PRC: Witness List For Hearings In Dallas and Memphis To Consider USPS 5-Day Mail Delivery

Witness List for the Postal Regulatory Commission Field Hearings On U.S. Postal Service Six-Day to Five-Day Mail Delivery Proposal Monday, May 17, 1:00 p.m.Dallas City Hall L1 Auditorium 1500 Marilla Street Dallas, TX Panel 1 Phil Major Editor Wise County Messengerr Decatur, Texas Roy Robinson Publisher, VP, Graham Newspapers Graham, Texas The Honorable Bruce R. […]

Postal Service Needs Help Preventing Dog Bites

Letter Carriers, Victims, Doctors Promote National Dog Bite Prevention Week CHICAGO, May 13 – Fifty-four Chicago U.S. Postal Service letter carriers were among the 2,863 postal employees attacked by dogs last year, yet that pales in comparison to the 4.7 million Americans bitten annually — the majority of whom were children. According to the City […]

Congressman To USPS OIG: New Documents Show Wage Theft In New Hampshire Post Offices Continues

Washington, D.C. – Today, Paul Hodes and Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter are demanding an investigation into a new round of allegations that letter carriers at even more post offices have been shortchanged on their paychecks. In documents obtained by Hodes, post offices in Dover and Salem, New Hampshire are shown to have manipulated letter carriers’ time […]

USPS President Under Fire For Directing Postal Contracts To Former Associates Resigns

Postmaster General Announces Leadership Change Bernstock to Leave U.S. Postal Service in June WASHINGTON — Postmaster General John Potter today accepted the resignation of Robert F. Bernstock as president of Mailing and Shipping Services, effective June 4. Bernstock will pursue opportunities in the private sector. Bernstock joined the Postal Service as president of the newly […]

Postal Service Moves Closer to Energy, Fuel Reduction Goals

Sustainability Annual Report Released WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service released its 2009 annual report on sustainability performance in which Postmaster General John E. Potter credited postal employees for the agency’s environmental achievements. “Quite simply, we want to be the best — best neighbor, best business partner and the best place to work when it […]

OSHA Fines USPS $210,000 For Safety Violations In Bedford Park, Ill.

CHICAGO. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service with three alleged willful violations at its Bedford Park, Ill., processing center. The Postal Service faces a total of $210,000 in fines, for electrical and protective equipment hazards, following an OSHA inspection conducted in response to employee […]

USPS OIG Request Public Help In Catching Postal Employees Faking On the Job Injuries?

This is a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Ohio. The story is about an Ohio Postal Clerk’s conviction but check out the last paragraph. Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that on Friday, April 30, 2010, Tonia M. Anderson, 54, […]

PRC: Witness List For May 12 Hearing In Sacramento To Consider USPS 5-Day Delivery

Witness List for the Postal Regulatory Commission Field Hearing Sacramento, California Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Panel 1Mury Salls Senior Vice President, DST Mailing Services/President, Major Mailers Association El Dorado Hills, CA Sharif M. Sleiman Director, Global Procurement, eBay, Inc. San Jose, CA Grady Hesters CEO, Audio Editions Auburn, CA Joe Ridout Consumer Services Manager, Consumer […]

USPS Reports $1.6 Billion Net Loss For Second Quarter

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will post a net loss of $1.9 billion on declining volumes of 88.1 billion pieces of mail for the six months ended March 31, 2010, further evidence that the Postal Service continues to face incredible challenges, Postmaster General John Potter said today. Potter reinforced the need for legislative and […]

Senators Introduce Legislation To Expand Vote By Mail

Washington, D.C. – Looking for ways to expand voter participation and reduce the growing cost of elections, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Thomas Carper (D-Del.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced a package of bills today that would make it easier for states to institute the same […]