Presidents of NAPUS, The League of Postmasters, and NAPS are scheduled to meet with the Postmaster General on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. NAPUS President Bob Rapoza said that he will ask for time to discuss the impact on Postmasters whose offices were recently identified to be included as part of a discontinuance feasibility study. A review […]
USPS Is Taking No Prisoners in Effort to Save Service? Sam Wood, APWU President, Southwest Florida Area Local via 21st Century Postal Worker: During a meeting this evening with Clerks at the Fort Myers P&DC (concerning detailing Clerks to the Carrier Craft) which ended at about 6:40pm eastern time, USPS Labor Representative Joe Homolash from […]
To avoid a costly postal bailout, it is critical that Congress enact meaningful reforms to the Postal Service. Greater Efficiency Critical to Protecting 8 Million Private Sector Jobs Washington, DC – The nation’s private sector mailing industry today voiced support for the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to study more than 3,600 local offices, branches and […]
National League Of Postmasters: Today The Post Office released the list of offices that will go through the review process for discontinuance. You can click on this link to see the list. We want to emphasize that this is a review list. Coming under review doesn’t necessarily mean an office will close. The post office […]
Press release from Susan Collins, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member , R-Maine: WASHINGTON, July 25 —U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today urged the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to consider Congressional intent as it determines how closely proposed rate hikes must be […]
Announces Post Office Replacement Model of “Village Post Office” concept WASHINGTON — As more customers choose to conduct their postal business online, on their smart phones and at their favorite shopping destinations, the need for the U.S. Postal Service to maintain its nearly 32,000 retail offices — the largest retail network in the country — […]
The Postal Service is participating in a “Mobile Device Recycling Program,” sponsored by BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion. In addition to helping the environment by recycling unused mobile devices, the program — administered within USPS by IT and Asset Management — awards USPS in the form of credits on the purchase of new products. To […]
USPS OIG Survey on the biggest challenges facing the Postal Service in reducing costs. A recent paper published by OIG found: “1. The mail business is labor intensive, and labor makes up 80 percent of Postal Service expenses. This means that in order to achieve real cost savings, the Postal Service has to cut labor […]
USPS Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe discusses the financial woes facing the U.S. Postal Service and the future of the agency with Tom Sullivan on Fox Business Network. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
The new usps.com is now open for business. The redesigned website arrives with the first wave of enhancements, including easier-to-find topics and tools and a fresh approach to online information. “We know our customers are busy people,” says Kelly Sigmon, vice president, Channel Access. “The new usps.com is one more example of USPS creating easy, […]