USPS Financial Difficulties And the Possibility of Layoffs Update From APWU President William Burrus There has been significant interest in my Sept. 30 Update for union members, which discussed the Postal Service’s bleak financial situation and the presidential election: Interest has been especially high about the reference to the possibility of layoffs – for the […]
From the American Postal Workers Union: Expressing concern about the outsourcing of maintenance and repair work on postal vehicles, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) wrote to the USPS Boston District Manager on Sept. 22, [PDF] and asked for an explanation of USPS policy. “It is my understanding that the vehicle maintenance work is currently being […]
From National Association of Postmasters of the US (NAPUS) VER Timeline for Postmasters & other EAS Here’s some of the key dates and time frames: November 21, 2008 – Annuity estimates will begin being mailed to eligible employees. November 28, 2008 – VER Offer packages will begin being mailed to VER eligible employees. December 03, […]
Green lobbies and roofs, an electric-powered three-wheel delivery vehicle, a postal mini-van whose engine emits only water vapor and a new wind turbine that looks like a high-tech paddle wheel. These were a few of the energy conservation innovations featured at the kickoff to National Energy Awareness Month yesterday in Washington, DC. PMG Jack Potter […]
NALC, Other Unions Briefed By Postmaster General Potter On USPS Financial Condition NALC President William H. Young and the leaders of several postal unions and management associations met with Postmaster General John Potter on September 22 to discuss how the deterioration of the U.S. economy is adversely affecting the United States Postal Service. PMG Potter […]
16,000 Postal Employees Lack Years Required for Protection Against Layoffs USPS’ Bleak Financial Picture And the Presidential Election Postmaster General John E. Potter informed the unions and the Postal Regulatory Commission this month that the Postal Service has experienced a 12 percent reduction in mail volume and that in Fiscal Year 2008 (ending Sept. 30), […]
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In an article posted by “The Consumerist” on September 21, 2008, it stated in part : Postal employees have been ordered to upsell pricey express or priority mail services to anyone sending anything more than a letter, according to an anonymous tipster. The directive comes straight from Washington to help combat the Post Office’s $1.1 billion […]
Press Release from U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors Told Customer Service Remains Top Priority WASHINGTON, DC — As the current economic climate continues to contribute to a decrease in mail volume, and with no reversal in the trend in sight, the Postal Service reported today it expects to end the current fiscal year with […]
From ABC News The United States Postal Service will announce a $2.5 billion dollar yearly loss tomorrow, ABCNews.com has learned. But postal officials say it is unlikely to result in any increase in the cost of mailing a first class letter. The price of a first-class stamp was raised one cent in May of this […]