Patrick O’Donnell was one of the postal workers infected in October 2001 when anthrax showed up at the Hamilton, New Jersey regional distribution center in mail headed for the U.S. Senate. Now 10 years later, O’Donnell is facing a different dilemma.
Here is a letter to the editor of the Washington Post from Senator Tom Carper, (D-Delaware) Postal Service’s problems are many, but there are solutions While I welcome The Post’s interest in the financial crisis facing the U.S. Postal Service, I was disappointed that the Dec. 7 editorial “Failure to deliver” did not mention the […]
In a letter to the editor of the Washington Post, Robert Rapoza, President of the National Association of Postmasters (NAPUS) wrote: The “Failure to deliver” editorial misdiagnosed the cause of the Postal Service’s challenges and suggested treatment that makes matters worse. The $8.5 billion Postal Service loss that the editorial mentioned stems primarily from a […]
From PostalReporter Reader: What follows is a set of links to articles where the Postmaster of Pittsburgh tries to explain the long lines. In the highlighted portion is how the newspaper describes the PM explanation . http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_676660.html Lance: To the United States Postal Service. The scene: the North Side office across from […]
The Postmaster General won the public relations battle on March 2 in regard to five day delivery when he announced proposed changes to the postal service over the coming decade, changes that appeared as the main story on all major news networks that evening. He continues to enjoy the advantage of a well planned orchestrated […]
Here is a letter from a concerned Postmaster: Dear: Mr. Potter From: Dedicated Postmaster Subj: Financial State of the Postal Service Recently, I learned that there were no NPA bonuses for any EAS employees in most cases. In addition, Postmasters were no longer allowed convention leave. I agree and applaud you for these actions but […]
Editorial by Loyd Reeder Postal employees in Denver requested NIOSH to investigate the flat mail sorting machines in Denver and NIOSH initiated an investigation in April, 2009. NIOSH is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a federal agency which is part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Department of […]
From PostalReporter Reader: My name is Fredric ****. I was a data collection technician in Houston, Texas. I took the early out and retired on July 31, 2009. We were sent a memo(which I still possess) that the post office would not be offering early outs in the near future. The memo stated that they […]
Herbert Baron [pictured at left] retired at Boston P&DC on November 7,2008. He had 50 years of service. A story of dedication Herbert Baron retired at the P&DC in Boston after 50 years of service. His favorite job was the loop mail to which he was very dedicated in getting to the right address. He […]
From PostalReporter.com reader: Local taxes: The USPS is threatening to discipline employees that don’t follow local tax codes. States affected include Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. If you are subject to any of these local taxes, you must be proactive and complete and submit the proper […]