USPS completed phase I deployment to 241 sites of new “ring scanners” Intelligent Mail Devices (IMDs) last Sept. 30. Scanning scores around the country are improving as a result. Ring scanners capture enroute scans on manually processed packages and flats — an essential piece of the end-to-end visibility USPS has promised. Since receiving ring scanners […]
Alaska’s Proposed Military Postal Closures Based on “Data from the Clinton Administration” Senator Tells Postmaster General Using Outdated Numbers “Unthinkable” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski questioned the United States Postal Service’s decision-making process behind the proposed closure of the Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright and Elmendorf Air Force Base post offices. In a […]
From the Office of Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO): November 7, 2011 Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, along with Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Kent Conrad (D-ND), are urging Senate committee leaders to consider Western states and rural communities when exploring potential reforms to the U.S. Postal Service. “We think a long-term viable postal service […]
Neither should yours. About one-quarter of letter carriers have served in the military. Your carrier might be one of them. Of the 280,000 members of the National Association of Letter Carriers, about 70,000 are veterans of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines or Coast Guard, including recent service in Iraq and Afghanistan. This Veterans Day, […]
USPS Statement on Proceeding with Exigent Pricing Relief As a result of the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) Oct. 31 order denying a motion by the Postal Service to “stay” its request for exigent price relief until Dec. 15, 2011, the Postal Service today informed the Commission that it will continue to proceed with the case. […]
CLIFTON HEIGHTS — Employees from a local U.S. post office set up shop outside of Acme Sunday in an effort to raise awareness about issues facing the financially strapped business. The employees from the Clifton Heights post office said they are concerned about a potential reduction of a workweek from six days to five days. […]
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 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 news) – The busiest time of year for the U.S. Postal Service is just around the corner but there are some local Postal workers who are busy year round. Last year they processed more than a billion pieces of mail, and each was a puzzle. Postal workers in Salt Lake […]
WASHINGTON — As the “Official Shipper of the Holidays,” the United States Postal Service today released the suggested mail-by dates to ensure packages, cards, and letters reach their intended destination before the 2011 celebrations begin. Dates are provided as a guide for dropping holiday wishes into the mail. Customers who use the United States Postal […]
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will begin its mark up on Nov. 9 of 21st Century Postal Reform Act (S. 1789). The bill, introduced by Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Thomas Carper (D-DE) and Scott Brown (R-MA) on Nov. 2, provides short-term financial relief to the USPS, but […]