The US Postal Service, its workforce, and US citizens are under attack. PostTruth has created this video in response to the hype perpetuated in the mainstream media. It is a call to action to Save the People’s Post Office. Please watch, share and help spread the truth to every corner of the country.
Plan includes many of Sen. Carper’s recommendations for comprehensive reform; measure would reduce deficit by more than $10 billion over 10 years WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement reacting to President Obama’s proposal to address the U.S. Postal Service’s ongoing […]
From the President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction Provide Postal Service financial relief and undertake reform. The Administration recognizes the enormous value of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to the Nation’s commerce and communications, as well as the urgent need for reform to ensure its future viability. USPS faces a long-term, structural operating […]
From the National League Of Postmasters September 15, 2011 — The National League of Postmasters (NLPM) raised concern today regarding the Postal Service’s announcement it would be closing small post offices throughout rural America. According to the NLPM, the short answer is “No”. Rural post offices cost the Postal Service a minuscule amount of money—about […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that, in his role as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), he has inserted language in the committee’s annual appropriations bill that would help protect jobs at the Processing and Distribution Annex in Quincy, Illinois and ensure community […]
The APWU has launched Phase 2 of its television ad campaign, in conjunction with the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, APWU President Cliff Guffey announced. Spots will air on CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News. The ad will run for approximately two months.
Bill Would Create $10.7 Billion in Annual Savings to Save the Postal Service without a Taxpayer Bailout WASHINGTON– Today, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., announced they would move forward H.R. 2309, the Issa-Ross Postal Reform Act of 2011, at a subcommittee business meeting Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Subcommittee Chairman Ross will introduce an […]
The U.S. Postal Service will hold a public meetings to discuss its proposal to make possible changes in the way postal services are provided of 59 post offices in Arkansas. Customers will have an opportunity to meet with a Postal Service representative to discuss alternatives.
Congressman William Lacy Clay (D-MO) issued the following press release: Clay Cosponsors Bill to Give Postal Service 90-day Extension of Pre-Payment of Retired Employee Healthcare Benefits September 16, 2011 Washington, DC – Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri, joined Ranking Oversight Committee Member Elijah E. Cummings (D) Maryland, and ten of his House Democratic […]
Congressman Steve Womack (R-Ark) released the following statement regarding the latest announcement by the United States Postal Service affecting the Third District of Arkansas: “The latest news from USPS is very disturbing and has crossed the boundary of reason. This is not a study. It is a “trial balloon” and we don’t need to waste […]