Will Address Group During National Postal Customer Council Day WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Sept. 21, in Tampa , FL , Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Donahoe will salute more than 80,000 members of the Postal Customer Council (PCC) on the organization’s golden anniversary. The PCC was formed 50 years ago to help build […]
Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) was on Fox News yesterday in a segment called “Bailout the Post Office” In addition to repeating the Issa/Ross talking points on Postal Reform Ross recommended that USPS expand its online shipping presence which is dominated by UPS and FedEx. Which is not a bad idea. USPS may have an advantage […]
From Direct Marketing news The U.S. Postal Service will let consumers make purchases on USPS.com with PayPal beginning next month. The organization will also streamline users’ site accounts into one umbrella login and make site pages available in Chinese and Spanish, said USPS spokesperson Patricia Licata. The USPS will also launch a TV ad campaign […]
From the National Association of Postal Supervisors “NAPS sent to the full House and Senate Committees expressing our position on the Postal Service’s plans to consolidate and close processing facilities along with our recommendations for a legislative solution.”
NY Metro Area Postal Union Also Calls for Investigation into Former Postmaster General Potter’s Retirement Package New York , NY , September 15, 2011 – In the face of the financial crisis that the United States Postal Service is facing, the New York Metro Area Postal Union, APWU, AFL-CIO, led by President Clarice Torrence , […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement on the U.S. Postal Service’s announcement regarding changes to its distribution network:
“There’s one downside to the United States becoming the only civilized nation without a postal service, but Stephen has just the solution.”
The Postal Service seeks public comment on a proposal to revise the service standard regulations contained in 39 CFR Part 121. Among other things, the proposal involves eliminating the expectation of overnight service for First-Class Mail and Periodicals, and, for each of these classes, narrowing the two-day delivery range and enlarging the three-day delivery range. […]
APWU President Cliff Guffey condemned USPS plans to study 252 mail processing facilities for possible closure, saying widespread closures would “dismantle the mail-processing network.” On Sept. 14, the USPS released a list of offices where studies will take place. “The Postal Service should be urging Congress to address the cause of its problems – not […]
The Postal Service is continually improving efficiencies by making better use of space, staffing,equipment and transportation to process the nation’s mail. Improving efficiencies has become increasingly important, given the significant reduction in the amount of First-Class Mail that enters the postal system. In fact, since 2006, First-Class Mail has declined by 25 percent. During this […]