U.S. Postal Service Now Selling Most-Requested Holiday Gift Gift Cards to Provide Customer Convenience and Revenue Opportunities WASHINGTON — Recognizing the natural tie between the use of gift cards for gifting and the use of the mail for sending gift cards, the U.S. Postal Service is now selling “the most-requested holiday gift” at more than […]
LEANER, GREENER, FASTER, SMARTER 2010 ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT RELEASED The Postal Service has been a government leader in the efforts to reduce the country’s carbon footprint. The release today of the Postal Service’s 2010 Annual Sustainability Report reaffirms that position, with USPS reporting progress on nearly every front. From reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to lowering […]
Postal Employees Keep Pace with Technology Inside the U.S. Postal Service we work with doohickeys like the Flat Sequencing System (FSS), Advanced Facer Canceller System (AFCS), Automated Package Processing System (APPS), Automated Airline Assignment (AAA) system, Delivery Bar Code Sorters (DBCS), and hand-held Scanners to minimize amount of time required to process mail and maximize […]
Statement on Legislation Introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa We thank House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) for introducing the Postal Reform Act of 2011 and look forward to working with him as the bill makes its way through the legislative process. While there are several provisions in the bill that we […]
Yesterday, USPS said it’s suspending the employer’s contributions for the defined benefit portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System, or FERS. The Postal Service said it was taking this step to conserve cash and preserve liquidity. Today, PMG Pat Donahoe — in a video message to employees — says the suspension will not affect them. […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement reacting to the Postal Service’s decision to suspend its Federal Employees Retirement Systems (FERS) payments: “Today’s drastic action by the U.S. Postal Service underscores the urgent need for Congress and the Administration to […]
USPS SUSPENDS FERS PAYMENT USPS has informed the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) of its intention to suspend its employer’s contributions for the defined benefit portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to conserve cash and preserve liquidity. The Postal Service has a FERS account surplus valued at $6.9 billion. “We will continue to […]
Letter from King, Grassley and Harkin faults USPS for failing to discuss alternatives to closure with the City of Sioux City Washington, DC – Congressman Steve King (R-IA) has issued the following statement challenging the announced decision of the United States Postal Service (USPS) to consolidate the Sioux City Processing and Distribution Facility with a […]
Newsbreak: Voluntary Early Retirement to be offered to carriers and clerks in select locations 6-20-11 In a move to further right-size complement levels to better match workload, the Pacific Area is offering a voluntary early retirement (VER) to carriers and clerks working at select impacted sites and at non-impacted offices within a 50-mile radius of […]
Pawlenty’s Really Bad Answers APWU Web News Article 073-2011, June 20, 2011 A proposal by former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to privatize the Postal Service is a really bad idea, APWU President Cliff Guffey wrote in a guest column for The Hill. Pawlenty, a Republican candidate for president, cited the USPS as a prime candidate […]