Showing posts with label Postal News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Postal News. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Postal News | Illinois Postal Theives Caught With Garbage Bags Full of Mail

Illinois Postal Theives Caught With Garbage Bags Full of Mail

Snippet of Article: "... Mail theft costs Americans a crazy amount of money, and not many thieves are getting caught (but obviously some are).

CBSNews.com:

Every blue mailbox has a key called an arrow key. Postal carriers use it to open blue boxes and large mailboxes in apartments or condo buildings. The same key opens everything across a particular zone.

"I think it's scary," a business owner said, "that one key can open all the mailboxes in any given zone.

..."

Source: 1440wrok.com

Postal News,Illinois, Thieves, Mail Theft,Crime, Arrow Key,

Saturday, April 9, 2022

Postal Inspection Service Scores Big With Assist! 'Secret Service agents in Biden detail reportedly part of bribery scheme'

Secret Service agents in Biden detail reportedly part of bribery scheme

Snippet of Article: "...The stunning plot was detected by chance when someone assaulted a mail carrier and building residents told a US postal inspector they should consult with Taherzadeh and Ali. The postal inspector grew suspicious and informed the DHS Inspector General’s Office, which in turn alerted the FBI..."

Source: postalemployee.us


Thursday, March 10, 2022

Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, H.R. 3076 Passes Senate

Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, H.R. 3076 Passes Senate

Snippet of Article: "...the bill passed with overwhelming support in the House of Representatives by a vote of 342-92 on February 8. The Senate followed suit, and passed it on March 8, with 79 Senators voting in favor of it. The Postal Service Reform Act repeals the burdensome 2006 mandate for the USPS to prefund its retiree healthcare benefits..."

Source: National Postal Mail Handlers Union Local 317

Postal News, Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, H.R. 3076,

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

American workers score win with postal worker arbitration award

Article Title: Postal Service to Add Thousands of Union Jobs in 2014

Snippet of Article: "...“The arbitration award he issued and the accompanying implementation memo mean thousands of jobs within 90 days, not years from now,” Dimondstein said.

The gains will help offset the 7,000 job cuts -- and thousands of additional relocations -- that will take place in 2015 due to processing plant closures. ..."

Source: www.govexec.com Postal news

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Postal Union Grows Impatient With Pace of Contract Talks

Article Title: Postal Union Grows Impatient With Pace of Contract Talks

Snippet of Article: "...As expected, USPS proposals have included efforts to maximize supervisory control of the workplace and reduce costs by removing previously negotiated contractual protections.

However, to date, management has not presented its proposals on the central contractual issues of wages, benefits, protection against layoffs, seniority, and workforce structure. When these proposals are presented, we expect them to be consistent with the propaganda we have heard so frequently in recent months..."

Source: www.apwu.org Postal Unions

Sunday, March 29, 2009

New Postal Voluntary Early Retirement VER for July 31, 2009

Postal News


Read it here: New Postal Voluntary Retirement VER for July 31, 2009

ALL EMPLOYEES except Electronic Technicians (ET); Maintenance Mechanics, Mail Processing Equipment (MPE); Part-time Postmasters.


"... Please Note: The age and years of service criteria must be met by the effective retirement date of this VERA: July 31, 2009. If you don’t meet the criteria by July 31, 2009, you are not eligible for voluntary early retirement...."  
Source: The Postal Newsgroup



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