Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) has filed a motion with the Postal Regulatory Commission to make public “all documents and communications related to the United States Postal Service’s market research information file as Library Reference, USPS-LR-N2012-1/NP14 and NP1, filed on March 6, 2012 and December 5th , 2011 with an application for non-public status.” (Mail Processing […]
In response to a motion filed by the APWU, the Postal Service admitted March 9 that it has not considered the combined effect of several of its major proposals, including plans to: Degrade service standards; end overnight delivery for first-class mail and periodicals, and slow mail delivery in general; Consolidate more than 220 mail processing […]
A message posted on postalreporter.com says: cloud’s illusions I know this is off-topic here…but…this morning I checked the liteblue Workforce Connection page for any news of a VER and it WAS listed there. On the left side of the page just above Quick Links (there’s a big blank spot there now) was a section titled […]
This ad, “Walt Gale, ” features a 22-year veteran of the Colorado Springs mail processing plant who speaks about the critical services the Postal Service provides to all Americans. The spot is one of three new television spots that highlight the critical ways America depends on the Postal Service — and the devastating effect closing […]
This ad, “Michael Bazinet, ” tells the story of a small business owner in Bangor, Maine. Bazinet’s company — Creative Digital Imaging — relies on the critical services of the Eastern Maine processing plant. Bazinet speaks about the impact of reduced services, which would result in lost clients and potential layoffs. This ad is one […]
This weekend, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) continued his social media assault on the Postal Service, making a case to the American people that Congress should make the cuts to begin the process of dismantling the USPS. Coming prepared with an arsenal of misinformation, Issa claims that his “postal reform” legislation, HR 2309, would not end […]
Richmond, VA (PRWEB) March 12, 2012 Jim Fitzgerald, President and CEO of Taradel LLC, is featured in this month’s issue of Deliver Magazine, the popular direct marketing publication produced by the USPS. In the article titled, “The Million Door Mark,” Fitzgerald’s company is profiled for producing “more than one million pieces for the Every Door […]
The White House announced on Friday that President Obama has nominated Dr. Katherine C. Tobin (Democrat) to serve on the Board of Governors of the US Postal Service. President George W. Bush appointed her to a 6-year term as a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service in August 2006. In 2009 she left to serve […]
From PostalReporter.com reader: Sisters and Brothers, A national network of postal workers from the NALC, APWU, and Mail Handlers unions, assisted by Labor Notes, is putting out the call to all postal workers and our allies to Occupy the Post Office! April 17th (TAX DAY) May 15th approaches, the deadline for Congress to act before […]
The Seattle District, where the nation’s first Village Post Office (VPO) in Malone, WA, is located, recently added a second one at Friendly Mart in Steptoe, WA. This is the third VPO in the Western Area and the tenth in the United States since the Malone, WA, VPO opened for business in August 2011. As […]