Contract Requires Union Membership Ratification WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union AFL-CIO (APWU), reached a tentative four-and-a-half-year contract today. Upon ratification by union membership, which is expected to take place within two months, the agreement will run through May 20, 2015, and affect approximately 205,000 employees. “This is a […]
Members Call for Full Report to Explain Multiple Studies in West Virginia WASHINGTON, D.C. – The five Members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation today joined together to express to the Postmaster General their concern about the proposed consolidation of mail processing operations in West Virginia. The Postal Service has proposed five Area Mail Processing […]
Senators and Congressman express concern over consolidation of Rockford, Illinois Mail Processing facility … Friday, March 4, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In a letter to the Postmaster General, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) and U.S. Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today expressed concern about the United States Postal Service’s plan to conduct a […]
Congressional Help Still Needed to Relieve Fiscal Strain WASHINGTON — The Postmaster General told a congressional subcommittee Wednesday that despite taking aggressive steps to reduce costs, the U.S. Postal Service will not survive as a self-financing entity without significant changes to current law. Testifying before the Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service […]
WASHINGTON — On March 1, the U.S. Postal Service temporarily suspended acceptance of international mail service to Libya due to the lack of transportation service to Libya. Additional information and updates regarding acceptance and movement of international mail to Libya are posted online at usps.com/communications/news/serviceupdate
(Feb. 28, 2011) In support of the Gary Processing and Distribution Center in Gary, Indiana, Congressman Pete Visclosky (D-IN) today sent the following letter to the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service. Mr. Patrick R. Donahoe Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer United States Postal Service 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW Washington, D.C. 20260-2202 […]
Press Release from the OPM Office Of Inspector General Study of the Risks and Consequences of the USPS OIG’s Proposals to Change USPS’s Funding of Retiree Benefits: Shifting Costs from USPS Ratepayers to Taxpayers’ Washington, DC – (Feb. 28, 2011) Today, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Inspector General (OPM OIG), […]
The following is a press release from U.S. Attorney’s Office, Maryland Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Warren Christopher Bradford, age 41, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, late yesterday of destroying mail he was entrusted to deliver as a Postal Service letter carrier. The conviction was announced by United States Attorney for the District of […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service has resumed international mail service to Egypt effective Feb. 22. All international mail services are now being provided to Egypt , including Global Express Guaranteed, Express Mail International, Priority Mail International and First-Class Mail International. On Feb. 3, the Postal Service temporarily suspended acceptance of Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) […]
Adult Signature Delivery Verification Also Proposed WASHINGTON — Recognizing that all parcel delivery services operate in a competitive environment, the U.S. Postal Service today asked the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to reclassify Commercial First-Class Mail Parcels as a competitive product. Today’s filing is a formal request to move Commercial First-Class Mail Parcels from the market-dominant […]