Postal Service Maintains Exceptional Service Record WASHINGTON — Today marked Postmaster General John E. Potter’s last appearance before the Postal Service Board of Governors in open session. Potter recently announced his plan to retire in December. In tribute to his distinguished career, the Board today honored Potter with the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award. In his […]
This is a summary from an arbitration decision regarding the Postal Service’s decision to discharge a Postal Clerk for Improper Conduct/Providing False-Inaccurate Information on PS. Form 3971 (Request For Leave). The USPS charged Postal Clerk with using FMLA to work second job. This is a summary from an arbitration decision regarding the Postal Service’s decision […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security which oversees the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement in response to the Postal Service’s announcement earlier today that it lost $8.5 billion in the last fiscal year. Sen. Carper is a […]
Rank and File Bargaining Committee Scheduled to Arrive in Washington, DC APWU Web News Article 127-2010, Nov. 12, 2010 The union’s Rank and File Bargaining Advisory Committee is scheduled to arrive in Washington, DC on Nov. 14 to be on hand in the event of late-breaking developments at the negotiating table. With the current Collective […]
More Than 223 Million Shipments to Move Through FedEx Networks During the Holidays MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 11, 2010 – FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) expects to see its busiest day in company history when it moves almost 16 million shipments around the world on December 13. This is a more than 12 percent increase from last […]
Record Efficiency Levels and Work Hour Reductions Cannot Offset Falling Volumes — Fundamental Changes Needed WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today reported its 2010 financial results, showing a net loss of $8.5 billion for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. Excluding charges to income primarily resulting from changes to interest rates that impact the […]
Postal customer in Hingham, Mass. goes on racist rant after a Black letter carrier refused to take back a certified letter she had signed. The Postal customer later slapped the letter carrier. The letter carrier had secretly videotaped the entire episode on his cell phone and uploaded it to Youtube. This woman is outrageous — […]
(CNN) — Rants about your boss or your job may have once been reserved for during after-work drinks at a bar, but employee gripes are now being voiced in the social media sphere. Workplace complaints posted on popular sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace could get you fired. But one federal agency has taken […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the former postmaster for the Republic, Mo., Post Office was sentenced in federal court today for misappropriating postal funds. Donna Rippee, 64, of Republic, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard E. Dorr to three years probation. The court […]
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown today announced that a United States Postal Service carrier has been charged with conspiring to sell cocaine while in uniform and driving a postal truck. “The defendant is accused of delivering more than just the mail while carrying out his duties as a U.S. mail carrier,” said District Attorney […]