Video: Donahoe Says Postal Service Needs 5-Day Delivery

“U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe talks about a proposal to cut 220,000 jobs and allow the post office to reduce delivery from six to five days a week. He speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television’s “Fast Forward.” (Source: Bloomberg) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxllCRgj738[/youtube]

GOP Senator Asks Postmaster General to Justify Closing Rural Post Offices

Press Release from the office of  U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) Aug 12 2011 Minimal savings is far outdone by the hardship to rural and senior citizens WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this week reiterated to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donohoe the vital economic role the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plays across […]

NALC President Rolando denounces PMG’s latest ‘radical’ legislative proposals

NALC President Fredric V. Rolando has issued a statement to denounce Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s latest “radical” legislative proposals: Today, city letter carriers across the country received a mandatory stand-up talk from supervisors as part of a concerted campaign by top postal management to convince Congress to slash postal employees’ health and pension benefits and […]

Senator Tester Questions Why Postmaster General Gets $800,000 Salary

From the Office of Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana) (U.S. SENATE) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester is demanding to know why the head of the U.S. Postal Service made $800,000 in total compensation while eliminating local Montana positions as the organization is dealing with a multi-billion-dollar shortfall. Tester, during a Senate hearing on the nominations of […]

PMG expects nearly half of all US post offices to close by 2017 or 2018

Postmaster General Patrick R.  Donahoe told attendees at the National Catalog Forum on June 21, 2011 that he predicted that half the number of postal offices  will be closed  by 2017 or 2018: source: multichannelmerchant.com What’s more, Donahoe predicted nearly half of the roughly 32,000 postal facilities currently in the U.S. will be closed in the next […]

CNBC Host: Let FedEx Absorb USPS – PMG: Let USPS Absorb Them

 “PMG Pat Donahoe appeared recently on “The Kudlow Report,” to represent the Postal Service’s position on the need for congressional action to address the USPS requirement to pre-fund retiree health benefits, frequency of delivery and allow the Postal Service to access overpayments to the Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees Retirement System. Donahoe explains […]

PMG says suspension of FERS payment won’t affect employees

Yesterday, USPS said it’s suspending the employer’s contributions for the defined benefit portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System, or FERS. The Postal Service said it was taking this step to conserve cash and preserve liquidity. Today, PMG Pat Donahoe — in a video message to employees — says the suspension will not affect them. […]

PMG Donahoe: USPS finances are like Greece

In an interview with Federal News Radio, Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe said: USPS jobs are not safe The Postal Service recently warned 2,400 management-level employees that their jobs are in danger. The move is part of a nationwide reorganization aimed at saving $750 million a year. “Look what’s going on in Greece,” Donahoe said. […]

PMG: What can USPS do to maintain and grow the mail’s value?

GROWING THE MAIL – PMG PROMOTES NEW IDEAS, ‘RELENTLESS’ CUSTOMER SERVICE What can the Postal Service do to maintain and grow the mail’s value? PMG Pat Donahoe offers some suggestions in his latest video to employees. He says that delivery is “at the heart of what we do,” adding USPS will continue its “relentless” pursuit […]