January 30, 2008
January 26, 2008
Postal Unions Sue to Block USPS IG's Access to Medical Records
The American Postal Workers Union and the National Association of Letter Carriers have filed suit against the Postal Service and the Office of Inspector General for systematic and widespread intrusions into the medical records of postal employees. The complaint [PDF], filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Jan. 17, asserts that, beginning in 2006, the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) began surreptitiously seeking and obtaining the medical records of postal workers directly from doctors and hospitals that had provided medical services to postal employees. The practice continues, with the OIG claiming that it has a right to review the records as part of oversight or investigatory activities. NALC statement on OIG suit
January 19, 2008
Brothers get prison time for assaulting postal supervisor
According to the guilty plea, testimony at trial and other court documents, Gregory Bermudez and John Bermudez, Jr., worked at the United States Postal Service Incoming Mail Facility (IMF) in Linthicum, Maryland. On February 8, 2006 at the IMF a supervisor instructed John Bermudez to stop playing cards and return to work. Both defendants argued with the supervisor, who sought the assistance of the manager of the work floor. When the manager responded he discovered the defendants in a heated argument with another employee. Unable to regain control of the work floor, the manager informed the defendants that he was calling the police and turned to walk away. full story - http://www.postalreporter.com/news/2008/01/17/former-postal-workers-sent-to-prison-for-assaulting-manager/
January 13, 2008
Rumor: 2.9 Percent Rate Increase On The Way?
According to postcom.org: "Well, the rumor mill is cranking, and it says that the Postal Service will be announcing soon its intention to raise postal rates by 2.9% when calculated at the class level."
January 05, 2008
Postal Watchdog Files Complaint Over USPS Elimination of Bound Printed Matter Rate
Douglas F. Carlson, an attorney and self-professed postal watchdog has filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) alleging that the Postal Service after May 14, 2007 eliminated bound printed matter as a mailing option for customers. Full story
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