for Fiscal Years 2011-2015. Postmaster Salary Range Increase of 6.5% from January 2013 through January 2016. “Severe Financial Difficulties” Cited, as PFP Salary Rating Applications are Suspended for FY 2011 and FY 2012. After 4 months of pay talks between representatives from both Postmaster organizations and the Postal Service, today the Postal Service issued a […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced a two-week amnesty period to encourage the rapid return of postal-owned equipment, especially pallets and mail tubs. This announcement comes on the heels of recent equipment recoveries made by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (go to postalinspectors.uspis.gov/ for additional details). “The Postal Service spent nearly $50 million […]
Post Com.org summary (non-verbatim) of comments offered at the markup of S1789, The 21st Century Postal Service Act Senator Carl Levin: Amendment: On the transparency of contracts between the USPS and contractors. I was told I can’t look at the contracts the USPS has with UPS and Fedex. The only person who can see the […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has confirmed that there are no current plans to shut down any D.C. post offices. Norton contacted the U.S. Postal Service after being informed that District residents had heard that two post offices would close in December. “I have insisted that every community in the District have […]
Attend United States Postal Service Public Input Meetings to Insure a First Class Stamp Receives First Class Service For Immediate Release 11/7/2011 Contact Clint Burelson, President 360-970-2965 Statement by Clint Burelson, APWU President, Olympia, Washington The United States Postal Service (USPS) will soon be holding “public input meetings” regarding their proposals to close and/or consolidate […]
USPS completed phase I deployment to 241 sites of new “ring scanners” Intelligent Mail Devices (IMDs) last Sept. 30. Scanning scores around the country are improving as a result. Ring scanners capture enroute scans on manually processed packages and flats — an essential piece of the end-to-end visibility USPS has promised. Since receiving ring scanners […]
Alaska’s Proposed Military Postal Closures Based on “Data from the Clinton Administration” Senator Tells Postmaster General Using Outdated Numbers “Unthinkable” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski questioned the United States Postal Service’s decision-making process behind the proposed closure of the Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright and Elmendorf Air Force Base post offices. In a […]
Neither should yours. About one-quarter of letter carriers have served in the military. Your carrier might be one of them. Of the 280,000 members of the National Association of Letter Carriers, about 70,000 are veterans of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines or Coast Guard, including recent service in Iraq and Afghanistan. This Veterans Day, […]
USPS Statement on Proceeding with Exigent Pricing Relief As a result of the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) Oct. 31 order denying a motion by the Postal Service to “stay” its request for exigent price relief until Dec. 15, 2011, the Postal Service today informed the Commission that it will continue to proceed with the case. […]
CLIFTON HEIGHTS — Employees from a local U.S. post office set up shop outside of Acme Sunday in an effort to raise awareness about issues facing the financially strapped business. The employees from the Clifton Heights post office said they are concerned about a potential reduction of a workweek from six days to five days. […]