On his Facebook page Florida Congressman Dennis Ross (Republican) wrote: Just a tip for any USPS Union Member reading this facebook page. If you think I have not had dozens and dozens of meetings with your leadership, don’t know the issues facing the USPS, and do not have a Ranking Member whose judgment and experience […]
Ever wonder what happens to your letter after you drop it in a mailbox? Find out with Journal Sentinel Online’s tour of the mail sorting center
Paul Vogel, president and chief Marketing/Sales officer, has named Cliff Rucker as acting vice president, Sales, effective May 31. Rucker is a 28-year veteran of the Postal Service. He has been manager, Operations Support Southwest Area, for more than 5 years. Rucker also has served as manager of the Houston and Oklahoma districts, and as […]
May 17, 2011 – LEAGUE President Mark Strong testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security. Mark joined the Postmaster Pat Donahoe and five other panelists to give testimony on the financial condition of the post office as well as […]
Guffey to Senate Subcommittee: Legislators Must Apply Pension Overpayments to Pre-Funding Bill APWU News Bulletin 09-2011, May 17, 2011 In testimony before a Senate Subcommittee on May 17, APWU President Cliff Guffey urged legislators to take immediate action to restore financial stability to the cash-strapped agency. “This is not a request for a subsidy or […]
Postal Service Faces Financial Shortfall Unless Congress Addresses Mandates WASHINGTON — The postmaster general told a Senate subcommittee today that despite significant cost cutting and revenue generation, the Postal Service finds itself in dire financial straits. Statutorily mandated payments due to the government at the end of September will not be paid, he said, unless […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee with jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service, highlighted a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that details the declining state of the Postal Service’s vehicle fleet and the Postal Service’s difficulty managing and modernizing its fleet due to its current financial challenges. The […]
Bill to address current financial problems with long-term solutions WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) introduced the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation (POST) Act of 2011. The POST Act addresses the current budget issues plaguing the U.S. Postal Service by proposing a series of provisions including: easing postal employee pension and retiree health costs; […]
The projected accumulation toward the ninth and final contract COLA under the 2006-2011 National Agreement stands at $832 following the May 13 release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March. This final COLA of the National Agreement will be based on the July 2011 CPI. 2012 Retiree COLA: 2.9% The projected accumulation for the […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service at 3200 Summit Blvd. in West Palm Beach for eight alleged safety violations following a November 2010 inspection. Proposed penalties total $164,200. Six repeat violations with penalties totaling $155,200 include failing to appropriately mark […]