As PostalReporter reported on Monday, Potter said it’s possible that USPS can remove a second day of delivery. But the media did not pick up on this comment posted on the Washington Post website. Postmaster General John Potter leads a cry for retrenchment Potter expects that unions will make concessions during negotiations this year, but […]
The Environmental Protection Agency filed in April 2010 an administrative complaint against five New York area postal facilities seeking $350,000 in fines for alleged violations of federal laws concerning underground storage tanks. The complaint alleges deficiencies in record keeping, corrosion protection and testing. No releases to the environment from the tanks are alleged. The five […]
Postmaster General Announces Leadership Change Bernstock to Leave U.S. Postal Service in June WASHINGTON — Postmaster General John Potter today accepted the resignation of Robert F. Bernstock as president of Mailing and Shipping Services, effective June 4. Bernstock will pursue opportunities in the private sector. Bernstock joined the Postal Service as president of the newly […]
Fines Now Total Nearly One Million Dollars APWU News Issuing its third set of citations in less than a week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) charged the USPS with five counts of “willful” safety violations [PDF] in Bedford Park, IL on May 5. The latest citations bring the Postal Service’s total fines for […]
Sustainability Annual Report Released WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service released its 2009 annual report on sustainability performance in which Postmaster General John E. Potter credited postal employees for the agency’s environmental achievements. “Quite simply, we want to be the best — best neighbor, best business partner and the best place to work when it […]
APWU Urges Postal Commission To Save Saturday Service APWU News Testifying at a Las Vegas field hearing, APWU Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to reject the USPS proposal to end Saturday delivery. The plan will “hasten the call for elimination of the private express statutes and legal monopolies, which ensure […]
Measuring the Social Value of Postal Services to the Nation U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) Issued May 7, 2010 The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC or Commission) is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the federal government with regulatory oversight over the United States Postal Service (USPS or Postal Service). It […]
CHICAGO. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service with three alleged willful violations at its Bedford Park, Ill., processing center. The Postal Service faces a total of $210,000 in fines, for electrical and protective equipment hazards, following an OSHA inspection conducted in response to employee […]
U.S. House of Representatives, Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia Subcommittee On Wednesday, May 12, 2010, the Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled, “The Price is Right, or is it? An Examination of USPS Workshare Discounts and Products that Do Not Cover Their […]
This is a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Ohio. The story is about an Ohio Postal Clerk’s conviction but check out the last paragraph. Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that on Friday, April 30, 2010, Tonia M. Anderson, 54, […]