Press Release from the U.S> Attorney for the District of Connecticut: August 11, 2010 David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KEVIN RYAN, 54, of Avon, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to two years of probation for misappropriating postal […]
UPS Makes It More Convenient to Return Goods ATLANTA, Aug 12, 2010 — UPS today announced it is launching UPS Returns(R) Flexible Access, a new service with a unique label that allows consumers to drop returns at any U.S. Postal Service(R) (USPS) location or personal mailbox in addition to the thousands of UPS locations nationwide. […]
For Immediate Release August 10, 2010 Washington, DC – Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today called on the Untied States Postal Service (USPS) to enter into an agreement with a willing landholder and take necessary steps to ensure funding is in place to begin site development for a new post office in Willow, New York. The […]
Saving 5-Day Mail Delivery Highlights Agenda WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 – Over 8,700 letter carriers are set to convene in Anaheim, California August 9 to 13 as elected delegates to the 67th Biennial National Convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers — the largest convention among AFL-CIO affiliated unions. The week-long event at the Anaheim […]
U.S. Postal Service Names Mailing and Shipping Services President Paul Vogel to Lead Efforts to Increase Revenue, Create New Products WASHINGTON — The man who grew the U.S. Postal Service’s international shipping business to annual sales of more than $2 billion was named president of the department most responsible for revenue generation. Postmaster General John […]
Rep. Sandford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga. , issued the following press release: July 29 2010 Washington, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today sent a letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Representative Edolphus “Ed” Towns (NY-10), regarding the U.S. Postal Service operations transfer from the Columbus […]
July 26, 2010 Sioux Falls, SD US Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Yankton man charged with mail theft was sentenced on July 26, 2010, by US District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol. Brandon G. Novak, age 42, was sentenced to three years of probation and 40 hours of community service. Brandon G. Novak was […]
Senator Susan Collins issued the following press release: SENATOR COLLINS AGREES WITH ARGUMENTS IN MOTION TO BLOCK PROPOSED POSTAL RATE HIKES Collins Backs Position taken by the Affordable Mail Alliance WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and author of the landmark postal reform […]
Press Release Washington, DC, July 26, 2010 — The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and the DMA Nonprofit Federation (DMANF) today asked the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to dismiss the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) request to increase postal rates by ten times the rate permissible by law. The petition was filed by the Affordable Mail […]
Press Release Wrong on the Law, Wrong on Policy, Wrong on the Economy, and Wrong on Jobs: Washington, DC – The Affordable Mail Alliance (AMA) today called on the Postal Regulatory Commission to dismiss the Postal Service’s rate hike proposal filed on July 6, 2010. AMA’s motion argues that the rate hike violates the cost […]