43 Senators Call on PMG To Extend Moratorium On Post Office Closures

Press Release from the office of Senator Joe Manchin Manchin Urges Postal Service to Extend Moratorium Preventing Post Office Closures Without action, the moratorium ends on May 15 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today joined a bipartisan group of 43 Senators in a letter urging the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to extend […]

Senate Authors of Postal Reform Seek Delay Of Postal Closings From Postmaster General

WASHINGTON – The four authors of Senate postal reform legislation Tuesday released a letter they sent to the Postmaster General asking him to delay the closing of post offices and mail processing facilities until reform legislation is signed into law. In a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, the four Senators asked that he extend […]

Sen. Carper Launches Countdown Clock to Critical USPS Deadline

Calls on House to pass a postal reform bill by May 15th to avoid potential closure of over 1,000 facilities WASHINGTON – Today, 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 page on his website – http://www.carper.senate.gov/May15 – […]

Senate Postal Leaders Urge House Leadership to Act Quickly on Postal Reform Legislation

WASHINGTON – The lead authors of bipartisan, comprehensive postal reform Tuesday released a letter they sent to the leadership of the House of Representatives urging prompt consideration of critical postal reform legislation on that side of the Capitol. In a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, the Senators […]

USPS puts Consolidations on “Hold”

Northwest Illinois Area Local,American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO Earlier this month USPS officials met with Postal Employees at the Carol Stream Mail Processing Center in Illinois and informed them of the following: Carol Stream Meets with Employees.. Carol Stream met with employees on tour 1 and tour 3 in a series of one hour meetings […]

Editorial: GOP House Postal Reform Bill Includes Provisions Negative to Postal Employees

Round One The Senate passes S1789 to reform the Postal Service on a vote of 62 to 37, meeting the 60 vote requirement by Senate rule. Debate now commences on HR 2309. The House Committee and Subcommittee chairmen are Republicans and have expressed strong opposition to the union’s objectives. The Senate Bill includes the following: […]

Statements from the USPS Board of Governors and the Postmaster General on Today’s Senate Action

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following statements are in response to today’s vote by the U.S. Senate to approve S 1789, the 21st Century Postal Reform Act. Statement of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service The Board, in working with management, has spent the past two years preparing a […]

NALC disappointed, but determined, as Senate passes S. 1789

“Keep your chin up; this fight is far from over,” Rolando says Amendment to save door-to-door passes April 25, 2012 — The United States Senate adopted a deeply flawed postal reform bill on Wednesday, voting for S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act, by a vote of 62 to 37. The legislation embraces a […]