USPS Industry Alert: Free Package Pickup Service Expands September 7

Even more reasons to use USPS Pickup Services You pick the product. We’ll pick up the package. The Postal Service on Sept. 7, 2014, will expand the range of products eligible for free Package Pickup, which enables customers to request that USPS carriers pick up shipments during regular delivery when the request is made by…

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EDITORIAL: Boycotting the boycotts

The postal union joins an ineffective attempt to stop a stamps-seller Membership in labor unions continues a steady decline. Right-to-work laws in many states guarantee Americans the right to choose whether to join a union or not. The latest strategem by the American Postal Workers Union offers a perfect example of why so many want…

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Delivery Dichotomy – Phase II Network Consolidation’s Impact on Delivery of Mail

(September 5, 2014) Since the Postal Service announced their plan to move forward with Phase II of Network Consolidation, I’ve been asked by a number of people how it will impact the delivery of mail (Market Dominant Products). The answer, according to the USPS: First Class Mail will lose overnight delivery (with a few exceptions)…

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SE Virginia Local Postal Workers President Sentenced

(September 4, 2014) On August 4, Eric Barnett, former president of American Postal Workers Union Local 171, was sentenced in the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, to four years of probation for embezzling funds from the Portsmouth union. He also was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $10,212. Barnett had…

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ARA Friday Alert: Happy Grandparents Day! – Sunday, September 7

September 05, 2014 Sunday, September 7 is Grandparents Day. In Ohio, Alliance members are celebrating the day with an event in Cortland. In Illinois, Alliance members in the East St. Louis area are celebrating the holiday today with Rep. William Enyart. “I want to say Happy Grandparents Day to all the grandparents out there,” said…

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