USPS Reports $1 Billion Operating Profit in First Half of Fiscal Year

So Why is Postal Management Cutting Service? Web News Article #: 090-14 May 9, 2014 – Midway through the fiscal year, the USPS is reporting a $1 billion profit from operations, with $261 million of that amount from the second quarter. But you won’t read that in the mainstream media. Instead, you’ll hear that –…

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Letter Carriers’ Food Drive

Web News Article #: 088-14 May 9, 2014 – On Saturday, May 10, be sure to leave a contribution of non-perishable food at your mailbox for the 22nd Letter Carriers’ food drive. Letter Carriers will collect donations as they deliver mail. The contributions will be delivered to food banks and pantries in your community. via…

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Postal Service Reports $1.9 Billion Quarterly Loss

WASHINGTON — The financially troubled Postal Service on Friday posted a net loss of $1.9 billion in the second quarter, the same amount the agency lost over the same period in 2013, postal officials said. But the agency did report operating revenue of $16.7 billion, a $379 million increase over the same period last year….

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USPS: Second quarter $1.9 billion loss highlights urgent need for comprehensive legislation

May 10, 2013 Release No. 13-051 New Services & Successful Marketing Continue to Fuel Package Growth Career Workforce Reduced by 25,000 in Second Quarter Updated Five-Year Plan Returns USPS to Solvency Only if Congress Acts WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service ended the second quarter of its 2013 fiscal year (Jan. 1 – March 31)…

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US Wins FLSA Suit By Puerto Rico USPS Workers

Law360, Los Angeles (May 08, 2014, 8:38 PM ET) — The U.S. Court of Federal Claims handed the United States a win Wednesday in a proposed class action by U.S. Postal Service workers in Puerto Rico who claimed the agency hadn’t properly paid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, ruling the USPS’ overtime pay…

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Rural Mail Carriers Feel They’re ‘Sitting Ducks’ for Wrecks

The post office in Sharpsburg, GA has an unfortunate twist on the U.S. Postal Service’s unofficial motto—it’s neither snow nor rain nor gloom of rear-end collision that stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. The postal rural carriers at the Sharpsburg post office have become easy targets for distracted drivers, following…

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