A jury found the Postal Service liable for creating a retaliatory hostile work environment, but awarded no compensatory damages.The Court also considered the issue of whether any equitable relief, such as back pay, should be awarded. The Court determined that former Nazareth, PA Postmaster did not prove any loss in wages or benefits resulting from […]
On Tuesday, November 6, the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy will conduct a hearing entitled, “GPO and WEP: Policies Affecting Pensions from Work Not Covered by Social Security.” Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) chairs the subcommittee and Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) is the Ranking Republican. As retired Postmasters know all too […]
U.S. Attorney Press Release BIRMINGHAM, AL – April K. Cummings, 30, of Fosters, was charged in a one-count indictment for the theft of $16,452.33 from the U.S. Post Office in Fosters, Alabama. “Theft of postal funds is a federal crime which receives zealous prosecution,” sated U.S. Attorney Alice H. Martin. The indictment was filed today […]
USPS News Release: Pay consultations with the Postal Service and the National Association of Postal Supervisors, The National League of Postmasters and the National Association of Postmasters of the United States have concluded, resulting in a four-year compensation package that will remain in effect through fiscal year 2010. Labor Relations Vice President Doug Tulino […]
The Republican Reports: Former Hampden postmaster pleads guilty to embezzlement A longtime Hampden postmaster faces up to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty today to embezzling more than $27,000 in stamp proceeds over three years. George E. Podmore Jr., who resigned in July 2006, admitted selling stamps to postal customers at the retail […]
Postal Supervisors Also Announce Agreement Joint Statement by the National Association of Postmasters of the United States And The National League of Postmasters of The United States August 30, 2007 After 10 months of work by the Postmaster Organizations, and pay consultations that spanned about 6 month, the League, Napus and the Postal Service have […]
Addiitonal info can be found at Stamp Collecting Round-up RICK SQUINDO. Retired Bedford, NJ, Postmaster Rick Squindo, a member of a team of USPS employees that helped restore the postal system in Iraq, has died of cancer. Squindo was a member of the postal team that opened the new Iraqi Post International Service Center at the […]
133 pieces in trash were undeliverable (Harrisburg, Ohio) After a substitute postmaster took over last winter, some people in Harrisburg began to notice that they weren’t getting all their mail. Federal agents say it’s because she was throwing it away, and now she’s in trouble with the U.S. government. Elizabeth T. Simonian, 49, is accused […]
Press Release from the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney Offices : NEWARK – A former contractor for the U.S. Postal Service was arrested today on a federal Indictment which charges him with perjury and obstruction of justice, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced. Rick “Rickey” Zito, 53, of Effort, Pa., was arrested on a […]