USPS opens ‘mega passports office’ in California

The 1,500-square-foot office is separate from the retail lobby and has additional staff. Services include passport photos, document photocopying, expedited processing and Priority Mail Express delivery with tracking and insurance. The office is open every day except Thursdays and Sundays. No appointments are necessary. The Postal Service began accepting passport applications on the State Department’s…

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Another kind of tax: The Postal Service cuts back at a post office deep in the hood

April 10, 2015 The Postal Service is extending collection hours at many post offices on April 15th for Tax Day, but there’s at least one post office in California that’s getting a lot less than extended hours. Customers of the Marcus Foster post office, located on International Boulevard in the heart of Deep East Oakland,…

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Video: APWU WR Coordinator Gonzalez addresses crowd at Debs Park event

Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez addressing the crowd at Debs Regional Park during CAL’s CAT event at the Atzlan Athletics 4 mile run/walk! via Facebook posting by APWU California Area Local #4635 on Saturday, April 4, 2015

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Update on Amazon Fresh and Consolidation in the Santa Ana District

The following was sent to www.21cpw.com for informational purposes. It is from an APWU MVS member (verified) who wishes to remain anonymous: There is a big difference between the 2 offices that are doing the Amazon Fresh in our district.  First off, Orange, Ca., is only averaging 250 orders a day, while Irvine Ca., is averaging…

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USPS Proposing Relocation Of Marina Del Rey Branch Post Office

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is proposing the relocation of Marina Del Rey Branch Post Office, 4766 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey CA 90292, to a new location that has not yet been determined. The Marina Del Rey Branch is a leased facility and USPS has been notified that the lease will not be renewed….

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Unions protest Postal Service processing plant relocation from Industry to Santa Ana

(September 19, 2014) More than 50 people picketed a U.S. Postal Service facility in Industry where union members say plans to relocate first-class mail processing to Orange County will result in big delays to San Gabriel Valley customers. The union members, chanting that Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe wanted to “destroy” the postal service, said they…

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Postal Service “Right-Sizing” Not Popular In Humboldt (audio)

(September 8, 2014) The United States Postal Service has been losing money every year since 2007; in total, nearly $45 billion. One attempt to remedy the situation has been the consolidation of mail processing centers nationwide. Three slated for relocation are in our area: Redding, Eugene, and Eureka. Residents in Eureka are responding to the…

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