From eNAPUS Legislative & Political Bulletin Although the U.S. Senate was able to approve a consensus measure to provide fiscal relief to the US Postal Service months ago, the House of Representatives dropped the ball and skipped town without considering postal relief legislation. Just as troubling is that the House Leadership seems to be confused […]
The following letter was submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission by Mark Jamison, Postmaster of Webster NC, who is retiring today. Jamison has been very outspoken on his views of changes within the Postal Service. Commissioners I am not an intervener in this docket. I understand that these comments cannot become a part of the […]
APWU News Bulletin 18-2012, July 26, 2012 The failure of House Republican leaders to take action to resolve the congressionally-manufactured USPS financial crisis has brought the Postal Service to the brink of default, APWU President Cliff Guffey is warning union members. A $5.5 billion payment is due to the U.S. Treasury on Aug. 1, but […]
USPS has submitted its Sustainability and Energy Scorecard to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Postal Service noted progress in several areas. It said it’s 22.4 percent toward meeting its goal of a 30 percent reduction in facility energy use by fiscal year (FY) 2015. And, its greenhouse gas emissions were 16.1 percent […]
From the Federal Register: SUMMARY: The Postal Service is considering the adoption of a new criterion for eligibility of Bound Printed Matter (BPM) parcels by adding a physical density threshold for individual mailpieces. DATES: Comments on this advance notice are due September 10, 2012. ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written comments to the manager, Product Classification, […]
Senator Greets News that Her Campaign is Reaping Results WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski today was informed by the United States Postal Service that a new staff member has been hired for the Skagway Post Office. She welcomed the news, coming less than two months since she visited Skagway and encouraged Skagwegians to share […]
USPS Board of Governors reportedly will be discussing the failure to make August 1,2012 Health Care Retiree Prepayment. DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.; Thursday, August 9, at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. PLACE: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters,475 L’Enfant Plaza SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Room. STATUS: Wednesday, […]
Offers overnight domestic shipping Shipping is easier for postal customers, thanks to the new Express Mail Padded Flat Rate Envelope. The envelope measures 9.5 x 12.5 inches and can be ordered without charge, starting Aug. 2, exclusively at usps.com. The shipping fee is $17.75 for commercial and online customers. “The Express Mail Padded Flat Rate […]
From the National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) Apparently, the House Republican leadership has thrown in the towel in attempting to bring up H.R. 2309, the Issa-Ross postal bill, prior to the summer recess. (The summer recess extends from August 4 through September 9.) Depending on who you ask, the following reasons […]
Bill McAllister, Linn’s Stamp News reports: Opposition by the United States Postal Service’s board of governors appears to have stalled plans for the first U.S. postage stamp to honor a living person. A member of the board told Linn’s that many governors have reservations about Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe’s plans to issue such a […]