Mail Cover Surveillance

Post Carrier Accused of Warning Customer About ‘Mail Cover’ Surveillance
“…Federal prosecutors in Detroit say letter carrier Xxxxxxx Xxx illegally tipped off a postal customer that he was the subject of a “mail cover” — a form of warrantless surveillance in which the envelope information on every card and letter received is secretly recorded by the [...]

Huntsville Alabama International Intermodal Center Near Postal Service Processing and Distribution Facility

The Huntsville Alabama area International Intermodal Center is U.S. Customs Port of Entry that provides a single hub location specializing in receiving, transferring, storing, and distributing international and domestic cargo via air, rail, and highway.

Paul Vogel, USPS Global Business Operations

pushing the envelope: interview with Paul Vogel
“…started his career with the USPS at the ground floor, working nights as a postal clerk while in college in Massachusetts. After college, he worked as a clerk and carrier before joining the Postal Service’s management intern program in 1975. He has since served in numerous management positions in [...]

Postal Service is developing new automation mail preparation standards for letter-size booklets and folded self-mailers

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Ross-Simons Slams Proposed USPS Rule Change For ‘Slim-Jim’ Processing
“…the USPS says in its proposal that “many slim-jims will jam letter automation equipment or become significantly damaged during processing. To avoid these problems, slim-jims often are run on flat-sorting equipment, where they process without significant problems, but at significantly greater cost. To rectify this situation, the [...]

Forever Stamp

Every Time a Bell Rings… Another Forever Stamp is Sold: Postal Service Customers Prepare for New Prices on May 12 “…The Forever Stamp, as the name suggests, can be used to mail a one-ounce First-Class Mail letter at any time in the future without additional postage, regardless of when the stamps are purchased or used [...]

NALC Food Drive …May 10, 2008

ABOUT STAMP OUT HUNGER
On Saturday May 10th, letter carriers in more than 10,000 communities will collect food items and deliver them to local food banks to help some of the millions of Americans, including an estimated 13 million children, who face hunger every day.
Since 1993, families have donated more than a half-billion pounds of food [...]

Classic Car Commemorative Stamps

commemorative stamps

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Charting average weekly earnings for U.S. workers
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Source: www.reliableplant.com

Mailboxes are no longer sacred

Mailbox flags may be tipping off thieves
“… Residents who pay bills by putting a check in an envelope, placing the letter in a mailbox outside their home and pulling up the little red flag are making it too easy for thieves in Thousand Oaks…”
Source: www.toacorn.com

Postal Related Television Comedy A Hit

French comedy smash a curious phenomenon
“… the film centers on a postal manager (Kad Merad) banished from sunny Provence to a bleak town “up north.” All southerners consider that region uninhabitable by any civilized person because of bad weather and a backward culture. Even a traffic cop refuses to issue a citation in sympathy for [...]

Postal Worker Found Money Returned To Owner

Postal Worker Finds $2,300 In Envelope
“… The owner accidently dropped the enveloped in the postal collection box instead of the bank’s deposit box…
Source: www.newsnet5.com

Will TSP begin automatic deuctions for new hires?

TSP Automatic Contributions

OPM Launches Enhanced Telework Website

OPM Launches Enhanced Telework Website

Postal Employment Blog

A blog to assist people seeking postal employment.

Postal Service New Equipment

Postal Equipment

Foiled Postal Vending Machine Security

Tin Foil Tricked Postal Machines

Postal Carrier Saves Baby

Postal Carrier Saves Baby