Monday, September 30, 2013

Wheel spins into worker comp fraud on 'The Price is Right'

Ex-postal worker nabbed for fraud on 'Price is Right' gets probation

From the article: "... during a September 2009 appearance on "The Price is Right," when she was able to spin the "big wheel" twice, according to a federal indictment...."


Article Reference: www.wral.com

Monday, September 23, 2013

Are odd Postal Service decisions causing revenue declines at post offices?

Makes no sense at all: Ewa Beach Post Office headed for closure

From the article: "...It should come as little surprise that revenues at the Ewa Station have been declining. Several years ago, the hours at the post office were reduced from eight a day to half a day, and then in 2011 they were reduced to just two hours a day, noon to 2 p.m., with no hours at all on Saturday...."


Article Reference: www.savethepostoffice.com

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Congress asked to prevent future special postal service ad deals

Fight against Valassis/USPS deal going to Capital Hill

From the article: "...newspapers are looking to Congress and the courts to stop the discount deal the United States Postal Service (USPS) struck with the big direct mailer Valassis...."


Article Reference: inlandpress.org

Monday, September 9, 2013

Report released by coroner on UPS crash

Coroner releases report on UPS plane crash

From the article: "...The medical examiner in Birmingham, Alabama reports the two-person crew died from blunt force injuries in the crash. Pilots Shanda Fanning of Lynchburg, Tennessee and Cerea Beal, Jr. of Matthews, North Carolina..."


Article Reference: www.wdrb.com

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Mail processing plant re-ranking's to be announced September 7, 2013; early-out VERA may be coming as well

NAPS engages USPS in dialogue regarding processing plant re-ranking

From the article: "... the Postal Service’s plan to re-rank mail processing plants has become public knowledge despite their best efforts to keep the information confidential until September 6, 2013. The confidential nature of the discussions between NAPS and USPS Labor Relations was due to the fact that the Postal Service had not finalized their plans nor had they briefed Area and District Managers...."


Article Reference: www.naps.org
Mail processing plant re-ranking's, Postal early retirement, VERA,