APWU News Bulletin 13-2012, May 10, 2012 “I encourage all union members to contact their representatives and urge them to consider postal reform legislation immediately. Be sure to ask them to use the Senate bill as a starting point.” — APWU President Cliff Guffey As the May 15 expiration of a moratorium on the closure […]
APWU Web News Article 56-2012, May 9, 2012 Fox News may have set a new record for inaccurate reporting this week in a story about the Postal Service. The story, which was broadcast on May 8 and posted on Fox’s Web site, frantically warns viewers and visitors that because of a bill approved by the […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service and co-author of the 21st Century Postal Service Act, released the following statement reacting to the Postmaster General’s announcement that the Postal Service would seek to reduce operating hours at post offices across the country and offer retirement […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, one of the lead sponsors of bipartisan, comprehensive postal reform, received praise for her leadership on the issue from the U.S. Postal Service Inspector General. David C. Williams wrote to Senator Collins to express his appreciation for her work to put the Postal Service on a financially viable path. […]
Mikulski Calls on Harris, Bartlett to Push for House Passage of Postal Reform Bill Saving Maryland Mail Processing Centers Senate Bill Passed Last Week Includes Mikulski’s Mail Service Standards Protecting Eastern Shore Mail Service and Jobs May 1, 2012 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today called on Representatives Andy Harris and Roscoe […]
From National Association of Postmasters “eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin” NAPUS members anxiously fol-lowed the Senate deliberations on S. 1789, the Lieberman-Collins-Carper-Brown postal relief bill. Nobody said it would be pretty — and it wasn’t. The 191-page bill puts the USPS on better financial footing than it currently finds itself. At the same time, S. […]
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 […]
Postmaster Patrick Donahoe On C-Span Newmakers The Senate passed legislation this week to preserve post office services as the agency faces financial problems. The 37th Postmaster General, Patrick R. Donahoe, joins us this week on Newsmakers. He discusses the Senates bill, if and when it will move forward in the House and changes the agency […]
APWU News Bulletin 12-2012, April 27, 2012 “We must now turn our attention to the House…We must re-double our efforts to Save America’s Postal Service.” – APWU President Cliff Guffey The Senate passed an amended version of the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) on April 25, and legislative action on postal reform will […]
NAPS President Louis Atkins has released a statement commending the efforts of the United States Senate in passing a bi-partisan Postal Reform bill. We believe that there are important and valuable provisions contained in the postal reform legislation approved by the Senate. The legislative process is never perfect, but a bill that largely sustains postal […]