postal reform

Sep 25th

Sen. Scott Brown Encouraged By Common Ground Found From Bipartisan Group On Postal Reform

Press Release from Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown: Sen. Brown Update On Postal Service Reform WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) issued the following statement after holding a bipartisan, bicameral meeting on averting a shutdown of the Postal Service: “I was encouraged by a bicameral meeting that took place today with Congressman Lynch and […]

Sep 20th

Reps. Cummings and Lynch to Announce Innovative Legislation to Return USPS to Profitability

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Congressman Stephen Lynch, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy, will hold a press conference to announce comprehensive legislation to fundamentally change the Postal Service’s business model to cut costs and increase revenue.

Sep 19th

Issa on President’s Proposed Bailout for Postal Service: “Not what taxpayers or the Postal Service needs”

WASHINGTON– In response to a proposal outlined by President Obama on the United States Postal Service, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which oversees the Postal Service, issued the following statement: “The President’s proposal is not what taxpayers or the Postal Service needs.  The President’s plan to achieve […]

Sep 19th

House Subcommittee to Hold Markup of Issa-Ross Postal Reform Act Wednesday

Bill Would Create $10.7 Billion in Annual Savings to Save the Postal Service without a Taxpayer Bailout WASHINGTON– Today, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., announced they would move forward H.R. 2309, the Issa-Ross Postal Reform Act of 2011, at a subcommittee business meeting Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Subcommittee Chairman Ross will introduce an […]

Sep 9th

Postal Supervisors will join unions September 27, 2011 in effort to save USPS

The leadership of the National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) has agreed to join forces with the four postal unions representing employees of the Postal Service to designate September 27, 2011 as a day of action to Save America’s Postal Service. Together, NAPS, the American Postal Workers Union, the National Association of Letter Carriers, the […]

Sep 7th

APWU President Tells Senate Panel: Congress Must Save Postal Service

USPS Plan Would Hurt Service, Workers, Communities Testifying before a Senate panel on Sept. 6, APWU President Cliff Guffey urged Congress to take action to prevent a collapse of the Postal Service, and he denounced USPS proposals to abrogate the union’s Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Sep 1st

Bringing Down Rep. Darrell Issa’s Taxpayer-Funded Anti-USPS Website

NALC sent out the following message to its members about Rep. Darrell Issa using taxpayer money to fund a website in his war against postal workers. It was brought to my attention today that, under the direction of Rep. Darrel Issa (R-CA), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, an anti-USPS website […]

Sep 1st

NAPS Urge Senators To Support Carper, Collins Postal Reform Bills

From the National Association of Postal Supervisors: August 31, 2011 Dear Member of the United States Senate: I write on behalf of the nearly 32,000 members of our association, many of whom work and vote in your District. The United States Postal Service faces an unprecedented crisis. It is projected to run out of cash […]

Sep 1st

Issa Launches Postal Reform Website Same Day Labor Pickets His District Office

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 […]