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Post Office Posts $1 Billion Loss
"For the quarter, operating revenue was $17.9 billion, down
$437 million, or 2.4 percent, compared with the same period
last year. Operating expenses totaled $19.0 billion, an
increase of $178 million, or 1.0 percent, from the third
quarter last year. Total mail volume was 48.5 billion pieces,
a 5.5 percent drop
from the same period last year. The agency said its fiscal
2008 year-to-date net loss totals $1.13 billion after nearly
breaking even in the first two quarters." -
Could Force Maximum Rate Hike Next Year -
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Indictment of Second Postal Worker for FMLA Fraud
"Edward Mosby was employed full time as a Manager of Customer
Service at the Ridge Branch Post Office in Richmond, Virginia.
Between September 26, 2006 and January 19, 2007, he was
approved 590 hours of paid sick leave/FMLA leave based on
medical documentation showing that he was unable to work due
to chronic stress. While on leave Mosby entered into a
contract with Century 21 to sell real estate as an independent
contractor. The indictment alleges that, in violation of
federal law, Mosby neglected to inform the Postal Service of
this alternative employment. It also alleged that, prior to
going out on leave, Mosby left his office on over 200
occasions to show real estate, and viewed over 40,000 real
estate websites in the month prior to taking leave." -
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Meriden Postal Routes Cut
"A recent assessment of Meriden's routes by the postal service
estimated that 30 hours of worker time could be cut out of the
daily routes for efficiency, Paul Daniels (NALC) said. He sees
30 hours as a reasonable cut, but the post office ignored that
assessment and decided to use a computer program that cut 96
hours out of the delivery schedule, he said. Daniels said he
expects the service disruptions will last for months. Similar
route changes made by a computer program in Middletown took
almost nine months to be ironed out, he said." -
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Tools Guide Postal Service Decision-Making
"Last year we implemented Enterprise Risk Management (ERM),
enabling the Postal Service to identify and make intelligent
risk decisions as we address important business issues. We are
able to systematically and effectively identify, evaluate and,
where appropriate, mitigate significant risks and opportunity
losses to the Postal Service. One tool we use is risk heat
maps, which prioritize and focus our efforts." -
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Anthrax Victims React to Ivins' Death With Mixed Emotions
"In the seven years since the anthrax attacks sent him to the
hospital and nearly killed him, retired D.C. postal worker
Leroy Richmond has despaired at times about whether the case
would ever be solved. "I became kind of discouraged," he said
yesterday, recalling how the number of agents on the
investigation had dwindled at one point. "Then I said to
myself, the FBI doesn't normally give up on cases" -- even if "it takes them years and years."
- Postal workers go without answers -
Closure for families of anthrax attack victims -
Anthrax attacks changed mail handling
- Ivins had mild persona, but some saw dark
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