Press Release from Rep. Tom Petri, Representing Wisconsin’s 6th District For Immediate Release: November 29, 2010 With the U.S. Postal Service considering closing the Oshkosh Processing and Distribution Center and consolidating the work in Green Bay, Rep. Tom Petri has sent a strongly-worded letter to Post Office Inspector General David Williams calling for an audit. […]
As long as the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd, sometimes known as the Prince of Pork, ruled the Senate Finance Committee, the 11 mail-processing centers in his home state were safe. Though West Virginia had more such centers per capita than nearly any other state, the Postal Service’s efforts to consolidate its processing network somehow […]
Upton urges Postmaster General to confirm both St. Joseph and Benton Harbor operations will continue to operate in the long term Press Release from the Office of Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) St. Joseph, MI, Oct 25 – Sharing the concerns of local residents and officials with proposed changes in postal operations, Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. […]
Third-party arbitration between the United States Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union has come to an end and the two parties are awaiting a decision. More than 500 jobs were relocated when the Philadelphia Logistics and Distribution Center at the Pureland Industrial Complex in Logan Township was closed in February. The former employees […]
COLUMBUS — The U.S. Postal Service plans to conduct a new study at the Zanesville Processing and distribution Facility for possible consolidation of some operations into the Columbus Processing and Distribution Center. The study, known as an Area Mail Processing (AMP) study, involves a review of the mail processing and transportation operations to determine capacity […]
Rep. Sandford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga. , issued the following press release: July 29 2010 Washington, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today sent a letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Representative Edolphus “Ed” Towns (NY-10), regarding the U.S. Postal Service operations transfer from the Columbus […]
Deteriorating financial conditions and declining mail volume have reinforced the need for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to increase operational efficiency and reduce expenses in its mail processing network. This network consists of interdependent functions in nearly 600 facilities. USPS developed several initiatives to reduce costs and increase efficiency; however, moving forward on some initiatives […]
EASTON, MD – The U.S. Postal Service will hold a public meeting to discuss its proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Easton Processing and Distribution Facility into the Baltimore Processing and Distribution Center. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 15 at 6:00 p.m. at Easton High School in the Auditorium, […]
Senators, Congressman target failure of report to include impact on mail delivery service or to consult Eastern Shore residents, workers U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin and Congressman Frank M. Kratovil (all D-Md.) today again expressed their concerns about the potential closure of the Easton Mail Processing and Distribution Facility in a […]
Area Mail Processing study for the following facilities are currently on hold: Daytona Beach, FL P&DF to Mid-Florida, FL P&DC Atlanta, GA P&DC to North Metro, GA P&DC The Postal Service began an Area Mail Processing (AMP) study to determine if efficiencies could be increased by consolidating mail processing operations performed at the Daytona Beach, […]