Article Snip: The one figure that stood out above and beyond any rational explanation was that the good old U.S. Postal Service somehow added about 4,500 more workers.
Reference: 247wallst.comDisclaimer: This website is not associated with or affiliated with the USPS or U.S. Postal Service. We simply offer links to their site for easier, less confusing research.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Postal Service hired large number of non-career workers in February
Saturday, March 16, 2013
New Mexico postal employment
Article Snip: The agency says it will be accepting applications for the mail handler positions through Monday via its website
Reference: www.abqjournal.comMonday, March 11, 2013
Post Office employment in Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus
Article Snip: CCAs are initially appointed for a term of 360 calendar days and can make up to $15 per hour. Hiring will also take place in Cincinnati and Columbus.
Reference: www.bizjournals.comTuesday, February 26, 2013
Post Office Jobs in Utah
Article Snip: The U.S. Postal Service plans to hire approximately 200 city carrier assistant to deliver mail at post offices in Utah. Starting pay for the non-career positions begins at $15 an hour.
Reference: www.sltrib.comFriday, February 8, 2013
Postal workers worried about job security
Article Snip: There could be 22,500 jobs eliminated nationwide under the plan that the Postal Service says would save it $2 billion annually. The Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said he will not lay off any workers and accomplish the cuts by cutting overtime and part-time hours and offering buy outs to current employees.
Reference: cnn.comWednesday, February 6, 2013
Minneapolis area postal employment
Article Snip: He emphasized that applicants for the 400 positions must apply on-line athttps.//www.usps.com by Monday, February 11, 2013, then click on "careers" at the bottom of the page. Applicants must be 18 years of age and be a U.S. Citizen or have permanent alien status. They must have a valid driver's license and "a minimum of two years documented driving experience."
Reference: www.kare11.comSunday, February 3, 2013
Hundreds apply for Ohio postal service jobs
Article Snip: David Van Allen, a USPS regional spokesman, said there are roughly 950 openings across the agency’s Northern Ohio District in the job category.
Reference: www.ohio.comThursday, January 31, 2013
Post Office hiring for jobs in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and northwestern Minnesota,
Article Snip: The U.S. Postal Service is looking to hire carrier assistants at post offices North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and northwestern Minnesota. The Postal Service is looking to hire approximately 100 city carrier assistants in those states.
Reference: www.ksfy.comWednesday, January 30, 2013
Post Office employment in Colorado - non-career jobs
Article Snip: The U.S. Postal Service is hiring approximately 500 city carrier assistants to deliver mail for selected offices throughout the Front Range, from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs. These non-career positions pay $15 an hour and are initially appointed for a 360-day status.
Reference: www.koaa.comSunday, January 27, 2013
Is Postal Service hiring spree just a means to lower pay?
Article Snip: “Smoke and mirrors. It just looks like they’re now jobs but they’re not new jobs. The work is going to be performed in the majority by the people that are doing the job now at a less pay,” he said. He knows he can’t control what happens in the future but said he’s not going anywhere just yet.
Reference: www.wsbt.comFriday, January 25, 2013
Ohio postal employment application deadline Sunday
Article Snip: Sunday night is the deadline to apply for new letter carrier jobs — “assistant city carrier” positions — with the U.S. Postal Service. The positions entail all duties normally performed by a city letter carrier, pay $15
Reference: www.ohio.comThursday, January 24, 2013
Florida Post Office is hiring
Article Snip: The Postal Service’s Suncoast District is hiring City Carrier Assistant 1 (CCA) positions to work at Post Offices with ZIP Codes beginning with the following three digits: 321, 327, 328, 329, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 341, 342, 346 and 347. Applicants must apply January 23 through January 27, on line at www.usps.com. Paper applications will not be accepted.
Reference:www.abcactionnews.comPostal Employment in New York
Article Snip: The post office will be adding 300 city carrier assistants in Western New York
Reference: www.wetmtv.comWednesday, January 23, 2013
Post Office hiring 300 City Carrier Assistants in western New York
Article Snip: The Postal Service in western New York is looking to hire 300 city carrier assistants (CCAs), a new category of employees
Reference: www.13wham.comTuesday, January 22, 2013
Postal Service Job Openings in Ohio
Article Snip: David Van Allen, a USPS regional spokesman, said there are roughly 950 openings across the agency’s Northern Ohio District in the new job category “city carrier assistant.” Positions include paid vacation days but no retirement benefits.
Reference: www.ohio.comMonday, January 21, 2013
What is the 473 Postal Test
Pass the New Postal Test 473E 2010 Edition
The 473 postal exam is administered as an entry level exam. It measures the general aptitude of applicants. There are many resources that offer testing prep for the 473 test. Amazon offers a book titled Pass the New Postal Test 473E 2010 EditionTuesday, January 15, 2013
Postal Service to educate veterans on postal employment in Great Falls
Article Snip: Vets Night this month will offer an opportunity for vets to learn how to gain employment with the Post Office.
Reference: www.greatfallstribune.comFriday, December 28, 2012
Postal Employment in Midland and Odessa
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.comThursday, December 27, 2012
Long Island postal employment
Article Snip: Postal Service will be hiring roughly 150 new employees locally to replace
Reference: www.newsday.comTuesday, December 11, 2012
Postal Employment at Sykesville Post Offce
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.comThursday, December 6, 2012
A case of alleged postal employee 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.comTuesday, December 4, 2012
Postal Employment not the way to go as USPS downsizes in favor of lower wage, benefitless jobs
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.comFriday, November 30, 2012
You can help keep postal jobs
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.comWednesday, November 28, 2012
Postal Service jobs fairs in central Illinois and Missouri
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.comThursday, November 15, 2012
Postal job applications being accepted in New Mexico
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.comAre Postal Service actions and future ideas causing greater losses?
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.comWednesday, November 14, 2012
The USPS never charges application fees or guarantees someone will be hired
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.comTuesday, November 13, 2012
Postal Service employment in 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.comThursday, November 1, 2012
Non-career postal employment to open 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.comTuesday, October 23, 2012
Postal Service hiring seasonal temps
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.comWednesday, October 17, 2012
Postal Employment tips
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.comTuesday, September 11, 2012
Postal Service reducing employment numbers
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
Friday, August 10, 2012
Length of USPS employment and retirement
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.comWednesday, August 1, 2012
Veteran's Employment Preference Points Overview
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.comMonday, July 23, 2012
Postal Employment: Post Office hiring Mail Handlers
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.comTuesday, July 17, 2012
Subcontracted custodial work to be returned to Maintenance Craft
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.orgFriday, March 16, 2012
The allegedly false advertisements offered federal "Postal" jobs; "Wildlife" jobs; "Border Patrol" agent jobs; an
Article Snip: azstarnet.com
Reference: azstarnet.comSaturday, March 3, 2012
Postal Service Jobs, Employment Situation Grim
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.comWednesday, January 25, 2012
Postal Service Hiring in Kentucky and Indiana - Get a Job With the Post Office
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.comPostal employment
Article Snip: the jobs are open primarily because of attrition.
“Our baby boomers are retiring, and we need replacements,” he said.