After posting the news article Behind the Scenes changes may be coming to post offices PostalReporter.com received the following information: The relocation of carriers to nearby cities is called “Delivery Unit Optimization” . This will cause affected carriers and some clerks to be excessed. Some clerk and supervisor positions will be abolished. The residual clerk […]
The Postal Regulatory Commission says it has received over 12,000 comments from the public on the postal service’s proposal to end Saturday mail delivery. The PRC issued this thank you to to the public: Dear Members of the Public, thank you for writing us. The Commission has received more than 12,000 letters, cards, emails, and […]
The New York Times is reporting: Federal prosecutors have intensified their criminal investigation of the cyclist Lance Armstrong since the end of the Tour de France last month. They questioned many of his former associates, including cyclists who have supported and detailed claims that Armstrong and his former United States Postal Service team participated in […]
Press Release Affordable Mail Alliance Responds to USPS Earnings Report Washington, DC – The Affordable Mail Alliance today responded to the United States Postal Services’ earning report. The report contends that the USPS will not have the capital to continue opeartions into FY 2011. This claim is false. As the Postal Service said just a […]
The fiscal 2010 year-to-date net loss is $5.4 billion Cash Shortfall Likely in 2011; Customer Service Scores Remain High WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service ended the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 (April 1 – June 30) with a net loss of $3.5 billion, compared with a net loss of $2.4 billion for the […]
Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Postal Service, which has predicted it may lose $7 billion this year, posted a loss of $3.5 billion in its fiscal third quarter alone. The net loss in the quarter ended June 30 widened from a year-earlier $2.4 billion, the agency said today in Washington. An $800 million adjustment to […]
The Postal Regulatory Commission issued the following : ORDER TAKING MOTION TO DISMISS UNDER ADVISEMENT (Issued August 4, 2010) On July 26, 2010, the Affordable Mail Alliance filed a motion to dismiss the Postal Service’s proposed rate adjustment.1 Answers to the Motion were filed on August 2,2010, by the Postal Service and several other companies […]
The Board of Governors met today in closed session Wednesday, August 4 at 10 a.m. (Closed) 1. Strategic Issues. 2. Pricing. 3. Financial Matters. 4. Personnel Matters and Compensation Issues. 5. Governors’ Executive Session— Discussion of prior agenda items and Board Governance. WASHINGTON — The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet […]
WASHINGTON — Enhancing human resource functions to serve 588,000 career employees supporting a network of 34,000 Post Offices while developing future leaders is no easy task. The Postal Service continues to invest in its employees and cultivate tomorrow’s leaders by applying state-of-the-art technology to save more than $150 million annually. “To help solidify the Postal […]
The following are excerpts from a USPS Office Of Inspector General review of the eIDEAS program. According to the USPS OIG, “When an idea is approved, management can award noncash and cash awards up to $10,000. The complainant and surveyed employees expressed concern about management’s commitment to the eIDEAS program.” This management advisory presents the […]