Joint Letter Delivered to Senate Majority Leader Reid NALC President Fred Rolando, in a joint letter with leaders of four other major labor unions, urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) December 1 to seek an alternative in pending health care legislation to a proposed excise tax on health insurance plans that would unjustly penalize […]
Here is a letter from a concerned Postmaster: Dear: Mr. Potter From: Dedicated Postmaster Subj: Financial State of the Postal Service Recently, I learned that there were no NPA bonuses for any EAS employees in most cases. In addition, Postmasters were no longer allowed convention leave. I agree and applaud you for these actions but […]
The U.S. Postal Service filed its October 2009 (unaudited) preliminary financial report today with the Postal Regulatory Commission. USPS reported a net income loss of $221 million. Mail volume was down across all classes with an overall total decrease of 17.3%. The Postal Service continues to reduce its workhours with reduction of 10.0%. see full […]
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced former postal employee Marvin Lamont Foster, age 55, of Rosedale, Maryland, today to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to steal from the United States Postal Service (USPS), announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod […]
The Dead Tree Edition blog is experiencing technical difficulties so readers will find the message from Google stating “The blog you were looking for was not found.” Here is the message Dead Tree Edition sent out yesterday: “For all of you who have been kind enough to link to my blog, Dead Tree Edition (http://deadtreeedition.blogspot.com/), […]
BREA, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Avery Dennison Office Products and Stamps.com unveiled the Desktop Postal Center as part of Avery’s Mailing Center service, a comprehensive set of tools and services for mailing and shipping needs. Together the Avery Dennison and Stamps.com alliance provides the most convenient and cost-effective postage solution for small businesses […]
Burrus Update Only in the world of postal discount fantasy can anyone justify the accompanying chart. It shows that as USPS mail-processing work hours declined from 340 million in 2005 to 250 million in 2009, the postage discounts enjoyed by major mailers increased from 9.2 cents to 10.5 cents. This is contrary to every economic […]
U.S. Postal Service Delivers the Holidays WASHINGTON — Neither rain nor snow nor heat nor gloom of night will keep the Postal Service from doing what it does best – pick up and deliver holiday mail and packages. Between now and Christmas, the Postal Service will deliver 16.6 billion cards, letters and packages across the […]
‘LETTERS TO SANTA’ PROGRAM MAKES HOLIDAY WISHES COME TRUE The Postal Service today, in partnership with the Muppets, kicks off the holiday mailing season with a special “Letters to Santa” program event at the James A. Farley Post Office in New York City. Postmaster General Jack Potter will be joined by Kermit the Frog and […]