Possible ID Theft Worries Postal Workers Hundreds of postal workers around Nashville are finding out their personal information was stolen three months ago. U.S. Postal Service inspectors are looking into how the computer was stolen as postal workers are asking why it took so long for them to find out.“One of my questions (is) why […]
According to the Natick Bulletin & Tab (Massachusetts) The controversial mural “John Eliot Speaks to the Natick Indians” painted inside the post office here [Natick, MA] is going to be restored next week [see photo below] , according to federal officials. The mural, painted by Natick native Hollis Holbrook in 1937 as part of a […]
Ex-postal worker involved in extra-martial affair with co-worker US Department of Justice, US Attorneys Office for the District of Columbia press release. (September 7, 2007) A 40-year-old Capitol Heights, Maryland man, Bryan Keith Wilson, Sr., was sentenced today in D.C. Superior Court to a total of 64 years of incarceration for the murder of his wife, […]
The U.S. Postal Service wants its customers to handle their own postage — and is offering cash prizes to those who do. At post offices nationwide, including three in Greensboro, customers will get a chance at $250 daily cash prizes and a grand prize of $10,000 when they use the Automatic Postal Center kiosks rather […]
Although the Postal Service employs large numbers of veterans, not enough is being done to help qualified veterans secure jobs with the agency, APWU Executive Vice President Cliff Guffey told a House panel during testimony on Sept. 6. “The Postal Service has systematically eliminated or contracted out the six job classifications that, under the Veterans’ […]
The Postal Service seems hell-bent on moving 40 percent of window services to alternative services, such as Automated Postal Centers. Part of this plan seems to involve computerized Function 4 audits. The so-called Customer Service Variance (CSV) program is gutting post office staffing in various regions. The CSV program collects data through various Web-based means […]
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From eNAPUS Legislative& Political Bulletin This has been an anxious summer for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). Two scandals, two investigations, and one key retirement means that the GOP climb back to the top has become much steeper. Presently, Democrats are nursing a slim one-seat Senate majority; and in 2008, the electoral landscape looks a […]
A few excerpts from the recent federal case (note: the case was initially filed in 2003) In a suit brought by current and former postal inspectors against the Postal Service alleging that they are entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), summary judgment for the Postal Service is reversed in part […]
Letter from Greg Bell, APWU Industrial Relations Director to the U. S. Postal Service regarding “Medical Documentation or Other Acceptable Evidence for Absences of Three (3) Days or Less” The purpose of this letter is to determine if there is a disagreement between the parties regarding the conditions under which an employee may be required to […]