Green lobbies and roofs, an electric-powered three-wheel delivery vehicle, a postal mini-van whose engine emits only water vapor and a new wind turbine that looks like a high-tech paddle wheel. These were a few of the energy conservation innovations featured at the kickoff to National Energy Awareness Month yesterday in Washington, DC. PMG Jack Potter […]
From The National Association of Letter Carriers: Young protests “wasteful” appropriations amendment: President Young is urging Congress to reject a proposal by Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) to order USPS to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of adopting a five-day delivery week. In a letter sent to top congressional leaders, Young notes that a similar yet more […]
Washington, Jun 25 – The House Appropriations Committee today approved an amendment offered by Congressman Jack Kingston (R/GA-1) that would require the United States Postal Service to study the cost-effectiveness and fuel consumption of a five-day delivery system and consumer demand of Saturday postal delivery. “I’ve been trying to get the postal service to end […]
U.S. Labor Department seeks nearly $1.4 million in back wages, plus debarment, of California mail hauling company Press Release – SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the filing of an administrative complaint against Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Alan Berman Trucking to recover $1,369,870 in back wages for 80 current and former employees. […]
Just when postal carriers are concerned about contracting out, here comes a semi-automated robotic delivery vehicle (see photos below). According to the innovators website: SARA is a semi-automated postal deliver robotic vehicle. The concept is a proposal for a robotic vehicle for delivery of letters and flats in residential areas. Using state of the art […]
“NALC President Bill Young, joined by National Rural Letter Carriers President Donnie Pitts, sent a letter to members of the U.S. Senate on June 18 refuting a letter from the postmaster general that tried to justify contracting out delivery work and attacked legislation to draw sharp limits on contract delivery. Both union leaders support Sen. […]
Postcom.org reports: In a letter to every member of the Senate, Postmaster General John Potter said that “the Postal Service strongly opposes S.1457, the “Mail Delivery and Protection Act.” This bill would override current collective bargaining agreements and effectively eliminate an important tool needed by the Postal Service to continually introduce greater efficiencies into its […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mail remains the safest way to communicate and share information, and represents the smallest threat to identity theft. “The President’s Identity Theft Task Force,” released today by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), is a strategic plan for government agencies to follow in efforts to combat […]