USPS Inspector General Agreed to Independent Audit of Closure Decisions – Audit Has Been Stalled in Wake of Changes to the USPS National Consolidation Plan Senator Calls for Immediate Resumption of Independent Review, Wants Facilities to Stay Open Until All Facts Are Known WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is calling on the United […]
Senator Urges Increased Collaboration Between Postal Service and Local Law Enforcement WASHINGTON, D.C. – As communities throughout Southeast Alaska report significant volumes of illegal drugs transported via the United States Postal Service (USPS), Senator Murkowski is asking the Postmaster General to address the matter, possibly by devoting additional US Postal Inspection Service resources to the area […]
Obama Nominates Democrat Stephen Crawford, Nominee for Governor, Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service Stephen Crawford is a research professor at the George Washington Institute of Public Policy at George Washington University. From 2009 to 2011, he served as Vice President for Policy & Research at the Corporation for Enterprise Development, and […]
As you know, the Senate passed S. 1789 in April over the vigorous objection of the NALC. We believe that the bill offers, at best, a temporary Band-Aid and, at worst, a slow-motion death spiral for the Postal Service. It prioritizes pre-funding and downsizing and fails to offer a viable business model for the future. […]
WASHINGTON – Today, as postal losses surpassed $1 billion since the U.S. Senate passed its bipartisan bill to reform the U.S. Postal Service, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), co-author of the 21st Century Postal Service Act and chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees the Postal Service, launched a new Facebook page – “Priority Fail” – […]
After Hearing from Town Residents, Senator Urges USPS Action in Southeast WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski today sent a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, directing the United States Postal Service to do more to fill the 3 vacant positions at the Skagway Post Office – after hearing near-unanimous public concern during her recent […]
Now that postal legislation is stuck in the House, decisions must be made on whether any bill is better than none. The legislative professionals have analyzed the Senate bill and determined that it does more harm than good. As a result, union supported initiatives are underway to bring the House bill to a vote and take a shot […]
The following was received from PostalReporter reader via email: Call to Action HUNGER STRIKE to SAVE THE POSTAL SERVICE June 25 – 28th , Washington DC Congress: Stop Starving the Postal Service! Repeal the Pre-funding Mandate! Refund the Pension Surplus! Postmaster General: Suspend the Closures and Cuts! America’s postal service is being starved to death. […]
By Chuck Zlatkin You can’t blame the average citizen if they believe that the Postal Service is on its last legs. It is not just Fox News that is spreading the hysteria. In the May 18, 2012 edition of the New York Times, Ron Dixon wrote a column on the Postal Service’s desire to close […]
The USPS reported a net loss of $1.6 ($1.592) billion for April 2012 according to preliminary (unaudited) data submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). USPS is attributing $1.017 billion of that amount to the Postal Service’s Retiree Health Benefit pre-funding expense. USPS is also reporting a year-to-date fiscal year loss of $8.1 billion ($8.056). […]