PRC Schedules Hearing To Provide Advisory Opinion On USPS Post Offices Plan

On May 31, 2012, the Commission issued a notice and order concerning the Postal Service’s request for an advisory opinion on the Post Office Structure Plan.1 To further explore issues raised in these proceedings, a hearing on the Postal Service’s direct case shall take place on July 11, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. in the Commission’s […]

Senator Brown: We Have Heard Little From BOG on Postal Reform Legislation

Statement of Senator Scott Brown on nominations of James Miller and Katherine Tobin to USPS Board Of Governors The Postal Service today is clearly at a crossroads. Every day that passes is another day that pushes the Postal Service closer to the brink of insolvency. Many have argued that this is simply a result of […]

Senator Carper Statement on nomination of Miller and Tobin To USPS Board of Governors

WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, chaired the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, “Nominations of Hon. James C. Miller III and Hon. Katherine C. Tobin to be Governors, U.S. Postal Service.” His statement follows: Today, we’ll […]

PMG announces three acting positions

PMG Pat Donahoe has announced that a serious health condition has forced Chief Information Officer (CIO) Ellis Burgoyne to take a leave of absence. While Burgoyne recovers, Donahoe has appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Joe Corbett to temporarily fill the CIO position. Donahoe said Corbett’s executive skills make him a good choice to temporarily assume […]

APWU Fights Scheduling Abuses In the Clerk Craft

After the 2010-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was signed, USPS management had the opportunity to post duty assignments with work schedules that fit the workload. Some postmasters posted assignments with four 10-hour days, which were very popular. Conversely, many small-minded postmasters posted duty assignments with 30-hour work-weeks spanning five or six days. The result has […]

Deadline Approaches For Mail Handlers Early Retirement Incentive

Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the NPMHU and the Postal Service on May 22, 2012, eligible Mail Handlers have until July 2, 2012 to choose to leave employment with the USPS (on or before August 31, 2012) and thus receive incentive payments totaling up to fifteen thousand dollars (for full-time […]

New Jersey Postal Clerk indicted For theft

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. – Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi announced today that a former United States Postal Service employee was indicted by a Burlington County Grand Jury for stealing money from the sales counter cash register that she was responsible for operating. Karen Y. Miller, age 57, of 275 Green Street in Beverly City, […]