We thank Sens. Lieberman, Collins, Carper and Brown for introducing new bipartisan legislation to address critical Postal Service issues. We look forward to working with them and other members of the Senate’s Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee as this bill makes its way through the legislative process. We are currently reviewing the provisions included […]
OAKLAND, Calif. – Emmanuel Odion Esezobor was convicted by a federal jury yesterday of one count of theft of public money and seven counts of passing counterfeit U.S. obligations, United States Attorney Melinda Haag, Special Agent in Charge Nichole Cooper of the Postal Service Office of Inspector General’s Pacific Area Field Office, and Special Agent […]
From the office of Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO-3rd) October 25, 2011 WASHINGTON D.C. – As the United States Postal Service considers closing 71 offices in Colorado, Reps. Gardner and Tipton are urging its chief executive to keep in mind possible alternatives. During a joint meeting with Post Master General Patrick Donahoe yesterday, Gardner and Tipton’s […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) are asking U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donohoe to give further review to a study of the Toledo Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC). Brown and Kaptur, in a letter to Donohoe sent last week, expressed concern over the lack of transparency in the study, […]
Aim is to Continue High Quality Universal Postal Service and Middle-Class Jobs WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2011 – The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) today announced the retention of investment bank Lazard Group, LLC and former assistant to President Barack Obama for Manufacturing Policy, Ron Bloom, as financial advisors in connection with issues relating to […]
The office of Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following press release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), joined by Republican Representatives Mike Turner (OH-3) and Jean Schmidt (OH-2), sent a letter to the Postmaster General encouraging the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to consider utilizing Wilmington Air Park in its effort to […]
Senator also introduces bipartisan bill to prevent rural closures Wednesday, October 12, 2011 (U.S. SENATE) – Blasting a “lack of transparency” within the U.S. Postal Service, Senator Jon Tester is demanding straight answers from the organization as he introduces new bipartisan legislation to prevent the closures of post offices in rural communities across Montana. Tester […]
States represented by bipartisan group make up nearly 20 percent of post offices slated for potential closure WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators representing rural America is aiming to get U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe on record in response to questions he has so far failed to answer about potential closures of […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Jeanette P. Dwyer, a 30-year career postal employee, has been elected the first female national president in the 108-year history of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA). The election was held during the union’s 107th National Convention in Savannah, GA. Dwyer, a native of Waccamaw, NC, […]
LOS GATOS, Calif., Oct. 10, 2011 – Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today said it will not rename its DVD-by-mail service and that its U.S. members will continue to go to the Netflix website for both unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs. Netflix said in a September 18 blog post that its DVD-by-mail service would operate at […]