Contract Headed for Interest Arbitration (June 27, 2012) Collective bargaining between the NPMHU and the Postal Service over the terms of the 2011 National Agreement has reached a new stage in the implementation of dispute resolution procedures adopted by the parties – that is, the parties have initiated the process for starting interest arbitration under […]
Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced that ANDREA LYNCH, age 30, of Clayton, N.Y., pled guilty today to the felony offense of Misappropriation of Postal Funds, before the Hon. Glenn T. Suddaby in the United States District Court in Syracuse, New York. Sentencing for LYNCH is scheduled […]
June 22, 2012 (Washington, D.C.) – In a letter sent today to the United States Postal Service, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) expressed their concern over the nature of recent postal service changes at the town postal unit in Sugar Hill. Sugar Hill residents recently learned that retail postal service at […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 22, 2012) – On Monday, June 25, 2012 at 10:00 am et, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) will host 10 postal activists from across the country as they kick off a hunger strike to protest a 2006 Congressional mandate to prefund retirement benefits for postal workers 75 years in advance. The mandate is […]
On May 31, 2012, the Commission issued a notice and order concerning the Postal Service’s request for an advisory opinion on the Post Office Structure Plan.1 To further explore issues raised in these proceedings, a hearing on the Postal Service’s direct case shall take place on July 11, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. in the Commission’s […]
Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced today that THOMAS DOMBROSKI, age 53, of North Syracuse, New York entered a guilty plea today , Thursday, June 21, 2012, in U.S. District Court in Syracuse, New York before the Hon. Norman A. Mordue, U.S. District Court Judge. THOMAS DOMBROSKI, […]
Statement of Senator Scott Brown on nominations of James Miller and Katherine Tobin to USPS Board Of Governors The Postal Service today is clearly at a crossroads. Every day that passes is another day that pushes the Postal Service closer to the brink of insolvency. Many have argued that this is simply a result of […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, chaired the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, “Nominations of Hon. James C. Miller III and Hon. Katherine C. Tobin to be Governors, U.S. Postal Service.” His statement follows: Today, we’ll […]
PMG Pat Donahoe has announced that a serious health condition has forced Chief Information Officer (CIO) Ellis Burgoyne to take a leave of absence. While Burgoyne recovers, Donahoe has appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Joe Corbett to temporarily fill the CIO position. Donahoe said Corbett’s executive skills make him a good choice to temporarily assume […]
Rough Roads May Drive No Postal Delivery