From the article: "...Can Americans beat the austerity agenda of Wall Street Republicans and compromise-prone Democrats? Can we prevent deep cuts to essential services? Can we preserve the commons in the face of a full-frontal assault from politicians and pundits who are ever at the ready to attack the public sector and public employees on behalf of their crony-capitalist patrons?..."
From the article: "...the Department of Commerce is a bit miffed that USPS filed objections on its own, possibly without communicating with the DOC...."
From the article: "...there has been some confusion over possible federal involvement in the case. Mail theft is a federal crime and can be prosecuted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service...."
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...."
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...."
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...."
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. ..."
From the article: "...Today, the USPS is introducing a new set of stamps featuring five of America’s most legendary muscle cars...."
From the article: "...“The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) today continued its tradition under the leadership of Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe of shooting itself in the foot,” Nader said...."
From the article: "..."We think by eliminating overtime and by looking at some of the flexibilities we have with the part-time workforce, and potentially working with the unions on some buyouts, we'll easily hit that."..."
From the article: "...In response to an APWU request, the Postal Service has agreed to postpone any mode conversions of Postal Vehicle Service work to Highway Contract Routes (HCRs) at least until March 4, when an arbitration decision on the issue is expected, APWU President Cliff Guffey has announced. The agreement applies to California..."
From the article: "...The APWU has received reports that some retiring union members are receiving confusing and sometimes inaccurate information regarding their last day of work. ..."
From the article: "...When Jason Jones saw that one of his typically friendly customers hadn’t picked up his mail in days and left no footprints on his snow-laden stoop, the postal worker started to worry. ..."
From the article: "...The House bill, which never left committee, would have deferred near-term payments on retiree health care benefits, allowed the agency to move to a five-day delivery week and created an independent board to recommend facility closures. ..."
From the article: "...The National Association of Letter Carriers and the U.S. Postal Service announced Friday that the three-person interest arbitration panel chaired by arbitrator Shyam Das had concluded its work and issued an award that sets the terms of a new 4.5-year labor contract PR Newswire (http://s.tt/1yjpQ) ..."
From the article: "...Businesses in the area were forced to close early on Thursday when water was shut off, and some customers avoided the area over the weekend. Parts of a nearby parking garage at the main downtown post office were flooded and an estimated 50 vehicles belonging to employees or the Postal Service were submerged...."
From the article: "...been complaining about long lines at post offices, delayed mail and returned mail. Williston, Watford City, Ray and Tioga have been among the most affected communities. ..."
From the article: "...“Mitch Cade has demonstrated superb leadership as the Senior Plant Manager in the Suncoast District. While some might tend to relax at the end of a long career, Mitch pushed harder than ever to ensure that Suncoast had a successful holiday season,” said District Manager Nancy Rettinhouse. “Mitch is truly one of those managers who would never ask someone to do something that he would not be willing to himself. His operational expertise, combined with his phenomenal work ethic, will be missed in the Suncoast District. On behalf of the Suncoast District postal employees, I wish Mitch the very best in the next chapter of his life.”..."
From the article: "...The phrase was born from a series of postal shootings in 1983 that continued, almost annually, until 1997, including one in 1991 in Ridgewood, in which an ex-postal worker named Joseph M. Harris murdered his ex-supervisor, her boyfriend and two co-workers. The wave of Post Office shootings were “aimed more at supervisors and fellow employees who were perceived by the assailants as cruel or unfair,” Don Lasseter, the author of “Going Postal,” said..."
From the article: "...Stolen from a post office in December 1941, 86 WWII Christmas cards from Nazi soldiers stationed on the British island of Jersey were recovered by the Jersey Archive in 2006...."
From the article: "...Flames ruined the mail in the front of the truck near the driver's seat, but packages..."
From the article: "...According to a follow up news release from Hopkins issued Thursday, witnesses told police a white male entered the post office and posed as a customer. As the postal worker opened the cash register, the man pulled out a handgun. He then reached over the counter and removed an undisclosed amount of cash from the register...."
From the article: "...Monday will be the biggest shipping day for the postal service, with 658 million pieces of mail being mailed nationwide, 140 million more than usual...."
