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October 2012 News
October 31, 2012
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The money
and groups behind postal reform lobbying
- GovExec.com
Also see
National
Journal Magazine
Junk Mail
Is A Ghastly Term
An
Undecided Voter Asks Questions After a USPS
Worker Solicits Her Vote
Postal
union political spending up this election
- Federal Times
The four postal unions have "shoveled about $9.6
million into the 2012 election cycle."
Support
U.S. Postal Workers at BIG Rally this Wednesday
in California!
Florida
Postal Carriers Union Pres. Alarmed By Surge In
Attacks On Letter Carriers
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Federal
News Radio - Patrick Donahoe
- Save the
Postal Service
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Snakes
sends postal workers scurrying
October 30, 2012
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Postal
employees fight replacement by contractors
Agency of the Month –
United States Postal Service
Link corrected.
USPS aims
to deliver mail in DC despite Hurricane Sandy
USPS aims
to deliver mail in DC after Hurricane Sandy
- also Federal News Radio
NAPUS
Requests Review of FLSA Status for Recently
Upgraded Level 18 Postmasters
Burrus:
Voting Has Consequences
October 29, 2012
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Hurricane
Sandy safety procedures, contingency plans in
place
Employees in affected areas should call the USPS
National Employee Emergency Hotline,
888-363-7462, for information on work schedules
or time changes.
USPS aims
to deliver mail in DC despite Hurricane Sandy
- Federal News Radio
Enhancing
Mail Visibility with GPS -
OIG Blog
Postal
union political spending up this election
- Federal Times
Postal
service: Mail-in ballots will be fine
- Washington Post
Avoiding
Financial Armageddon at the Post Office
Hurricane
Sandy
Is
Uncertainty About USPS Fiscal Future Sending the
Wrong Message to the Mail Industry?
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Omaha
Postal Service Hiring For The Holidays
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Congress
hurts U.S. mail
October 28, 2012
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A former
U.S. Postal Service worker in Connecticut
is facing sentencing for assaulting the Hartford
postmaster last year while asking for his job
back.
October 27, 2012
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Innovative
solutions to ensure Postal Service remains
competitive
Washington Post - "In his Oct. 23 op-ed column,
“Wait
a minute, Mr. Postman",
Charles Lane mischaracterized an agreement
between the U.S. Postal Service and Valassis
Direct Mail." USPS DPMG opinion
Former
Postmaster Relief Sentenced for Money Order
Theft
Postal
Service worker sentenced for stealing 48 gift
cards from South Florida mail
New York
man's Facebook claim a fraud, postal inspectors
say
October 26, 2012
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Former US
Postal Service official sent to prison for
operating $6 million truck-lease scam
Postal
Service, IG at odds on whether top exec’s $306K
compensation package over legal limit
- Federal Times
Two
Montgomery, AL men, including a former letter
carrier, indicted in stolen identity refund
fraud cases - Montgomery
Advertiser
Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum Hosting the
10th Annual Sundman Lecture: “The Art of the
Stamp”
Bareback -
Video
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Postal
Service Delivers Holiday Cheer to Service
Members Worldwide
October 25, 2012
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Postal
Service loses Freedom of Information lawsuit
- Federal Times
U.S.
Postal Service Worker Indicted in Stolen
Identity Refund Fraud Conspiracy
Federal
Salary Council’s call for 35 percent pay hike
unrealistic
The council says Uncle Sam’s workforce is
underpaid, not including benefits, by almost 35
percent compared with the private sector.
NALC:
Point-counterpoint
Hearing
Set on Union Request For Injunction On
Subcontracting Of Motor Vehicle Jobs
MAIL
HANDLER INTEREST ARBITRATION BEGINS
USPS:
Promotions and Incentive Programs for First
Class and Standard Mail
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Notes on
the Lump Sum, the Survivor Annuity, and Life
Insurance
October 24, 2012
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Blotter:
Woman Tells Mail Carrier, 'Post Office is Going
to Get a Bullet,' After Late Delivery
Return to
sender? Presidential campaigns, allies hit
swing-state voters with mail ad barrage
- Washington Post
Postal
Service work and Social Security
– Federal Times
Shorter
Hours On The Way
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How the
Obamacare penalty will work
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Woman
claims $100k lotto prize via mail
October 23, 2012
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PRC
Chairman: No imminent cash crunch at USPS
- Federal Times
US direct
mail giant urges rethink on Standard Mail
pricing - Post & Parcel
The postal
service's junk mail scandal
- Washington Post
Octomom: I Think My Mail Lady Is
Spying on Me!
Texas
Postal Worker Recovering After Being Pinned by
SUV
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Letter
carriers fend off dogs deliver your mail
October 22, 2012
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Google
Says It's Not Teaming with USPS on Same-Day
Delivery
Postal
union claims USPS solvency within reach
US Postal
Service places bet on political mail that talks,
says MailPOW
Postal
Worker a Suspect in Making Felony False
Statements Regarding Dog Attack
Burrus:
What Does It Take?
US law
firm sets up specialist postal unit in
Washington
Psst,
taxes go up in 2013 for 163 million workers
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Lance
Armstrong stripped of all 7 Tour de France
titles, banned for life
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OIG: Over
200 Blogs Strong
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Two
Significant Changes to FERS
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USPS 'in
death spiral,' worker says
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Rural
postal services affected
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Health
insurance costs after retirement
October 21, 2012
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USPS to
Dismiss Congressman Waxman's Appeal of Santa
Monica Post Office Closure
U.S. Post
Office Walking Tight Rope … With No Net
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Another
Jamaica postal worker goes missing
October 20, 2012
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NAPUS:
Postal IG Calculates $24 Billion FERS
Overpayment
Handbook
PO-603 Revision: Compensation Adjustments
This handbook covers Rural Carrier Duties and
Responsibilities.
Police
Reports: Postal Worker Cuts Corners to Finish
Route on Time
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Dog that
attacked postal carrier euthanized for rabies
testing
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New Canaan
Post Office Not Closing
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ABM
forecasts postal rates for periodicals will
increase 2.56% in 2013
October 19, 2012
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8
Questions About Newsweek's Future
Newsweek
CEO: Dumping Print 'Liberates Us'
End postal
crisis now
Airport
postal facility to keep on trucking
Letters to
Santa celebrates 100 years
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NY postal
worker admits stealing prescriptions
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The Truth
About the Postal Service's 'Fiscal Cliff'
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USPS hits
borrowing limit for first time
October 18, 2012
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National
Association of Letter Carriers Statement on U.S.
Postal Service Borrowing Limit
Postal
carrier attacked by dogs dies
After 79
years in print, Newsweek goes digital only
APWU Says
Employees Should Receive Incentive Offers by
Oct. 22
Postal
Service barred from borrowing more
- CNN Money. Also see
Wall
Street Journal
Postal
Service Sells Building in Queens for $6.55
Million
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Postal
Pointers: Making 'undeliverable' mail
deliverable
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NYPD:
Suspect impersonates Postal Service employee
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Falling in
love: It pays to go postal
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Burrus
Journal: Irrelevancy
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FYI:
Government report on secret flying saucer
program made available
October 17, 2012
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USPS
pension surplus due to wrong salary assumptions,
IG finds
APWU Files
Suit To Stop Motor Vehicle Subcontracting in
California
Postal
Service Hits Borrowing Cap for First Time
- WSJ
Postal IG:
OPM should address USPS’ overfunding of pensions
- Federal Times
OIG:
Surplus to Requirements
Also see:
Causes of
the Postal Service FERS Surplus
(PDF). There has been a surplus in the U.S.
Postal Service’s Federal Employees’ Retirement
System (FERS) pension program since 1992. Most
recently, the FERS surplus was projected to be
$11.4 billion, accounting for most of the Postal
Service’s total $13.1 billion pension surplus.
Postal
Union Criminal Enforcement Actions
Seizing
Mail Transport Equipment (MTE)
Judge
sides with Calif. campaign agency in dispute
with Postal Service over mailer disclosures
Soon, 46
cents for one stamp. Blame Congress, not the
Postal Service
The Courier-Express
OFF BEAT:
Postal worker likely to get workout from court
over disability claims
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Feds say
defendant in Henning postal killings voluntarily
confessed
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4500
vote-by-mail ballots delayed for Santa Cruz
County voters
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73-year-old gets probation in gas-card case
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October 16, 2012
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Keeping
Cash Out of the Mail
OIG:
Streamlined Purchasing Procedures: How Well Are
They Working?
Postal
cuts meant to help small towns may still hurt
October 15, 2012
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Guilty on
all counts
Inspectors testify at murder trial. A jury in
Florida has found Pikerson Mentor guilty on 14
counts filed against him in the homicide of
Miami Letter Carrier Bruce Parton.
Confusion,
Misinformation Could Hinder USPS's
Early-Retirement Push
Dead Tree Edition
OIG: Use
of Non Traditional Full Time and Postal Support
Employees in Processing Operations
Postal
Service Woos Web Retailers With Same-Day
Delivery Test
Businessweek
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Matt White
admits doping at US Postal Service team,
apologizes
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USPS' 2013
rate increases would hit e-merchants hard but
spare high-volume Priority Mail users
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Burrus:
Casual Control
October 14, 2012
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Amarillo
Globe Editorial: No mail is not good mail
Beleaguered Postal Service Looks To Ad Industry
For Help - AdAge
Postal
operating losses widen in digital era
- Sacramento Bee
Pricey
election bails out Postal Service
- CNN
October 13, 2012
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Direct
mail still a force in campaigns
Dog shot
following attack on postal carrier
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2013 USPS
Pricing Clarifications and Answers
- Postal Affairs Blog
October 12, 2012
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PRC (PDF)
- The United States Postal Service hereby gives
notice that it intends to conduct a test of an
experimental competitive product, named Metro
Post. Metro Post™ is a package delivery service
offering that will provide customers with
same-day delivery from participating locations
within a defined metropolitan area.
Postal
Service Announces New Prices and Services for
2013
Cash-strapped Postal Service, awaiting financial
help from Congress, raises mailing rates
- Washington Post
USPS says
Columbus Day backed up mail, explains other late
deliveries
Postal
Service releases new directive regarding EAS-15
AMS Employees
Diversifying to succeed: Postal operators
becoming service providers
Post and Parcel
Dog
attacks postal worker in Bethlehem, charges
pending, police report
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Postal
Service resignation
October 11, 2012
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Chances of
Postal Reform This Year: Slim and None
Here’s the
dope: Postal Service spent more than $31 million
on Lance Armstrong sponsorship, documents
indicate
- Federal Times.
Also see
Wall Street Journal
Change in
Flexible Spending Account for 2013
Oakland
woman admits Post Office embezzlement
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Ex-postal
worker convicted of false disability claims
October 10, 2012
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APWU:
Incentive Letters to be Sent Beginning Today
The USPS is scheduled to send letters offering
incentives to APWU-represented employees who are
eligible for regular retirement or voluntary
early retirement (VER) during the week of Oct.
10.
USPS
Agrees to Convert 6,000 PTF’s to Full-Time
Regular
The NALC and USPS have entered into a Memorandum
of Understanding which will alleviate some of
the staffing issues in many delivery units.
The Wrong
Approach to Saving the Postal Service
New York Times - Rolando Letter
Daines,
Gillan kick postal service can down the road
Sen. Bert
Johnson: Post office gets a raw deal
October 09, 2012
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Post
office supervisor placed on administrative leave
- City prosecutor says she is charged with
battery
OIG:
Modeling Isn’t Just For Ships Anymore
US Postal
Service will cut hours in rural locations
Wholesale
drug traffickers turning to mail
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Federal
Retiree Weighs Whether To Keep FEHB Or Switch To
Medigap
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Canada
Post Postal pays bonuses despite financial
losses
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Burrus:
Them And Us - Burrus Journal
October 08, 2012
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Greeting
Cards Are Getting Slammed By Social Media
Huff Post
U.S.
Postal Service Heightens Awareness for Employees
with Disabilities
Sacramento Bee
Huge new
buyout offer at USPS
Federal Times
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Canadian
postal worker deal reached
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Postal
carrier helped get senior to safety
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US Postal
Service Intercepts Twin Falls-Bound Marijuana
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Mail
Carrier Ejected From Post Office Truck In Three
Car Accident
October 07, 2012
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Take the
Money and Run, Burrus Tells Postal Workers
Dead Tree Edition - Also see Burrus:
Retiree
Eligibles
Postal
Service offers reward for information about
robbery suspects
October 06, 2012
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Ignorance,
incompetence, favoritism, bullying, and
obsession: Just another day at the Post Office
Postmaster
Upgrades for EAS 18s to Become Effective in the
First Pay Period of October 2012
A
Lame-Duck Congress: Shaken Not Stirred?
NAPUS Newsletter
Mechanicsburg community yard sale organized to
help postal carrier with medical expenses
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Wichita
postal worker gets wallet, $1,300 returned
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Former
postal clerk pleads guilty to mail theft
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Texas
Postal Worker Is Artist Behind Hermes Scarves
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Postal
carrier, 59, killed in Highway 92 crash
October 05, 2012
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Postal
Service offers buyouts -
Washington Post
Postal
Service Van Hit and Run Sends Car Rolling 30
Feet
Future of
U.S. Postal Service
October 04, 2012
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Postal
Service in the red while U.S. House says 'Return
to Sender' on reforms
PRC: A
Request For Input From the Public
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Less mail
could spell fewer part time holiday jobs with US
Postal Service
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Postal
Worker Finds Dead Body In Car In Peekskill
October 03, 2012
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Mail
carrier robbed in north St. Louis
NALC Tells
You Who You Should Vote For
APWU: PRC
Urges USPS To Preserve Overnight Delivery
Kill Your
Business Model Before It Kills You
Harvard Business Review
Roofing
Scam Collapses On Letter Carrier
OIG
Federal
Times Wants To Know "Thinking of taking the
latest Postal Service buyout?"
Former
Postal Processing Clerk Charged With 71 Counts
Of Theft Of Mail By Employee, Assault
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Acts by
current, ex-employees account for most federal
workplace violence
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Ohio
postal worker indicted on mail theft charge
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2
arrested, including postal worker, for assault
in Chickasaw Co.
October 02, 2012
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Five-Day
Delivery and Reduced USPS Service Standards
Could Face Legal Barrier
- Dead Tree Edition
POST Plan
meetings: Over 1500 scheduled already, more
coming
Save the Post Office
USPS
agrees to buyout plan with postal workers union
Federal News Radio
APWU and
USPS Negotiate Retirement Incentive
Employees to Receive $15,000 in Two Installments
- Also see
Federal
Times
POSTAL
SERVICE SIDES WITH CLERKS ON ONE OF THE AFCS-200
ASSIGNMENTS
Distress
Deepening, Postal Service Defaults on $5.6
Billion Benefits Payment
New York Times
More than
100 Iowa post office meetings this month to
address reduced hours
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PRC
Chairman Goldway Receives National Consumer
Excellence Award
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Congress
can't continue to dither over Postal Service
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OIG Blog:
A Happy Customer is a Loyal Customer
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Burrus
Says Congrats!
October 01, 2012
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The PRC's
Advisory Opinion on Network Rationalization:
Death Knell for the Postal Service?
- Save the Post Office
A Reality
Check on Postal Service Finances
Huffington Post
Return to
Sender
Slate: What undeliverable mail can teach us
about economic growth.
USPS
Network Rationalization, “Separate Views of
Chairman Goldway”, Commentary
- Postal Affairs
Blog
USPS $2bn
cost-saving estimates “optimistic” says major
review
Post and Parcel
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