(October 24, 2014) Canada is getting cluster boxes, and lots of them. This week Canada Post rolled out it plan to replace home delivery at the door to centralized delivery at a cluster box down the block. Nearly 100,000 residences, plus over 3,300 businesses, have been converted so far. Over the next five years, Canada…
Congress needs to work together to fix the U.S. Postal Service. The reasons are clear: its finances are in dire straits and getting worse. Every month brings a new tale of fiscal woe: red ink; declining First Class mail; a maxed-out line of federal credit; and tens of billions of dollars in retiree health care…
(October 22, 2014) The federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission recently issued an important ruling for employers who have to deal with conflicting reporting and confidentiality requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (âOSHAâ) and the Family Medical Leave Act (âFMLAâ) of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654. In Secretary of Labor v. United…
How does undeliverable as addressed mail impact you as a sender or receiver? Each year, about 6.8 billion mailpieces cannot be delivered as addressed for reasons such as people and businesses moving, illegible addresses, or deceased addressees. It is estimated that more than 40 million Americans change their addresses annually. However, not all moves are…
Just how cold-blooded can one be? Sickening. “Assumption: Weather causes performance concerns. . . Reality: We live in the Midwest and we experience variation in weather. Reality: Our REGULAR CARRIERS have at least 10+ years [sic] experience. They are professional letter carriers, and we provide uniform allowances to support their needs in dealing with variation…
Web News Article #: 189-2014 10/22/2014 – The APWU has placed a full-page ad in The Harvard Crimson calling on Harvard University President Drew Faust âto do the right thing or resign.â The right course of action, the ad says, is for Dr. Faust to use her influence to end the no-bid deal between the office-supply…
SPRING GROVE, Illinois â Online shopping on sites such as Amazon has led to the U.S. Postal Service delivering packages to a growing number of towns â including Spring Grove â on Sundays. The expanded delivery will start this Sunday, according to a news release from the U.S. Postal Service, which asked residents to make sure walkways…
Press Release Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 64 million Americans will increase 1.7 percent in 2015, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits that more than 58 million Social Security beneficiaries receive in January 2015. Increased payments to more than…
