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On Sept. 20, 2019, negotiations for a new collective-bargaining agreement between NALC and USPS came to an impasse. The current collective-bargaining agreement remains in force pending final resolution of the parties’ collective-bargaining dispute.
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Package explodes at Maryvale post office spilling unknown chemical onto 3 workers
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Fire Department's hazardous materials crew is investigating at a Maryvale post office after a package exploded and spilled an unknown chemical onto three workers.
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USPS Tropical Depression Imelda update
Operations are resuming in most areas of southeast Texas where there were disruptions due to major flooding, with the following exceptions
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NPMHU – 2019 Contract Update #8
You are reading the eighth Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of 2019 negotiations.
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Three APWU Represented Workers Injured by North Houston PDC Roof Collapse
Today three APWU bargaining unit employees were injured when the North Houston PDC’s roof collapsed amid severe weather conditions.
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NALC responds to Tropical Storm Imelda
To our brothers and sisters in the impacted areas that have been affected by Tropical Storm Imelda, we need your help to make sure that we are notified of the needs of our membership in this area.
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Proposal floated to allow USPS self-declaration of foreign postal shipments; keep US in UPU
As delegates from 192 nations gather in Geneva Sept. 24 and 25 to determine the fate of global postal commerce, a compromise has been advanced to let the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) significantly increase the rates it charges foreign postal systems for processing foreign-origin parcels and mail.
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Man sentenced to 8 years in prison for Aurora post office robbery
AURORA, Colo. – A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for robbing a post office while holding two clerks at gunpoint.
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Postal Worker Braves House Fire To Warn Customer Of Flames
Jose Garcia was delivering mail Wednesday when a home on his route caught fire
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Mail Carrier Brings Woman Into Truck With Him, Leaves Her There With Mail
CHICAGO (CBS) — A mail carrier was caught red-handed – he was supposed to be hard at work, but instead, recorded video shows he had a woman in his truck with him, and the mail from a Northwest Side Chicago neighborhood.
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New USPS app coming that will allow time clock access online
The Postal Service will introduce an application this fall to make it easier for employees using personal computers or mobile devices to see their time clock entries.
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USPS seeking information on USPS Electronic Parcel Lockers
The United States Postal Service (Postal Service) is seeking information regarding a package management solution that will place electronic parcel lockers in Postal Service identified locations. The Postal Service will install, operate, and maintain access to these lockers.
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Colorado Secretary Of State Urges President Trump To Stay In Universal Postal Union
“President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the UPU is part of his trade war with China and threatens to disenfranchise millions of military and overseas voters. I urge the administration to prioritize military and overseas voters by remaining in the UPU for now,” Griswold said.
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NPMHU Bidding Procedures Confirmed – Bargaining Continues
Effective September 21, 2019, mail handlers will be allowed to bid under the new contract
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Mail carrier stole, sold marijuana and meth found in packages
A former Columbus mail carrier who stole marijuana and methamphetamine shipped through the U.S. Postal Service and sold the drugs in his Northeast Side neighborhood is facing at least a decade in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday in federal court.
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Boris has Brexit, Donald has Pexit
Fifty years ago, UPU decided to give poor nations a break on postal rates for items sent to rich nations. The rates haven’t changed much, but China sure has.
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Hatch Act makes most politicking off limits for postal employees
The 2020 presidential primary season is around the corner, and so USPS is reminding employees to follow the rules established under the Hatch Act.
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Addressing the Diverse Needs and Wants of Rural America: Opportunities for the U.S. Postal Service
For more than 200 years, the Postal Service has been a mainstay in rural America, which the OIG found values the Postal Service for not just its package and mail services but also its presence in the community.
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New Package Less Returns option being tested
USPS will test a service that allows customers to ship returns to merchants when they no longer have the original packaging for the item.
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NPMHU: RI399 Settlement to be Paid on October 4, 2019
On June 26, 2018, the NPMHU, APWU and USPS reached a tripartite agreement Re: Update of Regional Instruction (RI) 399 Procedures.
