelCloud 'Delivers' for the U.S.
Postal Service
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Letters to Santa Helping Toys for Tots
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'Til Death Do You Part
- Mike Causey writes about health plans
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Mail Service Slow To Catch Up With Relocated Family
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Small hamlet post office evicted
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Tracking packages as easy as A2B at
Yokota post office
November 13, 2007
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Personal use of postal equipment,
specifically, personal computers -
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USPS on passports - says no gouging or
overcharging
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Taking the middle class off the
endangered list
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Decision Time for Federal Workers
November 12, 2007
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Outsourcing Your Mail: USPS plans to
use private contractors to deliver mail in Kansas City -
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Postal carriers' plight more than a
cliche
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I'll miss the postmark on Detroit mail
November 11, 2007
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B.C. mail scandal 'was just flawed' -
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41-cent stamp doesn't guarantee quick
delivery
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Dog bites cause economic pain
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Sticker Shock: Health insurance
premiums rising up to 25% -
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Employee Post Office Records End Up in
Dumpster
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Open Season Video Message from NALC
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Indianapolis Post Office Fire Causes
Power Outage
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Scammers can't deliver Postal Service
jobs
November 10, 2007
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New Employee Observation Work Practices
Forms
PEN READER QUESTION: It seems, from the instructions for these forms, no one observes
contract carriers - why? -
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NLRB: FedEx Home Delivery Drivers ARE Employees NOT Independent
Contractors -
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Lockport, NY supervisor faces felony
charges for falsifying female employees time records -
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Homeowners look to lock up postal
security
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Thousands of political mailings are
said to have been delivered late or not at all
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Postal Service honors veterans
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Employees urged to weigh a switch in
health plans
November 9, 2007
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Ex-postal employee gets 14 months for
stealing $128,000
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Commentary: Privatize the U.S. Postal
Service
PEN Note: Read Montanyes' article
Going Postal: Regulatory Reform for the Digital Age -
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Burrus Outlines Ambitious Agenda at
All-Craft Conference
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Postal employee convicted - lied about
disability
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Event salutes postal employees
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Woman gives police 5 fake postal money
orders
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Postal worker pleads guilty to
misappropriating $112,000
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More Postal News
November 8, 2007
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Postal Service worker busted for
stealing veteran's meds
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Slain deputy had left postal service
at 55 to begin second career
See
NALC Press Release
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Employee benefits open season begins
Nov. 12
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Find available PO Boxes online
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Canada Postal workers’ union says
proposed changes could hurt rural service
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PRC’s ruling to change pricing for
mailers
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Rillito postal worker wins national
award
November 7, 2007
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Bill Clinton Tells APWU: 2008 Election
Belongs to You -
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Thousands of federal and postal workers
are hit with ED
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Postal service to honor 25 workers
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Postal service sends consumers a
holiday greeting
November 6, 2007
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Northeast Residents Complain About
Opened Mail - TX
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Is a direct mail crackdown looming? -
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NALC: Health benefit Open Season guides have misprint
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Popular Website Craigslist.org Misused
by Cyber-Criminals, Woman’s Murder now Tied to Free Site
November 5, 2007
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President Bill Clinton To Address
All-Craft Conference Today -
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New Netflix plan: Nothing but Net
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Letters extinct in digital age -
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Neither moose nor squirrel shall stay
this courier ...
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With Costa Rica's mail, it's address
unknown
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Marshall Islands: Return to Domestic
Mail Services a "Great Victory"
November 4, 2007
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Catalog Choice - Eliminate
Unwanted Catalogs Through The Mail
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Bill would stamp out Internet cigarette
sales and delivery
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Editorial - Passport price gouging is unacceptable
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A Nigerian court has sentenced a
university student to 34 years in jail for forging US Postal Service money
orders
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Rural mail success was spelled RFD
November 3, 2007
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Postal Service Says Killing Small
Periodicals is a "Win-Win" -
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NAPUS to Submit Testimony at Senate
GPO/WEP Hearing
PEN Editor: If You're CSRS - You Should Be Interested
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Millville Postal worker charged with
theft
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Video Catches Brothers, One was
Contract Mail Carrier, Faking a Robbery
November 2, 2007
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OIG Audits Determine Turnover,
Vacancies, and Lack of Training Contributed to Windy City Mail Delivery
Woes
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Postal Service halts vehicle buys -
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Postal carrier bit by pit-bull
believes her attack could have been avoided
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Charges are pending against a
contractor caught mishandling mail
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Senators: US gouges travelers over $97
passport fees
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OIG: City Delivery Vehicle Mileage –
Base Versus Actual
November 1, 2007
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Postal Worker Had Bomb-Making Materials
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Police arrest postal carrier on
indecent exposure accusations
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APWU Condemns USPS Invitation to
‘Ignore Agreements’
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Mailman saves woman’s life during route
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Mailman saves woman’s life during route
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GAO Report: Agencies Distribute
Fund-raising Stamp Proceeds and Improve Reporting
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Pitney Bowes Praises Postal Regulatory
Commission
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Unemployment Checks Missing Due To
'Postal Error'
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ACMA to USPS: Be Very Concerned About
Catalog Circ Cuts
October 31, 2007
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Former contract carrier pleads
guilty to destroying Indian artifacts -
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Postal clerk loses bid for injunction
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Get paid for unused sick leave?
See related story:
Use It and Abuse It -
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Congressman wants space set aside in
post offices for photos of military personnel
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Postal officials seek those behind
explosive device in Michigan
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Publications want lower postal rates
October 30, 2007
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APWU: USPS Could Lose Millions in
Proposed Deal
- NALC and USPS agree to extend negotiation period for local implementation
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New Postal Service Rules Delivered
Ahead of Schedule
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Inmate sues MCI, Postal Service for
better rates
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Editorial: U.S. Postal Service delivers
for who?
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USPS Stolen Laptop Held Hawaii Employee
Information
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Will Increased Postal Rates Put Mailers
out of Business?
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Stamping Out Detroit Postmark Irks
`Michigan Metro' Residents
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Postmark is small price for greater
efficiency
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DELIVERING DELAYS?
October 29, 2007
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POLS GOING POSTAL OVER MAIL PLAN
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Wildfire Victims Express Appreciation
for Mail Service
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Open Season Information
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Mail for Most Relocated San Diego
District Post Offices Back in Communities on Monday, October 29
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Biggest loss in mail move may be city's
postmark
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Postal Saving note is no good
October 28, 2007
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Royal Mail Security In Shambles -
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Detroit Postal workers resist facility
consolidation
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More on town rallying behind postal
clerk
October 27, 2007
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Granite State – Latest Do-Not-Mail
Battleground
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Reasons vary for late mail
deliveries in Baton Rouge
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Mailmen Take Hard Line To Dog Bites
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Waterbury residents fight to keep
postal clerk -
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Canton, OH mayor fights postal change
October 26, 2007
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Does MSPB Order Supersede Union
Agreement?
Read the
Court Opinion -
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Canton, OH postal jobs could move
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Postal workers protest reduced hours
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NALC Health Plan relaxes requirements for California wildfire victims
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'Snail mail' a 3rd-class term to postal
worker
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Postal Inspectors Warn: Don't Get
Burned by Charity Scams Claiming to Assist Fire Victims
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Commemorative Stamps Keep America in
Stitches
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USPIS Presents: Work@Home Scams: They
Just Don't Pay!
October 25, 2007
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Beware Buddies Bearing Buyouts -
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Mail Missing From Stolen Mail Truck -
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Assistance for postal employees
Postal employees can apply for assistance and make donations through the
Postal Employees’ Relief Fund at:
www.postalrelief.com
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How California fire victims can pick up
their mail
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I.D. Systems Delivers for the United
States Postal Service
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Going Postal For Tulo
October 24, 2007
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USPS California wildfires update
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Mailman pleads guilty to sexual abuse
of 86-year-old
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RUMOR
HAS IT . . . WRONG -
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Post office aims to leave yesterday's
image behind
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Postal workers picket over cut hours
October 20, 2007
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Paso Robles Post Office forced to strip
wall of local soldiers' photos
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Blind Man Says Postal Clerk Didn't Help
Him -
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MISC Deduction on Your Earnings
Statement -
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'It's not a place to post things or
make displays'
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Vanished gem + postal mix-up = $673
gone
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Slowed down by the Postal Service
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Keep the USPS posted
October 19, 2007
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Former postmaster pleads not guilty to
felony theft -
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Former postmaster is sentenced for drug
transactions -
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Top Secret: Postal Service situation
continued ... -
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USPS
Executives say "To increase efficiency USPS should: manage
sick leave and overtime better, better utilize transportation and
maximize use of non-career employees. -
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Pickets hope to stop Postal Service
plan
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Postal carrier rescues child struck by
truck
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From dogs to catalogs, mail carriers
deliver original view of neighborhoods
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Postal workers back Edwards
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America Voted and the U.S. Postal
Service Will Deliver
October 18, 2007
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What does the U.S. Postal Service have
to hide?
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Boston cops: Postal worker got punchy -
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Camas lobbies leaders for return of its
post office
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Postal service woman and her wolf
deliver into the wild
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Post Office Closing Signals Small Town
Trend
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In the face of changes, Postal Service
cuts back
October 17, 2007
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Residents bear brunt of mail dispute
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Appeals court rejects Jewish postal
worker's bias claim -
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Rural Carrier Guarantee Period
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Santa Ana District Manager Speaks Out
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Is That a Gap Or a Hump?
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Owner of dog that bit mailman seeking
haven
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We need a box that tells when it is
full of mail - Opinion
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