MAIL HANDLER POSITIONS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT THE PITTSBURGH NDC

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 […]

Postal Service Gets Break, Union Officials Get Paid, Workers Get Shafted

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 […]

Price Changes Coming and New Forever Stamp

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 […]

US Department of Labor Files Worker Safety Complaint Against USPS

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 […]

USPS Overcharged by $50 Billion Plus for CSRS Benefits

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 […]

Working For USPS May Be Dangerous To Your Health

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 […]

OSHA Proposes $430,000 in Fines Against USPS

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 […]

Local NALC Officers Investigated For Possible Embezzlement

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 […]

OSHA proposes $77,500 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Portland, OR

US Labor Department’s OSHA proposes $77,500 in fines against US Postal Service for electrical hazards at Portland, OR, mail processing facility SEATTLE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards at the Portland, Ore., Processing and Distribution […]