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Police release sketch in letter carrier stabbing
12/11/08
Maryland postal
worker indicted for embezzlement
Too slow at the
PO? Lost mail, slow delivery frustrate Gallup residents
Council opposes
possible postal layoffs
Postal worker
suspended after arrest for DUI
Postal Service
Web site woes disrupt services
Tough economy means a Pasadena post office is moving
12/10/08
PMG Announces New Chairman of the
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee
Postal employee stabbed while delivering mail expected to make full recovery
Where's the mail?
Postal Service scrambles to fix
its online shipping tools
Some thoughts on the latest USPS Governor nominee
12/9/08
Mailman nearly targeted by plane
Connecticut Carrier Pleads Guilty To Thefts
Postal
Official Offers Lost-Check Explanation
The Economic Challenge: Direct mail success in a tough economy
12/8/08
Philly Update: Postal Service's New
Manager To Meet With Union Prez -
Today, [Jim] Gallagher
is to meet with Gwen Ivey, president of APWU Local 89, which
filed a complaint on Oct. 24 about senior managers allegedly
ordering clerks to undercount the mail by millions of pieces
each week and about chronic understaffing at the plant . APWU
attorney Nancy B. Lassen said she was contacted by the top
investigator for the Postal Service's Office of Inspector
General regarding the union investigation that led to the
complaint."
Lassen conducted interviews with numerous employees about the
alleged falsification of the mail count, the rerouting of
tractor-trailers containing uncounted mail and the bonuses
managers received for carrying out what she called "potentially
criminal actions."
New Philadelphia manager says he'll work with unions to meet goals
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Editorial: Philadelphia perfects 'fail mail'
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Philadelphia: Postal
Service District Manager Gets Canned
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Some Philadelphia Post
Offices say the mail is not going through there, either
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Mail Carrier
Stabbed in Apparent Robbery
Beer-stealing ex-cop now accused of spilling Kansas mail
Postal Worker's
suit claims his idea for animated TV series was ripped-off
TIME: De-Cluttering Your Mailbox
Extreme Deliveries
Interim Route Adjustments May/Sept Computations Spreadsheet
(Excel - XLS format)
12/7/08
For Some Postal Employees,
Small Thefts Spell Big Trouble
When postal inspectors want to
catch a thief in the ranks, the bait may be a little plastic
gift card in a greeting card envelope, just like the holiday
cheer you may be about to stamp and mail. That's exactly how
Peter Lim was caught. The 17-year postal employee looked
remorseful in Houston federal court on Dec. 1. He told the court
that he was so angry with his supervisors he opened greeting
cards and stole $55 in cash, a $10 Wal-Mart gift card, a $20
Target gift card and a $50 Lowe's gift card. According to the
U.S. Postal Inspection Service's latest
Semiannual Report, there
were 333 criminal cases filed nationwide against postal
employees or contractors for mail theft, delay or destruction in
the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.
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Boston Postal Workers Goodbye To
84-Year-Old Retiring Co-Worker
- "Herbert
Baron [pictured at left] retired from the Boston [MA] P&DC on
November 7,2008. He had 50 years of service. Herbie will be
sadly missed not only by those he worked with, but also by the
countless unseen customers he helped. His job has been replaced
by a machine which will mark the mail "Return for better
address." Herbie has two goals. The first is to see 90 years
old, (at present he is 84). His second goal is to spend quality
time with his lovely wife. |
Postal Service offering $15,000 reward in robbery
12/6/08
Notes from National APWU Telecon on Tour 2 Initiative
Less Mail, Later Delivery In Some Places
Texas Window Clerk convicted of filing false financial reports
(PDF)
FedEx
Agrees To Pay $26.8 Million To Settle Calif Contract Drivers Lawsuit
12/5/08
Philadelphia: Postal
Service District Manager Gets Canned
The U.S. Postal Service has shaken up its Philadelphia-area
management after a week of stories in the Daily News about late
and missing mail deliveries. Frank Neri, the Postal Service
district manager for the Philadelphia metropolitan district, was
replaced yesterday by Jim Gallagher, a veteran USPS manager,
spokesman Paul Smith confirmed yesterday.
Some Philadelphia Post Offices say the mail is not going through
there, either -
Conditions at some local post offices mirror the problems at the
U.S. Postal Service's processing plant in Southwest
Philadelphia, according to letter carriers and a supervisor. In
some stations in the 191- and 190- ZIP codes in Philadelphia and
nearby suburbs.
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Long
Trail of Mail Leads to Arrest of Truck Driver
Salina Postmaster Richard Brake
tells KSAL News that his office was notified by local law
enforcement late Thursday that mail was falling out of large box
truck along the highway. The driver, who is not a postal
employee but rather someone who was sub-contracted to drive the
truck, did not properly secure the load. The driver of the
truck, 42-year Brian Hill was arrested and booked
into the Saline County Jail on charges that could include DUI.
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Two hurt in Chicago
post office robbery
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South Carolina: Where are the Social Security checks?
New Hampshire: Social Security checks are late
APWU Boston Metro
Talks About Service on "Labor Talk"
Letter Carriers
Give Santa A Hand
Postal Bulletin 12/04/08 Issue
OIG Semiannual Report on the Audit, Investigative, and Security
Activities of the USPS (PDF)
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