Postal Service Negotiates Tentative Contract with Major Union

Contract Requires Union Membership Ratification WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union AFL-CIO (APWU), reached a tentative four-and-a-half-year contract today. Upon ratification by union membership, which is expected to take place within two months, the agreement will run through May 20, 2015, and affect approximately 205,000 employees. “This is a […]

City Official Sounds Off on USPS Closing Post Office in Seagoville, Texas

The following is a response to PostalReporter.com by Seagoville, TX city official Harry Magill regarding the closure of Seagoville, TX. Post Office on April 8, 2011. We have tried since October of 2010 to get a postal manager/director to have a meeting with city officials to no avail. We have called daily, sent letters, sent […]

USPS Listed Among Federal Agencies With Poor FOIA Practices

Postal Regulatory Commission also on ” no documents” provided list of Federal Agencies In a news release from National Security Archive at George Washington University: “The 2011 Knight Open Government Survey team filed FOIA request with all 90 agencies that have chief FOIA officers asking for copies of concrete changes in their FOIA regulations, manuals, […]

USPS To Revise Postal Operations Manual On Initiation Of City Delivery Service

The National Association of Postal Supervisors  (NAPS) reported the following information: USPS plans to revise Postal Operations Manual (POM), Section 64, Establishment of City Delivery Service.  POM Sec. 641.2b currently requires that “at least 50% of the building lots in the area to be served are improved with houses or business places.”  The planned revision […]

Corporate-Financed Politicians’ Assault On Working People Must Be Stopped Now!

NALC President Fredric V. Rolando outlines union’s national commitment to the cause of workers across the country. NALC to play prominent role in defending, promoting labor “The economic crisis—triggered by decades of reckless deregulation and an out-of-control financial sector—caused the economy to crash, unemployment to soar, tax revenues to plummet and pension funds to tank […]

USPS Denies Contract Agreement Reached With APWU

Some readers have emailed me to inquire about any updates on the USPS and APWU contract negotiations.  Yesterday I received information that a deal has been reached between USPS and APWU. But the Washington Post’s Ed O-Keefe tweeted the following: #USPS spokesman denies rumors of an agreement between the #Postal Service and @APWUnational on a […]

Food Market Institute Urges PRC To Cancel USPS Request To Market Test Gift Cards

In January of this year, the Postal Service notified the Postal Regulatory Commission that it intends to conduct a market test of  Gift Cards. USPS said, “This product will provide postal customers with the ability to purchase a card loaded with a specified sum of money, which can be sent as a gift through the mail. […]

Wrong Address: Non-Postal Websites Offering Change Of Address Services

Several non-postal websites offer change of address (COA) services. Some claim to offer a COA service with the Postal Service and some sites offer the service at no charge. Others charge customers fees ranging from $6.99 to $20. USPS has no affiliation with the businesses that manage these websites. Customers who have been charged more […]