USPS OIG Audit: Procurement and Use of Common Fleet Trailers – Northeast Area

Estimated Report Date: Monday, January 12, 2015 Owned and leased trailers are one of the most cost-effective ways to move large volumes of mail and related equipment, and are a significant component of the Postal Service’s operations. From fiscal year 2000 to June, 2012, TIP, Inc., was the single provider for leased trailers for the…

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APWU: A Poem for Nov 14th

  Paul Felton, Retiree Chapter 480-481, has written this poem for our National Day of Action on Nov. 14, 2014 It’s time for us to take a stand Postal Workers throughout the land With all 4 unions acting as one Fighting the bosses who would run The Postal Service into the ground With practices that…

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Staples says probing possible payment card data breach

(Reuters) – Staples Inc is investigating a possible breach of payment card data and has contacted law enforcement about the matter, making it the latest U.S. retailer to become a possible victim of a cyberattack. “Staples is in the process of investigating a potential issue involving credit card data and has contacted law enforcement,” company…

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VIDEO: The ED Show – 15,000 postal service jobs could disappear

Republican attack against the United States Postal Service grows, as the do-nothing Congress down make your mail delivery significantly slower. Ed Schultz and Sen. Bernie Sanders discuss.   via 15,000 postal service jobs could disappear | MSNBC.

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AUDIO: Postal employees hope public pressure delays or blocks USPS plans to move Roanoke processing to Greensboro

October 21st, 2014 | Written by: Evan Jones Roanoke area postal employees hope public pressure will forestall or block Postal Service plans to close Roanoke’s mail processing center next year, a move that would lengthen delivery times for most of the mail you send. The Postal Service says it is one part of nationwide cutbacks…

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