Despite cost-cutting measures, the U.S. Postal Service ended the second quarter with a net loss of $707 million, driven by a continued decline in mail volume resulting from the current national economic climate. Meanwhile, the on-time delivery of First-Class Mail continued at record levels in the second quarter. The second quarter results were presented during […]
Express Mail Will Be the Best Overnight Deal in the Country for Most Shippers WASHINGTON, DC — Beginning next week, customers will be able to take advantage of some of the best bargains in the shipping market when the U.S. Postal Service launches new prices for its expedited mail products: Express Mail and Priority […]
Tampa, Fl. – May 2, 2008 – GPS Fleet Solutions today announced an agreement with the US Postal Service to begin a GPS vehicle tracking project. Harold Gardner, Vice President of Sales, stated this 500 unit pilot is to be installed in greater Chicagoland. Key expectations from this project include improved route efficiency, driver safety, […]
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From the Federal Register The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Agency) amends its interfund transfer (IFT) regulations to limit the number of interfund transfer requests to two per calendar month. After a participant has made two interfund transfers in a calendar month, the participant may make additional interfund transfers only into the Government Securities Investment […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet in Washington, DC, at Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, on May 6-7, 2008. The public is welcome to observe the Board’s open session, scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. on May 7 in the Ben Franklin Room on the […]
“Matthew B. Lopez, a 30-year postal career employee, has been named District Manager for the U.S. Postal Service’s Albuquerque District. Lopez formerly served as Postmaster for the City of Albuquerque, since his appointment to that job in August 2006. ” “In 1978, Lopez started his postal career as a distribution clerk in Houston, TX. He later […]
“The House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled “Eliminating Smoke and Mirrors in the Mail.” The hearing will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 2:00 p.m., in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will examine Postal Cooperative Mail and […]
Carriers from Florida, Georgia, and Carolinas Take Union’s Message Directly to Congress Letter carriers from NALC branches throughout Region 9 continued the union’s lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill April 15-17, pressing Congress to keep a close watch on any resurgence of contracting out by the Postal Service and reminding them of key issues on the […]
APWU News APWU President William Burrus has asked President Bush to appoint a Postal Service Advisory Council, noting that the appointment of the panel is required by federal law. “The Postal Service is required to ‘consult with and receive the advice of the Advisory Council regarding all aspects of postal operations,’” Burrus wrote in an April […]