WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Michael Honda (CA-15) sent a letter to the Postmaster General recommending that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) issue more stamps celebrating Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). While the USPS does produce some AAPI-themed stamps, they are not issued as frequently as other American heritage stamps. In fact, only 33 Asian […]
Washington, Jun 23 – Today, Rep. Bill Foster (IL-14) sent a letter to the United States Postal Service in opposition to the anticipated decision to move postal operations from the Fox Valley Processing and Distribution Center in Aurora to the South Suburban Processing and Distribution Center in Bedford Park. The text of the letter appears […]
(HOUSTON) – The owners of three third-party mailing and presort companies and several of their employees have been charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit mail fraud by possessing and using counterfeit postage meter machines to affix counterfeit postage in large mailings resulting in lost revenue of more than $14 million to the U.S. Postal […]
The following is a press release from the office of of Senator Daniel Inouye: June 17, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) today urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to hold field hearings in Hawaii and Alaska on a Postal Service proposal to […]
Changes to law restrict mailing of tobacco products WASHINGTON — To comply with legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products will be subject to new mailing regulations effective June 29, 2010. The law, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act, Public Law No. 111-154, was signed into law […]
EASTON, MD – The U.S. Postal Service will hold a public meeting to discuss its proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Easton Processing and Distribution Facility into the Baltimore Processing and Distribution Center. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 15 at 6:00 p.m. at Easton High School in the Auditorium, […]
Witness List for the Postal Regulatory Commission Field Hearing Monday, June 21, 1:00 p.m. Chicago City Hall Council Chambers, Room 201A 121 LaSalle Street Chicago, IL Panel 1 John Seebeck Direct Marketing Business Director, Crate and Barrel Northbrook, IL Chris Luthin Executive V.P. of Operations, Caremark Pharmacy Services Northbrook, IL Dan O’Brien Director of Postage […]
Remarks by Louis Giuliano, Chairman, Board of Governors United States Postal Service Association for Postal Commerce (PostCom) Board of Directors Meeting Washington, D.C. June 9, 2010 Note: Remarks as delivered may vary from prepared text. Thank you for that kind introduction – and thank you for this opportunity. I was scheduled to speak here in […]
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations related to electrical hazards found at two Philadelphia facilities after receiving complaints about both locations. Combined proposed penalties total $497,000. OSHA’s inspections of the Network Distribution Center at 1900 Byberry Road and the […]
Despite Lingering Effects of Economic Recession Citizens Boost Donations to ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Increases 18-year Total to More Than 1 Billion Pounds WASHINGTON, June 1 – Americans donated a record 77.1 million pounds of non-perishable food to help ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ in their communities this year in the annual Letter Carriers’ National Food Drive, the National […]