Press Release from the USPS Office of Inspector General Prefunding the employer’s share of future premiums for retiree health benefits while continuing to pay health care premiums for current retirees was established by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (the Act). The Act established a specific payment schedule ranging from $5.4 billion […]
Press Release WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senator Bob Casey today joined the congressional delegation and Lawrence County leaders in announcing that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has decided to keep the New Castle Mail Processing Facility open. In the weeks leading up to this announcement, Senator Casey; Lawrence County Commissioners Rick DeBlasio, Steve Craig and […]
PRC press release June 4, 2009 The Postal Regulatory Commission today unanimously approved the U.S. Postal Service proposal to implement a Standard Mail Volume Incentive Pricing Program. The seasonal rates are scheduled to take effect on July 1 and run through September 30, 2009. “Seasonal sales are popular fixtures in other industries and starting today, […]
NALC Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2009 The president of the 300,000-member National Association of Letter Carriers (AFL-CIO), today applauded the announcement by President Obama that he will nominate Rep. John M. McHugh (R-NY) to be the next Secretary of the Army. Letter Carriers’ union President William H. Young issued the following statement: […]
Press Release (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — U.S. Congressman Jason Altmire (PA-04) and U.S. Senators Arlen Specter (D-PA) and Bob Casey (D-PA) announced today that they have sent a letter to the U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter urging him to keep the New Castle Mail Processing Facility open. On April 10, 2009, the United States Postal […]
Press Release For Immediate Release For more information, contact Dale Goff at 703-683-9027 Alexandria, VA, May 22—“The Postal Service’s decision to suspend a convention leave benefit for the remainder of the current Postmaster pay agreement is tantamount to a breach of faith, if not contract, with the nation’s approximately 27,000 Postmasters,” O. Dale Goff Jr., […]
The Postal Service cannot, and will not, sacrifice the excellent levels of service it provides the American public to meet its current economic challenges, PMG Jack Potter told more than 3,000 attendees at today’s keynote address at the National Postal Forum (NPF) in Washington, DC.“Despite the challenging economy, this is not a time for panic, […]
Press Release from the National Association of Letter Carriers The head of the National Association of Letter Carriers (AFL-CIO) said today that frequent postage rate increases like the one today that boosted a first-class stamp to 44 cents – while necessary for the U.S. Postal Service to function effectively this year – can and should […]
Press Release frm the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Letter carriers across the country will collect non-perishable food donations Saturday (May 9) as they deliver mail along their postal routes in the nation’s largest one-day effort to Stamp Out Hunger. The 17 th annual Letter Carriers’ National Food Drive is being conducted by the National […]
MasterCard Program Provides Automatic Savings for Small Businesses and Helps Participating Merchants Attract New Customers PURCHASE, N.Y., April 29 — MasterCard Worldwide today announced that the U.S. Postal Service(R), the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation — including residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes(TM), and Dunkin’ Donuts, the largest coffee and […]