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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A new Forever Stamp image will be available as part of a pricing package that would add less than 13 cents a month to the average American household’s budget.
The U.S. Postal Service Governors recommended increasing the price of a First-Class stamp 2 cents to 46 cents and authorized the production of a pane of four [...]
OSHA News Release: [07/06/2010]
Contact Name: Elizabeth Alexander or Diana Petterson
Phone Number: (202) 693-4675 or x1898
Release Number: 10-0945-NAT
US Department of Labor files worker safety complaint against USPS
Complaint requests enterprise-wide remedy, a 1st
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s solicitor today filed a complaint against the U.S. Postal Service for electrical work safety violations. The complaint, which [...]
PRC Press Release
June 30, 2010
PRC Report Finds $50 Billion Discrepancy
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today submitted to Congress, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the United States Postal Service, an independent actuarial report on the allocation of the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) benefits paid to former Post Office Department employees.
The Postal [...]
June 28, 2010
According to reports released by the Department of Labor it remains a fact that working for USPS may not be good for your health – or at least your body.
Federal injury and illness statistics for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 indicate the following:
[case amounts are for the second quarter of 2010]
Total Federal [...]
June 28, 2010
OSHA proposes $430,000 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Scarborough, Maine, mail processing facility
AUGUSTA, Maine — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for alleged willful and repeat violations of safety standards following an inspection at the Southern Maine Processing [...]
On April 28, 2010, in the 60th District Court of Muskegon County, Michigan, a misdemeanor complaint was filed charging Jamie Nielsen, former President of National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 13 (located in Muskegon, Mich.), with one count of embezzlement of $200 or more but less than $1,000. The charge follows an investigation by [...]
June 26, 2010
Former Marysville Postal Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Thefts
Former Marysville, CA USPS supervisor June Marie Casteel has plead guilty to stealing $4,633 in money orders and cash. Her thefts took place between Septemeber 5 and 9, 2009.
Casteel took advantage of her position as supervisor and gained access to an employee’s cash drawer. She then [...]
Don’t Allow the USPS to Continue Costly Business Practices
Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal
Mother Teresa to be Honored on U.S. Postage Stamp
Literate By Choice
Driver unharmed after USPS truck sets on fire
Postal Service Ends Third Quarter with $3.5 Billion Loss
Former USPS Chief Financial Officer Says Eliminating Saturday Delivery Is Not Necessary