June 24, 2010

USPS appointment of anthrax plant manager to Capitol Metro VP post worries employees

Man who oversaw postal plant where 2 workers died of anthrax may run D.C. region

Illinois Congressman Pushes to Save Aurora Postal Jobs : PostalReporter News Blog

Illinois Congressman Pushes to Save Aurora Postal Jobs : PostalReporter News Blog

June 16, 2010

Dead Tree Edition: USPS To Give Publishers a Break on Ride-Alongs

Dead Tree Edition: USPS To Give Publishers a Break on Ride-Alongs: "The Postal Service has decided to liberalize the “ride-along” rules that have prevented product samples and certain other advertising gimmicks from running in U.S. magazines, sources said today.

The new regulations would reduce the postal cost of many of those advertising pieces by 90% or more."

Donahoe: USPS Focus Remains On Reducing Workhours : PostalReporter News Blog

USPS Focus Remains On Reducing Workhours : PostalReporter News Blog: "With the Postal Service facing another challenging year, employees must continue to focus on reducing workhours and operating expenses, according to DPMG and COO Pat Donahoe. And to help USPS achieve its FY 2010 budget, one of the primary goals is to cut 93 million workhours"

June 15, 2010

Appeals Court Uphold Removal of Postal Manager For Falsifying Timecard : PostalReporter News Blog

Appeals Court Uphold Removal of Postal Manager For Falsifying Timecard : PostalReporter News Blog: "Petitioner Jerry White (“White”) appeals from the final order of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“the Board”) upholding his removal for eight separate incidents of accepting pay for time not worked"

USPS OIG Auditing Early Distribution of Employee Paychecks : PostalReporter News Blog

USPS OIG Auditing Early Distribution of Employee Paychecks : PostalReporter News Blog: "The objective of the audit is to evaluate the process for issuing salary checks early and determine the impact for cashing the salary checks prior to the pay date."