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A Changing U.S. Postal Service Workplace
By Ronald Williams for Postal Employee Network
There are many unexpected and proposed changes on the plate of the U.S. Postal Service right now. Initiatives to control costs, cut work-hours, match employees with workloads, cut delivery days, declining mail volumes, new technology and more…
I recently read an article online that talked [...]
Postmasters and site managers whose employees use Postal Voyager Fleet Cards to purchase fuel or repair services are reminded they must reconcile credit card transactions and verify their accuracy each month.
Ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act compliance testing continues to make sure that vehicle offices correctly complete reconciliation activities. Without accurate verification, duplicate, incorrect, or fraudulent charges [...]
Your Postal Blog and Monthly Postal Podcast
Have you visited Your Postal Podcast – A monthly podcast highlighting USPS news, events and activities. The Podcasts are the creation of PEN’s friend David Rupert and his team with the U.S. Postal Service Western Area Corporate Communications. Also check out their blog – Your Postal Blog
PEN EXCLUSIVE - 12/08/10
PEN Ed Note: The following offer should be of interest for postal employees in and around the Annapolis, Maryland area.
Open House Providing FREE Seated Massages, Hot Food & Door Prizes For Overworked Postal Employees!
This time of year is the busiest for your local postal worker. The Post Office predicts it will deliver about 18.7 [...]
The following letter to the editor of the Washington Post was sent today by PostCom President Gene Del Polito:
As an editorial publication, the Washington Post is entitled to an opinion of its own. Regarding your recent editorial on the Postal Service, however, you’ve flat out gotten it wrong.
Correcting the misallocation and misuse of postal payers’ [...]
The tax man cometh: PostalEASE provides easy access to change state tax withholding information
With the holidays fast approaching, it’s easy to put off thinking about those post-New Year’s Eve credit card bills, let alone worrying about the springtime ritual of filing income tax returns.
But changes to Postal Service payroll and state tax processes may require [...]
Upcoming DMM Change: Attachments on Letter-size Mail
An upcoming change in the December 6 update of the Domestic Mail Manual will allow attachments on letter-size mail when postage is paid at automation letter prices. The revision, which will be published shortly, provides the physical characteristics and preparation methods for perforated pockets with edges that are permanently [...]
Writing a column for the Wall Street Journal Arthur Laffer, chairman of Laffer Associates and co-author of “Return to Prosperity: How America Can Regain Its Economic Superpower Status”, said…
“the government should sell its stakes in public companies acquired via TARP, sell government-run enterprises that lose money (e.g., Amtrak and the Postal Service), end farm subsidies [...]
The article below, Home, was written by my Nephew Adam Schultz.
Adam, thank you for a well written article that rings true with my senses as well.
Rick Owens – Postal Employee Network
“HOME”
Long ago, someone once told me that a writer is only as good as his or her biography. I beg to differ. A biography is only [...]
Free Will He!
Postmaster General Jack Potter Retirement
Confessions of a Former Station Manager
In days of double digit unemployment, where trillions of dollars of national debt mount, the leader of one of the largest civilian employers in the free world just up and resigned his post. He declared that soon he’s retiring, because he can, with no [...]
Congressman Carter Calls for Post Office Closings Review
USPS Celebrates Alabama’s 14th Football National Championship
Thurgood Marshall, Jr. Elected Chairman of USPS Board of Governors
Battle Over USPS Future Enters Critical Period
USPS to Sell 2011 White Christmas Ornament
GAO Says USPS Mail Trends Highlight Need to Fundamentally Change Business Model
Congressman Kucinich Issues Statement of Support for United States Postal Service Employees