According to USPS: In June 2011, both the Postal Service and OPM agreed to seek a resolution surrounding the Postal Service’s’ decision to withhold payments of its FERS contributions by submitting a request for a legal opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) at the Department of Justice. Based on advice received from the […]
NAPS Response to USPS Pay Package FY 2011-2015 “Although the Postal Service’s current financial condition would lend itself to belt-tightening by everyone in the Postal Service, our organization cannot agree with the pay proposals that have been offered in light of the efforts that our members have given in managing operations and supporting the overall […]
before November 20th deadline The bargaining teams for the National Postal Mail Handlers Union and the United States Postal Service have now entered the final week of negotiations, with their current collective bargaining agreement set to expire at midnight on Sunday, November 20th. The parties are meeting at both the main table and subcommittee levels, […]
Nov. 15, 2011 — For the first time since the recession began in 2007, this year’s Postal Service loss was largely driven by the continued impact of the worst recession in 80 years and the effect of Internet technology—above and beyond the crushing and unique burden of the congressional mandate to pre-fund future retiree health […]
Growth in Shipping Services; Continued Decline in First-Class Mail Volume WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service ended its 2011 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2010 – Sept. 30, 2011) with a net loss of $5.1 billion. The year-end loss would have been approximately $10.6 billion had it not been for passage of legislation that postponed a […]
“Non-profit organizations have taken a beating from state and government budget cuts, but they may have to take one more. One local group is refusing to see one local post office get close.” Full story via WIFR.com
An Opportunity for the Postal Service? Out of 23 posts in industrialized countries, the U.S. Postal Service is one of the few remaining posts not offering an eMailbox solution to its citizens. And while there are private sector technology industry standouts in the U.S. that have developed widely popular e-mail and secure storage services, their […]
Norfolk USPS closure could cause pharmacy headaches – Folks in Norfolk, Nebraska will try to convince the United States Postal Service to keep their postal processing center open Monday night. The Postal Service will host a meeting to discuss its proposal to close the operation, just as it did with Sioux City’s processing center. The […]
EquaShip offers discounted USPS Priority Mail with $100 of real insurance included reducing the impact of lost or damaged shipments to ecommerce customers. With complete end-to-end tracking and real insurance on every package merchants can cement customer loyalty by speedily replacing merchandise, with full confidence that they will be reimbursed. (November 14, 2011) EquaShip, America’s […]
“On October 28, 2011 we became aware that some of our customer’s credit card information that was stored on usps.com may have been exposed. The U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are conducting an investigation into a systems failure on why this happened. Postal Service computer technicians are working around-the-clock to minimize […]