Washington, DC – Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway today announced the election of Mark Acton as Vice Chairman of the Commission, succeeding Tony Hammond. PRC regulations provide that the Commissioners elect a member to serve as Vice Chairman for a term of one year. “I believe the Postal Service is at a […]
USPS released its “2010 Comprehensive Statement on Postal Operations” yesterday. In the report USPS states that postal employees wages and benefits will become more costly over the next 10 years. According to USPS,” Wages and benefits account for 80 percent of Postal Service costs, and work hours will also become more costly due to rising […]
The United States Postal Service has awarded UPS a $280 Million four-year contract for “air transportation and terminal handling services in support of a nationwide air transportation network.” The day after USPS awarded the contract, UPS issued this press release on opening a new state of the art mail processing center: UPS Mail Innovations Opens […]
The last general wage increase under the 2006 National Agreement for the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) became effective on November 20, 2010. NPMHU represented employees will receive a 1.2% increase. NALC represented employees will see a 1.85% raise in their paychecks. Both raises will be […]