September 29, 2010 — On Tuesday, Senate Republicans unanimously blocked a proposal from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to provide a $4 billion reduction in the $5.5 billion retiree health payment due September 30 under the grossly unfair prefunding provision mandated by Congress in 2006. Reid’s proposal would have deferred the $4 billion payment to […]
Performance Update With its focus on managing workhours, controlling overtime and improving productivity, the Postal Service continues to realize cost-reductions in mail processing, customer service, delivery and supervisory/administrative areas, according to DPMG and COO Pat Donahoe. Preliminary figures through August show total mail volume continues to decline — 3.8 percent below the same period last […]
DEA Lead Investigation Results in Twenty Individuals Indicted for Participation in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Using The U. S. Mail and other Postal Violations Over 50 tons of Marijuana worth more than $150 million mailed to Puerto Rico from the Continental United States in the last 3 Years Forfeiture allegations for approximately $8 million SEP 29 […]
The NAPUS National Office received the following e-mail on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, from Dean Granholm, Vice President Delivery and Post Office Operations: “Per our conversation, a national moratorium was implemented last Friday for a period of four weeks. New instructions will be provided to the field at the National Executive Conference Operations Meeting, and […]
Washington, DC –The Postal Regulatory Commission invites press and interested parties to a short briefing on its decision in the U.S. Postal Service Request for an above inflation, “exigent” price increase for its market-dominant products. This is the first time that the issue of what is an “exceptional or extraordinary” circumstance will be decided under […]
Postal Inspectors say customers should not click on the link. Like most viruses sent by e-mail, clicking on the link will activate a virus that can steal information — such as user names, passwords and financial account information. The e-mails, which claim to be from the Postal Service, contain fraudulent information about an attempted or […]
The Office of Inspector General asked George Mason University School of Public Policy (GMU) to look at the financial sustainability of the Postal Service at lower levels of mail volume. Here are excerpts from the report: Annual mail volume peaked in 2006 at 213 billion pieces. Since then, the number of mail pieces has declined […]
eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin As the days before the election recess ebbs, partisan politics seems to be overtaking Congress’ ability to permit the Postal Service to defer the $5.6 billion payment into the Postal Retiree Health Benefits Fund. The plan was to attach the deferment onto a must-pass stop-gap appropriations bill that needs to […]
It appears that the popular USPS plastic mail tubs is used for other reasons. Recently two men pleaded guilty to bank larceny charges and sentenced to over two years in prison. The two men robbed an armored car carrying $260,000 in cash and stamps. According to Quad-City Times (Iowa): “The armored car owned by Rochester […]
Maine Sen. Susan Collins is taking the U.S. Postal Service to task for spending she says is unwarranted at a time when the service is seeking to raise rates. In a speech on the Senate floor, Collins cited an Inspector General’s report, which she says indicates that spending in some areas is out of line. “Its […]