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30 June
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Postal News Daily Report June 30, 2017

Photo: West Kingston, Rhode Island Post Office 02892, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report Postal workers may have dodged one bullet this week as Rep. Jason Chaffetz stepped down as chairman of the House Oversight Committee. Chaffetz sponsored a postal reform bill that would have taken […]

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29 June
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Postal News Daily Report June 29, 2017

Photo: Koshkonong, Missouri Post Office 65692, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report NALC Branch 82 in Portland Has Grievance Payout of $50 For Each Delivery Incident After Sunset Labor Notes reports: “Every year, Groshell estimates, 98 percent of Portland letter carriers get the equivalent of their […]

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28 June
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Postal News Daily Report June 28, 2017

Photo: Quebeck, Tennessee Post Office 38579, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report Repeat Offenders Constitute 44% of Unscheduled Leave in New York District In the New York District in FY 2016, 578 of the district’s 8,417 employees (or 7 percent) had a combined 132 or more […]

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27 June
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Postal News Daily Report June 27, 2017

Photo: Virgin, Utah Post Office 84779, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report NALC Ballots Arriving in Mailboxes NALC union members should check their mailboxes, as the ratification ballots for the proposed 2016-2019 National Agreement are being delivered. The ballot packet includes a complete copy of the […]

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26 June
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Time for Moisture-Wicking Shirts for Postal Uniforms

Update July 2018: U.S. Postal Service mail carriers are still wearing uniforms from the 1950s that do not have the heat-mitigating properties of modern materials. With an epic heatwave sweeping parts of the country and melting mailboxes in Arizona, it’s time to discuss moisture-wicking shirts for U.S. Postal Service Letter Carriers and Rural Carriers. During […]

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25 June
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Postal News Daily Report June 25-26, 2017

Photo: Great Mills, Maryland Post Office 20634, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report NALC Rap Session Details More than 1,200 letter carriers representing branches across the U.S. met in Atlantic City, NJ in June at a national conference commonly known as a “rap session.” NALC president […]

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23 June
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Postal News Daily Report June 23, 2017

Photo: Santa, Idaho Post Office 83866, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report Postal Employees Remember Adam West Adam West, the “Batman” star who died this month at age 88, is being remembered fondly by USPS and Postal Inspection Service employees who knew and worked with him, […]

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22 June
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Postal News Daily Report June 22, 2017

Photo: Weatherby, Missouri Post Office 64497, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report Disney Villains On Latest Forever Stamps The U.S. Postal Service is honoring the rich legacy of the Walt Disney Studios Ink & Paint Department by dedicating a sheet of 20 Forever stamps featuring 10 […]

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Injured Postal Employees Information

The following information is provided by Harris Federal Law Firm Image: Brad Harris, Attorney at Law (right) and Bo Harris, Federal Claims Representative (left) Federal Disability Retirement VS. Social Security Disability By Harris Federal Law Firm, December 22, 2010 Social Security Disability? Federal Disability Retirement? What’s the difference? These two benefits can be easily confused […]

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21 June
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Postal News Daily Report June 21, 2017

Photo: Arcadia, Florida Post Office 34265, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report NALC’s Postal Record Magazine Seeking Information on Restored Mail Trucks The Postal Record wants to know for a future issue how people reuse old mail trucks. If you have one, or if you know […]

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20 June
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Postal News Daily Report June 20, 2017

Photo: Wedderburn, Oregon Post Office 97941, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever Stamp to Be Issued June 20th The USPS will dedicate the first-of-its-kind heat-sensitive Forever stamp in a ceremony at the University of Wyoming on June 20th, 2017, reports […]

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19 June
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Postal FEGLI Life Insurance

– FEGLI Website – FEGLI Program Handbook (PDF) – Life Insurance Worksheet (PDF) FEGLI (Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance) offers Basic life insurance and three types of Optional life insurance at attractive group rates. Newly eligible employees may obtain coverage without having a physical or furnishing proof of insurability. Most employees are eligible to continue […]

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18 June
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Be Careful, Companies Offering To Buy Your Federal Annuity

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reports: OPM has recently learned of an aggressive marketing push targeting Federal annuitants. Companies are offering a cash payment in exchange for a portion, or all, of your future annuity payments generally much less than their long-term worth, and typically charging high interest rates and fees. We have specifically […]

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Postal News Daily Report June 18-19, 2017

Photo: Valmy, Nevada Post Office 89438, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report The Postal Inspection Service is accepting applications, reports USPS News Link. NALC Branch 238 Reports LLV Fire NALC Branch 238 has posted a photo on their Facebook page of yet another burned LLV. This […]

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17 June
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Postal Shoes

Shop for USPS-approved work shoes. Shoes are offered in association with Amazon.com. Click on product for ordering information. Rocky Work Shoes Reebok Men’s Postal Work Boot USPS Approved Rocky Boots Women’s 911 Athletic Oxford Work Shoes Reebok Women’s Chukka Work Boot USPS Approved

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APWU Geared Up to Fight Back Against USPS Reductions in Service and Jobs

The APWU Reports: “Throughout the country, the Postal Service has launched an all-out assault on our jobs and is blatantly violating the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in their staffing of post offices. The USPS is reducing service to the community and disrupting the lives of postal workers by reducing duty assignments (reversions and abolishments) and […]

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Postal Shopping

Products offered in association with Amazon.com. Click on product for ordering information.

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16 June
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FBI Investigating Suspicious Letters With Powder in Atlanta Area

FBI Investigating a Series of Suspicious White Powder Letters Sent to U.S Congressional 6th District Candidate Karen Handel, Neighbors, and Several Media Outlets The FBI reports: # # # ATLANTA—David J. LeValley, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Atlanta Field Office, provides the following information to clarify a series of suspicious white powder responses by FBI […]

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Postal RefDesk

Information About Mail Services, Postal Rates, Postage, More… FEATURED ARTICLES USPS Ground Advantage Richard P. Weiss On July 9, 2023, the Postal Service implemented USPS Ground Advantage, which combines USPS Parcel Select Ground® service, USPS First-Class Package Service®, and USPS Retail Ground® service into the new USPS Ground Advantage® service. Business customers can utilize USPS […]

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13 June
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Postal News Daily Report June 14, 2017

Photo: Cimarron, Colorado Post Office 81220, by Jimmy Emerson, some rights reserved. Photo shared under the Creative Commons License. Daily Report USPS News Link has a list of five more unique delivery methods. RT reports that mail delivery has been put on hold in the Danish city of Odense due to threats and harassment in […]

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