The following is a press release by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama: Dec 1, 2010 Birmingham- Two former employees of U.S. Postal Service contractors pleaded guilty today in federal court to stealing from the Postal Service, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Postal Service Office of Inspector General Assistant […]
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 […]
“Leaner, Faster, Smarter” Motto Going Forward WASHINGTON – The incoming postmaster general told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Thursday that one of his highest priorities would be to improve the customer experience, making the Postal Service “leaner, faster and smarter” in the years ahead. Deputy Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe, who will become the nation’s 73rd […]
Washington, DC – Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway today announced the election of Mark Acton as Vice Chairman of the Commission, succeeding Tony Hammond. PRC regulations provide that the Commissioners elect a member to serve as Vice Chairman for a term of one year. “I believe the Postal Service is at a […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Des Moines for two alleged serious and one alleged repeat violation of federal workplace safety standards for failing to properly train workers on powered industrial truck hazards. Proposed fines total […]
U.S. Postal Service Delivers the Holidays WASHINGTON — Neither rain nor snow nor heat nor gloom of night will keep the Postal Service from doing what it does best — delivering the holidays. Between now and Christmas Eve, the Postal Service will deliver 15.8 billion cards, letters and packages across the country and around the […]
The White House has issued the following “Fact Sheet: Cutting the Deficit by Freezing Federal Employee Pay” Because of the irresponsibility of the past decade, the President inherited a $1.3 trillion projected deficit upon taking office and an economic crisis that threatened to put the nation into a second Great Depression. He moved quickly to […]
Former APWU Southern RegionCoodinator was a candidate in the recent National Elections Thirteen false hotel receipts submitted for travel reimbursement (HOUSTON) – After less than half an hour of deliberation, a federal jury has convicted a former postal union officer for submitting false travel receipts seeking and obtaining more than $10,000 in union funds in […]
Press Release from the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas (HOUSTON) – Former letter carrier Johnnie Harden Jr., 46, of Houston, has pleaded guilty to mail theft, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. Harden was convicted today of mail theft by United States District Judge Nancy F. Atlas after pleading guilty […]
The NALC responds to a USPS press release regarding its contract negotiations with two unions A press release put out Sunday by the United States Postal Service is full of spin and distortions aimed at influencing public opinion. The National Association of Letter Carriers wants its members to know that we are responding to press […]