Michigan State Senator urges Congress to stop closure of Lansing mail processing center

(November 13, 2014) LANSING—A resolution sponsored by Sen. Rick Jones formally requests Congress to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from closing or consolidating the mail processing and distribution center on Collins Road in Lansing. “It is long overdue that Congress and President Obama come together and finally fix the postal service,” said Jones, R-Grand Ledge. […]

Michigan State Reps. Call for Halt to USPS Lansing mail processing center

Closure of Collins Road processing facility to hurt Lansing economy (November 13, 2014) – LANSING – State Representatives Andy Schor (D-Lansing) and Tom Cochran (D-Mason) today called for immediate action to stop the closing of the Lansing United States Postal Service mail processing and distribution center. “This change being pushed by the Postmaster General needs […]

Hundreds of Postal Workers and Allies Rally In Portland, OR

Deliver Message of Tax-Free Solutions to Postal Crisis Portland, OR – Over two hundred Portland-area letter carriers, other postal workers, family members and allies held a picket and rally Tuesday (tax day), calling attention to tax-free solutions to fix postal service. As last minute tax filers drove up to the blue postal collection boxes, picket […]

NALC, Labor and Other Unions to picket Rep. Issa’s Main District Office Sept. 1

The San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council (CLC) has unanimously voted to picket Congressman Darrel Issa’s main district office in Vista, California (just north of San Diego) on Thursday, Sept 1. NALC President Fredric Rolando has decided to make this a much larger action, and he has sent out a statewide E-Activist. The NALC […]

’60 Minutes’ To Feature Story On Closure Of Post Office In Mansfield, Ohio

’60 Minutes’ visits Mansfield post office – Show drawn to city to tell story of Lincoln branch’s closing The Emmy-award winning show “60 Minutes” spent Thursday and Friday at sites throughout Richland County, including five Mansfield post offices and AngelWoods Hideaway Bed and Breakfast, in Lucas. “We’re doing a story about the U.S. Postal Service, […]

Photo: Post Office of the Future

Lounge chairs, free WiFi and plasma TVs are featured at the renovated Woodfield Station post office on Mall Drive in Schaumburg, Illinois The facility at 651 Mall Drive has just unveiled a cutting-edge renovation that couples customer friendliness with state-of-the-art technology and is the first of its kind in the U.S. The timing and location […]

NRLCA To Join NALC in Protest at USPS HQ

“The National Rural Letter Carriers led by President Donnie Pitts will join NALC President Young in an informational picket on Monday, April 16 at 2:00 PM EDT to protest the Postal Service’s decision to outsource mail delivery to private companies and individuals. At the demonstration, President Pitts plans to deliver a message to Postmaster John […]