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New Postal Rates Help Level Global Commerce
New rates for the delivery of small packages from foreign postal operators will help U.S. manufacturers and retailers whose competitors now get unfair subsidies, a top White House trade adviser said.
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Disturbing Delivery: Dead baby chickens delivered to feed store owner
A Port Arthur feed store owner said she is upset with a USPS mail carrier after her chicks were left in the back of an unair-conditioned mail car for 4-5 hours.
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Mail thief hits 28 houses, caught by home owner who followed her
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah -- Police arrested 50-year-old Tawnya Foster after she stole mail from 28 houses in Cottonwood Heights, affecting 48 separate people and their mail.
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NPMHU: 2019 Contract Update #3
You are reading the third Contract Update produced and distributed by the NPMHU during the course of 2019 negotiations.
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U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers of the Dangers of Heat Illness
OSHA’s message is simple: Water. Rest. Shade. Employers should encourage workers to drink water every 15 minutes, and take frequent rest breaks in shaded areas
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Postal Service Package Delivery Limits Taxpayer Subsidies
Washington policymakers are pushing the Postal Service to increase dramatically the prices it charges for package deliveries. Notably this business is one of the only “profitable” activities the post office does.
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Flag notice. All Postal Service facilities should fly the U.S. flag at half-staff Tuesday, July 23, to honor John Paul Stevens, a retired U.S. Supreme Court associate justice who died this week.
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Stamps honor first landing’s 50th anniversary
The Postal Service is marking the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing with two stamps that will be released Friday, July 19.
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Mail Carrier Death Leads to $198,897 Penalty for Postal Service
A postal worker’s death in Texas following his collapse while delivering mail led to a federal safety citation and proposed fines of $198,897 for the U.S. Postal Service.
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Norwalk Woman Who Stole deceased mother’s postal benefits sentenced
According to court documents and statements made in court, Butler’s mother received monthly annuity payments following her retirement from the U.S. Postal Service. Butler’s mother died in June 2014.
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Understanding postal ethics rules for community events
USPS wants you to understand the ethics rules surrounding the use of employee time, postal materials and postal property for three basic categories of community events:
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Letter Carriers President in Michigan Charged with Embezzlement
On June 19, Kelly Carter, former president of National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 560, was indicted in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
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How long can FedEx be the No. 1 cargo airliner?
FedEx is still the king of cargo airlines, while rival UPS dropped a notch, according to a new report from the International Air Transport Association.
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In a letter dated July 12, 2019, the Postal Service issued its national craft determination for the USS or Universal Sorting System. The USS is currently in 8 postal facilities, with the Postal Service planning to add 15 more locations in the next year.
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On March 29, 2019, Rogers entered a guilty plea pursuant to a plea agreement and admitted in open court that in 2018, he was a United States mail Carrier. During that year, the United States mail delivery databases showed a high volume of parcels suspected of containing narcotics destined to Mobile, Alabama city carrier route 009, a route assigned to Rogers.
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Queens lawmaker introduces legislation to install ‘Cadillac of mailboxes’ on a national level
A Queens lawmaker wants to battle mailbox fishing on a national level with a new piece of proposed legislation.
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Did Jeff Bezos Just Admit to Exploiting USPS as Amazon’s ‘Delivery Boy’?
Remember President Donald Trump’s “obsession” with Amazon during March 2018, when he slammed the e-commerce giant in a week-long tweetstorm, accusing it of unfairly exploiting the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), which is run by the government, as its “delivery boy”?
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Newark Mail Carrier Convicted of Conspiring to Defraud United States
NEWARK, N.J. – A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier was convicted today of conspiring to defraud the United States by getting paid to assist a drug dealer in receiving packages of marijuana through the mails, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
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Postal Worker buys lotto ticket worth $250,000
Postal worker Samantha Haines had just finished her day and went to buy a Golden Nugget ticket at the 7-Eleven at 7489 Limestone Drive in Gainesville.
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NY Postmaster Installed Surveillance Device In Employees’ Bathroom
An investigation determined Robert Simone, while employed as postmaster of the Salt Point Post Office in Dutchess County, installed the electronic recording device in the employee bathroom at the post office located on Cottage Street in the town of Pleasant Valley, state police said.
