NY: Community and Unions to Protest Closing of Harlem’s Lincolnton Post Office

USPS Hearing Set for Tuesday November 22 November 18, 2011 –  New York City. The New York Metro Area Postal Union, community groups and elected officials will appear at a hearing called by the United States Postal Service on the potential closing of Lincolnton post office in Harlem at 2268 Fifth Avenue at 138th Street […]

USPS Statement on Holiday Suspension for Retail and Delivery Unit Optimization

November 16, 2011 – In order to fully focus on the busy holiday mailing season and to minimize logistical issues, the U.S. Postal Service retail and delivery unit optimization efforts will be temporarily suspended from Nov. 19 through Jan. 2, 2012. Only the actual physical closing of a Post Office and the relocation of carrier […]

Thurgood Marshall, Jr. Elected Chairman of USPS Board of Governors

Mickey D. Barnett Will Serve as Vice Chairman WASHINGTON — At yesterday’s meeting of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, Thurgood Marshall, Jr., was elected chairman and Mickey D. Barnett was elected vice chairman. Marshall, the Board’s current vice chairman, will succeed Chairman Louis J. Giuliano, who has served as chairman since January 2010 […]

NALC statement on USPS financial losses

Nov. 15, 2011 — For the first time since the recession began in 2007, this year’s Postal Service loss was largely driven by the continued impact of the worst recession in 80 years and the effect of Internet technology—above and beyond the crushing and unique burden of the congressional mandate to pre-fund future retiree health […]

EquaShip bundles discounted Priority Mail with real insurance for parcels

EquaShip offers discounted USPS Priority Mail with $100 of real insurance included reducing the impact of lost or damaged shipments to ecommerce customers. With complete end-to-end tracking and real insurance on every package merchants can cement customer loyalty by speedily replacing merchandise, with full confidence that they will be reimbursed. (November 14, 2011) EquaShip, America’s […]

Congresswoman Says There Are No Current Plans To Close Any D.C. Post Offices

WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has confirmed that there are no current plans to shut down any D.C. post offices. Norton contacted the U.S. Postal Service after being informed that District residents had heard that two post offices would close in December. “I have insisted that every community in the District have […]

An Urgent Call To Attend USPS “Public Input Meetings”

Attend United States Postal Service Public Input Meetings to Insure a First Class Stamp Receives First Class Service For Immediate Release 11/7/2011 Contact Clint Burelson, President 360-970-2965 Statement by Clint Burelson, APWU  President, Olympia, Washington The United States Postal Service (USPS) will soon be holding “public input meetings” regarding their proposals to close and/or consolidate […]

Former Senior Exec For USPS Sentenced To Two Years in Prison for Bribery

Defendant Offered Contracts in Return For Money, Took $15,000 – WASHINGTON – Ron Middlebrooks, a former senior executive with the U.S. Postal Service, was sentenced today to two years of incarceration on a bribery charge stemming from his acceptance of $15,000 in cash from a businessman he promised to reward with government contracts, U.S. Attorney […]

Statement from Rural Carriers Union On 21st Century Postal Service Act

NRLCA President Jeanette Dwyer Issues Statement on 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 Alexandria, VA, November 2, 2011—NRLCA President Jeanette P. Dwyer has issued the following statement responding to legislation introduced in the United States Senate, the “21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011.” The bill was introduced by Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Chairman […]

NALC opposes end of Saturday and door-to-door mail delivery In Postal Reform Bill

NALC responds to the Senate postal proposal, 21st Century Postal Service Act; supports comprehensive reform but opposes the end of Saturday mail delivery and the phase-out of door delivery Statement by Fredric V. Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, on the proposed 21st Century Postal Service Act: Although the National Association of […]