LEAGUE Headquarters received copies of the letters sent to current PMRs and PMR annuitants regarding the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the APWU on the POStPlan arbitration. The notices let both the PMR and the PMR annuitants know that they could still be used in 2-hour offices if they chose to continue to be […]
This afternoon, the Senate voted against invoking cloture on S. 1789. Sixty votes are required to pass a cloture amendment, and thus the Republicans control the outcome. The final vote was 51-46. The primary reason for the “no” vote is that the Senate wants to keep its focus on the oil and gas bill that […]
From the National League Of Postmasters: Postal Legislation: Senate Consideration Likely To Be Delayed Late last week it seemed that the final stages of the process to pass postal legislation through the Senate would start today, Monday, March 26. However, developments late this morning have changed that and indicate that consideration might be put off […]
Addressing the National League of Postmasters on Monday at a conference in Crystal City, Va., Sen. Bernie Sanders was greeted with a standing ovation from local officials who welcomed his effort to block widespread closings of post offices and processing plants. Sanders said he hopes legislation slated to come before the Senate next week will […]
Statement of the National League of Postmasters on Markup of the H.R. 2309, the Issa Bill October 13, 2011 Finally, We Are Beginning to Win the Post Office Closing Battle. The rural Congressional Giant is finally awake. Thanks to all the grassroots efforts of the members of the National League of Postmasters and those of […]
National League of Postmasters President Mark Strong Tells Commission that Closing Thousands of Rural Post Offices Will harm Economy of Rural America and Not Help Postal Service. Closing 3700 Rural Post Offices Would Save Less Than 3/10s Of One Percent Of USPS Operating Budget. ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – In Testimony submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission, […]
On August 27, 2010 LEAGUE and NAPUS jointly signed a letter asking that the OIG investigate the 2009 NPA process, specifically the suspected reduction of CORE scores to many Postmasters by higher level management. It was suspected that this unilateral reduction in scores without the immediate manager’s approval or input was driven by higher levels […]
From The National Association Of Postmasters of the US: On August 11, the Postal Regulatory Commission issued a ruling on the joint NAPUS/League complaint that certain provisions in the USPS’ March 31 proposed post office closing regulations violated current law. (While most of the provisions of the proposed regulations were implemented on July 14, none of […]
From the National League Of Postmasters: Facts • The Postal Service has embarked on a massive drive to close rural post offices, mostly small rural post offices. More than 3600 are on the chopping block this year and 12,000 additional small post offices stand ready to be closed in the next several years. • The […]
The National League Of Postmasters : The Postal Service has published in the Federal Register its Final Rule, 39 CFR Part 2411; the Final Rule takes effect immediately. Temporarily, the Postal Service has excluded from its Final Rule the portions it believes are subject to consultation under 39 U.S.C. §1004(b) and (d).