APWU Philadelphia BMC Local Buys Billboard Ad

Web News Article #: 098-2015 05/08/2015 – Members of the Philadelphia BMC Local are spreading the word about the May 14 Day of Action in a big way. The local purchased a digital billboard ad that will display the union’s message for a week, beginning on Monday, May 11. The billboard is located at a…

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Senator Carper Statement on the U.S. Postal Service Financial Losses

  Friday, May 8, 2015 WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following reaction to the announcement that the U.S. Postal Service reported a net loss of $1.5 billion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015: “Today’s financial report shows that despite…

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The USPS Is Profitable Yet Again! But Why Are You Only Hearing Something Different?

By Bill Brickley – May 8, 2015 The revival of the US Postal Service continues to pick up steam according to Quarter 3 financial results released today. For the sixth consecutive quarter the Postal Service turned an operational profit when accounting for costs it can control. Fueled by an avalanche of packages the Postal Service continues…

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Video: American Flag Flies Upside Down at Dallas Post Office

By Jocelyn Lockwood – May 6, 2015 The U.S. Postal Service calls an American flag found flying upside down at a Dallas post office an “unfortunate mishap.” NBC 5 viewer Rick Yarber said he noticed the flag upside down Wednesday morning just before the post office on South Cockrell Hill Road opened. “Oh, it made…

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Video: Really?! The IRS ships tax documents via UPS instead of Post Office

By KMOV.com Staff – May 6, 2015 Florissant accountant Terry Rasch is shaking his head and asking Really!?! All because of these simple unassuming tax forms shipped to his office courtesy of the IRS. He thought it was odd that the IRS would be shipping packages via UPS instead of using the United States Postal…

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NALC President Rolando responds to commentary: Postal Service vital

NALC President Fredric Rolando had a commentary piece in Huntington, IN’s Herald-Press. It ran on April 29. The president was responding to an ideologically driven, hostile commentary the paper ran earlier. The Herald-Press is the only daily paper in Huntington County, and long was owned by James Quayle, father of the former vice president and…

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APWU Members Fired Up for National Day of Action, May 14

Web News Article #: 095-2015 05/06/2015 – APWU members across the country are fired up for the National Day of Action on May 14, just one week before the Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire. More than 100 scheduled events at postal facilities in 85 cities across 33 states and Puerto Rico, organized around…

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