Big Game is Over but Mementos Still Available from USPS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN —This year’s edition of football’s biggest game is already being labeled a classic, and fans can still grab a piece of history by ordering collectible stamped envelopes celebrating Sunday’s Super Bowl via mail. While the “Championship Station” in the Super Bowl Village’s “Huddle” area in downtown Indianapolis has closed, football fans still have […]

House GOP Planning to Cut Feds Retirement Benefits to Fund Transportation Bill

Breaking Pension Promises to Fund Transportation Bill is Wrong Washington, D.C. –The leader of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) said today she is appalled that the House Republican leadership would break pension promises made to federal workers years ago to fund a transportation bill. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee yesterday voted to […]

Video: Post Offices: Rural, Rustic, Relics?

“World Report goes on a road trip with post office aficionado Evan Kalish, who visits thousands of out-of-the-way post offices around the country. Kalish is on a one-man mission to save every post office he can from closing, even if Congress has other ideas.” In Their Sights: The Kill-Capture Policy in Afghanistan; Post Offices: Rural, […]

Where’s that tub? USPS’s flat tub shortage continues

The Postal Service’s flat tub shortage continues, forcing many processing centers to operate their automated flats sorting equipment without sufficient supplies of this important equipment. Recent audits have revealed empty flat tubs often are held at retail and delivery units and not regularly returned to plants. The audits also reveal some units have been using […]

APWU Members Urged to Take Action As Senate Reviews Postal Reform

Postal reform is a hot topic in Congress as the Senate prepares to vote on the 21st Century Postal Service Act,  and APWU President Cliff Guffey is urging union members to contact their senators and let them know: Senate bill 1789 is unacceptable in its current form. “APWU members have done a great job of […]

USPS Ranked No. 1 In The World

WASHINGTON — A review of the performance of universal postal service providers by the Oxford Strategic Consulting (OSC) firm ranks the U.S. Postal Service the best postal service within the world’s top 20 largest economies for access to services, resource efficiency and public trust. “We’re proud to lead the world in postal services and we […]

Postal Service Hiring Non-Career Positions in Kentucky and Indiana

Deadline to Apply – February 10th KENTUCKIANA DISTRICT — The U.S. Postal Service is hiring for non-career positions in Kentucky (Lexington, Louisville and Paducah) and Indiana (Evansville). Applicants must apply online at www.usps.com/employment. Postal Support Employee (PSE) — Mail Processing Clerk Salary $14.60 per hour Deadline to apply is Feb. 3, 2012 Casual Mail Handler […]

EquaShip The ‘New 4th Parcel Carrier’ Temporarily Suspending Customer Operations

Seattle, Washington (PRWEB) February 05, 2012 EquaShip, which launched in Q4, 2011 as the new “4th Parcel Carrier” catering specifically to small and medium sized e-commerce merchants, announced today that it is temporarily suspending all customers while it re-engineers its transportation network for faster package delivery times, larger geographic coverage and more service options. Ron […]