(August 31, 2014) ANCHORAGE – Residents of the rural northern community of Wainwright say they are struggling after the closure of the local U.S. Post Office more than two weeks ago. Robert Grimes, principal of Alak School in Wainwright, said the closure has caused several families in the school and the community to be cut…
(September 1, 2014) Like most modern folk, I sometimes communicate via text, Facebook, email and other digital methods. However, lately I have been reminded about how important the good olâ fashioned United States Postal Service is. TAKE A LETTER, MAYRENE: I received a very nice letter from Solano County board of education Trustee Mayrene Bates,…
The T-shirted battalions of union members showed up, as usual, for the annual Labor Day parade along the Delaware River waterfront. Right on cue, the politicians were there as well, courting union support for the upcoming election cycle, just as they always do. But something was missing from Monday’s Labor Day activities. Rain. Driving, pavement-lashing…
I could use some feedback how some of you handle management refusing to acknowledge the buddy system while working in building maintenance. Management often schedules only one BEM or mechanic on weekends. I feel this is unsafe, particularly now that we have all of these EWP requirements to meet. I have requested (for review) the…
The Facts Evans was employed by Books-A-Million (BAM) as a payroll manager. Evans apparently became pregnant at an inopportune time â right at a time when BAM was implementing a new payroll system. As supervisors are prone to do, Evansâ supervisor told her that BAM âreally neededâ her to continue to work on the new…
(August 31, 2014) In a recent letter to the editor, Bryan Waller talked about the Postal Service and how it is past its time. I say, he needs to do his research. First of all, USPS receives no tax dollars, and hasn’t since the 1970s. They are required to prefund retiree healthcare, a payment of…
