HALFWAY THERE 50 PHASE 1 FSS MACHINES NOW IN OPERATION The Postal Service now has 50 flats sequencing system (FSS) machines in operation — half of the 100 machines scheduled to become operational during phase 1 of FSS implementation. According to FSS Executive Director Rosa Fulton, the 50th machine, located in San Jose, CA, became […]
Collins’ bill is a good start, but it needs work February 18, 2010 NALC As the 112th Congress gets underway, the NALC’s legislative goals remain firm. We continue to seek legislation that allows the U.S. Postal Service to use the pension surpluses in both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement […]
February 11, 2011 Honorable Ruth Goldway Chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission 901 New York Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. Dear Chairman Goldway: The United States Postal Service (USPS) has commenced an aggressive nationwide effort to close rural and small town post office. In the view of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States’ Committee on […]
February 18, 2011 – Legislative Council Bob Brinkmann’s overview of President Obama’s budget proposal. Obama’s Budget and the Postal Service Earlier this week, the President released his budget. For the first time, it deals directly with the Postal Service’s financial situation, and specifically with the overpayment situation. It does not, by any means, go far […]
from Courier, Express, and Postal Observer On February 17, 2011, newly elected Republican Congressman Dennis Ross tweeted, ” @dryMAILman we will have a website where the man or woman on the street can tell us how to improve service and cut costs.” This is the first indication of what Congressman Ross wants to do as Government […]
In 2009 USPS was added to the GAO’s HIGH RISK list. USPS has achieved that honor once again. The postal portion of the GAO report, released Wednesday, February 16, 2011, is entitled Restructuring the U.S. Postal Service to Achieve Sustainable Financial Viability. The report states: Amid challenging economic conditions, a changing business environment, and declining […]
The National Association of Postal Supervisors welcomed the news that the Obama administration’s FY 2012 budget proposal addresses some of the concerns of the financially struggling Postal Service. President Louis Atkins noted that the budget proposal addresses the requirement that the Postal Service pre-fund future postal retiree’s health benefits but does so with a much […]
BROAD COALITION SUPPORTS SENATOR COLLINS’ POSTAL REFORM LEGISLATION Senator Collins’ Bill Would Help USPS Adapt to Digital Age, regain financial footing February 15, 2011 Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today introduced legislation to help the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) regain its financial footing as it adapts […]
White House Budget ‘Recognizes Seriousness’ of USPS Crisis Proposals Face an Uphill Battle APWU Web News Article 020-2011, Feb. 15, 2011 President Obama’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012, which was released Feb. 14, “recognizes the seriousness of the Postal Service’s financial condition and proposes beginning steps to address it,” APWU President Cliff Guffey said. […]
Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) Update National League of Postmasters February 14, 2011 League President Mark Strong has received a memo from Postal Headquarters stating that a solution and understanding of our meetings over the past few weeks has been reached for the Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) impacted Postmasters/station managers with regard to the recent proposal […]