OSHA cites USPS with 16 violations for endangering workers at Tennessee facilities, Proposes $350K in penalties

Sanitation, electrical, improper use of forklifts among violations found DOL News Release – January 25, 2023 NASHVILLE, TN – The U.S. Department of Labor has found the U.S. Postal Service exposed workers to struck-by, electrical, crushing, fire and other health hazards at facilities in Columbia, Knoxville and Nashville. As a result of three inspections, the…

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USPS attempt to Vacate Arbitration Award DENIED, Punitive Damages for Noncompliance Upheld

Excerpt from U.S. District Bench Ruling: This court will follow the lead of the United States Supreme Court and the D.C. Circuit, which have both held that arbitrators may look beyond the explicit text of the agreement in fashioning an appropriate remedy. For one, the CBA here is silent as to the remedies available to…

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USPS: Tennessee employees become citizens

It was a moment Tsvetelina Padezhka and her husband, Lyubomir Padezhki, had long worked toward. The Tennessee residents recently recited the oath of allegiance to the United States during a ceremony at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office, completing a final step in their journey to become American citizens. “It’s a dream come true,”…

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Postal Inspection Service offers $50K reward following robbery of Memphis mail carrier (video)

November 23, 2016 MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) – A U.S. Post Office employee was robbed in broad daylight while delivering mail in Memphis. U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering up to $50,000 for information that leads to an arrest of the person who robbed the postal worker. The robbery happened on November 21, 2016 in Binghampton….

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Ambulance crew replaces tattered American flag outside Unicoi post office

May 17, 2015 UNICOI, Tenn. – When an ambulance crew in Unicoi County heard that locals were concerned about the state of the American flag flying outside of the Unicoi post office, they decided to do something about it. When the Medic One Medical Response team arrived, the flag was in tatters. Postal service employees…

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U.S. Postal Service adapts to changing market

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. – When was the last time you paid a bill by mail? If you said, ‘not lately,’ you’re not alone. The U.S. Postal Service is struggling. Customers aren’t mailing like they used and business is changing. Mail carriers like Lori Sullivan make as many as 800 stops a day. The entire Blountville, Tenn….

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