Early postal service was mostly an informal system

While America was achieving its goal of independence during the Revolutionary War from 1775-1783, its leaders knew that starting a new nation was not to be all that easy. They were on their own then. Limited and oppressive that it had been, there was no help from the mother country anymore and, as the saying…

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Panama City Residents Just Want Their Mailbox Fixed

Tonight, a problem for some Panama City residents is brought to the attention of News 13. Seems as though their primary source of getting mail was destroyed two months ago and it has not been replaced. News 13 gets to the bottom of the issue in this Problem Solver report. Panama City resident Tom Brookie…

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An unaccountable Postal Service drowns in red ink

The Postal Service can’t keep track of what it spends on fun The U.S. Postal Service is in precarious shape. The postmaster general and his leadership team have been commissioned to give Congress and the public the assurance that they’re doing something to correct a culture of waste and mismanagement and to put the agency…

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ALERT: One Time Opportunities For PTFs Under the MOU

ALERT:  ONE TIME OPPORTUNITY If you have any PTFs within your local or know any PTFs in USPS attached please find a template issued by USPS HQ to Areas and Districts on the One Time Opportunity for PTFs to “bid” on eReassign pursuant to the 3-12-14  MOU.  Also a copy of a Stand Up Talk…

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USPS: Committing to equal opportunity, No FEAR Act rights and remedies course available

A mandatory course on the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) is available through the Leaning Management System (LMS). All USPS employees — including career, non-career, and those in Executive and Administrative Schedule, Pay-Band, and Postal Career Executive Service — must complete the training course by July 31,…

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Letters from USPS cause confusion in Guam (video)

Guam – The nightmare continues as residents are confused by the letters sent out by the United States Postal Service. It is a postal nightmare that started when residents began reporting that they were not receiving their mail following the implementation of high speed computer technology that sorts mail automatically and rejects those addresses not…

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Google and Amazon will be your next mailmen

Bloomberg opinion – By Kirsten Salyer In the online-shopping world of endless options, seamless search and easy e-payments, the delivery of the item to your door remains the one tangible part of a virtual experience. It’s an important step, that last mile, when a few clicks materialize into that latest iPhone or new dresser or box…

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