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Friday, December 28, 2012

Postal Employment in Midland and Odessa

Article Title: Post Office to have job fair

Article Snip: The Postal Service is currently seeking to fill 15 part-time positions that will soon be available at the Midland Post Office (nine) and at the Odessa Post Office (four).

Reference: www.oaoa.com

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Long Island postal employment

Article Title: USPS to hire 150 employees on LI

Article Snip: Postal Service will be hiring roughly 150 new employees locally to replace

Reference: www.newsday.com

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Postal Employment at Sykesville Post Offce

Article Title: Town hiring for vacant Sykesville Post Offce positions

Article Snip: Once the town hires new employees to be trained by the postal service, the Old Main Line Visitors Center and Post Office will be up and running again, but Ashbacher stressed that this solution is only guaranteed to last until budget discussions in June.

Reference: www.carrollcountytimes.com

Thursday, December 6, 2012

A case of alleged postal employee workers comp fraud

Article Title: South Lake Tahoe man indicted for workers' comp fraud

Article Snip: The indictment alleges that Leung worked for the U.S. Postal Service until 1987 when he claimed he sustained an on-the-job injury. He never returned to full-time work with the postal service.

Reference: sacbee.com

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Postal Employment not the way to go as USPS downsizes in favor of lower wage, benefitless jobs

Article Title: Going, going, gone: Jobs that technology is leaving behind

Article Snip: The USPS is expected to do even more downsizing in 2013 as part of a plan to save money by reducing office hours and closing some local processing centers. Mail sorters, processors and postal machine operators will be hit hardest, with a 53 percent drop in those jobs expected this decade

Reference: www.nbcnews.com

Friday, November 30, 2012

You can help keep postal jobs

Article Title: Help keep jobs by using the postal service

Article Snip: I assured him that I pay my bills the old-fashioned way by mailing them. He delightedly replied, "Thanks, Ma'am, for using the U.S. Postal Service."

Reference: www.postbulletin.com

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Postal Service jobs fairs in central Illinois and Missouri

US Postal Service sets job fairs to recruit central Illinois applicants for next week Article Title: US Postal Service sets job fairs to recruit central Illinois applicants for next week

Article Snip: The U.S. Postal Service has scheduled job fairs in central Illinois next week to recruit applicants for jobs in Champaign and other parts of Illinois and Missouri.

Reference: www.chicagotribune.com

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Postal job applications being accepted in New Mexico

Article Title: US Postal Service points to dozens of retirements as it pushes for more NM hires

Article Snip: None of the jobs offer benefits, but some come with the potential of permanent employment with the agency. The pay ranges from $12.38 to $16 per hour.

Reference: www.therepublic.com

Are Postal Service actions and future ideas causing greater losses?

Article Title: Post office reports record loss of $15.9B for year

Article Snip: The struggling U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported an annual loss of a record $15.9 billion and forecast more red ink in 2013, capping a tumultuous year in which it was forced to default on billions in payments to avert bankruptcy.

Reference: www.foxnews.com

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The USPS never charges application fees or guarantees someone will be hired

Article Title: FTC Sues Company Advertising in Tucson for Jobs with the U.S. Postal Service

Article Snip: Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is alerting consumers to a Kentucky-based company, Career Exams (also known as Career Advancement Group), that purchased newspaper ads in Tucson, advertising employment with the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Reference: tucsoncitizen.com

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Postal Service employment in central Florida

Article Title: U.S. Postal Service Hiring Throughout Central Florida

Article Snip: The U.S. Postal Service’s Suncoast District is accepting employment applications for Postal Support Employees (PSE), Rural Carrier Associates, City Carrier Transitional Employees and Casual (Temporary) Positions throughout Central Florida.

Reference: brevardtimes.com

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Non-career postal employment to open in Alabama

Article Title: Postal Service to open non-career jobs in Alabama

Article Snip: Postal Service will be posting job openings for City Letter Carrier (Transitional Employee) in several locations throughout Alabama. Salary is $22.15 per hour. A new online process called eCareer External is now available to all persons interested in career employment with the U.S. Postal Service.

Reference: www.cleburnenews.com

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Postal Service hiring seasonal temps

Article Title: Looking for work? Postal Service hiring seasonal employees

Article Snip: ... The U.S. Postal Service is hiring temporary employees for the holiday mailing season to work at its mail processing facilities throughout...

Reference: www.theolympian.com

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Postal Employment tips

Article Title: Style and substance matter when it comes to landing a federal job

Article Snip: When applying for a federal job, or any job for that matter, never spin the truth and misrepresent yourself. That is, of course, how some

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Postal Service reducing employment numbers

Article Title: 3,000 mail handlers accept buyouts

Article Snip: The Postal Service expected between 2,800 and 3,200 to accept the deal, which was offered in May — 2,952 did so.

The incentives to leave are among three attempts by the agency this year to trim its career workforce

Reference: www.federaltimes.com

Friday, August 10, 2012

Length of USPS employment and retirement

Article Title: Length of Postal Service employment

Article Snip: The Postal Service is planning on offering another early-out incentive. I will have been with the postal service for 25 years on Aug. 31. I am 44 and was just offered

Reference: federaltimes.com

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Veteran's Employment Preference Points Overview

Article Title: Veteran's Preference Points and Federal Jobs

Article Snip: veterans who are disabled or who served on active duty in the Armed Forces during certain specified time periods or in military campaigns are entitled to preference over non veterans both in hiring from competitive lists of eligibles and in retention during reductions in force. The goal of the Veteran's Preference

Reference: militaryvet.blogspot.com

Monday, July 23, 2012

Postal Employment: Post Office hiring Mail Handlers

Article Title: USPS looks to fill 45 temp positions

Article Snip: The postal service is looking to fill 45 temporary mail handling positions. The deadline to apply is July 29, 2012 and the position pays $12 per hour. Those hired will perform mail handling, processing, collection and transporting duties

Reference: www.wivb.com

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Subcontracted custodial work to be returned to Maintenance Craft

Article Title: USPS Submits Updated List
Of New Maintenance Jobs

Article Snip: where custodial work that had been subcontracted will be returned to the Maintenance Craft, Director Steve Raymer has announced. The return of subcontracted work complies with the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement, Item 1.A, of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Maintenance Jobs.

Reference: www.apwu.org

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Postal Service Jobs, Employment Situation Grim

Article Title: Nearly 900 postal service jobs on chopping block in New Orleans

Article Snip: "There is a contract provision that states that no one can be transferred more than 50 miles. That's a hurdle the postal service will have to find employment for employees within a 50-mile radius."

Reference: www.wwltv.com

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Postal Service Hiring in Kentucky and Indiana - Get a Job With the Post Office

Article Title: Postal Service hiring in Lexington

Article Snip: The U.S. Postal Service is hiring for temporary jobs in Lexington, and in Louisville, Paducah and Evansville, Ind. Anyone interested must apply online at USPS.com/employment.

Reference: www.kentucky.com

Postal employment

Article Title: USPS announces job openings in Upstate

Article Snip: the jobs are open primarily because of attrition.

“Our baby boomers are retiring, and we need replacements,” he said.

Reference: www.greenvilleonline.com

Friday, January 20, 2012

SOUTH CAROLINA (WMBF)- The Greater South Carolina Postal District is looking to hire 180 new employees

Article Title: USPS looking to hire 180 new employees in South Carolina

Article Snip: The positions are entry-level and will pay between $9.50 and $22.15 per hour. The positions are available at 32 different locations

Reference: www.wmbfnews.com