Jamestown NC (PRWEB) February 27, 2012 -The Post Office has developed a new program that allows churches to mail postcards out to every address without having to purchase a mailing list. It’s called Every Door Direct Mail and it has a number of benefits that churches will find appealing. For churches seeking to reach out […]
According to an article in The Hill, lawmakers across the country are growing increasingly concerned that the cutback of delivery standards and closure of processing facilities proposed by the Postal Service could threaten vote-by-mail. Vote-by-mail is an increasingly popular way for Americans to cast their votes. The Election Assistance Commission estimated that, in the 2010 […]
Latham et al. raise the following legal issues: (1) May a denial of restoration be “arbitrary and capricious” within the meaning of 5 C.F.R. § 353.304(c) solely for being in violation of the U.S. Postal Service’s own internal rules; and (2) what is the extent of the agency’s restoration obligation under its own internal rules, […]
From the Postal Regulatory Commission: In December, the United States Postal Service requested a non-binding advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission on its proposal to consolidate its mail processing network and alter the delivery standards for First Class Mail and Periodicals. This request was designated as PRC Docket No. N2012-1. In support of its […]
EASTON Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin, both D-Md., demanded Thursday a halt to a new study on moving Easton’s mail processing facility to Wilmington, Del. U.S. Postal Service officials twice delayed a decision on moving the facility’s operations to Baltimore, then Thursday announced the new study. Employees at the facility heard the news […]
Thursday February 23, 2012 Springfield, PA – U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan (PA-07) today called for an independent review of the United States Postal Service (USPS) decision to consolidate the Southeastern Pennsylvania Processing and Distribution Center. The center, located in Wayne, is set to be consolidated into the Philadelphia distribution center. “The Southeastern PA facility has […]
Friday, February 24, 2012 WASHINGTON – In a letter to the postmaster general, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., today asked for additional information about the U.S. Postal Service’s plans for the potential consolidation of mail processing facilities in Gaylord, Iron Mountain, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Saginaw beginning this summer. “You have provided an estimate of the […]
Mail Handlers Union: “we also are working to negotiate a retirement program that will provide an incentive to mail handlers who choose to retire or resign..” From the National Postal Mail Handlers Union: (February 23, 2012) Last year, on September 15, 2011, the Postal Service issued a list of 252 mail processing facilities that it […]
February 23, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following reports that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plans to close eight Mail & Processing Distribution Centers (P&DC) in Ohio despite a moratorium aimed at preventing consolidation until Congress passes postal reform legislation, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today called on the USPS to halt consolidation. “The five-month moratorium […]
The Postal Service has announced that most Area Mail Processing and other facility consolidation studies begun more than five months ago have been completed. All employees of the affected facilities have been notified. There has been a 25 percent decline in First-Class Mail volume since 2006, and the Postal Service receives no tax dollars for […]