USPS Ends First Quarter with $1.3 Billion Loss
The Postal Service announced that it ended the first quarter of its fiscal year with a net loss of $1.3 billion.
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Postal Unions Livid About Elimination of Saturday Delivery
Two Postal Service unions are unhappy about the Postal Service’s decision to eliminate Saturday mail delivery with one even going so far as to call for the Postmaster General’s dismissal.
Green Teams Help U.S. Postal Service Save Millions
The U.S. Postal Service saved more than $52 million in 2012 by reducing energy, water, consumables, petroleum fuel use and solid waste to landfills, and generated nearly $24 million in revenue by recycling. Together, these actions to save costs and generate revenue surpassed $76 million.
Some Federal Employees to See a Pay Raise
Postal employees represented by the American Postal Workers Union are about to get their first pay increase in three years.
USPS Losses in Real Time
Just how bad are the Postal Service’s losses? According to a real-time loss counter on Senator Tom Carper’s (D-DE) Web site, they are mounting by the thousands every second and amount to $25 million per day.
Letter Carrier Achieves 50-Year Service Pin
Boyle Station Letter Carrier Sadao Nakasone achieved 50 years of service with the Postal Service.
Carrier’s Attentiveness Saves Customer’s Life
Capitola Letter Carrier Cris Mariani delivers mail every day to her customers and she keeps a look out for everyone on her route. When one of her elderly customers did not pick up her mail for two days, Mariani sensed something was awry.
Legislation Would Limit Postal Execs’ Pay to $199,700
Rep. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has introduced legislation to limit pay of executive officers of the Postal Service to the same level of pay as members of the President’s Cabinet.
Highest Paid US Postal Service Employees
Which Postal Service employees make the most money and where do they work? Here is the answer in data retrieved from FedsDataCenter.com.
Performance Appraisals, an Inspector General, and the Bell Curve
Performance appraisal season is approaching for federal employees. The author says that past performance ratings do not reliably predict positive changes for the future and offers some supporting evidence as to why.
