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USPS workers get potassium iodide in case of radiological emergency

Posted by | Dec 3, 2002 | |

U.S. postal workers are being given potassium iodide pills to protect against thyroid cancer in the event of a radiological emergency.

“Employees are out there in all of these communities nationwide and we wanted to err on the side of caution,” Postal Service spokeswoman Sue Brennan said.

The USPS said Monday it was buying nearly 1.6 million pills from Tampa-based Anbex, Inc. for distribution to workers who want to have the tablets if a radiological emergency occurs.

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Automation Projects Expected To Save $3 Billion

Posted by | Nov 25, 2002 | |

The U.S. Postal Service has embarked upon two automation projects that, within five years, could save nearly $3 billion in operational costs annually and reduce its employees’ workload by the equivalent of 37,500 full-time workers.
One system will arrange magazines and other large, flat mail in the order it is delivered by carriers. A second system will combine flat and letter mail into a single sequenced package. If the technology, which has not yet been proven, works as hoped, the daily tasks of a letter carrier could be reduced by 20 percent, said Tom Day, Postal Service vice president of engineering.

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U.S. Postal Service creates 'first-class' e-mail

Posted by | Nov 22, 2002 | |

USPS unveils electronic stamp they plan to sell to certify authenticity and delivery time of emails. The technology, called “electronic postmarks,” will not necessarily end the era of free e-mail. But it does create a “first-class” version with a small delivery charge. The postmarks are likely to be used to transmit sensitive documents, for instance, to authenticate the sender and reassure the recipient.

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Will Congress Say Yes to USPS Pension Change?

Posted by | Nov 18, 2002 | |

The U.S. Postal Service, mailers and the Bush administration are confident Congress will approve legislation that could keep postal rates steady until 2006, but passage may be a tougher fight than first thought.
The legislation is needed for the postal service to lower its pension contributions after a review revealed it has almost fully funded future obligations for postal employees and retirees in the Civil Service Retirement System. As a result, it could lower its retirement contributions by $2.9 billion in fiscal year 2003 and $2.6 billion in FY ’04.

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