Democratic Talk Radio announces our 1st Labor Hero of the Year Award for 2008 Democratic Talk Radio has given our 1st Annual Labor Hero of the Year Award to Fran Friel, President of the Pennsylvania Postal Workers for moving his union convention from the hotel in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania to honor a picket line by […]
The following is a press release from Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) FERS Sick Leave Benefit Introduced Current “Use-it or Lose-it” Policy Wasting $68 million/yr Washington, D.C., February 10th – Congressman Jim Moran, Virginia Democrat, and Congressman Frank Wolf, Virginia Republican, introduced legislation today authored by Moran, the “FERS Sick Leave Equity Act” that provides […]
Postal Service Mailing Services Prices to Change on May 11 Annual Pricing Review Results in 2¢ Increase in First-Class Mail Stamp WASHINGTON — The Governors of the U.S. Postal Service have approved new prices for mailing services, including a 2-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail stamp to 44 cents. Prices for mailing […]
Press release from the U.S. Department of Justice PHOENIX – Carol Sekayumptewa, 41, of Kykotsmovi, Ariz. and a former U.S. Postmaster, was sentenced on January 28, 2009 by U.S. Magistrate Judge Michelle Hamilton-Burns to six months of probation. She was also ordered to pay $1,000 restitution to the U.S. Postal Service after pleading guilty to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National on-time performance scores for the delivery of First-Class Mail reached 96 percent and 93 percent of customers gave the U.S. Postal Service highest satisfaction marks as the Postal Service debuted a new, national standards rating process. For almost 20 years, the Postal Service has contracted with an outside entity to […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet in Washington, DC, at Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, on Feb. 3-4, 2009. The public is welcome to observe the Board’s open session, scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 4 in the Ben Franklin Room on the […]
USPS Press Release Small Flat-Rate Box Gives Customers Another Shipping Option The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is launching a new, smaller Priority Mail Flat Rate Box, giving customers another choice in packaging to ship anywhere in the United States for one price, regardless of weight or destination. The Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box measures […]
BUFFALO, N.Y.–Julie R. Cashmore, 46, of Lakewood, New York, who was convicted of theft of governmental property on August 13, 2008, was sentenced to 15 months in prison followed by 2 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny, U.S. Attorney Terrance P. Flynn of the Western District of New York announced today. […]
Ponemon Institute Honors USPS Among 200 Businesses The premier privacy trust study in America has cited the U.S. Postal Service as sixth among 200 of the “Most Trusted Companies for Privacy.” For the fifth year in a row, the U.S. Postal Service has been recognized by the Ponemon Institute for its best practices in safeguarding […]
Informational Picket to Call for Return of APWU Union President and Return of Mail Operations to Olympia For Immediate Release 12/2/08 Contact Louie Mackey, Organizer (360) 357-6231 The Olympia Local of the American Postal Workers Union will be holding an informational picket on Monday, January 12, 2009 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Olympia […]