“United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced the indictment of five United States Postal Service employees. Nettles added that this is the first in a wave of indictments targeted to root out fraud by postal workers in claiming unemployment benefits.” Diana Brown, 49, of Marion, was charged in a one-count indictment with theft from the United […]
The US Postal Service released its fifth month preliminary financial report of the 2011 fiscal year (unaudited) . USPS reported a net operating loss of $1.1 billion for the month of February 2011. This same period last year saw a $611 million net loss. In October USPS saw a net profit of $283 million, November […]
On March 26, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Postal Service will issue a Jazz commemorative stamp (Forever priced at 44-cents) Inspired by vintage jazz record-album covers, Pasadena , Calif. , artist Paul Rogers captured the eclectic nature of jazz music and the spontaneity and improvisation of jazz artists in creating art for the Jazz […]
In a televised discussion of the financial challenges facing the USPS, APWU President Cliff Guffey defended the union’s Tentative Agreement for a new contract with the Postal Service and reminded viewers the nation’s mail system “is the backbone of a multi-trillion dollar business in this country.“ Guffey appeared in an interview today on CNBC’s “Squawk […]
COLUMBUS – A task force created by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Special Investigations Department (SID) in collaboration with the US Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG) has uncovered workers’ compensation fraud at six businesses that contract with the Postal Service. The task force was created in 2009 to address a […]
WASHINGTON – Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee that oversees the Postal Service, released the following statement reacting to the advisory opinion on Postal Service delivery frequency released earlier today by the Postal Regulatory Commission: “While I have serious concerns about the length of time it took the Postal Regulatory Commission to […]
NAPUS National President Bob Rapoza called Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe this morning in response to a March 24, 2011 article in the Washington Post, which stated the Postal Service planned to “eliminate the jobs of thousands of postmasters and supervisors, many through layoffs.” Postmaster General Donahoe told President Rapoza that he could tell Postmasters that […]
The National Association of Postal Supervisors issued this document for impacted management employees Should you have become an impacted employee as a result of this announcement, the following information has been developed to assist you in knowing what the process of a restructuring entails. Becoming an impacted employee is a shocking experience that is going […]
Gamefly Asks PRC To Speed Up Decision In USPS Preferential Treatment To Netflix Case In April 2009 Gamefly filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission stating that Netflix & Blockbuster envelopes were getting preferential treatment from USPS. Larry J. Belair, USPS senior plant manager in San Diego said in a 2010 filing to PRC: […]
The Washington Post’s Lisa Rein is reporting: The U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday that it will offer $20,000 early retirement incentives to eligible administrative staff as part of a money-saving strategy that also will close seven district offices from New England to New Mexico. The cuts are part of a reorganization to eliminate 7,500 administrative, […]