How Oregon Mail Boxes May Change

Thousands of Oregonian and millions of American households would no longer receive door-to-door mail delivery service under legislation proposed by Representative Daryl Issa (R-CA). Instead, a growing number of households will be assigned to a local “cluster” box, where mail is distributed by U.S. postal workers to a collection of curbside mail boxes for multiple…

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POPVOX: Update and Summary on Postal Reform Legislation

“You’ve got mail!” Postal Reform This month, the US Postal Service reported a two percent revenue increase — but a $2.0 billion loss in Quarter Three, and announced plans to cut 15,000 jobs and consolidate 82 mail-processing centers in 2015. The Postal Service has already consolidated 141 mail-processing facilities since 2012. Last week, 50 Senators sent…

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Real Post Office AND Village Post Office in same store?

It appears that there is both an independent post office AND village post office located within the general store. The VPO is opened when the independent post office hours are cut. Photo taken by Jimmy Emerson on May 25, 2014 via Sandy Hook VA 23153 | Flickr – Photo Sharing!

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USPS: Calling all writers – Request for monthly blog post submissions

Employees are invited to participate in the Postal Posts corporate blog each month by writing and submitting stories on designated topics. The topics, which will change each month, can be found on the monthly employee blog post submissions page. The first topic: What is the most interesting item you have ever delivered, processed, or assisted…

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USPS OIG: Big Data, Big Questions

About 90 percent of the data in the world today has been created in the past 2 years alone, according to IBM. Yes, we live in the era of Big Data. Data is vital to our work as an OIG. We use data analytics – including data mining, risk assessment models, and predictive analytics –…

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APWU: Hundreds of Postal Workers, Supporters to Protest on Steps of City Hall and at Adjacent Staples in Downtown Boston Wednesday

For Immediate Release 08/25/2014 – Postal Workers and supporters will protest a sweetheart deal between the U.S. Postal Service and Framingham-based retailer Staples at a rally in downtown Boston on Wednesday, August 27. Who: Postal workers and supporters What: Protest against outsourcing of postal services to Staples When: Wednesday, August 27, at 5 p.m. Where: Steps…

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