Postmaster General on PRC Denying A Rate Increase

Statement of Postmaster General on PRC Ruling, Fully Paying Retiree Health Benefit Mandate
We are disappointed to learn that the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has denied our price filing. But we are encouraged by their acknowledgment and understanding of the larger financial risk we face through the mandated prefunding of Retiree Health Benefits.
Clearly, the Postal Service [...]

Eight people indicted in Birmingham, AL on mail theft charges

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
FEDERAL GRAND JURY RETURNS EIGHT INDICTMENTS FOR MAIL THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT OR DELAY OF DELIVERY
BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury today returned eight indictments charging U.S. Postal Service employees and others with stealing or otherwise interfering with the U.S. mail, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Sam Montalvo, assistant special agent in charge, Office [...]

USPS focuses on strong start in FY 2011

USPS focuses on strong start in FY 2011
9/29/2010
With its focus on managing workhours, controlling overtime and improving productivity, the Postal Service continues to realize cost-reductions in mail processing, customer service, delivery and supervisory/administrative areas, according to DPMG and COO Pat Donahoe.
Preliminary figures through August show total mail volume continues to decline — 3.8 percent below [...]

Scripted or Encrypted

Scripted or Encrypted
by Ronald Williams, Jr.
Postal Employee
Businesses spend millions of billions of dollars on products and services. If the delivery system is defective their organization doesn’t have a chance at success. Let’s put some cards on the table and figure out how they could have an impact on our business. With a little luck, which [...]

IG Audit That Finds Postal Service has More than $800 Million in Unnecessary Costs

September 23, 2010
Postal IG Finds Wasteful Spending, Non-Competitive Contracts, Potential Ethical Lapses at U.S. Postal Service

Senator Collins Requested IG Audit That Finds Postal Service has More than $800 Million in Unnecessary Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three investigations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by the Postal Inspector General (IG), requested by Senator Susan Collins, have uncovered [...]

Carper legislation includes a number of provisions that the NALC cannot support

From the NACL e-Activist Network
9/24/10
Dear Supporter,
Late Thursday afternoon, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced legislation to address the CSRS pension overcharge as well as the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefit Fund (PSRHBF).
The bill-S. 3831, the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation (POST) Act of 2010-addresses the financial reforms the Postal Service needs in a comprehensive and commendable [...]

Postmaster General Hails Carper Legislation

Postmaster General Hails Carper Legislation
“Roadmap to Recovery” for Postal Service
Legislation introduced today by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) is a roadmap to recovery for the Postal Service. It incorporates many of the key elements we have identified as necessary and essential to allow the Postal Service to meet the changing needs of its customers.
The Postal Operations [...]

Sen. Carper Introduces Comprehensive Postal Service Act

Sen. Carper Introduces Comprehensive Postal Service Act
Bill to address current financial problems with long-term solutions
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) introduced the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation (POST) Act of 2010. The POST Act addresses the current budget issues plaguing the U.S. Postal Service by proposing a series of provisions including: easing postal employee [...]

Postal Clerk Charged With Theft of Mail

PEN has read that Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Brenda Moore, age 48, of East Cleveland, Ohio, with theft of mail by a postal employee and unauthorized opening of mail by a postal employee.
The indictment charges [...]

FSS DEPLOYMENT ON TRACK TO DELIVER IMPROVED EFFICIENCY

CHANGE IS COMING
FSS DEPLOYMENT ON TRACK TO DELIVER IMPROVED EFFICIENCY
As national deployment of flats sequencing system (FSS) equipment continues, DPMG and COO Pat Donahoe emphasizes that communication is key to successful implementation. This means delivery, processing, transportation and maintenance must be sure they complete all identified readiness activities.
“Right now, about two-thirds of all FSS systems [...]