Postal Service to offer Special Commemorative Postmark SAN FRANCISCO — On Aug. 13 and 14, the U.S. Postal Service will join the 77-year anniversary celebration of the opening of U.S. Penitentiary Alcatraz. A special commemorative postmark was created to honor the anniversary, and Postal employees will cancel letters and postcards in the Alcatraz gift shop […]
CAMDEN, N.J. – Nathaniel Johnson was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for stealing government funds in the form of checks from mailboxes and mail trucks in connection with an identity theft scheme that he ran with his wife, Lakisha Scanes, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Johnson, 43, of Camden, previously pleaded guilty […]
APWU to Washington Post: Destroying Unions Won’t Fix USPS APWU President Cliff Guffey has a simple message for the Washington Post: Destroying unions and attacking workers’ rights won’t solve the Postal Service’s financial problems. In a letter to the editor published Aug. 1, the union president disputed a July 28 Washington Post editorial that endorsed […]
August 2, 2011 — In response to an editorial published July 28 by the Washington Post entitled, “A Better Route for USPS,” the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) comments: The editorial, “A Better Route for USPS,” supporting the postal legislation introduced by Representatives Issa and Ross, correctly highlights the financial situation facing the US Postal Service […]
From the National Association of Letter Carriers: On Monday night, the House of Representatives approved a deal brokered by congressional leaders with White House negotiators to keep America from defaulting on its credit obligations. The agreement authorizes a two-stage, $2.1 trillion rise to the nation’s debt ceiling that’s balanced with about $2.5 trillion in spending […]
The Human Resources Shared Services Center (HRSSC) began processing Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requests for employees of 23 districts and headquarters July 11. FMLA processing for all other districts nationwide will transition to HRSSC Sept. 10.
APWU President Cliff Guffey in a Letter to the Editor of the Washington Post: “Destroying unions won’t fix the Postal Service” wrote: The July 28 editorial “A better route for USPS” endorsed the strategy that is being employed by Republican governors who use budget deficits to attack collective-bargaining rights while ignoring other methods of closing […]
Editorial by Denver, CO Postal Clerk Loyd Reeder Attached in a PDF link is the NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Health Hazard Evaluation of the Automatic Flat Sorting 100 machines done in the Denver, Colorado General Mail Facility (GMF). NIOSH was called in by a group of mail handlers with my assistance […]
A Gold Star mother who worked to rename a borough post office in honor of their fallen heroes said she’s devastated that the building now is on a list of post offices that could be closed. But Pamela Schwarz, mother of Marine Lance Cpl. Michael A. Schwarz, a Carlstadt native who was killed by sniper […]
The Postal Regulatory Commission has set the procedural schedule on USPS request for discontinuance of approximately 3,650 post offices, stations and branches. On July 27, 2011, the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) filed a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) for an advisory opinion under 39 U.S.C. 3661 regarding use of a centrally […]