U.S. Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe will reveal more details about his plans for fixing the U.S. Postal Services’ financial troubles at a National Press Club luncheon Monday, Nov. 21.
Donahoe, who was named to head the USPS a little more than a year ago, will explain his reasons for cutting thousands of jobs, closing thousands of local Post Offices and possibly ending Saturday delivery. He will also address concerns about postal workers’ health and retirement benefits. The Postal Service is expected to record a $10-billion dollar loss for 2011.
Donahoe, who is the nation’s 73rd Postmaster General, is a 35-year postal veteran. He reports to the Postal Service Board of Governors. Previously, he served as the deputy postmaster general and chief operating officer. In his dual roles, he had responsibility for the day-to-day activities of 574,000 employees working in more than 32,000 locations.
The luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m., with the speech starting at 1 p.m. and ending at 2 p.m.
Tickets cost $18 for Club members, $29 for their guests and $36 for the public. To reserve tickets, please e-mail reservations@press.org or call 202-662-7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time of reservation.
To submit a question in advance, type USPS in the subject line and send to president@press.org before 10 a.m. on the day of event.
Luncheons are webcast live on press.org. Follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #NPCLunch or on Facebook at (facebook.com/PressClubDC) and Twitter (@PressClubDC). Submit questions for speakers in advance and during the live event by sending them to @QNPCLunch on Twitter.
source: National Press Club
This fat bastard is such an incompetent idiot.
why don’t they start by everybody bringing a peanut and jelly sandwich?
Don’t count on no Sat. delivery…by law mail delivery has to be delivered daily (except Sundays, naturally). The only time it can be stopped for 2 consecutive days is by Fed. Holiday. Look for the extra day off to be Tues. or Thurs….thereby keeping Sat. delivery. USPS isn’t going to do anyone a favor by giving the two consecutive days off. Studies have been done about no Tues. delivery…already working on going to a 4 day work week. Since 2005 the blue collar workforce has dropped by approx. 20% while management has increased by about 28%. To show what management has done to service for the general public in my office they keep one line off the hook most of the day and only keep one line in use, maybe they’ll answer, maybe not. They need to drop SERVICE from the name, it’s a corporate mindset now, God, help us all!
Tickets cost $18 for Club members, $29 for their guests and $36 for the public. To reserve tickets,
The shit hits the fan speech starts at 1 p.m watch U.S. Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe eat crow being the worst U.S. Postmaster explain his reasons for cutting thousands of jobs, closing thousands of local Post Offices and possibly ending Saturday delivery. He will also address concerns about postal workers’ health and retirement benefits. The Postal Service is expected to record a $10-billion dollar loss for 2011
The hot air speech ending at 2 p.m. ballons and suckers will then be passed out.