The Government Accountability Office report on excess mail processing capacity in the US Postal Service. From letter to Lawmakers: The U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) dire financial situation has increased the urgency for agreement on an effective strategy to better align USPS’s postal services with its costs and revenues. USPS has noted that the decline in […]
Sound bites from September 15th, 2011 press conference in Washington, D.C. concerning proposed sweeping changes in infrastructure at the U.S. Postal Service. Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick R. Donahoe and Chief Operating Officer and Executive V.P. Megan J. Brennan. USPS press release Postal Service Faces New Reality
From the National Association of Postal Supervisors “NAPS sent to the full House and Senate Committees expressing our position on the Postal Service’s plans to consolidate and close processing facilities along with our recommendations for a legislative solution.”
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement on the U.S. Postal Service’s announcement regarding changes to its distribution network:
USPS released the following information today Faced with a massive nationwide infrastructure that is no longer financially sustainable, USPS today proposed sweeping changes designed to save the organization up to $3 billion a year by cutting its network of processing facilities by over half and adjusting service standards.
APWU President Cliff Guffey condemned USPS plans to study 252 mail processing facilities for possible closure, saying widespread closures would “dismantle the mail-processing network.” On Sept. 14, the USPS released a list of offices where studies will take place. “The Postal Service should be urging Congress to address the cause of its problems – not […]
The Postal Service is continually improving efficiencies by making better use of space, staffing,equipment and transportation to process the nation’s mail. Improving efficiencies has become increasingly important, given the significant reduction in the amount of First-Class Mail that enters the postal system. In fact, since 2006, First-Class Mail has declined by 25 percent. During this […]
Proposes Comprehensive Changes to Nationwide Infrastructure WASHINGTON — Faced with a massive nationwide infrastructure that is no longer financially sustainable, the U.S. Postal Service today proposed sweeping changes designed to save the organization up to $3 billion a year by cutting its network of processing facilities by over half and adjusting service standards. Proposals under […]
USPS proposes comprehensive network changes- Stand-up talk given to postal employees The following are excerpts from a letter sent to APWU President Cliff Guffey via Randy Zelznick, 21st Century Postal Worker This letter is an Informational notice of the Postal Service’s Intent to conduct Area Mail Processing (AMP) feasibility studies, at the sites listed on […]