US Labor Department moves to debar Long Island, NY, mail hauling contractor and recover $1.8 million in back wages for 500 employees BAY SHORE, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Labor will recover more than $1.8 million in back wages for more than 500 employees of MT Transportation & Logistics Services Inc., a trucking company […]
Commentary by Rick Owens – Postal Employee Network January 18, 2010 Ruth Y. Goldway (D) is the current Chairman of the Postal Rate Commission (PRC). In 2004, for a guest commentary with Citizens Against Government Waste, Ms. Goldway stated… “…while neither the political climate nor the capital markets make such a transformation feasible now, the […]
TO PROTECT PROGRAM INTEGRITY OIG, USPIS LAUNCH WORKERS’ COMP FRAUD INITIATIVE The Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service have launched a joint year-long initiative to combat workers’ compensation fraud. This effort, building on last year’s prevention and awareness campaign launched by the OIG (see original article below), will commit increased […]
On January 7, 2010, Leonard Jenkins, a Baltimore mail carrier, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Baltimore, Maryland, to 3 years incarceration, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $104,446 in restitution for mail fraud, theft of mail, and aggravated identity theft arising from the use of his position as a […]
PAY PROBLEM FOR 4,370 RURAL CARRIERS PLEASE NOTE: The following article was posted to our Rural Carrier Forum on January 05, 2010. We cannot verify the contents of same or provide any further information. Please verify through your union or postal official. Unfortunately, a programming error has occurred in PP 01/10 payroll processing. Approximately 4,370 rural […]
POSTAL EXECUTIVE PAY by Rick Owens – PEN January 4, 2010 Today’s Washington Times notes… “The financially troubled U.S. Postal Service pays Robert F. Bernstock a $232,500 salary to oversee its shipping and mailing division, but a little-known hiring provision allows the executive to earn even more money from outside corporate sources.” Courier, Express, and […]
December 2009 Former Postal Employee Sentenced to Twelve Years in Prison for Narcotics Distribution WASHINGTON – Thomas Ali Fields, a 40-year-old District man and former U.S. Postal Service employee, has been sentenced to 144 months in prison for the distribution and possession with the intent to distribute 186 grams of crack cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney […]