Disappearing middle class jobs: At the top of the list – Postal Service Clerks

The United States shed 8.7 million jobs from the official onset of the Great Recession in December 2007 until the economy began regaining jobs in March 2010. Although the economy has since regained all jobs lost, some occupations are shrinking…. At the top of the list, the number of postal service clerks is expected to…

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Night shift added at Mansfield post office, Ten Mail Handlers’ jobs restored

By Linda Martz – March 6, 2015 MANSFIELD – Ten mail handlers’ jobs are being restored at Mansfield’s downtown post office — but a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service said that change will not result in bringing mechanized mail processing back to the city. David Van Allen said the mail handlers will start work…

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USPS Scores Prove Mail Is Being Delayed

Via Sam Wood, President – Southwest Florida Area Local Here is an excel spreadsheet that I have compiled showing the official USPS Southern Area 3 to 5 Day Ranking Scores For On Time Delivery. These statistics are from the USPS’s own data base (as of March 2015). My spreadsheet below includes: 1) Quarter 2 Fiscal…

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Fight to save Stamford post office suffers another setback

By Elizabeth Kim – March 5, 2015 STAMFORD — A legal battle spearheaded by preservationists to prevent the redevelopment of the city’s downtown historic post office was dealt another defeat this week after the Postal Regulatory Commission dismissed their complaint over the sale and closure of the Atlantic Street post office. In its decision issued late…

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Video: PMG Megan Brennan’s installation ceremony – March 6, 2015

USPS will embrace change and aggressively pursue new business opportunities, PMG Megan Brennan said during her installation ceremony March 6. “The story of the Postal Service is really about change. It’s about an organization that is continually changing and improving to better serve the American public,” Brennan said. To achieve its goals, USPS will provide…

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