WILMINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, along with Gov. Jack Markell, Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. John Carney (all D-Del.) wrote to United States Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging him to review the U.S. Postal Service’s proposal that would revamp Delaware’s only mail processing [...]
February 3, 2012 | Posted in
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the new Love Ribbons Forever Stamp is on sale today at usps.com and by phone at 800-782-6724. Stamps are arriving in Post Offices over the next few days and will be sold as soon as they are available.
“We are excited to bring this colorful new stamp to [...]
February 3, 2012 | Posted in
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Progress Has Been Hindered by Longstanding Information Technology Management Weaknesses
GAO-12-430T, Feb 1, 2012
What GAO Found
In a series of reviews, GAO found that OPM’s retirement modernization efforts were hindered by weaknesses in key management practices that are essential to successful IT modernization projects. For example, in 2005, GAO made recommendations to address weaknesses in the following [...]
February 1, 2012 | Posted in
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WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service wants to make sending your Valentine some love as quick and easy as a stop at your local Post Office, where the new “In the Mailbox Love Bear” and other lovely gifts await.
The limited edition “In the Mailbox Love Bear” comes ready to ship — the furry guy [...]
February 1, 2012 | Posted in
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Finally, we have some movement in the Maintenance Craft on implementation of key provisions the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement! On Feb. 1, 2012, President Cliff Guffey and postal management signed a Questions-and-Answers document [PDF] regarding specific sections of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Maintenance Craft Jobs [PDF]. The document does not address all outstanding [...]
February 1, 2012 | Posted in
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February 01, 2012
Today, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 3835, a bill introduced by Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) to extend for another year the freeze on federal employees’ pay. This legislation would freeze federal pay for federal employees and members of Congress for a third consecutive year. President Obama’s fiscal year [...]
February 1, 2012 | Posted in
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CONTRACT UPDATE #11
January 31, 2012
Mail Handlers Union
IMPASSE DECLARED DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES FORTHCOMING
As previously announced, National negotiations between the National Postal Mail Handlers Union and the U.S. Postal Service over the terms of the 2011 National Agreement stalled late last week, on January 20, 2012. At that point, representatives of the Postal Service made clear that [...]
January 31, 2012 | Posted in
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Carter Calls for Post Office Closings Review
(Washington, DC) – Congressman John Carter is asking the U.S. Post Office for a review of the considerations used in determining which post offices to close in the agency’s cost-cutting decisions this month.
“We fully recognize that bringing federal spending under control requires difficult decisions and sacrifice,” says Carter. “But [...]
January 31, 2012 | Posted in
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NPMHU Responds to USPS City Letter Carrier Position Job Posting
The Postal Service recently solicited all Mail Handlers with a message to consider transfering to a city letter carrier position. The message outlined how you could transfer to carrier and enumerated the advantages. USPS letter and NPMHU response can be read HERE (PDF),
January 30, 2012 | Posted in
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Former Federal Agent Convicted of Perjury and Obstruction of Justice
Jan. 27, 2012 – BOSTON – A former federal postal inspector was convicted yesterday in federal court of perjury and obstruction of justice.
Joseph M. McGonagle, III, 38, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to perjury and obstruction of justice. Had the case proceeded [...]
