Sound bites from September 15th, 2011 press conference in Washington, D.C. concerning proposed sweeping changes in infrastructure at the U.S. Postal Service. Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick R. Donahoe and Chief Operating Officer and Executive V.P. Megan J. Brennan. USPS press release Postal Service Faces New Reality
Miami Valley post office employees took to the picket line Wednesday afternoon, after learning Dayton’s mail processing plant could soon close in an effort to cut costs. The workers carried signs that read, “SOS. Save our service. Don’t cancel us out”. Jeanette Carlton, President of the Dayton Chapter of the American Postal Workers Union, said […]
One Charlotte, North Carolina, neighborhood is saying goodbye to the mail carrier they’ve come to know and love for almost a decade. He’s being re-assigned because of budget cuts.
Signed, Sealed, Indebted: The GOP Efforts To Privatize USPS “Countdown” guest host Sam Seder and “Citizen Radio” co-host Allison Kilkenny discuss why the U.S. Postal Service is now facing a $9 billion deficit and review the steps that can be taken to fix it. Kilkenny proposes that the unique health-care burden and pension-fund-contribution error responsible […]
The U.S. Postal Service tries to reach the youth of America with their hip, new ad. source: The U.S. Postal Service Is Hip And Kewl! Teamcoco.com.
Postbusters| Jon Stewart Daily Show -A hot new trend called bankruptcy has taken America by storm, and it’s now as close as the corner mailbox.
Top Ten Ways the United States Postal Service Can Turn Things Around”
U.S. Senator Thomas Carper, a Delaware Democrat, talks about legislation he is sponsoring to stabilize the finances of the U.S. Postal Service. Washington Post
“U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe talks about a proposal to cut 220,000 jobs and allow the post office to reduce delivery from six to five days a week. He speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television’s “Fast Forward.” (Source: Bloomberg) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxllCRgj738[/youtube]
“The Washington Post’s Anqoinette Crosby sits down with American Postal Workers Union President Cliff Guffey to discuss the recent cuts proposed by the Postal Service.”