Revenue loss dooms West Hudson Station post office

By By Ron Leir – March 24, 2015 KEARNY – Say goodbye to Kearny’s secondary post office. The U.S. Postal Service has issued a “final determination” notice to permanently shut what is known as the West Hudson Station at 255 Kearny Ave., which has operated since April 1961. USPS spokesman George Flood said the decision…

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USPS: First-hand experience – Managers visit Edison call center

Marketing and Consumer and Industry Affairs managers from all seven USPS areas saw customer service first-hand during a recent visit to the Customer Care Center in Edison, NJ, hosted by Consumer and Industry Affairs. The Postal Service has opened four care centers in recent years. Employees at the centers answer calls to 800-ASK-USPS and help…

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LETTER: Postal service regrets inconvenience caused by serving customers from a trailer

Re: “Bad experience with postal service” (Rabble Rouser, Sept. 4) (September 21, 2014) We certainly recognize the challenges of serving customers from a trailer but our options were limited when we were unable to extend our lease at the Ellisburg location. The options were to either temporarily suspend services at the former Ellisburg Station and…

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APWU HR Director Carney: OWCP-USPS Issues, Training

From: Sue Carney Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:52 AM To: Regional Coordinators; NBAs; Resident Officers Subject: Misleading USPS Letters; Training Seminar Info; cyberFEDS; Have OWCP claims reviewed at Nat’l Conv National Officers – For your information. Please feel free to forward this information with attachments to your APWU email distribution lists. Your continued support…

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UPDATED: NJ State Postal Workers Union 43rd Annual Convention (additions in red)

New Jersey State Postal Workers 43rd  Annual Convention Bill Lewis, President  Monday, June 16 – Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Bally’s Atlantic City, New Jersey Leader of the YearMark Dimondstein National Officers Attending State Convention Debbie Szeredy, Vice President Liz Powell, Secretary/Treasurer Tony McKinnon, DIR Anna Smith, Organization Dir. Regional Coordinators Attending State Convention John Dirzius…

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Rep. Pascrell Urges Postmaster General to Retain Carlstadt Post Office

May 7, 2014 | Press Release U.S. Postal Service considering permanent closure of facility WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) urged U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to keep the Carlstadt Post Office open following a destructive fire that gutted the facility. USPS recently announced in a letter to…

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