postal reform

Apr 26th

Editorial: GOP House Postal Reform Bill Includes Provisions Negative to Postal Employees

Round One The Senate passes S1789 to reform the Postal Service on a vote of 62 to 37, meeting the 60 vote requirement by Senate rule. Debate now commences on HR 2309. The House Committee and Subcommittee chairmen are Republicans and have expressed strong opposition to the union’s objectives. The Senate Bill includes the following: […]

Apr 25th

Senate Passes Postal Bill – Rural Post Offices Get Support, New Restrictions on Closing Added

From the National League Of Postmasters Today, the United States Senate passed S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Act of 2012, in a bi-partisan fashion 62 to 37. The bill gives rural post offices more support and adds on a number of restrictions to the Postal Service’s ability to close them. Clearly, the Senate was […]

Apr 25th

Statements from the USPS Board of Governors and the Postmaster General on Today’s Senate Action

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following statements are in response to today’s vote by the U.S. Senate to approve S 1789, the 21st Century Postal Reform Act. Statement of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service The Board, in working with management, has spent the past two years preparing a […]

Apr 25th

NALC disappointed, but determined, as Senate passes S. 1789

“Keep your chin up; this fight is far from over,” Rolando says Amendment to save door-to-door passes April 25, 2012 — The United States Senate adopted a deeply flawed postal reform bill on Wednesday, voting for S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act, by a vote of 62 to 37. The legislation embraces a […]

Apr 25th

Senate Action on Amendments For Postal Reform Bill S 1789

Amendments 2038 & 2059 were withdrawn Action taken Wednesday via PostCom.orgor Twitter @PostCom2 Amendment 2032 (Tester): To limit postal executive compensation to that no greater than that which is paid to cabinet secretaries. (Approved) Amendment 2071 (Warner): To require the Postal Service to help facilitate the processing of postal employee requests for retirement and benefits. […]

Apr 24th

NALC: Senate Voted To Begin Slow Dismantling of USPS and Attack Injured Workers

Statement of NALC President Fred Rolando following today’s Senate vote on S. 1789 April 24, 2010 — The Senate voted Tuesday to begin the slow dismantling of the United States Postal Service and to attack injured postal workers by slashing their workers’ compensation benefits. The NALC has argued for months that S. 1789 would fail […]

Apr 24th

NAPUS: Senate Begins Consideration of Postal Bill — Then Takes Intermission

Today, the Senate cast votes on 15 of 40 amendments to S. 1789, the Lieberman-Collins-Carper-Brown postal relief bill. The legislative body will resume its voting tomorrow at 2:00 PM EDT. The proceedings may be viewed on CSPAN-2 or at www.senate.gov. During the course of consideration, two amendments were withdrawn by their sponsors; most notably, Sen. […]

Apr 24th

APWU: Voting Begins on Postal Bill, Important Votes Set for April 25

APWU Web News Article 45-2012, April 24 , 2012 The Senate began voting on amendments to the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) on April 24, with action on the bill expected to be wrapped up in the Senate on April 25. Still to be voted on is Amendment #2042, offered by Sen. Bob […]