May 03, 2009 [please post comments below] The Economist magazine shares the following with us… You’ve got (no) mail Engraved magnificently above the columns of the main post office in Manhattan is a promise of the postal service’s resilience. “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night”, runs the motto, “stays these couriers […]
Dear EarthTalk: I run a sorting machine at the post office, and am worried about all the paper dust swirling around the building. I asked both management and our union if this was a health or safety problem and both said no, but I’m not sure they really know. Can you set the record straight? […]
Responding to an “unprecedented number of complaints” from constituents, U.S. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles) this week wrote to Postmaster General John E. Potter for an explanation about why so many mailboxes had been removed in the L.A. area. Read more
Phase 1 RIF avoidance vacancy postings for District Customer Service Offices and mail processing organizational changes opened Tuesday, April 28 and will close May 13. To avoid missing out on a potential job opportunity, log on to eCareer today, create your profile and begin your search for jobs. Here’s how to access eCareer. If […]
Source: USPS NewsLink April 28, 2009 You’ve heard the news that U.S. health officials are investigating a number of cases of swine flu in several areas of the United States, and a Public Health Emergency has been declared by the federal government. All of these U.S. cases have been mild — all of the patients […]
April 27, 2009 A USPS mail handler has won his case heard before the United States Court of Appeals – Cunningham v. United States Postal Service. The Judge reversed the decision of the M.S.P.B. – Merit Systems Protection Board. ANTHONY D. CUNNINGHAM, the mail handler, worked at the USPS P&DC in Cleveland, OH. It seems he […]
April 23, 2009 Gamefly has filed an official complaint with the PRC against USPS. In part, the complaint states… A DVD is small and light enough so that, when mailed in a lightweight mailer, the combined mailpiece can qualify as a one-ounce letter. Since the beginning of GameFly’s operations, however, the company has experienced breakage […]
The Postal Service’s board of governors is meeting early next month to discuss, among other things, the financial results from the second quarter of 2009. There’s not much optimism about the numbers, considering USPS lost $384 million in the first quarter, which is traditionally the strongest of the year. Another bad sign: UPS’ earnings report. […]
April 23, 2009 PEN received the following information today from the Chicago IRS Field Office. The Field Office wanted PEN to convey to Chicago area postal employees: “… it is important for Chicago Postal employees to read the following:” Postal Employee Indicted in Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme – Preparing False Tax Refund Claims for Co-workers […]
USPS Board of Governors to Meet May 4–6 in Washington, DC WASHINGTON, DC – The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet in Washington, DC, at Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, on May 4-6. The public is welcome to observe the Board’s open session, scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. […]