(Press Release) Congressman Steve King announced his support for a recently released report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding the process used by the United States Postal Service to identify possible consolidation opportunities within its nationwide network. The report, undertaken at the request of Congress, highlighted several problems with the Postal Service’s Area Mail […]
From eNAPUS Legislative& Political Bulletin On Wednesday, at a Senate subcommittee hearing that was abbreviated by a small fire in one of the Senate office buildings, NAPUS and other postal employee groups discussed the implementation of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, PL 109-435. Speaking on behalf of the 40,500 members of NAPUS, President Goff […]
Inquiring Minds Want to Know: What is the Postal Service Contracting Out? On Thursday, July 19, the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, United States House of Representatives will hold a hearing on USPS contracting. The following witnesses will testify: Panel I: The Honorable Albio Sires, (Rep.-NJ) Panel II: Mr. […]
Highlights from the eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin This summer, the sultry Washington weather will be punctuated by a handful of congressional hearings that will be of interest to NAPUS Postmasters. The House hearings will be narrowly focused, while the Senate hearings will cover a broad range of postal matters. NAPUS has been invited to testify […]
“The Greater Seattle Local, American Postal Workers Union recently called upon Congressional Representatives Jim McDermott [1] (D-WA-7), Jay Inslee [2] (D-WA-1), Adam Smith [3] (D-WA-9), Dave Reichert [4] (R-WA-8), Rick Larsen [5] (R-WA-2) and Norm Dicks [6] (D-WA-6) to institute an impeachment investigation in the House of Representatives into the actions of Bush and Cheney, […]
Letter Carriers to Picket Postal Service Headquarters to Protest Outsourcing Mail Delivery to Private Firms Press Release Letter carriers from 18 states across the nation, including National Association of Letter Carriers President William H. Young, will demonstrate in front of U.S. Postal Service headquarters with informational picketing on Monday, April 16 at 2 p.m. EDT […]