ARA Friday Alert: Alliance Members Honor 79th Birthday of Social Security

August 15, 2014 Our nation’s Social Security system celebrated its 79th anniversary on Thursday, and Alliance members commemorated the important event by throwing more than 30 birthday parties across the country with cake and balloons. Celebrations focused on the long term success of the Social Security system and the need to expand the program in…

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USPS OIG: Geo-Fence Technology in Delivery Operations

Audit Report – DR-MA-14-006 – 08/14/2014Background The U.S. Postal Service is developing and pilot testing the Delivery Management System to improve carrier efficiency during street delivery. This system combines Global Positioning System data and other data from various systems to allow supervisors to see “at a glance” the location of each carrier and whether they…

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OSHA extends comment period on proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injury and illnesses

WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced it will extend the comment period on the proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses to Oct. 14, 2014. The proposal, published on Nov. 8, 2013, would amend the agency’s recordkeeping regulation to add requirements for the electronic submission of injury and…

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Jim Hightower: Standing up to post office privatizers (audio)

“Boss,” spelled backwards, is double-S-O-B, and that’s how most of the employees of the US Postal Service feel about their top boss. America’s postal employees –from mail clerks to letter carriers – take great pride in moving millions of pieces of mail to us every day, whether we live in inner cities or way down…

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Alleged post office delays draw attention; local facility to receive cuts after Jan.

(August 15, 2014) Allegations of intentional delays at the Cape Girardeau mail processing facility prompted a letter from U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt on Thursday to postmaster general Patrick Donahoe. “Missourians are rightly concerned about possibly delayed or misdirected mail, and I write to express my concern about the reports and request future updates on the…

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USPS OIG: 5 Year Strategic Plan FY2014 – FY2018

Message from the Inspector General For almost 240 years, the United States Postal Service has provided the nation with a secure, universally accessible platform for commerce and communications. The Postal Service has built a brand that customers, suppliers, and employees trust to protect the privacy and security of their information, whether it is their mail…

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I-Team Update: Federal Lawmakers call for action on Cape Girardeau delayed mail (video)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) – I’ve heard from dozens of you after last week’s I-Team report on claims that your mail is being intentionally delayed. From late bills and birthday cards, to missing shipments medication, many of you have noticed a change in delivery times. Now, the search for answers stretches all the way to…

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