Business Plan Establishes Simplified Gateway to Global Trade for U.S. Companies WASHINGTON — Responding to the call for a doubling of exports over the next five years through the National Export Initiative, officials with the U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Department of Commerce are leveraging their strategic partnership to launch a business plan aimed at […]
for exposing workers to electrical hazards at Capitol Heights, Md., facility CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service for workplace safety violations related to electrical hazards found at the Capitol Heights Processing and Distribution Center. Proposed penalties total $272,000. “These citations and […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Tamara R. Barnett, 39, Indianapolis, was charged late yesterday with misappropriation of postal funds, following an investigation by the U.S. Postal Service – Office of the Inspector General. The indictment alleges that Barnett stole postal funds by manipulating the retail sales system in a manner that resulted in cash overages that she subsequently […]
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service has been named one of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity in the July issue of Black Enterprise magazine. The results were based on a survey Black Enterprise sent to the top 1,000 publicly traded U.S. companies and the 50 leading global companies with U.S. operations. The survey focused on […]
What: Event announcing the launch of a business partnership agreement between the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The business partnership will support the National Export Initiative and provide access to support for small and medium-sized enterprises interested in exporting to new foreign markets. When: 10 a.m., Monday, July 12, 2010 Where: […]
Letter carriers union says fixing pension errors will solve USPS’ financial woes WASHINGTON – NALC President Fredric V. Rolando issued the following statement today in response to proposed measures to solve the USPS’ budget deficit, including rate increases and cutting Saturday delivery: “What is at stake here is finding a long-term, common sense solution to […]
Press Release from the Direct Marketing Association Inc.: Washington, DC, July 6, 2010 — The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) strongly opposes the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) request for a rate increase. In its presentation today to business mail customers, USPS said that mail volume declined by 36 billion pieces (or 17 percent) between 2007 […]
WASHINGTON, DC -Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security which oversees the Postal Service, released the following statement reacting to the Postal Service’s announcement earlier today that it would be increasing postage costs: “Today’s announcement by the Postal Service underscores the serious […]
About 90 Percent of Proposed Price Changes Under 6 Percent WASHINGTON — Volume discounts and free additional weight are included in the proposed price changes the U.S. Postal Service filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today. Price changes for the majority of products and services fall between 4 percent and 6 percent. These products […]
New coalition of mail customers call on Postal Regulatory Commission to reject rate increases Washington, DC – The Affordable Mail Alliance, an unprecedented coalition of Postal customers, is today calling on the Postal Regulatory Commission to reject the United States Postal Service’s new proposal to increase postal rates by ten times the rate permissible by […]