and Slashing hundreds of Thousands Of Jobs From the office of Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) POST OFFICE NEEDS OVERHAUL, NOT U-HAULS 11/18/11 Washington, DC — Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) issued the following statement condemning the U.S. Postal Service for singling out post offices for closure, and considering slashing hundreds of thousands of jobs, while failing […]
From the Office of Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-CO): Announcement Comes on Heels of Several Bennet Efforts to Ensure USPS Reform Recognizes Impact on Rural Communities November 16, 2011 Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that the USPS has issued a temporary “time-out” on post office closings that will provide more time for the […]
GAO Report: Action Needed to Maximize Cost-Saving Potential of Alternatives to Post Offices Highlights: USPS has expanded access to its services through alternatives to post offices in support of its goals to improve service and financial performance. Retail alternatives offer service in more locations and for longer hours, enhancing convenience for many customers, but certain […]
During hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on the 21 Century Postal Service Act , Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) pushed to hold the Postmaster General more accountable for the Postal Service’s actions. “Tester said that public service is “an honor” and that public officials shouldn’t be receiving outlandish salaries and benefits for […]
November 16, 2011 – In order to fully focus on the busy holiday mailing season and to minimize logistical issues, the U.S. Postal Service retail and delivery unit optimization efforts will be temporarily suspended from Nov. 19 through Jan. 2, 2012. Only the actual physical closing of a Post Office and the relocation of carrier […]
NAPUS Executive Board Unanimously Approves President Rapoza’s Request to Ask the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to Convene a Factfinding Panel on Postmaster Pay Package In a special telecom tonight, The NAPUS Executive Board unanimously approved President Bob Rapoza’s request to ask the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to convene a factfinding panel to review […]
WASHINGTON – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn), Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-Maine), Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), and Senator Scott Brown (R-Mass.) reacted Tuesday to an announcement from the Postal Service that it lost $5.1 billion in Fiscal Year 2011. The loss would have been $10 […]
You see your co-workers’ faces every morning, but what would you do if one day one of them wasn’t there, and there was no explanation? source: Postal Employee Saves Co-Worker’s Life | Video | wltx.com:
“Executive success is defined by a number of factors, including financial returns, the quality of service the Postal Service provides, the results achieved by the executive’s actions to enhance the organization’s efficiency and overcome challenges and whether an executive met established individual goals. For these reasons, lump sum incentives may be appropriate even in years […]
According to USPS: Compensation and benefits costs represent approximately 65% to 71% of total operating costs. However, when workers’ compensation and retiree health benefits, including the legally mandated prefunding of the retiree health benefits, are added, total personnel costs increase to approximately 77% to 80%. Although many significant steps have been taken to decrease compensation […]