A jury has convicted a U.S. Postal Service employee of corruption in an investigation of bribes and the repair of mail trucks in Detroit and Ann Arbor. Greg Gorski of Canton Township was among five people charged in the case but the only defendant to choose a trial. He was convicted of all charges Wednesday […]
Senators Seek Changes to Postal Bill Twenty-seven senators have signed a letter to the sponsors of the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) asking them to approve amendments to the legislation that the APWU supports. The bill – which the APWU says is “unacceptable in its current form” – is expected to be brought […]
PHOENIX, AZ — The “Grand Canyon State” today was commemorated on a new Forever Stamp by the United States Postal Service, marking the state’s 100th anniversary. The Arizona Statehood Forever Stamp officially goes on sale today at Post Offices, online at usps.com and by phone at 800-782-6724. “ Today, we are here to celebrate Arizona’s […]
U.S. Olympic Hopeful Julie Zetlin Performs at Special Ceremony COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — The U.S. Postal Service today dedicated the new Love Ribbons Forever Stamp at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. The stamp went on sale early Feb. 2 and is available at many Post Offices. Stamps also may be purchased at usps.com and […]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 – A group of 27 senators called today for “significant improvements” in a bill to modernize the U.S. Postal Service. In a to a Senate panel that oversees the Postal Service, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 26 other senators suggested specific measures to preserve first-class and Saturday mail delivery, stop wholesale closings […]
ALBANY, GA –A decision to close the Albany postal processing plant may come sooner than expected. Assistant Dougherty County Administrator Michael McCoy sat in on a webinar by the US Postal Service which stated that employees would be notified of their employment status February 23. Albany’s processing plant is in danger of being consolidated with […]
In response to President Obama’s proposed budget released Monday, PMG Patrick Donahoe said he is “looking forward to working with the White House and Congress on specific proposals that involve the Postal Service.” Among other items, the budget proposes: restructuring Retiree Health Benefit pre-funding; refunding to USPS over a period of two years, $10.9 billion […]
From the American Postal Workers Union: More than 100 members of the House of Representatives have signed a letter to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe asking him to place a moratorium on plans to consolidate thousands of post offices “until the USPS resolves the numerous problems” identified by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) in a […]
In the six months the nation’s first Village Post Office (VPO) in Malone, WA, has been operating, customer traffic has increased and business is thriving. This pioneering VPO, located in Red’s Hop N’ Market, averages about 15 Forever Book stamp sales per month and plans to offer more mailing options such as Prepaid Forever Priority […]
USPS Relying on Flawed Data for Closure Plan Washington, DC – Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and 110 other U.S. House members today called on Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to institute a moratorium on United States Postal Service (USPS) discontinuance studies, which will determine if more than 3,600 post offices and other retail facilities should be […]