APWU News USPS Subcontractor Defrauds Drivers of Wages, Benefits Postal Management Refuses to Sever Ties with Company Last month, newspapers reported a settlement [PDF] between the Department of Labor and a USPS subcontractor that exemplifies the problem with postal subcontracting: After three years of defrauding its workers of pay and benefits, the contractor, MT Transportation […]
USPS Could Have Save $4 Million Excerpts from the USPS OIG report: This report presents the results of our audit of Postal Service Absenteeism (Project Number 09YG016HM000). Our overall audit objective was to determine if the Postal Service’s absenteeism rate is comparable with the rate of the private and federal sectors and, if not, to […]
The following is a press release issued by the Justice Department: The Justice Department, FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service today announced that the investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks, which killed five individuals and sickened 17 others, has formally concluded. Earlier today, representatives of the FBI and Justice Department provided a 92-page investigative summary […]
The office U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following press release: Feb. 17, 2010 ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Glen J. Helmer, 40, of Waterloo, New York, who, in November 2009, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of delay or destruction of mail by a United States Postal Service employee, was sentenced […]
The office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio issued the following press release: February 18, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown called for an investigation on the effects of a proposed consolidation of U.S. Postal Service facilities in Lima. In a letter sent this week to David C. Williams, the Inspector General of […]
HOUSTON,Texas- Feb. 18, 2010 – WM Healthcare Solutions’, a subsidiary of Waste Management , extensive mail-back sharps product line is now approved by the California Department of Public Health for sale and use in the state of California. Since September 2008, disposing of home-generated sharps in the trash has been illegal in California. Communities and […]
FIRST CENSUS MAIL DELIVERS THIS WEEK TO KEEP THE COUNT ON TRACK, HANDLE UAA CORRECTLY USPS will deliver the first of six separate 2010 Census mailings this week. Scheduled for in-home delivery Feb. 17–19, this mailing will consist of approximately 10 million “advance” letters mailed to residences in select areas. These letters will alert residents […]
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The United States Postal Service (USPS) has awarded electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board: ZAAP) an engineering contract for the design and development of an electric version of its Long Life Vehicle (LLV). ZAP will convert the gasoline mail truck to run on electricity as specified by […]
WASHINGTON — More than 200,000 tons, and counting. That’s how much paper, plastics and other waste the U.S. Postal Service recycled in 2009, representing a decrease in its greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 1.67 million barrels of oil. An integral part of that undertaking is the Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program which is expanding […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ended the first quarter of this fiscal year (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2009) with a net loss of $297 million, while posting continued high scores in quarterly delivery performance. “In spite of the financial challenges we face today, Postal Service employees never lose sight that customer service is our […]