UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.93 for the third quarter of 2010, a 69% improvement over the prior-year period. Global revenue grew 9.3%, generating $1.5 billion in adjusted operating profit, a 62% increase. On a reported basis, diluted earnings per share were $0.99, an 80% increase over the $0.55 in […]
The USPS Office Of Inspector General’s 2011 Audit Plan A few highlights: The Financial Risk category pertains to the critical financial risk the Postal Service faces as it, like other companies, deals with the economic slowdown affecting the nation. Factors exacerbating financial risk include the crisis in the financial industry, increases in energy costs, significant […]
Union official says requests for cameras inside post office were denied routinely Mary Hammock is appalled at reports that a fake camera was installed at the Henning post office. The same post office where employees Judy Spray and Paula Robinson were found shot and killed Monday morning. A postal union official tells us if employees […]
WASHINGTON – California-based companies Quicksort Inc., Quicksort LA Inc. and Quicksort Sacramento Inc. have agreed to pay the United States $4.2 million to settle allegations that Quicksort violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing the level to which it had pre-sorted mailings in order to obtain discounted postage rates from the U.S. Postal Service, […]
APWU News APWU President William Burrus has again refuted assertions about the financial condition of the Postal Service that appeared in a recent column in The Daily Caller: “The Postal Service Can’t Afford Unions.” In an Oct. 18 letter [PDF], Burrus wrote that if Tad DeHaven, the author of the column, “knew what he was […]
Maybe you already noticed. The Priority Mail Flat Rate Box campaign — perhaps better known for the “If it fits, it ships” commercials — is promoting another item in the flat-rate products line. This time, Al, the letter carrier who has appeared in previous commercials, reprises his role in a new ad featuring the Priority […]
On August 18, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Sharron Dixon Haynes, aka Sharron A. Haynes, former election candidate of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 217 (located in Jackson, Miss.), was indicted on three counts of making and causing to be made, and using and causing […]
A former worker at the U.S. Postal Service’s Baltimore distibution center admitted in federal court that he regularly rifled through greeting cards, stealing cash and gift cards and discarding the rest. Andrew C. Walsh, 51, of Cockeysville, Md. pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Baltimore to mail theft. Authorities said he stole about 1,600 […]
Retirement decisions are among the most important — and daunting — that members can make. Now, navigating the paperwork and understanding retirement plans is easier, thanks to the APWU Retiree Advice Center. Retired APWU members — or members who plan to retire in the near future — can now e-mail their retirement-related questions to RetireeAdviceCenter@apwu.org. […]
APWU News Former postal employees who retired or separated from the Postal Service in 2009 as part of the negotiated Early Out Incentive agreement are entitled to receive an additional $5,000, tentatively scheduled for Oct. 29, 2010. Those who participated in the retirement incentive program received $10,000 as part of the agreement in 2009. The […]