October 07, 2014 – SCRANTON — Many employees of the U.S. Postal Service are getting quite a surprise right now: notices that they owe taxes that were supposed to be taken out of paychecks but weren’t. And now Scranton says pay up. Video will load below. Read more
Economics Blog The cause of a $1.6 billion swing Oct. 3, 2014 — In mid-November the Postal Service will announce its full-year Fiscal 2014 financial results. At of the end of August 2014, it had a $1.3 billion operating profit, so the 2014 full-year operating results are on track to be very good. However, the […]
Danville, VA – 10.04.14 – One Danville woman said she’s devastated because she believes someone opened her mail.Wilma Gwynn said she got a birthday card from her son in the mail a few weeks ago. According to her, the envelope had been torn open and then taped back together when she got it out of her […]
(CNN) – 10.05.2014 – A Marine lost at sea after bailing out of a MV-22 Osprey when it appeared it might crash in the Persian Gulf is believed to be the first American military casualty in support of U.S. operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Video will load below. Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – 10.04.2014 – A 13-year-old boy was killed when a U.S. Postal Service truck hit the car he was riding in Saturday morning, Kansas City police said. Video will load below. Read more
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Amid the hustle and bustle on Financial District streets, a different type of neighbor is taking up space. Some walk right by the empty, white mail bins without a second thought. Video will load below. Read more
Jack Daniel Distillery is asking the U.S. Postal Service to issue a stamp honoring its founder as the distillery prepares for its 150th anniversary. Included with its petition is a letter signed by every member of Tennessee’s congressional delegation. Video will load below.
10/02/2014 – APWU President Mark Dimondstein spoke at a rally sponsored by the Alliance for Retired Americans on Oct. 2, as the group delivered petitions with more than 700,000 signatures demanding that the Social Security Administration reopen field offices. The agency recently closed offices nationwide. APWU retiree and Alliance for Retired Americans activist Ken Pease […]
October 01, 2014 CDRAAP guidelines now available The NALC and USPS have released a jointly developed document (M-01846) that provides the mutual understanding of the national parties on issues related to the MOU Re: City Delivery Route Alternative Adjustment Process – 2014-2015.
October 01, 2014 – from CBS News Julia Pierson, the director of the U.S. Secret Service, has resigned after mounting pressure in the wake of disclosures about a White House fence-jumper and a security breach in President Obama’s security detail. Video will load below. Read more