Jan 30th
Photo: Same Post Office in Two Different States
Texarkana Texas and Arkansas – Post Office split down the middle by the state line. Photos
Month: January 2008
Jan 30th
APWU Wins $48 Million Settlement In MS-47 Handbook Grievance
The APWU and the Postal Service have finalized a $48 million payout to “remedy” the USPS violation of staffing procedures for custodial employees. The settlement will be in the form of lump-sum payments of $2,700 to more than 17,000 employees occupying custodial positions, with payments to be made by April 18 click here for full […]
Jan 30th
Postal Service First-Quarter Results Reflect Drop in Mail Volume
USPS issued the following press release: National On-Time Performance Hits Record Highs The U.S. Postal Service announced that mail volume was down 3.0 percent, or 1.7 billion pieces, for the first quarter of fiscal 2008, according to preliminary financial results presented today to the Postal Service Board of Governors. First-Class Mail volume decreased 3.9 […]
Jan 28th
Bush Administration Seeking Changes To FMLA Regulations
According to the Associated Press: The Bush administration is proposing the first changes to regulations in the Family Medical Leave Act in more than a decade. The act allows eligible workers to have up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a year for such things as caring for a newborn or a sick family […]
Jan 26th
Photo: Handcrafted Mailman Scene
Scale Mailman Scene on Flickr Photos
Jan 25th
Former Postmaster Pleads Guilty To Possession of Child Pornography
The following information was released by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA — A 55 year old Jefferson, Maryland, resident entered a plea of guilty on January 14, 2008, in United States District Court in Martinsburg before Magistrate Judge David J. Joel. United States Attorney Sharon […]
Jan 22nd
Big Pay Increases Approved For Top Postal Service Officers
Story from Linn’s Stamp News WASHINGTON WATCH Big pay increases approved for top Postal Service officers BY BILL MCALLISTER Postmaster General John E. “Jack” Potter and seven other senior United States Postal Service officers have been granted large raises, by the Postal Service board of governors. The increases were disclosed by the Postal […]
Jan 22nd
Former Florida APWU Local President Sentenced to Prison in Theft Case
Another Postal Employee Sentenced for Stealing Undeliverable Bulk Business Mail The following is a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida: January 17, 2008 Pensacola, Florida – Gregory R. Miller, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, and James B. Davis, Special Agent in Charge of the […]
Jan 17th
Former Postal Workers Sent to Prison For Assaulting Manager
According to a U.S. Attorney’s Office press release: Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge William M. Nickerson sentenced John Bermudez, Jr., age 31, of Brooklyn, Maryland today to 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for assault of a government official and sentenced his brother, Gregory Bermudez, age 28, of Millersville, […]
Jan 17th
USPS Board of Governors to Meet Jan. 29-30, 2008 in 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 Jan. 29-30, 2008. The public is welcome to observe the Board’s open session, scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 30 in the Ben Franklin Room on the 11th floor. The […]