5 California USPS P&DCs to hold public hearings On Area Mail Processing Study

An AMP study was initiated to evaluate the transfer of mail processing from the North Bay, CA Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) to the Oakland, CA P&DC. The initial results of the study support the business case for consolidation. A public meeting will be held to share the initial results of the study and allow […]

Postal Workers Firing For Unauthorized Possession Of Mail Upheld By Appeals Court

The following is a santitized version of the a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Tompkins vs U.S. Postal Service Kenneth Tompkins was employed at the Postal Service’s Atlanta Processing and Distribution Center in Atlanta, Georgia. He was removed from his position based upon the charge of “improper conduct: […]

Imagitas Signs 10 year Contract with US Postal Service

Imagitas Inc. issued the following press release: WALTHAM, Mass — Imagitas Inc. and the United States Postal Service (USPS) have completed a 10-year renewal of their successful MoverSource Alliance, a partnership built around a set of products that helps approximately 44 million U.S. residents with the change of address process each year. Pat Donahue, Postmaster […]

Senator Collins Files Brief Regarding USPS Requested Rate Increase

As the Author of Law, Senator Collins Says Postal Service Lacks Justification for Request WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today filed an amicus brief arguing that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit uphold the Postal Regulatory Commission’s […]

GOP Chairman Issa Formally Announces House Oversight Subcommittee Structure

Names Chairmen and Vice Chairmen Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued the following press release: WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, announced today the members who will serve as Subcommittee Chairmen and Vice […]

PMG Donahoe Appoints New Vice Presidents For Eastern, Northeast Areas

PMG Pat Donahoe last week announced two new officer assignments within Operations to head the Eastern and Northeast areas. Jordan Small, who most recently served as vice president, Area Operations, Northeast Area, will assume the duties of vice president, Area Operations, Eastern Area. Prior to his assignment as Northeast Area vice president, Small served as […]

Editorial: Postal Shoes, Postal Shoes, And More Postal Shoes

By Michele Ward, the Uniform Girl (Michele Ward is the General Manager of Postal Uniform Discounters, one of the larger online postal uniform companies. )  We understand… you have to wear them every day! Perhaps the item that we hear the most complaints about is the postal approved shoes. The complaints are usually about the […]

USPS To Hold Public Meeting On Downsizing Of Petaluma Mail Processing Center

A Postal Service study recommends closing part of its mail processing center at 1150 North McDowell Blvd. and moving some operations to Oakland. About 34 of the North Bay center’s 360 jobs could be affected, the Postal Service said. The consolidation would save about $1 million a year. Two postal worker unions are critical of […]