USPS Relying on Flawed Data for Closure Plan Washington, DC – Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and 110 other U.S. House members today called on Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to institute a moratorium on United States Postal Service (USPS) discontinuance studies, which will determine if more than 3,600 post offices and other retail facilities should be […]
Obama’s FY2013 budget calls for eliminating a day of delivery starting in January Feb. 13, 2012 — President Barack Obama today released his budget for Fiscal Year 2013. Of specific concern is the call for giving the USPS the authority to reduce mail delivery service from six days a week to five as soon as […]
Washington, DC (Feb. 13, 2012)—In light of first quarter financial reports that the U.S. Postal Service would have generated $200 million in profits had it not been required to pre-fund its future retiree health benefits, Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, called […]
NPMHU Offers Additional Comments Opposing USPS Proposed Rule on Service Standards February 13, 2012 Manager, Industry Engagement and Outreach United States Postal Service 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Room 4107 Washington, DC 20260-4107 Re: Comments of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union on the Postal Service’s Proposed Rule, Service Standards for Market-Dominant Mail Products The National […]
Budget proposal includes many of Sen. Carper’s recommendations for comprehensive reform WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement reacting to President Obama’s proposal, included in the FY 2013 budget, to address the U.S. Postal Service’s ongoing financial crisis: “I have been […]
The Obama administration released its 2013 budget proposals today. Here is what the budget included for the Postal Service: Provide Postal Service Financial Relief and Undertake Reform. The Administration recognizes the enormous value of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to the Nation’s commerce and communications, as well as the urgent need for reform to ensure […]
According to reports filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission USPS paid out $964,756,219.13 in overtime during the first quarter of 2012 fiscal year . Last year during the same period USPS paid out over $980 million. USPS attributed the $980 million to reduction in personnel (VERA and attrition) , mail rerouting, and equipment deployment delays and […]
PostalReporter.com reader suggests that mailers are informed about USPS plans for the future before employees. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s web presentation to mailers: Timing Proposed Service Standard Change – Publish Final Rule Mid-April – Implementation After May 15 Proposed Network Realignment – AMP Decisions End of February – Overall Realignment begins after May 15 – […]
The following excerpts were taken from the USPS OIG Report on “Officers’ Travel and Representation Expenses for Fiscal Year 2011” WHAT THE OIG FOUND: Officers’ travel and representation expenses totaling about $700,000 were supported. However, officers did not always comply with Officers’ Travel and Representation Expense Guidelines (Guidelines) when claiming expenses incurred during official travel […]
From the eNAPUS Legislative and Political Bulletin: Earlier this week, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved H.R. 3813, legislation that would slash postal and federal retirement benefits by $44 billion over the next decade. The provisions included in the Committee-approved bill were hastily inserted in H.R. 7, a highway construction bill, and will […]