On June 8, 2010 the White House announced the withdrawal of the nomination of Paul Steven Miller to the USPS Board of Governors. There was no explanation given for this withdrawal of nomination. Miller was nominated on January 29, 2010 “for a term expiring December 8, 2016, vice Carolyn L. Gallagher, term expired.” According to […]
Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting Times and Dates: 4 p.m., Monday, June 21, 2010; and 10 a.., Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Place: Louisville, Kentucky, at the Brown Hotel, 335 West Broadway. Status: (Closed). Matters To Be Considered: Monday, June 21, at 4 p.m. (Closed) 1. Strategic Issues. 2. Financial Matters. 3. […]
WASHINGTON – Shareen Wilson, 42, a former mail carrier with the United States Postal Service (“USPS”), pleaded guilty this afternoon to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud,in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1349, and one count of Theft of Mail by U.S. PostalEmployee, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1709, for […]
The top U.S. Postal Service official for the Washington region is out of a job following an incident last week in Sterling involving a female postal worker. Jerry D. Lane had served as vice president of operations for the Capital Metro Area since 2006. Lane, based in Gaithersburg, visited the Dulles Processing and Distribution Center […]
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 […]
The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has assured the APWU that the union’s views on “workshare discounts” will be considered in an upcoming examination of the controversial practice. Inspector General David C. Williams offered the commitment after President William Burrus criticized the OIG for excluding postal unions from providing input for the report. “We […]
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 […]
NEW SALES LEAD HERNANDEZ NAMED ACTING VP Acting Vice President, Sales, Steven Hernandez. Acting President, Mailing and Shipping Services, Susan Plonkey has announced Steven Hernandez will become acting vice president, Sales. “Steven brings more than 22 years of management experience to his new position, including a strong record of achievement in sales, marketing, and […]
Press Release from the United States Attorney District of New Jersey: June 3 TRENTON, N.J. — The owner and operator of Sicomac Pharmacy in Wyckoff, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to defrauding the Federal Employees Health Benefits program by billing for prescriptions never requested by United States Postal Service customers of the pharmacy, United States […]