Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) spoke on the House floor concerning the United States Post Office’s decision to close one of east Texas’ postal processing facilities. He addressed the map error made by the management at the USPS.
Five new Village Post Offices (VPOs) opened for business this month. Two of the new facilities — Sherwood and Manistee, MI — are located in Great Lakes Area. The first VPO in Southwest Area opened in Bigelow, AR. The Eastern Area also has its first VPOs in Lake City, PA, and Shauck, OH. These openings […]
APWU News Bulletin 12-2012, April 27, 2012 “We must now turn our attention to the House…We must re-double our efforts to Save America’s Postal Service.” – APWU President Cliff Guffey The Senate passed an amended version of the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) on April 25, and legislative action on postal reform will […]
Armed robberies happened in Southest DC and Suitland, Md. in 2011 A postal worker was robbed at gunpoint around 5:30 p.m. Thursday — the same day that the U.S. Postal Inspection Service released surveillance video and police sketches of two separate armed robberies that happened last year. Two men with a gun robbed the man […]
Fox Business: USPS Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe on how to improve the package business. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
Former Vice-President Jonathan Smith Ousts 3-term President Clarice Torrence Here is the press release from the United for Change Slate: Besieged Postal Workers Pick New Union President. Jonathan Smith Defeats 3-Term Incumbent. United For Change Slate Sweeps APWU NY Metro Area Election April 26, 2012 Postal clerks, motor vehicle operators, and maintenance workers in Manhattan, […]
NAPS President Louis Atkins has released a statement commending the efforts of the United States Senate in passing a bi-partisan Postal Reform bill. We believe that there are important and valuable provisions contained in the postal reform legislation approved by the Senate. The legislative process is never perfect, but a bill that largely sustains postal […]
The text of S.1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012, as passed by the Senate Text of Postal Reform Bill S 1789 AS Amended
APWU Web News Article 47-2012, April 26, 2012 A “potential consolidation list” [PDF] developed by the Postal Service and provided to members of the Senate on April 24 has generated a lot of interest at postal facilities across the country, but it is not an official management proposal or reliable list, the union is warning. […]
Northwest Illinois Area Local,American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO Earlier this month USPS officials met with Postal Employees at the Carol Stream Mail Processing Center in Illinois and informed them of the following: Carol Stream Meets with Employees.. Carol Stream met with employees on tour 1 and tour 3 in a series of one hour meetings […]