Washington, DC –The Postal Regulatory Commission invites press and interested parties to a short briefing on its decision in the U.S. Postal Service Request for an above inflation, “exigent” price increase for its market-dominant products. This is the first time that the issue of what is an “exceptional or extraordinary” circumstance will be decided under […]
Finds It Unbelievbable That USPS Covers 100 Percent Of Health Insurance For 835 Top Execs WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Postal Service pays 100 percent of health insurance premiums for 835 of its top employees, an expensive perk that occurs at no other federal agency, Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland […]
OPM’s Response to the Postal Regulatory Commission Regarding USPS CSRS Overpayments: Legislative History OPM determines the Postal Service’s responsibility for CSRS costs in accordance with current law. OPM’s methodology is based on the determinations made by prior Congresses that the Postal Service is responsible for CSRS costs attributable to pay increases granted by the Postal […]
The US Postal Service today filed its August 2010 (unaudited) preliminary financial report with the Postal Regulatory Commission. USPS reported a net income/loss of $1.6 billion. The total Fiscal Year to Date loss is $7.7 billion (July, $764 Million; June, $2.5 Billion; May, $642;$382 lost for April; $381 lost for month of March; $611 Million […]
Remarks Submitted to Postal Regulatory Commission Senator Lisa Murkowski Remarks As Prepared U.S. Postal Service Proposal for Five-Day Delivery Week September 16, 2010 Chairman Goldway, Commissioners, thank you for inviting me here to speak to you about the potential effects of the Postal Service’s proposal to eliminate Saturday delivery on Alaskans. As you were unable […]
In written testimony to PRC regarding USPS’ request for five-day delivery, Michael Crew on behalf of NALC wrote: Ending Saturday delivery will cause mail volume to drop, will likely produce unanticipated transition costs and could threaten the long-term viability of the Postal Service. Moreover, once Saturday delivery is eliminated, it will likely be irreversible. Rather […]
National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) submits the following comments in support of the Postal Service’s July 6 request of the Postal Regulatory Commission to approve a rate adjustment due to “extraordinary or exceptional circumstances: It would be shameful if those who argue for furloughs would have the unintended consequence of advocating […]
REPLY OF INTERVENOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS, AFL-CIO TO COMMENTS OF AFFORDABLE MAIL ALLIANCE AND SENATOR COLLINS The AMA argues that the price-cap regulatory system established by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (“PAEA”) will be “dead” if the Commission interprets the exigency clause in 39 U.S.C. §3622(d)(1)(E) to apply to the circumstances currently […]
The US Postal Service today filed its July 2010 (unaudited) preliminary financial report with the Postal Regulatory Commission. USPS reported a net income/loss of $764 million. The total Fiscal Year to Date loss is $6.1 billion (June, $2.5 Billion; May $642;$382 lost for April; $381 lost for month of March; $611 Million lost in February; […]
The following are excerpts of comments by North Carolina Postmaster Mark Jamison submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission regarding exigent rate case : The truth is that until the PRC, the Board of Governors or Congress are willing to truly look at how those measurements are constructed, reported and managed they will never know the […]