Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Letter Carrier Delivers on the River (with video)

Mail by Boat: Calif. Carrier Delivers on the River

From the article: "...Rick Stelzriede, 61, of Tracy is the only postal carrier with a river route in California, according to the U.S. Postal Service. Still, he downplays his unusual role...."


Article Reference: www.nbcsandiego.com

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

‘Substantial Amount’ Of Mail Damaged In USPS Truck Fire While En Route From San Francisco To Los Angeles

‘Substantial Amount’ Of Mail Damaged In USPS Truck Fire While En Route From San Francisco To Los Angeles

From the article: "...mail was damaged during a vehicle fire involving a United States Postal Service tractor-trailer Sunday morning, according to a USPS spokesman...."


Article Reference: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/12/07/substantial-amount-of-mail-damaged-in-usps-truck-fire-while-en-route-from-san-francisco-to-los-angeles/
Fire

Friday, November 21, 2014

Postal worker unions helping Walmart employees fight for better pay

Coming to a Walmart Near You: The Fight for Better Pay

From the article: "...APWU has vowed to join Black Friday protests at Walmart stores around the country if the company refuses to give their workers full-time jobs with decent wages. “We’re urging union members to join in,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. The Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, controls a fortune equal to the wealth of the bottom 42 percent of Americans combined, but they are notorious for paying their employees low wages. Walmart workers are fighting for $15 per hour pay and the right to form a union...."


Article Reference: www.apwu.org
Walmart, Wal-Mart, WMT Stock,

Friday, November 14, 2014

Megan J. Brennan appointed as next Postmaster General

Postal Service Board of Governors Selects Megan Brennan as 74th Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service

From the article: "...U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors today announced the appointment of Megan J. Brennan, the current chief operating officer of the Postal Service, as the 74th Postmaster General and CEO...."


Article Reference: globenewswire.com

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust is Not Supporting America's Working Class

Postal Workers Take on Harvard President

From the article: "...The American Postal Workers Union is calling for President Drew Gilpin Faust to resign her seat on office supply store Staples’ board of directors if she won’t criticize the company...."


Article Reference: www.insidehighered.com

Friday, October 17, 2014

‘Walking Dead’ Actress Shannon Richardson Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Mailing Ricin Letters

‘Walking Dead’ Actress Shannon Richardson Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Mailing Ricin Letters

From the article: "...Richardson reportedly mailed the letters and then went to police to claim that her estranged husband, Nathan Richardson, was responsible for mailing them. Read More: Actress Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Ricin Letters | http://popcrush.com/shannon-richardson-walking-dead-actress-prison-ricin-letters/?trackback=tsmclip..."


Article Reference: popcrush.com

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Mail Processing Facility Closures and the Destruction of the Postal Service Network, is Congress Going to Let This Happen?

Consolidation Battle Takes Shape

From the article: "...Despite management’s false claims, the consolidations will end overnight delivery of single-piece first-class mail – even mail sent from one address to another within the same city or town, and even in areas where plants are not being closed or consolidated. “We must make sure the American people understand this fact, and we must mobilize them to work with us,” said Executive Vice President Debby Szeredy. “The USPS is relying on obsolete studies to justify the consolidations and refusing to hold new public meetings to solicit input from residents and businesses,” she said. “We must demand that management conducts new studies and holds new public meetings. If they refuse, locals should organize meetings themselves,” Szeredy said. “There is no distinction between ‘gaining facilities’ and ‘losing facilities’ in this fight,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “If overnight delivery is eliminated, America loses. Customers will leave the Postal Service in droves and the downward spiral of the USPS will continue. We will all feel the effect. - See more at: http://www.apwu.org/news/news-bulletin/consolidation-battle-takes-shape#sthash.Cfa63Lv4.dpuf..."


Article Reference: www.apwu.org

Sunday, September 14, 2014

The mission of the Postal Service is set by legislation

Legislative oversight

From the article: "...The mission of the Postal Service is set by legislation. Our broad framework, or business model, is established by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 and the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006...."


Article Reference: USPS @ http://about.usps.com/publications/annual-report-comprehensive-statement-2011/html/ar2011_comp_002.htm

Monday, September 1, 2014

Female postal carrier paves way

Female postal carrier paves way

From the article: "... Sharon Monahan, 18 years old and not sure what she wanted to do with her life, figured delivering the mail for awhile might not be too bad. Thirty-five years later, Monahan..."


Article Reference: standardspeaker.com

Friday, August 22, 2014

APWU COLA Increase of 33 Cents Per Hour Effective September 6, 2014

APWU COLA Increase of 33 Cents Per Hour Effective September 6, 2014

From the article: "...In July 2014, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) fell slightly to 698.580. The sixth COLA adjustment under the 2010 National Agreement is: Per Annum: $686.00; Per Pay Period: $26.40; Cents Per Hour: 33¢...effective September 6, 2014, (pay period 20-2014, pay date September 26, 2014)."


Article Reference: www.apwu.org

Thursday, August 7, 2014

'Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has lied repeatedly', says patron

Privatization delivers poor services for many, enriches a few

From the article: "...Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has lied repeatedly, not only to the media and postal employees but under oath to Congress. He has claimed he is only trying to make the Postal Service financially healthy and does not believe in privatization—is against it, in fact. While stating these things, he attempted to outsource to the private sector every postal trucking job in the state of California. My union had to go to federal court to force the issue into binding arbitration as our contract requires, and we have stopped it for now...."


Article Reference: www.rbj.net

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

L’Enfant Plaza will be the last to acknowledge what everyone else knows: The Postal Service is going down hill fast!

We don’t care, we don’t have to, we’re the Postal Service

From the article: "...It looks like the folks in L’Enfant Plaza will be the last to acknowledge what everyone else in the country already knows — customer service at the Postal Service is going way down hill, and fast. The plant consolidations have resulted in delayed mail, late delivery, and countless other service problems. Under POStPlan, service has declined due to reducing hours at post offices and replacing experienced..."


Article Reference: www.savethepostoffice.com

Thursday, July 24, 2014

After degrading access to services by cutting Post Office hours and closing Post Offices the Postmaster General argues more convenient access is needed


State of the Business (July 15, 2014)



Article Reference: Postmaster Video via Youtube

Comments:

After degrading access to postal services and in turn inconveniencing customers by cutting Post Office hours, closing Post Offices, slowing mail delivery standards, removing stamp vending machines from many Post Office lobbies, removing public mail Blue Box receptacles from the streets, and shuttering mail processing facilities across the nation, the Postmaster General argues that more convenient access to products and services are needed by pushing postal business toward Staple's stores and away from the convenience of nearby Post Offices. - @Postalgirl101-xyz

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Republican lawmakers trying to protect postal workers from losing promised retirement benefits

USPS Should Keep Funding Future Health Care Costs, Republicans Say

From the article: "...Republican lawmakers voiced support for continued prefunding of U.S. Postal Service retirees’ health benefits at a congressional hearing Thursday, calling the payments necessary to avoid workers losing promised benefits..."


Article Reference: www.govexec.com

Monday, March 3, 2014

Fatality As Semi Crashes While Transporting Mail,

Semi truck driver in Colton dies in plunge off 215 Freeway

From the article: "...The driver — who was employed with Fredy Transportation — was transporting mail from Las Vegas to the Margaret L. Sellers Processing and Distribution Center, said Eva Jackson, a spokesperson for the USPS...."


Article Reference: www.sbsun.com
Margaret L. Sellers Processing and Distribution Center, Fredy Transportation, Contract Driver,

Monday, February 24, 2014

Vandals: Postmaster General Donahoe wants to force mail cluster boxes on you; This is why you don't want mail cluster boxes

Vandals target postal service mailboxes in Rio Rancho

From the article: "...In the past few weeks, there have been 28 incidents of vandalism or theft at mailbox clusters in Rio Rancho. Criminals rip open the mailboxes,..."


Article Reference: www.koat.com
mail cluster boxes, Donahoe, destruction of the postal service,

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Continuing string of post office burglaries across Texas

Lampasas Post Office robbed for 2nd time

From the article: "...The Lampasas Post Office was robbed this week, continuing a string of post office burglaries across Texas, said Charlie Boswell, a Lampasas Police Department investigator...."


Article Reference: kdhnews.com
postal crime, post office robbery,

Friday, February 21, 2014

St. Petersburg (Florida) post office robbed

Suspect sought in robbery of St. Petersburg post office

From the article: "...Police said a man walked into the open-air post office in downtown St. Petersburg on Monday, Feb. 10 and robbed the clerk...."


Article Reference: www.baynews9.com
postal crime, post office robbery,

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Vicki Kennedy, widow of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, nominated for USPS Board of Governors (BOG)


Obama taps Ted Kennedy’s widow for USPS board

Vicki Kennedy (Wikipedia)
Vicki Kennedy
From the article: "...Kennedy’s nomination must be confirmed by the Senate. The board of governors chooses the postmaster general and controls the postal service’s spending, planning and policies...."

Article Reference: postalaffairsblog.intelisent.com
Board of Governors (BOG), Vicki Kennedy,

Monday, February 3, 2014

United Parcel Service Crash Probe Focuses on Fatigue

UPS Crash Probe Focuses on Fatigue as U.S. Hearing Set

From the article: "...U.S. crash investigators are focusing on pilot fatigue, training and adherence to procedures in the fatal Aug. 14 crash of a United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) jet freighter in Birmingham, Alabama. ..."


Article Reference: www.bloomberg.com