On the same day that unions are picketing his Vista, CA office, Congressman Darrell Issa launches Postal REform website WASHINGTON. D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today launched SavingThePostalService.com, an interactive portal filled with information, resources and videos on the United States Postal Service and […]
The San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council (CLC) has unanimously voted to picket Congressman Darrel Issa’s main district office in Vista, California (just north of San Diego) on Thursday, Sept 1. NALC President Fredric Rolando has decided to make this a much larger action, and he has sent out a statewide E-Activist. The NALC […]
USPS preliminary net loss for July 2011 –$1.327 Billion, year to date nearly $2 Billion more than planned. The US Postal Service filed its preliminary financial results for ten months of Fiscal Year 2011 with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). USPS reported a net operating loss of $1.327 billion ending on July 31, 2011. After […]
Press Release from the office of U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) Aug 12 2011 Minimal savings is far outdone by the hardship to rural and senior citizens WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this week reiterated to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donohoe the vital economic role the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plays across […]
USPS to Congress: Break Our Collective Bargaining Agreements With National bargaining over the terms of the 2011 National Agreement about to begin, the Postal Service has publicly announced that management is seeking wholesale changes in its collective bargaining agreements. In short, they are asking Congress to override collective bargaining. President John Hegarty and Secretary-Treasurer Mark […]
USPS has published the following Statements, White Papers and Talking Points on eliminating layoff protection, administering its own retirement and health programs While the Postal Service remains the cornerstone of a $1 trillion industry and will continue to be vital to the U.S. economy, the Postal Service will be insolvent next month due to significant declines […]
APWU to Washington Post: Destroying Unions Won’t Fix USPS APWU President Cliff Guffey has a simple message for the Washington Post: Destroying unions and attacking workers’ rights won’t solve the Postal Service’s financial problems. In a letter to the editor published Aug. 1, the union president disputed a July 28 Washington Post editorial that endorsed […]
From the National Association of Letter Carriers: On Monday night, the House of Representatives approved a deal brokered by congressional leaders with White House negotiators to keep America from defaulting on its credit obligations. The agreement authorizes a two-stage, $2.1 trillion rise to the nation’s debt ceiling that’s balanced with about $2.5 trillion in spending […]
APWU President Cliff Guffey in a Letter to the Editor of the Washington Post: “Destroying unions won’t fix the Postal Service” wrote: The July 28 editorial “A better route for USPS” endorsed the strategy that is being employed by Republican governors who use budget deficits to attack collective-bargaining rights while ignoring other methods of closing […]
WASHINGTON, DC – (July 27, 2011) U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) today sent a letter to Patrick Donahoe, Postmaster General of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), pushing for more transparency in the process of considering post offices in Pennsylvania for closure. Earlier this week, the USPS announced it was considering closing 203 post offices in […]