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Great Falls Couple Mad After Post Office Stops Delivering Mail

2009-11-08T15:13:00.000-08:00

Having mail delivered to your home is something most of us take for granted. A Great Falls couple is unhappy tonight, after the Postal Service stopped delivering mail to their home. The Post Office says a parked camper blocks easy access to the mailbox, and they need to move the camper or the box.

Mail truck crashes into utility pole, injuring driver

2009-10-19T12:31:00.000-07:00

A mail carrier was flown to the hospital Saturday afternoon after crashing a mail truck into a power pole.

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Mailbox change upsets Deltona resident

2009-10-19T12:24:00.000-07:00

The U.S. Postal Service, at the city's urging, has begun converting 2,200 customers from curbside to cluster mailboxes, a move that will beautify boulevards, save money and, officials say, improve traffic safety and flow.

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EEOC 2009 Annual Report On USPS Workforce

2009-10-19T05:57:00.000-07:00

PostalReporter.com » EEOC 2009 Annual Report On USPS Workforce: "This report covers the period from October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2008. The September 30 snapshot includes only employees in pay status thus, some permanent employees, like seasonal employees or those on active military tours of duty are not included….. while the United States Postal Service constituted 27.6% of the work force, it accounted for 47.1% of all EEO counselings, 36.6% of all complaints filed, 36.9% of all completed investigations and 40.8% of all complaints closed in FY 2008"

Postmasters League No Longer Support USPS Voice Of Employee Survey

2009-10-19T05:56:00.000-07:00

PostalReporter.com » Postmasters League No Longer Support USPS Voice Of Employee Survey: "Recently your National Board met and decided that the League would no longer support the VOE survey. While the intent behind the survey may be good, the fact of the matter is that the work situation for Postmasters continues to deteriorate."

Mailing Industry Executives Tell Postal Workers to Sacrifice

2009-10-19T05:55:00.000-07:00

PostalReporter.com » Mailing Industry Executives Tell Postal Workers to Sacrifice: "Postal unions realize that Congress’ vote last month to give the USPS just a one-year reprieve from a crushing financial obligation means additional legislative action will be needed to help the Postal Service remain viable. So it was no surprise to hear that representatives of trade groups for major mailers say the legislature may be compelled to address postal reform again.
It was shocking, however, to read that the president of the Association for Postal Commerce suggests that “the time has come for postal employees to start sharing some of the sacrifices.”"

Congressman: New Hampshire Postal Workers Cheated Out of Wages

2009-10-19T05:54:00.001-07:00

PostalReporter.com » Congressman: New Hampshire Postal Workers Cheated Out of Wages: "Congressman Paul Hodes issued the following statement after the Inspector General of the US Postal Service confirmed New Hampshire postal workers’ concerns that management had altered time cards and withheld payment that the workers had earned. Congressman Hodes had called on the Inspector General to investigate these concerns.
“This is a clear and deliberate violation of workers’ rights,” said Congressman Hodes. “New Hampshire families have suffered as a result of this scheme, and these hard-working postal workers deserve the wages that they have earned. The Postal Service should immediately reimburse these workers for the wages that were taken from them.”"

EEOC Proposes Broader Definition of Disability

2009-10-19T05:54:00.000-07:00

PostalReporter.com » EEOC Proposes Broader Definition of Disability: "The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Federal Register Notice proposing to revise its Americans with Disability Act (ADA) regulations and accompanying interpretive guidance in order to implement the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110?325. Comments on the proposed regulations, 74 Fed. Reg. 48431-48450, are due no later than November 23, 2009. The EEOC described the nature of the revised regulations"

USPS OIG Letter To Congressman Paul Hodes On Falsification of Timecards

2009-10-19T05:53:00.000-07:00

PostalReporter.com » USPS OIG Letter To Congressman Paul Hodes On Falsification of Timecards: "We received your May 21 letter on behalf of the New Hampshire branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC). They alleged manipulation of the Time and Attendance Collection System (TACS) by management at the Milford Post Office, Manchester South Station, and Manchester West Station. Specifically, they alleged postal management altered electronic timecards to avoid paying NALC carriers overtime and to falsify the reporting of work hour usage at these facilities."

MSPB: USPS ZZero Tolerance Policy Violation IS Not Automatic Grounds For Removal

2009-10-19T05:52:00.000-07:00

PostalReporter.com: "A Postal Employee appealed USPS’ decision to remove him based on a charge of Improper Conduct/Violation of Zero Tolerance Policy after the employee engaged in a physical altercation with a co-worker. The MSPB sustained the removal, but the Federal Circuit Court reversed the penalty determination and remanded the case. The MSPB found that a 30-day suspension was the maximum reasonable penalty, and therefore, ordered USPS to cancel the removal. Cunningham v. U.S. Postal Service"

USPS perky benefits

2009-10-19T05:50:00.000-07:00

USPS perky benefits

"...if you are tired of paying high health-insurance premiums and sick about increases coming next year, here's a tip: Join the service.

The U.S. Postal Service, that is.
Although the USPS is losing money, handling fewer letters (can you say e-mail and Twitter?) and trying to get thousands of workers to take early retirement, it continues to pay a much larger chunk of its employee health premiums than does the Justice Department, General Services Administration or most other federal agencies.

At a time when health premiums and medical costs are soaring — despite deflation in the general economy — having a good, affordable health plan is the perk de jour. And the Postal Service is once again leading the way."

APWU President William Burrus Announces Retirement

2009-10-01T00:44:00.000-07:00

PostalReporter.com » APWU President William Burrus Announces Retirement: "President Burrus announced he will retire at the end of his term in 2010"

Advertising Delivery: A Governmental Function?

2009-08-25T10:51:00.000-07:00

Courier, Express, and Postal Observer: Advertising Delivery: A Governmental Function? I d not think that President Burris or APWU membership is prepared to accept the privatization option that might be required to fully take advantage of the Postal Service's capabilities as a deliverer of advertising. For too long privatization has been tied to cutbacks in jobs and reductions in compensation for APWU members or leadership to accept. However, the current financial challenges of the Postal Service suggest that those cutbacks and compensation reductions may come even without privatization. President Burris' message to his members suggests that it may be the time for the APWU to seriously invest resources to flesh out how a Postal Service free to pursue all opportunities relating to advertising delivery, and for that matter any business that could use the capabilities of postal employees and network of sortation and retail facilities, could improve the long-term prospects of the Postal Service and the APWU members that it employees.

Story in Mailers’ Publication Pointedly Misses the Point About Postal Salaries

2009-08-21T14:42:00.000-07:00

Story in Mailers’ Publication Pointedly Misses the Point About Postal Salaries: "In yet another attempt to promote the myth that postal employees are not deserving of their collectively-bargained salaries, the chief spokesperson at PostCom, a mailers-industry publication, has written a story that compares the salary schedules of USPS Electronic Technicians (ET 10) and ETs in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)."

Kalamazoo mail processing may be moved - MLive.com

2009-08-21T14:41:00.000-07:00

Local mail processing may be moved - MLive.com: "The U.S. Postal Service is recommending a study of whether to move work from a Kalamazoo-area processing center to Grand Rapids, which would result in a loss of 300 jobs here, according to union officials."

Church-Run Post Office Forced to Remove Religious Materials

2009-08-21T14:39:00.000-07:00

Church-Run Post Office Forced to Remove Religious Materials: "A federal appeals court made a church-state distinction and settled a long-running dispute Thursday when it ordered a church-operated post office in Manchester, Conn., to clear its postal counter of religious materials such as prayer cards and a collection box for a ministry that serves the poor."

Postal Service to review 1,000 post offices for closure

2009-07-30T13:29:00.000-07:00

Federal news, government operations, agency management, pay & benefits - FederalTimes.com: "The U.S. Postal Service wants to study roughly 1,000 post offices for possible closure - the latest cost-cutting step from an agency that is scrambling to deal with a projected $7 billion deficit this year and larger losses in 2010."

Postal Service Is Pressed to Restructure

2009-07-30T10:00:00.000-07:00

Postal Service Is Pressed to Restructure - washingtonpost.com: "Lawmakers on Thursday will consider various proposals to restructure the U.S. Postal Service, just days after government auditors warned that it must quickly address its financial viability"

FedEx Ground Drivers Win Group Status in Eight States

2009-07-28T11:13:00.000-07:00

FedEx Ground Drivers Win Group Status in Eight States (Update1) - Bloomberg.com: "FedEx Corp. must face more state class-action lawsuits by contract drivers who claim they deserve benefits because the company treats them as full-time workers by mandating their clothing, hours and prices, a judge said."

National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative and Regulatory Updates

2009-07-25T18:37:00.000-07:00

National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative and Regulatory Updates: "Legislation to provide emergency financial relief to the Postal Service was introduced in the Senate on Thursday and is expected to be cleared by a Senate panel within days."

White House pressured to fix postal budget crisis

2009-07-19T09:47:00.000-07:00

TheHill.com - White House pressured to fix postal budget crisis: "Postal workers say a congressional plan to fix the budget shortfalls at the United States Postal Service (USPS) is short sighted and have asked the White House to broker a better solution."

Postal Worker Fired For Excessive Use Of Military Leave Wins Partial Court Victory

2009-07-16T12:20:00.000-07:00

Postal Worker Fired For Excessive Use Of Military Leave Wins Partial Court Victory: "Richard Erickson, a distribution Clerk was removed from his position at Fort Myers Processing and Distribution Center (Fort Myers, Florida). Erickson filed an MSPB appeal under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), asserting that he was improperly removed because of his military service and requesting that he be reinstated. The MSPB administrative judge (AJ) found that USPS violated USERRA by removing Erickson from his position but nevertheless denied him any relief. The AJ’s decision was based on the determination that Erickson subsequently waived his reemployment rights under USERRA by abandoning his civilian employment in favor of a military career."

PRC Schedules Hearings For GameFly Discrimination Complaint Against USPS

2009-07-15T16:06:00.000-07:00

PRC Schedules Hearings For GameFly Discrimination Complaint Against USPS: "The Postal Regulatory Commission has “initiated a case to address allegations of undue discrimination and other issues raised by GameFly, Inc. (GameFly) in a formal complaint related to sending and receiving DVDs. Accepting the case will provide an opportunity for review of pertinent issues.”"

Will Postal Rates Decrease Next Year?

2009-07-14T15:06:00.000-07:00

Dead Tree Edition: Will Postal Rates Decrease Next Year?: "The many people who spent years crafting and redrafting the postal-reform law and its accompanying regulations overlooked a key issue -- deflation"

Can This Life Ring Save the Postal Service?

2009-07-14T15:05:00.000-07:00

Joe Davidson - Federal Diary: House Committee Passes USPS Bill - washingtonpost.com: "A House committee has thrown the U.S. Postal Service a lifeline, but it won't be substantial enough to allow the agency to fully escape the financial quicksand pulling it under."