February 11, 2015 Anthem, which operates Blue Cross Blue Shield programs in several states, reported a massive data breach Feb. 6 that may have exposed the personal information of 80 million people. Hackers may have gained access to current and former membersâ names, birthdates, medical IDs, Social Security numbers, street addresses, email addresses and employment…
Jackie Strange, a 41-year postal employee and the first woman to serve as Deputy Postmaster General, died Feb. 1. She was 87. Strange joined USPS as a temporary clerk in 1946, when the organization was still called the Post Office Department. She rose through the ranks and served as DPMG for two years before retiring…
Web News Article #: 025-2015 – 02/11/2015 The union is pursuing our demand that management create at least 60 new administrative and technical duty assignments in the Motor Vehicle Service Craft, as required by the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Four years after signing the CBA, the USPS still has not created the positions. Management…
February 11, 2015 A mail cover is an investigative tool used to record data appearing on the outside of a mailpiece. Law enforcement agencies use this information to protect national security; locate fugitives; obtain evidence; or help identify property, proceeds, or assets forfeitable under criminal law. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 39 â Postal Service,…
By Dave Jamieson – February 11, 2015 With the idea of postal banking becoming more mainstream in the U.S., the head of the largest union of postal workers says he plans to make a revived banking service part of his union’s upcoming contract talks with the U.S. Postal Service. Mark Dimondstein, president of the American…
By Tim Devaney – February 11, 2015 The new Republican majority in the Senate is turning up the pressure on the National Labor Relations Board, with a series of hearings and legislative attacks against policies that make it easier for workers to unionize. The hearings will put a spotlight on an agency increasingly held in…
By Amy Robinson – February 10, 2015 After months of waiting, the Watford City Post Office finally began its first-ever in-town mail delivery route on Feb. 3. Under the new in-town mail route, approximately 800 Watford City postal customers will now get their mail delivered to one of the 45 different central box units (CBU)…
By Ben Smith – February 10, 2015 WASHINGTON â On Feb. 10, 2007, Barack Obama stood outside the state capitol in Springfield, Illinois, and announced his candidacy for president, promising a generational call to change the âways of Washington,â gauzily promising a âfuture of endless possibility.â Reporters peered down at the senator from a building…
