The following is a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota: A federal indictment, unsealed earlier today in St. Paul, charges a postal carrier with stealing approximately $4,000 in cash and gift cards from the mail she delivered. The indictment, which was filed on March 16, 2011, charges Michelle Lynn Bressette, age […]
Writing is a great way to have a meeting with my readers. No I’m not crazy, but we all can get a little cuckoo from the same o’ same o’ VOE survey results. If I could read the mind of the postal boss that exhibits the tough guy image as they pass by laborers on […]
Wisconsin’s Republican leaders appear to be taking the same confident and bullish approach to implementing their divisive collective bargaining law that they took to passing it, suggesting they may ignore a judge’s warning there would be consequences for moving ahead while challenges to the law are pending. Gov. Scott Walker and his allies in the […]
From ThinkProgress.org Yesterday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared on Fox Business Network to continue this war on labor rights, using his time on the station to attack unions and claim their pay and benefits are too high. At one point during the interview, the senator began attacking “government unions,” saying they are “going to have […]
NAPUS Communicating with Congress, and Meeting with Postal Regulators on USPS Proposed Changes to Post Office Closing and Consolidation Process NAPUS President Bob Rapoza and Director of Government Relations Bob Levi are talking with key Members of Congress and postal regulators concerning the Postal Service’s plans to amend postal regulations to streamline the Post Office […]
WASHINGTON — Sending product samples in the mail is a proven way to engage consumers, test new products and generate sales. Now, with the introduction of an innovative co-op service from the U.S. Postal Service, thousands of households across the nation will soon receive packages brimming with food and personal care sample items sure to […]
PRC Issues Annual Compliance Determination – Finds Some Rates Do Not Comply Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued its Annual Compliance Determination (ACD) assessing the financial and service performance of the Postal Service in fiscal year (FY) 2010. The Postal Service’s financial situation continued to deteriorate in 2010, despite major reductions in […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has produced a thorough and comprehensive review of the Postal Service proposal to move to a five day per week delivery schedule. We are pleased to see they agree that the Postal Service is likely to achieve significant cost savings if this change were to be effected and that much […]
Will shift sale of stamps and other postal services to Rural Route Mail Service or Highway Contract Route Service USPS officials are studying 15 post offices in Texas for possible closure as part of a money saving effort. Texas post offices on the list for possible closure include Putnam, Purmela, Carlton, Wrightsboro, Armstrong, Belmont, Campbellton, […]
The United States Government Accountability Office issued the following report today: USPS’s proposal to move to 5-day delivery by ending Saturday delivery would likely result in substantial savings; however, the extent to which it would achieve these savings depends on how effectively this proposal is implemented. USPS’s $3.1 billion net cost-savings estimate is primarily based […]