Press Release New York City, November 15, 2011 – The Executive Board of the New York Metro Area Postal Union, APWU, AFL-CIO unanimously passed a resolution in support of Occupy Wall Street and to condemn the eviction of the 99% from Zuccotti Park (Liberty Square). The union, which is the largest local in the American […]
Growth in Shipping Services; Continued Decline in First-Class Mail Volume WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service ended its 2011 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2010 – Sept. 30, 2011) with a net loss of $5.1 billion. The year-end loss would have been approximately $10.6 billion had it not been for passage of legislation that postponed a […]
“Non-profit organizations have taken a beating from state and government budget cuts, but they may have to take one more. One local group is refusing to see one local post office get close.” Full story via WIFR.com
An Opportunity for the Postal Service? Out of 23 posts in industrialized countries, the U.S. Postal Service is one of the few remaining posts not offering an eMailbox solution to its citizens. And while there are private sector technology industry standouts in the U.S. that have developed widely popular e-mail and secure storage services, their […]
All APWU represented employees who are retirement eligible should consider delaying their retirement until the Postal Reform efforts have been concluded. Each of the legislative initiatives (Issa – Carper – Obama) includes the return of the $7 billion overpayment with authorization to use it for retirement incentives. Retroactivity is probably unachievable so to secure eligibility, […]
Norfolk USPS closure could cause pharmacy headaches – Folks in Norfolk, Nebraska will try to convince the United States Postal Service to keep their postal processing center open Monday night. The Postal Service will host a meeting to discuss its proposal to close the operation, just as it did with Sioux City’s processing center. The […]
EquaShip offers discounted USPS Priority Mail with $100 of real insurance included reducing the impact of lost or damaged shipments to ecommerce customers. With complete end-to-end tracking and real insurance on every package merchants can cement customer loyalty by speedily replacing merchandise, with full confidence that they will be reimbursed. (November 14, 2011) EquaShip, America’s […]
“On October 28, 2011 we became aware that some of our customer’s credit card information that was stored on usps.com may have been exposed. The U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are conducting an investigation into a systems failure on why this happened. Postal Service computer technicians are working around-the-clock to minimize […]
Crooks and Liars: “Ed Schultz talked to USPS letter carrier and Rep. Joe Walsh constituent Melissa Rakestraw about her encounter with Walsh at a recent meeting he had where he basically melted down and started screaming at Rakestraw and some of the others who were unfortunate enough to be attending that event.”
(11/9/11) Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed bipartisan postal relief legislation (S. 1789) by a record vote of 9-1. (Counting proxies, the vote was 12-5.) The committee markup was attended by President Robert Rapoza and Government Relations Director Bob Levi. The Committee overwhelming adopted key NAPUS-promoted amendments. As reported in last […]