April 15, 2010 GAO Says: Action Needed to Facilitate USPS Financial Viability USPS is facing a major financial crisis. Mail volume, the primary source of USPS revenues, declined by 36 billion pieces (about 17 percent) over the last three fiscal years (2007 through 2009). Mail volume declines were largely due to the economic downturn and […]
April 14, 2010 by Dr. S. Musacco Dr. Steve Musacco is a Ph.D. in organizational psychology, a M.S. in Counseling, and a B.A. in psychology. He’s been licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist and completed Coachu’s coaching program. He also worked for the postal service for 30 years. Dr. Musacco said: Prior to my retirement […]
by Rick Owens www.postalemployeenetwork.com A few weeks ago I wrote an article entitled Postal or Federal Employee Pay. It seems that every newspaper and media writer in the world keeps stating that postal employees earn about $83,000 per year. While this may be almost true when you factor in USPS costs for holidays, annual leave, […]
March 31, 2010 by Rick Owens Postal Employee Network Postal or Federal Employee Pay and Benefits – Just Who Is Paid the Most? Time and time again postal employees continually read that postal employee pay and benefits are just too high – critics always like to point out that 80% of USPS costs is […]
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service today took its case for five-day delivery to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). The Postal Service is required by law to seek an advisory opinion from the PRC any time a nationwide change in service is proposed. Today’s filing begins the PRC review. A report accompanying the request notes, “The […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 25, 2010, Reps. Lynch, Chaffetz and Davis announced the reconvening of the Congressional Postal Caucus (CPC). Recently, the United States Postal Service unveiled a new business model to address unprecedented challenges largely due to the current economic environment and the rise in alternative means of communication. If nothing is done, […]
Ever wanted to read how much your local union officers are paid? Or maybe you just want to see the disbursements, assets, and liabilities of your local. If so try this link: http://kcerds.dol-esa.gov/query/getOrgQry.do After the page opens just look for Union Name and then choose your union from the drop-down list – this would […]
To help control costs: USPS seeks changes to its legislative, regulatory oversight Postal Service plans to help close its projected deficit include legislative and regulatory changes to eliminate the prepayment of retiree health benefits, change frequency of delivery and restructure price caps mandated by the Postal Law of 2006. “We’re asking Congress to restructure our […]
Regarding 5 Day Delivery Here’s What USPS Has to Say… Why is five-day delivery needed? The Postal Service is facing unprecedented volume declines and a projected $238 billion shortfall during the next decade. To ensure that America continues to have a viable Postal Service, the Postmaster General has introduced a comprehensive plan including cost cutting, […]
March 12, 2010 Postal Service Seeks Change in Service Classification WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today is filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to change the designation of some Post Office Boxes from monopoly to competitive designation – a move to allow greater flexibility to meet the needs of customers. The […]