UPS, FedEx roll out pricing for ultra-short-haul delivery services

New “zone 1” rates aimed at undercutting USPS’ prices on local deliveries. By Mark B. Solomon – April 28, 2017 UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. are offering a new type of pricing for deliveries within a 50-mile radius, according to a person familiar with the companies’ strategy, in a move designed to divert local “last…

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New England postal workers protest working conditions at VT post office

By Stephen Mills – April 29, 2017 BARRE— Postal workers from across New England picketed in the Granite City on Friday, protesting working conditions at the Barre Post Office. Union officials representing workers said they were protesting on behalf of their Barre colleagues who had complained about harassment and staffing problems under Postmaster Lori Brochu….

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DOD awards $5 billion in delivery service contracts to FedEx, UPS and Polar Air Cargo

Press Release – April 26, 2017 U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Federal Express Corp., Memphis, Tennessee, was awarded a five-year $2,351,165,436 (estimated) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, fixed-price next generation delivery service contract. This contract provides express small package delivery services for international shipments and express and ground small package delivery services for domestic shipments. Service shall be provided for the…

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PRC Reviews USPS 2016 Performance Goals and 2017 Performance Plan

PRESS RELEASE – April 27, 2017 Washington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its analysis of the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) fiscal year (FY) 2016 Annual Performance Report and fiscal year 2017 Performance Plan. Each year, the Commission must review the Postal Service’s performance goals, make findings as to whether…

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Massachusetts DOJ:  Former Postmaster Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 27, 2017 BOSTON – The former Postmaster of the U.S. Postal Service Post Offices in Blackstone and Jefferson, Mass., pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Worcester to stealing approximately $31,000 from the U.S. Postal Service. Carlitos Molina, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of misappropriating postal funds. U.S. District…

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USPS: First-of-its-kind stamp coming soon

The Postal Service will soon release a first-of-its-kind stamp that changes when you touch it. The Total Solar Eclipse stamp will be issued June 20 to commemorate the eclipse that will occur in the United States Aug. 21. The stamp will show an eclipse that transforms into an image of the moon from the heat…

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NALC: How to file a CA-2 for an occupational disease

Via NALC April 2017 Postal Record: Carrying mail is tough, physical work that can take a toll on your body. Many letter carriers tolerate nagging aches and pains throughout their careers, often suffering permanent damage while attempting to “walk it off.” Fortunately, federal law provides compensation for these types of injuries, which are referred to…

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Postal employee’s patriotic salute goes viral

A Rochester, NY, postal employee is receiving praise on social media after he was photographed saluting the flag while making deliveries recently. City Carrier Assistant Robert Franklin was finishing his Sunday deliveries when he saw a customer raising an American flag outside his home. After asking if he needed assistance, Franklin, a U.S. Army veteran,…

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