Locust Gap, PA will get cluster mail boxes

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LOCUST GAP – Cluster boxes will be used for mail delivery in this small village in Mount Carmel Township. Robert Varano, manager of operations programs for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), told The News-Item Friday the decision has been made to install cluster box units (CBUs) for mail delivery. “After meeting with the township officials…

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R.R. Donnelley Ready To Deliver When the Postal Service Doesn’t

If Congress decides to allow private delivery of newspapers and magazines on Sundays, the nation’s largest printing company is ready to step in. “We are looking at alternative delivery methods for content, for physical content,” Thomas J. Quinlan, CEO of R.R. Donnelley, told financial analysts this week. (SeekingAlpha has the complete transcript.) “With the platform…

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Mail woes cause headaches for businesses in the Commerce Industrial Park

OGDENSBURG — Two business managers are speaking out about the mail delivery changes at the Ogdensburg Commerce Park. In order to streamline its delivery process, the Ogdensburg post office has changed its delivery schedule to accommodate residents over businesses in the light industrial park. Businesses that used to receive mail earlier in the day now…

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4 indicted in bribery scheme involving USPS maintenance contracts

Prosecutors: 2 Postal Service station managers part of scheme BALTIMORE —Four people, including two U.S. Postal Service station managers, have been indicted in connection with a bribery scheme to get money from the USPS. Richard Wright III, 46; Kimberly Parnell, 43; Shane Anderson, 37; all of Baltimore, and Ladena Sketers-Anderson, 47, of Randallstown, were indicted…

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Postal insurance doesn’t guarantee a paid damage claim

LAVEEN, AZ (CBS5) – A Laveen man says the post office damaged his shipment and won’t honor his insurance claim. The reason comes down to how the item was packed. It seems reasonable to think that if a USPS employee is going to sell you insurance on your item, they would also tell you if…

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Postal Workers: Now is the Time to Get Involved!

May 1, 2014 – (This article appears in the May-June 2014 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Debby Szeredy, Executive Vice President For many years most of our membership has left too much of the fighting for jobs, better wages and our rights and benefits to stewards and officers. It’s not enough. We all…

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Young Workers: Step Up, Attend the APWU Convention

May 1, 2014 – (This article appears in the May-June 2014 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) Liz Powell, Secretary-Treasurer The APWU has a message for its youngest members: We need you! “We need the enthusiasm and creativity that young workers can bring to the APWU,” said President Mark Dimondstein. “We want young union…

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