President William H. Young has released a statement in response to media reports that Postmaster General Jack Potter is seeking to curtail the Postal Service to five-day delivery. “The continued appearance of letter carriers delivering the mail to the doorstep of every home and business and bank and credit card company six days a week […]
Postmaster General’s Testimony Offers Little Insight Burrus Update The long-awaited announcement about the Postal Service’s plans regarding the dramatic decline in mail volume and revenue was presented on Jan. 28 to the Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over postal affairs, when Postmaster General John E. Potter explained the crisis facing the USPS, and outlined management’s proposed […]
PMG Jack Potter today told a U.S. Senate subcommittee that worsening conditions in the economy now point to a further 12-15 billion mailpiece decline and a net financial loss of $6 billion or more in FY 2009. Potter also proposed changes in current law to give the USPS Board of Governors the flexibility to reduce […]
Source: National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) Legislative and Regulatory Update – January 26, 2009 (NAPS.org) Rumors have been swirling throughout the Postal Service in recent weeks about big changes coming: significant plant consolidations, area and district staffing reductions, craft work-hour cutbacks, the list goes on. The Postal Service has remained mum about these […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet in Washington, DC, at Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, on Feb. 3-4, 2009. The public is welcome to observe the Board’s open session, scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 4 in the Ben Franklin Room on the […]
Postmaster General Jack Potter today announced appointments to key leadership positions. Joseph Corbett has been named chief financial officer and executive vice president. Susan Plonkey has been named vice president, Sales.Corbett has more than 25 years of accounting, finance and consulting experience. Most recently, Corbett was president and managing director of FinSol, a finance and […]
From NALC.org: Contract COLA =0% There was no projected accumulation toward the fourth regular cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for letter carriers under the 2006-2011 National Agreement following the January 15 release of the December Consumer Price Index (CPI). The next COLA will reflect the increase in the CPI, if any, between July 2008 and January 2009, […]
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APWU President WIlliamBurrus Update Significant Changes Expected; Sacrifices Must Be Shared, Burrus Says Over the past several months I have attempted to alert APWU members to the financial crisis that is confronting the Postal Service, and the substantial impact it will have upon postal employees. Although some in the postal community dismissed my warnings as […]
Ask the President Question: Would you be able to address any of the rumors that are floating around the Postal Service? President Burrus: Thank you for inquiry about rumors that are circulating throughout the Postal Service. Your question is timely, given the current events in the USPS and in the nation. Over recent months I […]