http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news News for postal employees, postal retirees, and federal employees. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:13:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_588" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="USPS"][/caption] November 20, 2009 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Postal Service today updated the list of retail stations and branches that remain under review for possible consolidation, with only 241 offices still under review. Unlike most federal agencies, America’s national mail system receives no tax subsidy for operating expenses and relies on ... http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/?p=587 [caption id="attachment_584" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="USPS"][/caption] Postal Service Ends 2009 with $3.8 Billion Loss 2010 Financial Plan Predicts More Losses Next Year WASHINGTON—The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) today filed its 2009 fiscal year-end financial results, showing a net loss of $3.8 billion for the year — despite cost-cutting efforts resulting in $6 billion in ... http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/?p=581 [caption id="attachment_577" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="USPS Customer Satisfaction"][/caption] November 13, 2009 Postal Customer Satisfaction Score Reaches Four-Year High New Customer Experience Measurement System Debuts for 2010 WASHINGTON—Despite continuing economic challenges, the Postal Service (USPS) continues to deliver high levels of service, with 94 percent of customers surveyed rating USPS as “excellent, very good or good” ... http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/?p=576 [caption id="attachment_571" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="2010 USPS Pricing"][/caption] November 13, 2009 USPS last week announced prices for Priority Mail service will change Jan. 4, 2010. Customers also can look forward to several Priority Mail innovations. In a first for the shipping industry, the Postal Service is introducing cubic volume-based pricing for high-volume commercial Priority ... http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/?p=570 [caption id="attachment_563" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="GAO Study"][/caption] November 5, 2009 Why GAO Did This Study The U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) financial condition and outlook deteriorated significantly during fiscal year 2009. USPS was not able to cut costs fast enough to offset declining mail volume and revenues resulting from the economic downturn and changing mail ... http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/?p=562 October 10, 2009 To Postal Service Customers: Many of you have expressed concerns regarding mailing costs for 2010.  The tough economic climate has presented significant challenges to all of us and pessimistic speculation has suggested that postal prices could increase by as much as 10 percent. As we begin a new fiscal year ... http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/?p=558 [caption id="attachment_555" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="National League of Postmasters"][/caption]  [Letter to members of the National League of Postmasters] Dear Leaguers, Recently your National Board met and decided that the League would no longer support the VOE survey. While the intent behind the survey may be good, the fact of the matter is that the ... http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/?p=554 [caption id="attachment_551" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="USPS"][/caption] In many ways, fiscal year 2009 will be remembered as one of the most challenging we’ve ever faced. At the same time, it will be seen as one of the most successful. That success is because of you. You did a tremendous job. Service has never been ... http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/?p=550 [caption id="attachment_547" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="USPS ELM"][/caption] Source: USPS Postal Bulletin - August 27, 2009 Effective immediately, the revision to Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 546.2, Collective Bargaining Agree­ments; 546.21, Compliance; and 546.23, Types of Appointments, in the article “ELM Revision: Limited Duty and Rehabilita­tion Assignments” published in Postal Bulletin 22213 (8-16-07, ... http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/?p=546 [caption id="attachment_540" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="USPS"][/caption] August 25, 2009   A LETTER TO ALL EMPLOYEES FROM PMG JACK POTTER While the Postal Service has had its share of challenges since the beginning of the current economic recession, I want to let you all know what an outstanding job you have done to meet those challenges. ... http://postalemployeenetwork.com/news/?p=539