• Caller threatens shooting at Boulder post office

"Police said a man identifying himself as a former postal worker threatened to “shoot a bunch of people” after an “irate” conversation he had with an employee at the Valmont post office Tuesday afternoon."  |

• The FERS is Flying  |

• USPS cuts impede 'We Deliver' promise   |

• Report Outlines Junk Mail's Climate Impacts  |

• Federal agent dies after Fla. post office shooting

• Mail Carrier among 12 arrested in drug probe |

• APWU: H.R. 4236 Gains 16 More Cosponsors
 

8/5/08

• Post Office turmoil results in resignation   |

• 30 protesters block access to Kittanning Post Office

• Is your Netflix queue destroying the environment?
• Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft

• Meriden, CT postal routes cut   |

• Rogersville mail carrier bound over on attempted murder charge

• Pallet Lessons from the USPS | See: GPS Tracking for USPS Pallets

8/4/08

• USPS Selects AspireHR Software for E-Recruiting Initiative

• TSP funds slide again in July - Only the G fund gains; L Income fund holds steady.

• Ex-postmaster cleared in theft investigation

• UPS nears agreement with drivers, handlers

• New post office to cut hours; Long wait for mail service disappoints Fowlerville

8/3/08

• Tiff with postal carrier keeps some ballots out of mail  |

• Shipping costs start to crimp globalization

8/1/08

 Postal Service Recommends VERA for Postmasters

"the Postal Service had sent to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) their own letter recommending a VERA (early out) for Postmasters. Mr. Jones was careful to point out that even if OPM approves the request, the Postal Service may not choose to exercise the option of an early out for Postmasters. If approved, and if the Postal Service decides to offer the VERA to Postmasters, the VERA will occur over the next two years. The request sent to OPM would cover all Postmasters, levels 11 through 24."   |

Anthrax Victims React to Ivins' Death With Mixed Emotions
Survivors of the 2001 anthrax attacks and relatives of the victims expressed various reactions today to news of a possible break in the case, with some expressing relief and gratitude and others remaining skeptical. Postal workers go without answers | Hamilton Postal Workers Never Forgotten | Chief Suspect In US Anthrax Attacks Found Dead -The chief suspect in the 2001 anthrax postal attacks in the US has died from an apparent suicide just as the Justice Department was to file criminal charges.  The focus was moved to Bruce Ivins after the head of the anthrax investigation was moved. His replacement ordered agents to re-examine leads or potential suspects, and this led the FBI back to USAMRIID, where agents had first questioned scientists including Mr. Ivins in December 2001, a few weeks after the fatal mailings. |

• Abandoned postal truck was the result of a medical emergency

• Motorist dead after Postal Service 18-wheeler jumps divide
• Export community unites to bring postal facility back

7/31/08

 House Passes FERS Sick Leave Legislation

(NAPUS) The Waxman FERS provision differs from H.R. 5573, FERS sick leave introduced earlier this year by Rep. Moran. H.R. 5573 would have provided a lump-sum payment of 15% of the amount of accumulated sick leave exceeding 500 hours, not to top $10,000. Instead of providing a lump-sum payout, the Waxman provision would credit unused sick leave towards the FERS annuity. Specifically, FERS employees who retiree within three years after enactment would be credited for 75% of unused sick leave, and employees retiring after the three years would get full credit, similar to CSRS employees. The credit, however, would not be able to be used to determine retirement eligibility. APWU: House Passes FERS Sick-Leave Bill  | NALC: FERS Sick Leave Reimbursement Moves Forward In Congress | NAPS: House Approves FERS Sick Leave and Thrift Savings Reforms|

Ex-Postal Worker Settles Lawsuit

(California) A 26-year former Postal Worker who claimed he was fired because he complained about discrimination against Filipinos has settled his lawsuit for $175,000 and lifetime retirement benefits. After a career of good workplace evaluations, he said he was passed over for promotion twice in 2000 in favor of white employees. When he and a Filipina co-worker took disability leave, Dumaguit said, supervisors posted their photos at the Richmond office - a display he compared to "Wanted" posters - to make sure guards kept them from entering.  |