PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations related to electrical hazards found at two Philadelphia facilities after receiving complaints about both locations. Combined proposed penalties total $497,000. OSHA’s inspections of the Network Distribution Center at 1900 Byberry Road and the […]
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations related to electrical hazards found at the Pittsburgh mail processing facility located at 1001 California Ave. Proposed penalties total $299,500. OSHA initiated an inspection in October 2009 in response to a complaint […]
LOS ANGELES, CA, Jun 08, 2010 – Stamps.com, the leading provider of postage online and USPS shipping software solutions for approximately 400,000 customers, today announced its new USPS shipping integration with Zen Cart, the popular open source e-commerce shopping cart software. With the new Stamps.com integration, Zen Cart users can import customer order data and print […]
Postmaster General John Potter today announced Susan M. Plonkey as acting president, Mailing and Shipping Services. Plonkey succeeds Robert F. Bernstock, who is leaving the Postal Service effective June 4 to pursue interests in the private sector. As acting president, Plonkey is responsible for all product management, product development, retail and commercial products and services, […]
Senators, Congressman target failure of report to include impact on mail delivery service or to consult Eastern Shore residents, workers U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin and Congressman Frank M. Kratovil (all D-Md.) today again expressed their concerns about the potential closure of the Easton Mail Processing and Distribution Facility in a […]
Despite Lingering Effects of Economic Recession Citizens Boost Donations to ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Increases 18-year Total to More Than 1 Billion Pounds WASHINGTON, June 1 – Americans donated a record 77.1 million pounds of non-perishable food to help ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ in their communities this year in the annual Letter Carriers’ National Food Drive, the National […]
Platform Established for Lightweight Goods Ordered by U.S. Consumers SHANGHAI — The U.S. Postal Service entered into an international tri-lateral agreement today in Shanghai, China with eBay Greater China & Southeast Asia (eBay GC) and China Post Express & Logistics Corporation. The agreement creates a new, simplified shipping platform for international tracking and delivery of […]
Delegation asks for at least four meetings, one each in Easton, Chestertown, Salisbury, and Ocean City WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski, Benjamin L. Cardin, and Congressman Frank M. Kratovil (all D-Md.) today sent a letter to Postmaster General John E. Potter, asking that the U.S. Post Office schedule additional public information meetings […]
May 13, 2010 Press Release Dennis C. Pfannenschmidt, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced a verdict in favor of the United States Postal Service. According to U.S. Attorney Pfannenschmidt, George J. Erbe, age 63, of York, Pennsylvania, filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Postal Service, alleging that the Postal Service […]
US Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Brandon G.Novak, age 42, of Yankton, appeared before US Magistrate John E.Simko on May 5, 2010, and pled guilty to one count of an indictment that charged him with five counts of Theft of Mail by a Postal Service Employee. The maximum penalty upon conviction is five years […]