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1/27/12

USPS Launches Express Mail Flat Rate Box -

PMG: Situation "Unsustainable" -

Postcom: The Challenge of Good Legislative Execution -

APWU: Senate to Vote on Postal Bill: Members Must Take Action NOW! -

Humor Hotline: Fake USPS Sick Call Number -

21st Century Post Office: Aligning With the National Broadband Infrastructure Initiative (PDF) -

Rumor: Netflix Shipping Center Layoffs Because of Declining DVD Shipments? -

Former postal worker gets probation in painkiller theft -

Post Office Photo Collection -

Faith restamped in Postal Service -

New 45-cent commemorative stamps unavailable to many post offices -

1/26/12

GM Running Three Shifts at Plants (USPS planning to do the same) -

PMG Donahoe on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Tomorrow -

Postal employee, 4 others indicted in $590K theft of Treasury checks -

How the USPS is Using Its Flexibility Under the APWU Contract -

APWU Discourages Members From Participating in 'Align Networks' -

A Letter to the Post Office: May I Suggest a Few Things... -

WhiteHouse.gov Petition: Fire and Replace Postmaster General Donahoe -

Ex-postal employee pleads guilty to assaulting postmaster while asking for job back -

Ex-letter carrier testifies about ramming his former supervisor's car -

USPS Recognized for Environmental Innovation -

Postal Service Works to Boost Hyper-local Business -

A Turnaround at Netflix, as its Mail Sector Shrinks -

Ex-postal employee gets prison for stealing $30K -

1/25/12

Postal Service Union Members Warn Altadena About Post Office Closure -

USPS: Letter Carrier Positions Available -

USPS Launches '2nd Ounce Free' -

New Post Office Closing Appeal Rules (PDF) -

UK: Post Office Deal With Royal Mail Opens Door to Independence -

Dog Issues Delay Rupert Mail Delivery -

Letter Carrier's Tip Gets 40-lb. Marijuana Bust -

Pickel Retiring From USPS -

We Already Have a Veterans Job Corps -- It's Called the Postal Service -

OPM: Fixing Retirement Backlog 'Vitally Important' -

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TOP NEWS STORIES

Postal Service's Overfunding of Pension Plans Grows to $13 Billion
1.27.2012 - Mailing Systems Technology Reports: "The Postal Service is overfunding its two pension plans by more than $13 billion, according to the latest projections by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This overfunding comes at a significant cost to the organization as it has racked up debt to pay for prefunding of its healthcare plan, while continuing to make large annual payments into overfunded pension plans." -

USPS Declines to Extend Contract Negotiations With NALC
1.20.2012 - NALC reports: "The United States Postal Service declined to extend collective-bargaining negotiations with the National Association of Letter Carriers, triggering an impasse that will automatically send the matter to mediation under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. If no consensual agreement is reached in a 60-day period of mediation, the issues will be submitted for final and binding resolution before an "Interest Arbitration" panel." - Impasse 'a surprise to just about no one' - USPS, union talks expire for third time since November - USPS Labor Negotiations Fact Sheet (PDF) - NPMHU: Impasse Declared -

USPS Reminding Employees About Public Disclosure Policy and Lobbying Restrictions
1.18.2012 - With proposed legislative actions dominating postal discussions, the USPS is reminding employees about rules that "prohibit the communication of confidential, proprietary, and non-public information, as well as information that would violate anti-lobbying laws." - Permitted and Impermissible Activities (PDF) - APWU: Postal Workers Have the Right to Speak Out Against Facility Closures -

APWU Warns Members: Beware of Risks in USPS Campaign For Voluntary Transfers to Letter Carrier
1.13.2012 - The APWU is warning members about risks associated with a USPS campaign encouraging voluntary transfers to the carrier craft. Risks include loss of seniority, loss of limits on excessing, and possible loss of protection against layoffs. -

Postal Service's Plan to Close Post Offices Hits Roadbumps
1.04.2012 - "The Postal Service's recent decision to delay the closing of hundreds of mail processing centers and thousands of local post offices until May has given critics plenty of time to question the agency's strategy to climb out of the red," reports Federal News Radio. -

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