Stamped for extinction

Stamped for extinction :: Ken Tingley :: PostStar.com: "The mail was, at one time, much more than just bills and credit card offers. It was a relationship that was a bridge to our other relationships. The mail was exciting."

Postal cutbacks don’t worry businesses in age of e-mail

: "Postal cutbacks don’t worry businesses in age of e-mail"

Most Post Offices will close at 12 noon on Friday, July 3, 2009.

PostalReporter.com Blog » USPS: Most Post Offices will close at 12 noon on Friday, July 3, 2009.: "USPS released the following information:
On Friday, July 3, regular mail delivery services will be available. However, most Post Offices will close at 12 noon, and most collection times will be advanced to noon."

Mail Processing Staying In Mansfield

WMFD.com - Mail Processing Staying In Mansfield: "The Postal Service has ended its Area Mail Processing (AMP) study of mail processing operations at the Mansfield Post Office."

Congressman To Introduce Bill For Mail Carriers To Conduct 2010 Census

PostalReporter.com Blog » Congressman To Introduce Bill For Mail Carriers To Conduct 2010 Census: "Today Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced he will introduce legislation requiring the Commerce Department’s execution of the 2010 Census to be conducted in partnership with the United States Post Office. The Census previously announced a need to hire in excess of 750,000 people to conduct the Census. The Post Office has 760,000 employees."

NALC: NRP settlement clears path for hundreds of held grievances

Contract Administration: "As a result of many months of negotiations, the party’s three-part settlement addresses all of the NALC’s contentions in this grievance and solidifies the contractual rights of affected letter carriers. The parties agreed that NRP does not change management’s obligations to provide limited duty to injured employees and it does not change the provisions of ELM 546. The parties also agreed that NRP does not create new criteria for assigning limited duty and that light duty carriers will not normally be displaced solely to make new limited duty or rehabilitation assignments unless required by law."

Family of hawks halts mail delivery in Liberty

Family of hawks halts mail delivery in Liberty - Local & Regional News - Vindy.com, The Vindicator: "Neighbors hadn’t received mail for about a week because of the birds."

Postal Service May Boost Ride-Alongs

Dead Tree Edition: Postal Service May Boost Ride-Alongs: "The U.S. Postal Service is preparing some price breaks for the money-losing Periodicals class, sources tell Dead Tree Edition.

The most likely change to the Periodicals class, which is used by magazines and newspapers, seems to be a revamping of the “ride-along” pricing and regulations. Ride-alongs are items not eligible for Periodicals treatment on their own, such as product samples and catalogs, that are mailed along with a Periodicals publication"

Fraud trial for postal worker begins

El Pasoan Jose Barraza, who worked as a letter carrier, was indicted in November and charged with 14 counts of making false reports to obtain workers compensation benefits.

http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_12668810?source=most_emailed

Schumer urging reconsideration the proposal to terminate local mail services in Binghamton

Schumer urging reconsideration the proposal to terminate local mail services in Binghamton - WIVT/WBGH Newschannel34: "SCHUMER URGES U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TO RECONSIDER DECISION TO CONSOLIDATE MAIL SERVICE IN SOUTHERN TIER, CENTRAL NY AND THE NORTH COUNTRY INTO ONE REGIONAL FACILITY"