USPS Sunday Funnies Stamp Series Debut

Sunday Funnies Comic Strips Debut on Stamps
COLUMBUS, OH — The U.S. Postal Service celebrated five newspaper comic strips by dedicating the Sunday Funnies stamps today. The 44-cent First-Class stamps honor comic strips: Archie, Beetle Bailey, Dennis the Menace, Garfield and Calvin and Hobbes. The strips, as well as their characters, may have changed over the [...]

Rep. Lynch Introduces Legislation to Correct CSRS Retirement Funding by USPS

via PostCom:
The House Committee on Government Reform has introduced the “United States Postal Service’s CSRS Obligation Modification Act of 2010…to amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to the methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System.”
In introducing the bill, Rep. Stephen [...]

MAIL HANDLER POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT THE PITTSBURGH NDC

July 16, 2010
NOTICE: We, Postal Employee Network, have been requested to share the following information with you.
ATTENTION: USPS CAREER EMPLOYEES:
MAIL HANDLER POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT THE PITTSBURGH NDC (formerly BMC)

Are you unsatisfied with your current position?
Are you interested other Postal opportunities?
Would working afternoons or nights better fit your lifestyle?
Is the Pitt NDC closer to [...]

OSHA Proposes $272,000 In Fines Against USPS

US Labor Department’s OSHA proposes $272,000 in fines against US Postal Service for exposing workers to electrical hazards at Capitol Heights, Md., facility
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. – 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 Capitol Heights [...]

Carla I. LaGreca v. U.S. Postal Service

A PEN reader informed us of this MSPB decision. Apparently the MSPB appellant, LaGreca, was held responsible for errors made by her representative Debby Szeredy. Szeredy is a candidate for APWU Clerk Division Director.
In their decision MSPB states:
“…to the extent that the appellant cites Szeredy’s agreement with her incorrect interpretation of the filing deadline as [...]

Postal Commentator Murray Comarow Questions PRC Chairmans Remarks Regarding Five-Day Delivery

From Postcom.org
The following is an extraordinary letter to the editor of the New York Times from long-time postal sage Murray Comarow:
The Postal Service’s proposal to switch to five-day delivery is complex and controversial. [New York Times article "Sides Form Over Threat to Saturday Mail Service," 7-6-10] Congress has therefore directed the Postal Regulatory Commission to [...]

Postal Service Rated Among Best in Diversity

WASHINGTON — The Postal Service has been named one of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity in the July issue of Black Enterprise magazine.
The results were based on a survey Black Enterprise sent to the top 1,000 publicly traded U.S. companies and the 50 leading global companies with U.S. operations. The survey focused on the [...]

Postal Service Gets Break, Union Officials Get Paid, Workers Get Shafted

The following report comes directly from an Office of Inspector General audit that was released July 1, 2010. I think it speaks for itself:
“We also found that union representatives received excessive payments from grievance settlements. Union representatives in four districts (Colorado/Wyoming, Alabama, Mid-America, and Capital) were involved with the allocation of class-action grievance settlements for [...]

Major Mailers Go Ballistic Over Rate Increase

Major Mailers Go Ballistic Over Rate Increase
Attempt to Shift the Burden to Postal Employees
Burrus Update 10-2010, July 9, 2010
The Postal Service has filed a request to increase postage rates effective Jan. 2, 2011, and is proposing to raise the price of first-class, single-piece letters from 44 cents to 46 cents. Increases for other mail classes [...]

Does Anyone At USPS HQ Listen To What They Are Saying

From PostCom
Here’s a quote from a USPS executive published by Logistics Management. It’s a beaut.
“We are facing this problem because of a massive drop in mail volume and the fact that the bulk of our costs are fixed by laws, contracts, or regulations. Our operating flexibility is severely limited right now. Our network is expanding [...]