From the National Association of Postmasters of the US President Bob Rapoza opened Friday morning’s Executive Board meeting by saying he thought his first term as national president was tough, but it was nothing compared to the first three months of this year. He thanked board members for coming into town earlier in the week […]
MARICOPA, AZ – Victoria DiFranco flew to Cleveland last October to be by her sister’s side before she died of cancer. “I spent her last couple of weeks with her. She passed on November 5th,” DiFranco said. After the funeral, DiFranco mailed several packages from Ohio to her home in Maricopa filled with irreplaceable memories. […]
Cites Post Office Closings in Westmoreland and Somerset Counties (Pennsylvania) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Mark S. Critz (PA-12) sent a letter to the Postal Regulatory Commission today requesting an immediate review of concerns that the United States Postal Service (USPS) may be deliberately labeling post office lease holders as “unreasonable” in an attempt to close […]
The Postal Service conducted market survey research related to potential service standard changes. A questionnaire used in the fall of 2011 asked business customer respondents about a scenario that would never be implemented at the same time. Specifically, the survey asked whether business customer respondents would lessen their use of the mail if the Postal […]
Contract Update #12 2011 No. 10 – March 22, 2012 BARGAINING MOVES TO MEDIATION PROCESS The ongoing bargaining dispute between the NPMHU and the Postal Service – to determine the terms and conditions of the 2011 National Agreement – is headed to mediation. The mediation will be conducted under the supervision of the Federal Mediation […]
From the American Postal Workers Union: An amended version of a controversial postal bill (S. 1789) is tentatively scheduled for a vote during the week of March 26, and could be brought to the Senate floor as early as Monday, APWU Legislative and Political Director Myke Reid is reporting. Details of the final bill are […]
by Robert Brinkmann, National League of Postmasters Legislative Counsel These are tough times in so many ways. Not only does it seem that the Postal Service has been determined (at least over the last several years) to eradicate Postmasters from the face of the earth, but Congress these days is taking shots right and left […]
From the National Association of Letter Carriers: Flawed Senate bill on the move: An amended version of S. 1789 – which the NALC has not yet seen – appears headed to the floor of the Senate next week. Based on what little we know right now, the expectation is that the amendments still do not […]
In testimony before the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on March 21, a USPS witness made a startling admission: The Postal Service’s initial research on the network consolidation plan indicated that it could result in revenue losses of $5.3 billion, with net revenue losses as high as $1.9 billion. Revenue losses of that magnitude would virtually […]
From the National Association of Letter Carriers: March 22, 2012 — The proposed cuts in service sought by the U.S. Postal Service could result in a far-greater loss of mail volume—and thus of revenue—than postal authorities previously have disclosed, new testimony indicates. In fact, the losses—outlined in a preliminary study commissioned by the USPS but […]