Postal Service close Sioux City, Iowa mail processing and distribution center: “One word says it all: Infuriated.Community leaders and Iowa’s two U.S. senators made no secret Friday of their frustration with the U.S. Postal Service’s announcement it will close Sioux City’s mail processing and distribution center and move it 75 miles north to Sioux Falls, […]
USPS Proposal Not Good For Jobs, Local Community Las Cruces, NM (June 17, 2011) Today,Congressman Steve Pearce voiced his opposition to the proposed closing of the mail processing facility in Las Cruces. This move was already attempted in 2007, and failed so completely that the decision was reversed. The USPS has failed to demonstrate that […]
Global Express Guaranteed Service Continues Without Delay Due to the expectation by Canada Post officials that the strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will last until at least sometime next week, USPS will suspend accepting mail destined to Canada — effective Saturday, June 18, 2011, 11:59 p.m. CDT — with the exception of […]
In an interview with Federal News Radio, Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe said: USPS jobs are not safe The Postal Service recently warned 2,400 management-level employees that their jobs are in danger. The move is part of a nationwide reorganization aimed at saving $750 million a year. “Look what’s going on in Greece,” Donahoe said. […]
ST. PAUL, MN — Four American scientists today were honored on Forever stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service during a special ceremony at the Science Museum of Minnesota. The distinguished scientists are: chemist Melvin Calvin; botanist Asa Gray; physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer; and biochemist Severo Ochoa. The stamps go on sale nationwide at local […]
The office of Sen. John Tester, D-MT. has issued the following press release release: Senator concerned consolidation plan won’t save money, lacks transparency Thursday, June 16, 2011 (U.S. SENATE)—Senator Jon Tester says a controversial proposal to shut down mail processing centers in Butte and Helena doesn’t smell right and is asking the U.S. Postal Service […]
Press Release from the office of Congressman Pete Visclosky (D-1,Ind) June 15, 2011 – Pete responded today to the initial results of a study by the United States Postal Service (USPS) that supports the consolidation of the Gary Processing and Distribution Facility into a facility in South Bend, Indiana. Additionally, Pete announced that he will […]
Realignment of Postal Service Facilities Saving Millions WASHINGTON — The ongoing realignment of postal facilities to better fit the changing needs of customers is saving the Postal Service millions of dollars — but it and other cost-cutting measures are not enough to stave off a fast-approaching liquidity crisis, a House subcommittee was told today. “The […]
APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify before a House Subcommittee on June 15 about the retail and mail processing network of the Postal Service. The hearing will be broadcast on the committee’s Web site beginning at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will focus on the “extent that these networks need to be right-sized to meet diminishing […]
WASHINGTON — In a report issued today and delivered to Congress, the U.S. Postal Service asserted that the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) based a recent advisory opinion on a questionable analysis of the potential cost savings that could be achieved by implementing a five-day delivery schedule to street addresses. The Postal Service has estimated that […]