By John Grobe – July 13, 2015 What happens to your benefits if you die while still working? This is a question we do not want to ponder, as we all plan on living long after we retire. When it comes to Ben Franklinâs quote, âPlan like youâll live forever; pray like youâll die tomorrow,â…
By Donny Karr – July 13, 2015 LaGRANGE â Protesters gathered outside Staples on New Franklin Road on Friday to demand that residents boycott the office supply chainâs stores. The protest group was made up of members of the American Postal Workers Union in Atlanta. âWe are boycotting Staples because they are taking away jobs…
More than half of people on this planet do not have an address, according to a Universal Postal Union (UPU) report. Without an official address, they have difficulty applying for government services, social benefits, or, in some cases, even obtaining a train pass. They cannot open bank accounts and may not be able to get…
The Postal Service has introduced an online training course to help employees better protect information in the workplace. The brief course, CyberSafe 101: Passwords and Phishing, is required for all employees with ACE user IDs. The deadline for completion is Sept. 30. The course will provide employees with a basic understanding of information security. Participants…
By Heather Chin – July 10, 2015 One of the age-friendly programs touted as a big win for senior citizens at last weekâs Age-Friendly Neighborhood announcement was the impending arrival of a mobile MetroCard van AND a USPS mobile van. âDuring discussions this past year, our Senior Advisory Council indicated that bringing [these]vans to Myrtle…
By Brady Slater – July 11, 2015 The Duluth mail processing center on the 2800 block of West Michigan Street remains fully staffed â but the delivery time of letters it handles appears to be falling behind the U.S. Postal Serviceâs new two-day local standard. âYou talk about frustrating,â said James Linder, a local landlord…
[maxgallery id=”38863″]By Brian Fung – July 10, 2015 AT&T didn’t break the law when it forbade its technicians and other public-facing employees from wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the words “Inmate” and “Prisoner of AT$T,” a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The ruling overturns a decision by the National Labor Relations Board and permits AT&T to…
Web News Article #: 144-2015 07/10/2015 – Dozens of people signed postcards declaring âI Stand with Postal Workersâ at the Alliance for Retired Americansâ Legislative and Political conference on July 7. Seen here are retired members of the United Auto Workers from Ohio and Virginia. âConferences, festivals, fairs, shopping malls and post offices are all…
