Postal management notified the APWU on Jan. 17 of its decision to accelerate the consolidation of 18 sites [PDF], moving implementation from 2014 to 2013. The 18 facilities were originally among 89 sites that management identified for consolidation next year, in Phase 2 of a modified consolidation plan that was announced in May 2012. In […]
Postal Bulletin 22354 Effective July 2012, in order to comply with the July 03, 2012, Interest Arbitration decision between the United States Postal Service® and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association, a national rural route mail count is scheduled accordingly. Per standard procedure outlined in Handbook El-902, Agreement between USPS and National Rural Letter Carriers’ […]
Standard Post debuts Parcel Post transitions after a 100-year run In fiscal year 2011, USPS moved 2.148 billion packages — a number that continues to increase as more and more consumers shop online. According to New Products and Innovation VP Gary Reblin, “The Postal Service is committed to identifying eCommerce growth opportunities to further strengthen […]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the USPS for safety violations at its Providence, RI operation including three violations concerning the organization’s failure to protect employees from multiple potential hazards from using powered industrial trucks. OSHA also admonished the USPS for two safety violations that were not specifically covered […]
Congress must work quickly to pass a postal reform bill, APWU President Cliff Guffey told broadcaster Ed Schultz in a radio interview on Jan. 14. “It doesn’t matter whether the Postal Service will run out of money early this year or late this year — it’s the right thing to do.” Lawmakers should pick up […]
GAO: Release Date 01/15/2013 What GAO Found The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) currently offers 12 nonpostal services (i.e., services not directly related to mail delivery) that were grandfathered by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) after enactment of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA). These services–which include Passport Photo Services, the sale of advertising to […]
1-14-2013 The Postal Service Board of Governors met last week to discuss a wide range of accelerated cost cutting and revenue generating measures in the face of an unprecedented set of financial challenges, heightened by the inability of Congress to pass comprehensive postal legislation. Citing the fact that the Postal Service cannot wait indefinitely for […]
1/14/13 The Postal Service Board of Governors met last week to discuss a wide range of accelerated cost-cutting and revenue-generating measures in the face of an unprecedented set of financial challenges heightened by the inability of Congress to pass comprehensive postal legislation. Citing the fact that the Postal Service cannot wait indefinitely for legislation, the […]
January 14, 2013 Today, the NAPUS national office received a memorandum from Postal headquarters announcing the immediate temporary suspension of Delivery Unit Optimization (DUO) implementation. The memorandum was dated January 11, 2013, although it was not forwarded to NAPUS until today, January 14th. The temporary suspension of the DUO implementation process went into effect immediately, […]
BACKGROUND: The United States Postal Service spent $147 million on advertising in fiscal year 2011. Our objective was to evaluate the oversight of this advertising program. WHAT THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL FOUND: The Postal Service was not adequately monitoring its two largest advertising contracts, which threatened the effectiveness and integrity of its advertising program. […]