USPS to Deploy Retail Discontinuance Model in FY 2011

The nationwide effort to consolidate stations and branches is NOT over. 156 Stations and Branches Remain Under Review For Possible Consolidation Under the Stations and Branches Optimization and Consolidation Initiative as of March 2010. 144  Stations and Branches were reported by USPS in February 2010.   PostalReporter note: Top five states with facilities on possible consolidation list: […]

USPS Proposed Changes To Retail Network Will Impact Customers And Clerks

The postal service is currently considering several changes that will impact Clerk Craft employees and customers. The USPS intends to test a new Retail Network prototype at the L’Enfant Plaza office in Washington, DC. The pilot will include a complete renovation of the unit, with plans to add split counters to make interaction between retail […]

PRC Issues Advisory Opinion Affirming Customer Rights in U.S. Postal Service Retail Office Closing Decisions

Press Release from Postal Regulatory Commission March 10, 2010 Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued an Advisory Opinion to the U.S. Postal Service in its “Station and Branch Optimization and Consolidation Initiative” in Docket N2009-1. The Postal Service is required to seek an Advisory Opinion if its actions constitute a nationwide change […]