United Replaces Unionized Baggage Handlers With Minimum Wage Contractors, Things Instantly Fall Apart

Jameson Parker – January 9, 2015 “Free Market” hardliners may not like to hear it, but the old adage is true: “You get what you pay for,” and paying people next-to-nothing to do an extremely labor-intensive job won’t get you many willing applicants. Nowhere is that more obvious than in Denver right now, where travel-wary…

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Obama gives federal employees paid family leave (updated with White House Press Release)

Federal employees with a new child will now be able to take up to six weeks of paid leave, according to a presidential memo released Jan. 15. President Obama will also call on Congress to give federal employees an additional six weeks of paid parental leave — raising the total time off for new parents…

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USPS: ‘A dedicated public servant’ – PMG receives praise before his retirement

January 15, 2015 PMG Pat Donahoe is receiving lots of praise as he prepares to retire Feb. 1 after 39 years with the Postal Service. Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE), who recently served as chairman of a Senate committee that oversees postal matters, paid tribute to the PMG in a lengthy statement in the Congressional Record…

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APWU: Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Web News Article #: 007-2015 01/15/2015 – The APWU joins the nation in celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was one of the greatest civil rights leaders of all time and a true champion of labor. Read about Dr. King and the 1968 Memphis Sanitations Workers’ Strike. Find MLK Day of Service opportunities….

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Lexington mail-processing center likely to begin closing in June, postal officials say

By Greg Kocher – January 14, 2015 The mail-processing center on Nandino Boulevard in Lexington will begin closing in June, according to a U.S. Postal Service schedule. The Lexington center is among 82 nationwide that the postal service plans to shutter in a new round of plant closings and consolidations. Mail-sorting operations now performed in…

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Workplace Harassment Still a Major Problem Experts Tell EEOC at Meeting

EEOC Chair Announces Task Force to Develop Strategies to Prevent and Correct Harassment Press Release – January 14, 2014 WASHINGTON – Workplace harassment is alleged in approximately 30 percent of all charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to EEOC Chair Jenny R. Yang, who presided over the first commission meeting…

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Saturday & Selected Monday Holiday Operational Changes Coming to Santa Ana P&DC January 17, 2015

I received an email on January 9, 2015: “I thought that you might like to know, that the Santa Ana District has decided to once again, transport all of Saturday’s collection mail, down to Margaret Sellers P&DC in San Diego. This mail consists of all of Industry, Anaheim, and Torrance, as well as Santa Ana…

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Command Security Corporation Awarded $250 million contract with USPS (Jan 12, 2015 SEC Filing)

Form 8-K COMMAND SECURITY CORP January 12, 2015 On December 31, 2014, Command Security Corporation (the “Company”) was awarded a contract for services with the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) valued at an aggregate of approximately $250 million over a potential ten year term of service. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company will provide security…

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