From the USPS OIG: The Postal Service has “coupled” its retail and delivery operations, both managerially and physically, since delivery services were first established almost 150 years ago. Historical patterns, or the needs for delivery service efficiencies, primarily determined the location of physical facilities, which typically house both delivery and retail operations. The Office of […]
“Put your stamp of disapproval on section 403 of the Postal Reform Act. Don’t let something as small as a stamp put an end to the life-changing work of nonprofits. Food For The Poor is the third-largest international relief and development charity in the United States, feeding 2 million poor every day.”
Sep 21 2011- Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) today delivered the following statement at the House Oversight and Government Reform Hearing on Chairman Darrel Issa’s legislation to dismantle the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service is enshrined in Article 1 of the Constitution. It is the lifeblood of rural communities across America and a $1 trillion […]
“Three area U.S. Postal Service employees, including two village postmasters and a former letter carrier from Toledo, have been charged in unrelated cases in U.S. District Court in Toledo with violating federal postal laws.” see more info from Toledo (Ohio)Blade Press Release from the United States Attorney Northern District of Ohio Criminal charges were filed […]
WASHINGTON- Today the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, the U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy reported out on a 8-5 vote HR 2309, the Issa-Ross Postal Reform Act of 2011, with changes that bring the total mandatory minimum savings for USPS in the bill to $10.7 billion annually. The bill will […]
September 21, 2011 – RAO Initiative Candidate Facility Status Update submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission. The list of post offices no longer review are highlighted. Update: List Of Post Offices No Longer Under Review For Closure
Bill Would Authorize Layoffs, Force Out Senior Employees First Unions Keep Pressure On, Urge Members to Join Sept. 27 Rallies A bill that would destroy the Postal Service as we know it passed a House subcommittee on Sept. 21 by a vote of seven to four, along party lines. Republicans voted in favor of the […]
Addresses Need for Legislative Reform at Business Mailer Event TAMPA — In his annual state of the Postal Service address to the mailing industry and on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Postal Customer Council (PCC), Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Donahoe addressed a viewing audience of 8,000 today, describing the […]
Congressmen Darrell Issa and Dennis Ross’ amendment to its Postal Reform bill will require USPS to “separate” all retirement eligible employees prior to laying off any workers not yet eligible for a pension, and to “separate” the most senior of them first:
Cummings and Lynch Introduce Innovative Legislation to Return Postal Service to Profitability The Innovate to Deliver Act” Encourages New Lines of Business, Creates Chief Innovation Officer, and Reforms Benefits Pre-payment Structure Washington, DC — Today, Ranking Members Elijah E. Cummings and Stephen Lynch introduced comprehensive legislation to address the Postal Service’s current financial challenges and […]