Coalition for Luggage Security Says Morale and Security Go Hand-in-Hand.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The Coalition for Luggage Security today responded to a series of articles, one published in the Sunday New York Times and another through the Boston Herald The Boston Herald is a tabloid format newspaper, though not a tabloid in the traditional sense, and is the smaller of the two big dailies in Boston, Massachusetts (the other being The Boston Globe). .com web site. The New York Times article reviews the results of a survey of employee attitudes in the federal government and show that the agencies making up the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States ranked the lowest. The Boston article shows the results of low-morale on Transportation Security Administration airport screener personnel. The screeners at Logan Airport have a turnover rate of nearly 40% and staffing has dropped 50%. Reference New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/16/politics/16homeland.html?adxnnl=1&ad xnnlx=1129730702-YCrwi/riLG2Wm2xfAJ3xKQ (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) Boston Herald: http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=107690 "Creating and managing a new federal department the size of Homeland Security is a monumental task. However, if we can extrapolate extrapolate - extrapolation the problem at Logan to other major airports, we begin to see a serious security problem where low wage screeners, many newly on the job, are responsible at security chokepoints," Richard A. Altomare, Founder and Chairman of the Coalition for Luggage Security, and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Universal Express, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : USXP) points out. Harvey Abelson, Coalition for Luggage Security, added, "The screeners need an environment to work in that allows them to do their critical jobs in a competent manner. The Coalition supports giving more options to the airline traveler which will lessen the demands on the airport screeners and increase security for our commercial and public transportation systems." These recommendations can be found detailed in the Coalition for Luggage Security white paper entitled "More Safety, Less Hassle for American Travelers: A Private Sector Solution for the Airline Industry," (http://www.usxp.com/securitywp.pdf) About Universal Express Universal Express, Inc. is a 22 year old logistics and transportation conglomerate with multiple developing subsidiaries and services. For additional information please visit www.usxp.com Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement under the Private securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: The statements contained herein, which are not historical, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, certain delays beyond the Company's control with respect to market acceptance of new technologies, products and services, delays in testing and evaluation of products and services, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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