Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) wrote Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe today to demand an explanation for the U.S. Postal Service’s proposal to close the processing facilities in Lowell, Shrewsbury, Waltham, and Wareham. In the letter, Senator Brown acknowledges the serious financial problems facing the Postal Service, but requests explanations about the methodology […]
Mail Handlers Union: “we also are working to negotiate a retirement program that will provide an incentive to mail handlers who choose to retire or resign..” From the National Postal Mail Handlers Union: (February 23, 2012) Last year, on September 15, 2011, the Postal Service issued a list of 252 mail processing facilities that it […]
From the National Association of Postal Supervisors: NAPS Members, The Postal Service held informational sessions on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 in advance of the release of the listing of Plant closures and consolidations that has been released today. NAPS was provided a copy of the list this morning and has provided this list to you […]
Of 264 facilities studied for closure, 223 were approved for consolidation. Six are still being studied. Only 35 consolidations were disapproved — at this time. The Postal Service’s announcement on Feb. 23 that it has approved 223 mail processing plants for consolidation [PDF] leaves union members just one option, APWU President Cliff Guffey said: We must […]
February 23, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following reports that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plans to close eight Mail & Processing Distribution Centers (P&DC) in Ohio despite a moratorium aimed at preventing consolidation until Congress passes postal reform legislation, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today called on the USPS to halt consolidation. “The five-month moratorium […]
Here is the excel version of the USPS Consolidation List USPS Consolidation List – Excel Version
The Postal Service has announced that most Area Mail Processing and other facility consolidation studies begun more than five months ago have been completed. All employees of the affected facilities have been notified. There has been a 25 percent decline in First-Class Mail volume since 2006, and the Postal Service receives no tax dollars for […]
The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday informed tens of thousands of employees that it plans to close mail processing facilities. The decisions are not final. No closings will occur before May 15. Postmaster General Patrick Donahue agreed to that timetable under moratorium proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders to give Congress time to act. “The plan […]
This Time It’s Me It appears that the Postal Service is determined to continue with plans to consolidate over 200 mail processing facilities and to comply with consultation requirements of the contract they have met with the union. This is bad news as over 35,000 jobs will be eliminated and employees will be required to […]
A postal worker tells FOX23 the USPS is recommending the closure of the plant, cutting 573 positions. The move will slow down the mail process in Tulsa. All mail will be routed through Oklahoma City via Fox23