The Colorado shooting tragedy has touched the APWU family. Alex Sullivan, the son of an Aurora (CO) Local steward, was shot and killed July 20, during the rampage at a midnight showing of the Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. Eleven others died and more than 50 others were injured, police reported. Sullivan was celebrating […]
This film shows the delivery of the U.S. mail, in a rural area. A two-horse vehicle, with a sign reading “U.S. Mail,” appears on the scene. The postal employee gets out of the vehicle and places mail in a standard metal mail box. A woman comes out of her house and removes the mail from […]
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Direct Mail Discounts for Online Merchants Timed for Cyber Monday Cyber Monday was the busiest shopping day last year. Up 29 percent over 2010, Cyber Monday’s purchasing surge was no doubt due to a number of deals offered by retailers. And with the deal the U.S. Postal […]
APWU Web News Article 84-2012, July 18, 2012 APWU President Cliff Guffey is blasting House Republican leaders for their “utter failure to solve the nation’s problems.” Guffey made the remarks in response to recent signals that the chamber won’t act on postal reform legislation until after Congress’s August recess – and perhaps not until after […]
NAPS Leg/Reg Update – July 17, 2012: House GOP Leaders Give Postal Reform the Cold Shoulder House Republican leaders have given up on passing postal reform legislation for the foreseeable future. They have indicated that they do not intend to take up either the Senate-passed postal reform measure or alternative House legislation before the month-long […]
From Federal Business Opportunities website: The United States Postal Service (USPS) is seeking sources for upcoming FY 13 requirements to relocate Flats Sequencing Systems (FSS) from their current operating sites to new processing centers. The FSS is a large specialized mail processing platform which contains numerous components and subassemblies. Each system accounts for approximately 50 […]
Greenbelt, Maryland – Virgil E. Ball, age 59, of Waldorf, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to embezzlement from the U.S. Postal Service. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Special Agent in Charge Paul Bowman of the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General, Capital […]
Press Release from the Office of Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) July 13, 2012 Congressman blasts Postal Service for refusing to solicit required community input Ackerman also expresses opposition to the plan U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Queens/L.I.) announced today that he has sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe strongly opposing the proposed closing […]
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 […]
Update: Rep. Dennis Ross responds to Burrus via Twitter: @postalreporter not truthful or fair. Chairman Issa does not control when or if a bill comes to the floor. — Dennis Ross (@RepDennisRoss) July 15, 2012 A Subtle Shift After all of the grandstanding, Congressman Darryl Issa has chickened out on his threat to impose draconian […]