USPS: Triple header – Three PMGs meet at National Postal Museum

January 16, 2015 PMG Pat Donahoe and his predecessor, Jack Potter, and successor, COO Megan Brennan, recently came together at the National Postal Museum in Washington, DC. Donahoe, who became Postmaster General after Potter stepped down in 2010, will retire Feb. 1 after 39 years with USPS. Brennan will be the 74th PMG. via USPS…

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Donahoe: ‘Stop Staples’ Campaign is Taking a Toll | APWU

Web News Article #: 009-2015 01/16/2015 – Outgoing Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe made headlines when he blamed postal unions and big mailers for the Postal Service’s problems in a recent farewell address, but he made a few other surprising comments as well. In a speech to the National Press Club on Jan. 6, Donahoe admitted…

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Video: Poor Response To Post Office Mailers, small business owner says U.S. Postal Service let him down

By Jeff Cole – January 15, 2015 PHILADELPHIA – A small business owner is trying to hang on. He’s had to cut an employee’s hours and is now hustling for every dime after an attempt to boost his business fails miserably. He says the U.S. Postal Service let him down. FOX 29 Investigates’ Jeff Cole…

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APWU New York Area Metro ‘The Union Mail’ – January 2015 Edition

In this issue: My dream—to end the rule of greed (President’s Letter) Nov.14: National Day of Action Fighting the Staples deal Capitol Hill aids & abets the demise of America’s Postal Service NY Area Metro Election Notice / Rules APWU files Labor Board charge on cyber attack Biggest Walmart protests ever Jonathan Smith serving on…

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United Replaces Unionized Baggage Handlers With Minimum Wage Contractors, Things Instantly Fall Apart

Jameson Parker – January 9, 2015 “Free Market” hardliners may not like to hear it, but the old adage is true: “You get what you pay for,” and paying people next-to-nothing to do an extremely labor-intensive job won’t get you many willing applicants. Nowhere is that more obvious than in Denver right now, where travel-wary…

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