Apr 29th
Video: Keep on Movin’ – The People’s Mail
Played by the Post Riders, Portland, OR, April 24, 2012. The US Postal Service is under attack by budget cutters and privatizers
Month: April 2012
Apr 29th
Rep. Gohmert Addresses Map Error Made by USPS on Closing of Tyler Postal Processing Facility
Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) spoke on the House floor concerning the United States Post Office’s decision to close one of east Texas’ postal processing facilities. He addressed the map error made by the management at the USPS.
Apr 28th
PMG Donahoe: Post office closings to be spread out
Postmaster Patrick Donahoe On C-Span Newmakers The Senate passed legislation this week to preserve post office services as the agency faces financial problems. The 37th Postmaster General, Patrick R. Donahoe, joins us this week on Newsmakers. He discusses the Senates bill, if and when it will move forward in the House and changes the agency […]
Apr 27th
First Village Post Offices in Southwest and Eastern Areas open
Five new Village Post Offices (VPOs) opened for business this month. Two of the new facilities — Sherwood and Manistee, MI — are located in Great Lakes Area. The first VPO in Southwest Area opened in Bigelow, AR. The Eastern Area also has its first VPOs in Lake City, PA, and Shauck, OH. These openings […]
Apr 27th
House Panel Approves Increase In Retirement Contributions
A House committee approved a GOP proposal on April 26 that would increase federal employees’ contributions to their pensions by 5 percent over five years, beginning in 2013. The vote was along party lines, with Republicans voting in favor of the measure and Democrats voting against it, 19-15. The legislation will be sent to the […]
Apr 27th
APWU: Although the Postal Reform Bill is Flawed -It’s better than the Original
APWU News Bulletin 12-2012, April 27, 2012 “We must now turn our attention to the House…We must re-double our efforts to Save America’s Postal Service.” – APWU President Cliff Guffey The Senate passed an amended version of the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) on April 25, and legislative action on postal reform will […]
Apr 27th
Postal Service Releases Video in Armed Robberies
Armed robberies happened in Southest DC and Suitland, Md. in 2011 A postal worker was robbed at gunpoint around 5:30 p.m. Thursday — the same day that the U.S. Postal Inspection Service released surveillance video and police sketches of two separate armed robberies that happened last year. Two men with a gun robbed the man […]
Apr 26th
USPS honors Jose Ferrer with Forever Stamp
NEW YORK — Today, multi-talented actor, director, writer, musician and producer José Ferrer’s life and accomplishments were commemorated on a First-Class Forever stamp by the U.S. Postal Service as part of its Distinguished Americans stamp series. The stamps, available nationwide today, can be purchased online at usps.com/shop, by calling 1-800-STAMP-24 or by visiting Post Offices. […]
Apr 26th
Video: PMG: We Are Losing $25M Every Day
Fox Business: USPS Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe on how to improve the package business. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
Apr 26th
APWU’s Largest Local Elects New President
Former Vice-President Jonathan Smith Ousts 3-term President Clarice Torrence Here is the press release from the United for Change Slate: Besieged Postal Workers Pick New Union President. Jonathan Smith Defeats 3-Term Incumbent. United For Change Slate Sweeps APWU NY Metro Area Election April 26, 2012 Postal clerks, motor vehicle operators, and maintenance workers in Manhattan, […]