Senator Stabenow Introduces Measure to Stop U.S. Postal Service Facilities Closures

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow today introduced an amendment that would stop the U.S. Postal Service from continuing the closure of facilities for two years, preventing delays in services that will impact Michigan families and small businesses. Sen. Stabenow joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and 11 other senators in authoring this amendment to legislation currently before…

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USPS OIG: Utilization of Data by the General Counsel and Executive Vice President

Audit Report – MI-AR-15-001 – 01/23/2015 Background The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated a U.S. Postal Service-wide series of audits to review the Postal Service’s use of data. These audits included discussions and analyses of the data the deputy postmaster general and the executive vice presidents use. The Postal Service depends…

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APWU: With a ‘Golden Parachute’ in Hand, Donahoe Opposes Retirement for Young Workers

Web News Article #: 014-2015 01/26/2015 – When Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe retires at the end of the week, he’ll get a retirement package of more than $4 million. Not bad for a “civil servant.” But in his controversial farewell address to reporters at the National Press Club on Jan. 6, Donahoe made clear that…

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New Consumer website: Save Our Retirement

Because of a “Retirement Advice Loophole” dating back to the 1970s, Wall Street banks, brokers, mutual funds, and insurance agents with major conflicts of interest are allowed to provide investment advice that puts their own interests ahead of what’s best for their clients. Millions of Americans are affected by this loophole every year without even…

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Video: Hidden Side of the Post Office – The Police Force Behind the USPS

The U.S. Postal Service moves millions of packages and letter every single day, and The List’s Brien McElhatten discovered a little known police force that keep it all running smoothly and safely.   via Hidden Side of the Post Office – ABC2News.com. Related: Command Security Corporation Awarded $250 million contract with USPS (Jan 12, 2015…

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APWU: POSTPONED Contract Campaign Regional Training – Eastern Region

Postponed due to a severe winter storm warning. The training scheduled for Jan. 27-28 has been postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 10:00 am EST – Thursday, March 5, 2015, 12:00 pm EST Bally’s Atlantic City 1900 Boardwalk Atlantic City, NJ 08401 Phone: (888) 516-2215 via POSTPONED Contract Campaign Regional Training – Eastern Region…

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NALC President Rolando: Unfair burden hurts profitable Postal Service

Op-Ed By Fredric Rolando – January 26, 2015 The Herald-Leader has done a good job reporting on the planned closing of the Lexington mail-processing facility, including how slowing the mail would inconvenience residents and how dozens of lawmakers contend that the Postal Service hasn’t followed its own procedures for such actions. But there’s a bigger…

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How Canada Post is picking the locations for community mailboxes in London

By Debora Van Brenk – January 25, 2015 Little boxes — and plenty of them. Close enough to walk to — but not on our front lawns, if you please. If Londoners must give up door-to-door mail delivery in favour of communal boxes, they’re making clear how big the boxes should be and where they…

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