NALC/USPS Management Discord in Dallas

October 28, 2015 Sid Simmons, president of NALC Branch 132 in Dallas, is demanding an apology from a station manager over alleged mistreatment received after visiting a Farmers Branch post office to investigate possible mistreatment of CCAs. If the treatment Sid received is any indication, it wouldn’t be surprising to learn the CCAs may have…

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USPS hiring holiday help in Illinois and Iowa

October 27, 2015 Kansas City, Kan. (KWQC) – The U.S. Postal Service is accepting applications for holiday seasonal positions at several mail processing facilities including Milan, Ill and Davenport, Iowa. Open positions will include temporary clerks, mail handlers and tractor trailer operators that could lead to permanent placement within the organization. A job fair for…

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OSHA: Iowa postal facility exposes mail carrier to excessive heat; Cited $46,600 in penalties

OSHA Regional News Release – Oct. 27, 2015 Employer name: U.S. Postal Service, Ottumwa, Iowa Citations issued: Oct. 23, 2015 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Des Moines Area Office cited the postal facility for three safety and health violations, one repeated, one serious and one other-than-serious. The citations…

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