Self-service success – USPS kiosks hit revenue milestone

USPS self-service kiosks have generated more than $5 billion in revenue as customers increasingly use the automated machines for retail transactions. Approximately 2,500 kiosks are available in Post Office lobbies across the nation. The kiosks allow customers to purchase print-on-demand stamps, ship packages, look up ZIP Codes and renew Post Offices boxes. “They provide customers…

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Federal Court Dismisses Appeal to MSPB (based on bipolar disorder) of Postal Supervisor’s 2010 Removal

On appeal, Mr. Vaughan argues that he did not voluntarily execute the settlement agreement because of his disability, and because he was informed by the administrative judge via telephone that a video recording of the incident giving rise to the removal “spoke a thousand words.” Mr. Vaughan failed to present sufficient evidence to establish that…

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USPS Grocery Delivery Coming to the Big Apple

June 20, 2015 The U.S. Postal Service filed a statement with the Postal Regulatory Commission on Thursday saying it “intends to expand the Customized Delivery market test to the New York City metropolitan area, on or shortly after June 29, 2015.” The USPS market test of grocery delivery on behalf of Amazon started last fall…

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American Postal Workers Union hopes to nix the Office Depot merger

By Nina Lincoff – June 19, 2015 The American Postal Workers Union is taking a strong stance against the Office Depot and Staples acquisition, which was overwhelmingly approved by shareholders of the Boca Raton-based company early Friday. The APWU held a briefing following the meeting of Office Depot’s shareholders, outlining why the union feels federal…

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June 19 Email from OPM CIO – Re: cyber security incident

Dear [REDACTED], I am writing to inform you that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently became aware of a cybersecurity incident affecting its systems and data that may have exposed your personal information. Since the incident was identified, OPM has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team…

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APWU: Tell Your Senators to Stop ‘Fast Tracking’ a Bad Trade Deal – Call Before Tuesday!

Web News Article #: 129-201506/19/2015 – Like the Zombie apocalypse, legislation that would “fast track” a bad trade deal has risen from the dead. Workers, environmentalists and other progressives thwarted passage of the package on June 12, when the House voted against a companion bill that was essential to passage of the trade deal. But…

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Video: Postal insights sparking industry growth, PMG Brennan reports

Published on Jun 19, 2015 The Postal Service’s strategic investment in scanning technology is helping to grow the mailing industry, PMG Megan Brennan reports in her latest “Business Focus” video message. By scanning mail and packages, USPS is collecting valuable data and sharing its insights with business customers, the PMG explains. “Companies are getting detailed…

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PRC Order Granting USPS Motion to Dismiss Appeal of North Platte PO Relocation

DISSENTING OPINION OF COMMISSIONER RUTH Y. GOLDWAY June 18, 2015 This matter involves the closure of a main post office located squarely in a municipal downtown, and the planned substitution of window and post office box services added to an existing mail processing facility on the outskirts of the city. I dissent from the Commission…

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