Congressman Carter Calls for Post Office Closings Review

Carter Calls for Post Office Closings Review
(Washington, DC) – Congressman John Carter is asking the U.S. Post Office for a review of the considerations used in determining which post offices to close in the agency’s cost-cutting decisions this month.
“We fully recognize that bringing federal spending under control requires difficult decisions and sacrifice,” says Carter. “But [...]

Senate Postpones Consideration of Postal Bill

On Thursday, January 26, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate would take up the “Stock Act,” rather than postal reform legislation during the week of January 30. The Stock Act bans insider trading by Members of Congress. In his State of the Union Address, President Obama indicated that he would promptly sign [...]

USPS Says Letter Carrier Positions Are Available

Letter carrier positions available
Employees can apply through eReassign.
The Postal Service has a limited number of city letter carrier positions available, and current employees are encouraged to apply.
What are the advantages of becoming a city letter carrier?

Base salary ranges from $44,292 to $57,704 per year
Daytime work hours
Interaction with customers
Outdoor work
Typically off on Sundays and holidays
Uniform allowance

Why [...]

Senate Poised to Consider Postal Bill

It appears likely that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will call up S. 1789, the Lieberman-Collins-Carper Brown postal relief bill sometime next week. The only bills that could have supplanted the postal bill’s primacy were bills relating to internet security and reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The internet piracy bill was pulled from [...]

Labor Contract Negotiations with Two Major Unions Reach Impasse

WASHINGTON — Separate contract negotiations with the National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO (NALC) and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, AFL-CIO (NPMHU) have come to an impasse. Under the statutory procedures that apply to postal labor negotiations, if both sides agree, the parties may first engage in mediation and, if unsuccessful, go to interest [...]

USPS declines to extend contract talks

USPS declines to extend contract talks; NALC ‘disappointed’
Union to seek agreement in mediation
Jan. 20, 2012 — Today, the United States Postal Service declined to extend collective-bargaining negotiations with the National Association of Letter Carriers, triggering an impasse that will automatically send the matter to mediation under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. [...]

USPS Celebrates Alabama’s 14th Football National Championship

Alabama Championship collectible commemorative envelopes
Alabama District – USPS
In celebration of the University of Alabama’s 14th National Football Championship, the USPS Alabama District will have available in select offices in Alabama on January 27 the limited edition Alabama Championship collectible commemorative envelopes for $10 each and double matted art (suitable for framing) for $25 each.
ROLL TIDE!
The [...]

Bipartisan majority in the House backs six-day mail delivery

A bipartisan majority in the House backs six-day mail delivery
NALC
The NALC has learned that 218 House members from both parties—a majority—have now signed on as co-sponsors of H.Res. 137, the measure introduced by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) that expresses the sense of the House that the USPS should take “all appropriate measures” to ensure continuation [...]

Statement on Postal Service Asking PRC to Accelerate Review of Network and Service Standard Changes

The U.S. Postal Service today asked the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to expedite consideration of the Postal Service’s plan to make its operations more efficient, reduce costs and ensure the long-term affordability of mail.
The request filed with the PRC calls on the Commission to issue its non-binding advisory opinion on planned Postal Service network and [...]

USPS Says It’s nobody’s business

It’s nobody’s business
USPS Public disclosure policy and lobbying restrictions
USPS has rules — designed to protect both the Postal Service and employees — that prohibit the communication of confidential, proprietary, and non-public information, as well as information that would violate anti-lobbying laws. These rulers are important, in times such as these, when legislative action has dominated [...]