Video: Union leader sheds light on delay of postal consolidation plan

The president of American Postal Workers Union Local 482 says Greensboro facility could not handle increased volume of mail By Joe Dashiell – May 28, 2015 A local union leader says the facility in Greensboro that was slated to process Roanoke’s mail cannot handle the increase.   Carlton Cooper is the President of American Postal Workers…

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Staples to pay former Columbia, SC employee $275,000 for FMLA violation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 28, 2015 Staples, Inc. and Staples Contract and Commercial, Inc. Settle Allegations that it violated the Family Medical Leave Act for $275,000 COLUMBIA, South Carolina—-  United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina, working alongside the United States Department…

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NALC’s Rolando: Postal Service is highly profitable

May 29, 2015 The Times-Union’s report on the slowing of mail in Florida accurately depicted the impact of the closing of mail-processing facilities and other changes. But there’s even more to the story. The U.S. Postal Service also wants to end Saturday mail delivery and door-to-door delivery — meaning small businesses wouldn’t receive checks and…

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USPS OIG Audit Report: Oversight of the Approved Shippers Program

Background The U.S. Postal Service seeks to extend the convenience and reach of its products and services by locating them near where customers live, work, and shop. In August 2013, the Postal Service started a 1-year pilot program with Staples, in which the retailer sold only Postal Service shipping products and services and not those…

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ARA Friday Alert: Alliance Releases Annual Congressional Voting Record

May 29, 2015 On Tuesday, the Alliance released its annual report detailing the voting record of every U.S. Representative and Senator on issues important to current and future retirees. The voting record looks at ten key votes in both the Senate and the House and assigns a “Pro-Retiree” score for each member of Congress. Scores…

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USPS: June is LGBT Pride Month

June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, which honors the contributions of LGBT individuals to the nation’s history. LGBT Pride Month is held in June to commemorate the Stonewall uprising, when patrons at a gay-friendly tavern in New York City resisted a police raid. The June 1969 incident is seen as a…

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