Donahoe Thanks Employee For Delivering Service, Trust, Customer Satisfaction Looking ahead, PMG Pat Donahoe says he believes 2011 will become a landmark year that moves the Postal Service in a new direction — one that will help USPS get back to profitability. Thanking employees for their hard work in 2010, Donahoe says that everyone — […]
Chicago (December 20, 2010)-Credit card issuers are working harder than ever to retain existing customers and attract new ones. According to Mintel Comperemedia, a service that provides direct marketing competitive intelligence, credit card mailings are up dramatically from this time a year ago, and that increase is due in large part to credit card offers […]
From NAPUS Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) program December 17, 2010 Today, NAPUS President Bob Rapoza received a written response from Postal Service Vice President of Labor Relations, Doug Tulino to questions and recommendations that were presented by the management associations in the November 30, 2010 consultative-process meeting concerning the Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) program. The NAPUS requested moratorium, which has […]
From the eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin On January 5, Rep, Darrell Issa will take the helm of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; however, it has yet to determined who will chair the Subcommittee that has jurisdiction over the Postal Service and federal employee benefits. It is a possible that a member of […]
APWU Web News Article 156-2010, Dec. 21, 2010 Contract negotiations with the Postal Service are ongoing and will continue during the week between Christmas and New Years, APWU President Cliff Guffey said on Dec. 21. Following a bargaining session with Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe, Guffey said, “The union is working to safeguard the jobs […]
Most Will Close at Noon WASHINGTON — All Post Offices nationwide will be open Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec. 31, but most will have shortened retail lobby hours and close at noon. Mail delivery for Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 is not affected by the change. Revised hours will […]
Helping Small Businesses Grow, Millions in Postal Revenue Expected WASHINGTON — In a move that is expected to help businesses grow — especially small businesses who currently don’t use the mail because they can’t afford it — and garner millions of dollars in new revenue for the U.S. Postal Service, the agency announced today that […]
Indianapolis — A postman who walked into a bank robbery in Indianapolis back in 2009 has forgiven the robber who shot him in the face. Postal worker Bob Norman told a federal judge he suffered permanent injuries after he was wounded by Brook Abebe. Abebe, an Ethiopian immigrant, was sentenced to serve 25 years in […]
Director of Industrial Relations Mike Morris has clarified the types of local- and regional-level grievances regarding the National Reassessment Process (NRP) that should be held in abeyance pending the outcome of Step 4 disputes at the national level. In a Dec. 16, 2010, memo [PDF] to APWU regional coordinators and national business agents, Morris outlined […]
DYMO™ Endicia® Webinars Educate and Inform Customers on New U.S. Postal Service Offerings PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Several U.S. Postal Service® innovations – designed to improve the efficiency and expense of business shipping – go into effect Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. DYMO Endicia, the leader in Postage Technologies with over $5 […]