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March 12, 2010
Postal Service Seeks Change in Service Classification
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today is filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to change the designation of some Post Office Boxes from monopoly to competitive designation – a move to allow greater flexibility to meet the needs of customers.
The Postal Accountability and [...]
3.10.10
For a viable Postal Service: USPS must have flexibility to manage its workforce efficiently
The Postal Service has been named the most trusted government agency for five consecutive years. This annual survey of Americans found that the ranking is tied directly to the trust customers place in their letter carriers.
But the changing face of the Postal [...]
A study just released by the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) shows that the current system of funding the Postal Service’s Civil Service Retirement System pension responsibility is inequitable and has resulted in the Postal Service overpaying $75 billion to the pension fund. The OIG estimates that if the overcharge was used [...]
Postal Service v. APWU Miami, Florida
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee,
v.
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, Miami Area Local (MAL), Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Defendant,
ONE SEVEN TWO HOLDING ASSOCIATION, INC., (“172″), Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Cross-Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Defendant,
UNITED NATIONAL LEARNING ACADEMY, INC., (“UNLA”), Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-12287.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
March 3, 2010.
Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, FAY, Circuit Judge, and EDENFIELD,[ 1 ] District Judge.
PER CURIAM:
The United National [...]
Posted February 28, 2010
U.S. Postal Service Statement for Response to Media Inquiries Only
Regarding the National Reassessment Process
The non-tax supported U.S. Postal Service views the safety and well being of its employees as its top priority. In situations where employees have been injured on the job, we make every attempt to provide necessary work that meets [...]
Feb. 17, 2010
DPMG and COO Pat Donahoe continues his discussion about the possibility of USPS moving from a six-day to five-day delivery week.
“One thing I have to emphasize … is that nothing can be implemented without Congress changing current law and the president signing the legislation to permit that change,” emphasizes Donahoe. “That’s important to [...]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ended the first quarter of this fiscal year (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2009) with a net loss of $297 million, while posting continued high scores in quarterly delivery performance.
“In spite of the financial challenges we face today, Postal Service employees never lose sight that customer service is our top [...]
POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 232
Conduct on Postal Property; Penalties and Other Law
AGENCY: Postal Service
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Postal Service is amending the Code of Federal Regulations to increase the maximum penalty for violations of the rules concerning conduct on Postal Service property. The authorized maximum penalty should allow the courts more flexibility in determining [...]
January 27, 2010
USPS Press Release
Because a viable postal sector is critical to any nation’s economic stability, Chief Postal Inspector William R. Gilligan, Jr. is sending U.S. Postal Inspectors to Haiti to conduct security assessments and help prepare for the restoration of mail service to the earthquake-ravaged country.
“Members of the Universal Postal Union all are playing [...]
SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGERS’ CODE OF ETHICS
The U.S. Postal Service hereby adopts the following Senior Financial Managers’ Code of Ethics:
I. The Senior Financial Managers’ Code of Ethics applies to all individuals acting in a permanent or temporary capacity as: the Postmaster General; the Deputy Postmaster General; the Chief Financial Officer; the Vice President and Treasurer; the [...]
Surgeon Tried to Get Easy Money in the Big Easy
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson says Five-Day Delivery Hurts Rural Areas
OIG Says Postal Service Could Do a Better Job Controlling Absenteeism
FORMER POST MASTER PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLEMENT
Postal service employee sentenced for stealing mail
USPS DPMG DISCUSSES DELIVERY PERFORMANCE WAIT TIME IN LINE
Postmaster General Appoints Award-Winning Poet and Designers