Tester questions Postmaster General’s salary amid post office closures Senator says official’s compensation ‘not transparent’ Thursday, July 28, 2011 (U.S. SENATE) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester is demanding to know why the head of the U.S. Postal Service made $800,000 in total compensation while eliminating local Montana positions as the organization is dealing with a […]
from NAPUS This afternoon, July 27, the U.S. Postal Service formally requested the Postal Regulatory Commission to issue an advisory opinion on whether its Retail Access Optimization Initiative conforms with current law. The USPS request is referenced as PRC Docket Number N2011-1. You may view the actual USPS filing and supporting documents here. In its […]
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission will immediately begin its review of the Postal Service’s plan to consider closing approximately 3,700 post offices. The Postal Service is required to ask the Commission for an Advisory Opinion on any change in nationwide service it proposes. An initial schedule for the Commission to decide this case […]
“The American Postal Workers Union will stand with our neighbors in demanding that post offices, stations, and branches remain open – and expand the services they offer – wherever they are needed,” APWU President Cliff Guffey said. The USPS announced July 26 that it plans to study 3,700 post offices, stations and branches for possible […]
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and members of the Postal Headquarters leadership team updated leaders of NAPUS, League of Postmasters, and NAPS on the financial condition of the Postal Service today. The overall financial picture of the USPS remains bleak, as First-Class mail volume continues to decline, with a current net loss of $5.6 Billion, and […]
Open up a newspaper, surf the web, or even check out the daily headlines on Postal Employee Network and you will read about the growing chatter surrounding the state of the U.S. Postal Service. Our business services are under a powerful magnifying lens in Washington, D.C. surrounded by insiders, outsiders, and the general public-at-large. Motivational […]
As more customers choose to conduct their postal business online, with their smartphones and at their favorite shopping destinations, the need for USPS to maintain the largest retail network in the country diminishes. To that end, the Postal Service today announced it is taking the next step in rightsizing its expansive retail network by conducting […]
In the recent contract negotiations an often stated objective of the union was to “Save the Postal Service.” This objective, intertwined with an opportunity to increase jobs within the bargaining unit created the rationale that an exchange for future wages, rights and benefits was a step forward. The concept created a mindset and influenced the […]
The postal reform bill (H.R. 2309) introduced last month by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has a hidden agenda, according to an analysis by the Center for American Progress (CAP): To eliminate collective bargaining for postal employees. “The bill closely follows the strategy of Republican governors who are using budget problems to attack collective bargaining rights […]
The following comes to us from the PRC – Postal Rate Commission Dear Postal Consumers: The Postal Service has indicated that it intends soon to file a request for an Advisory Opinion on a nationwide plan to review post office facilities for closure. The Commission will welcome comments from the public and will take prompt […]