Senator Baucus to PMG: Make Good on Promise to Consult us Before Shutting Down Montana’s Rural Post Offices

Postmaster General Commits to Consulting Baucus on Any Changes to Montana Postal Operations (Washington, D.C.) – Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus is urging Postmaster General, Patrick Donahoe to make good on his promise to consult with him before making any changes to Montana’s postal operations. “The Postmaster promised me in Ingomar that no decisions […]

USPS to Senator Tester: No closures during Primary Election season

Senator said consolidating mail processing facilities could delay absentee ballots April 13, 2012 (MISSOULA, Mont.) – In response to a request by Senator Jon Tester, the Postal Service will not close the Butte, Helena, Kalispell or Wolf Point mail processing facilities in Montana during the state’s upcoming primary election season. Tester last month told the […]

USPS Reverses Decision To Close Dallas Mail Processing Plant

The U.S. Postal Service has changed its mind about closing the Main Post Office at I-30 and Sylvan in Dallas. The Postal Service had said it would move Dallas mail distribution and processing to Fort Worth. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says the consequences of that cost-cutting move were unacceptable. Jenkins: “That would have resulted […]

USPS Preparing to “Drastically Downsize” Staffing At Four Plants on 5-19-2012

PostalReporter Contributor: Tour 1 Compression, “Drastically Downsized”4 Plants Staffing Changes on 5-19-2012 Cleveland Local APWU ATTENTION: APWU MEMBERS FYI By Danny Pride The Cleveland Area Local attended an area meeting concerning the consolidation of Akron into the Cleveland P&DC, under 12.5.B.2 of our National Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Postal Service has taken the position that […]

Senator Merkley to Introduce Amendment to Save Rural Post Offices

From the office of Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley: March 28, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that he will be offering an amendment to major legislation overhauling the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to save rural post offices now targeted for closure.  Merkley’s amendment would require that a post office closure cannot […]

Congressman Critz Requests Immediate Review of “Loophole” the USPS may be using to close Post Offices

Cites Post Office Closings in Westmoreland and Somerset Counties (Pennsylvania) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Mark S. Critz (PA-12) sent a letter to the Postal Regulatory Commission today requesting an immediate review of concerns that the United States Postal Service (USPS) may be deliberately labeling post office lease holders as “unreasonable” in an attempt to close […]

Senators To PMG: Clean House before Cutting Rural Post Offices

Senators Question U.S. Postal Service on Executive Bonuses, Cost-Controls (Washington, D.C.) – Montana’s U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester are calling on the U.S. Postal Service to answer questions on the progress of non-legislative cost-control measures. “We need to know that the Postal Service is cleaning house and not just arbitrarily shutting down post […]

In Meeting With PMG, Sen. Brown Pushes To Minimize Ohio Closures, Preserve Rural Post Offices, And Maintain Six Day Delivery

Nine Ohio Processing Centers—Akron, Athens, Canton, Chillicothe, Dayton, Ironton, Steubenville, Toledo and Youngstown—Targeted for Closure Under USPS Proposal; Brown is a Cosponsor of the Postal Service Protection Act, Which Would Help the U.S. Postal Service Return to Fiscal Solvency March 8, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. — With proposed U.S. Postal Service (USPS) office closures looming, U.S. […]

Congressman Announces OIG Review of USPS Decision To Consolidate SE Pennsylvania Mail Center

Meehan Announces Independent Review of Southeastern USPS Facility Consolidation Decision Friday March 02, 2012 SPRINGFIELD, PA – At a press conference today, U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan (PA-07) announced that the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will launch an independent review of the recent decision to consolidate the facility into […]

Rep. Markey calls on USPS to delay closures until Congress can act on postal legislation

Lawmaker calls on U.S. Postal Service to delay closures, consolidations until Congress can act on comprehensive postal legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, this week sent a letter to Deputy Postmaster General Ron Stroman declaring his opposition to the consolidation of the Northwest Boston Area Mail […]