Thursday, March 28, 2013

Elimination of postal overnight delivery?

APWU Denounces USPS Plans To Accelerate Closure of Mail Processing Plants

From the article: "...“These closures will eliminate jobs, harm communities, and delay mail delivery every day — Monday, through Saturday,” he said. The consolidations will drastically curtail local mail sortation and will virtually eliminate overnight delivery...."


Article Reference: www.apwu.org
Postal Privatization

Monday, March 25, 2013

Shooting victim walks into Post Office

South Miami shooting victim walks into post office

From the article: "...The victim then walked into the post office at 59th Place and Southwest 70th Street with a bullet hole through his shoulder, Landa said. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue treated the wound on-scene, according to Landa...."


Article Reference: www.miamiherald.com

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Postal Service management Forces PSEs to ‘Voluntarily’ Take a Pay Cut

Union Fights USPS Abuse of PSEs in Small Offices

From the article: "...“We have received reports that district managers have threatened to terminate Level 6 PSEs if they do not ‘voluntarily’ reduce to Level 4 PSEs, so they won’t show up in PSE Compliance Reports,” Strunk said. “This is shameful...."


Article Reference: www.apwu.org

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Nearly 200 Pounds of Marijuana delivered to wrong address

Fed Ex Delivers 200 Pounds of Marijuana to Wrong Address

From the article: "...A Fed Ex screw up this week led to police arresting a Baltimore man on distribution and smuggling charges, and the end of a major marijuana ring. ..."


Article Reference: www.choosehelp.com