Postmasters President Tells PRC Closing Rural Post Offices Will Not Help USPS

National League of Postmasters President Mark Strong Tells Commission that Closing Thousands of Rural Post Offices Will harm Economy of Rural America and Not Help Postal Service. Closing 3700 Rural Post Offices Would Save Less Than 3/10s Of One Percent Of USPS Operating Budget. ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – In Testimony submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission, […]

USPS Saying Rural America Will Be Served Better After Post Office Closings Is Truly Nonsense

The National League Of Postmasters filed the following testimony with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) addressing the USPS Retail Access Optimization Initiative. Highlights of the testimony: …. the minimal imagined savings to the Postal Service are a critical factor in evaluating a proposal that essentially produces a drastic reduction in availability and service. I know […]

Postmasters: USPS Notice To PMRs Of Opportunity To Apply For PSE

From the National League of Postmasters –  June 6, 2011 Last week PMRs in level 15 and 16 Post Offices across the country received letters from Human Resources notifying them of an opportunity to apply for Postal Support Employee (PSE) positions since their current position will not exceed August 23, 2011. Below are portions of […]

Postmasters President: Closing Small Offices Is A Measure To Make Senior USPS Managers Look Good

May 17, 2011 – LEAGUE President Mark Strong testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security. Mark joined the Postmaster Pat Donahoe and five other panelists to give testimony on the financial condition of the post office as well as […]

Postmasters President Opposes Making It Easier To Close Small Rural Post Offices

Praises Provisions to Allow Postal Service to Use Pension Surplus to Prefund Retirement Health Liabilities. ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2, 2010 – Today Mark Strong, President of the National League of Postmasters submitted a Statement to a Senate Subcommittee concerning S.3831 that opposed provisions in the measure lowering Standards for Rural Postal Services and making it […]

Editorial: The real facts and figures behind the Postal Service

Editorial in Federal Times by Mark Strong, President, National League of Postmasters Myths about the U.S. Postal Service fly fast and far these days. For instance, you have may have heard that there are 36,000 post offices in the U.S., which is more retail outlets than Wal-Mart, Starbucks and McDonald’s combined. In addition, many of […]