The resident officers attended a briefing provided for all of the postal unions and management associations that took place immediately after the Postmaster General’s press conference. We were provided with the attachments that are including in this messaging. These documents were provided to the field for both internal messaging and messaging to the general public. […]
Statement by President Louis M. Atkins National Association of Postal Supervisors This morning the United States Postal Service announced that it would end Saturday delivery of First Class Mail while maintaining Saturday delivery of parcels and keeping open Post Offices with established Saturday hours. The Postal Service believes that these actions will result in cost […]
Congressman Stephen F. Lynch, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census, released the following statement in response to the United State Postal Service’s announcement today on five-day mail delivery: “I am deeply concerned by the United State Postal Service’s decision to transition to five day delivery without congressional […]
(February 6, 2013) Earlier today, the Postmaster General announced that the Postal Service plans to switch to five-day delivery later this year. The NPMHU previously has made clear that such a change in operations would be a serious mistake, and would eliminate a key component of the Postal Service’s longstanding mail network and service to […]
OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, has reminded employers, including the Postal Service, of their obligation to post annual summaries of injuries and illnesses sustained by workers at their facilities, reports Gary Kloepfer, the union’s safety and health officer. Summaries for 2012 must be displayed from Feb. 1 to April 30 in a common […]
APWU Condemns USPS Plans to Cut Service – Dismantling Postal Service Will Not Save It APWU President Cliff Guffey has issued the following statement: “The APWU condemns the Postal Service’s decision to eliminate Saturday mail delivery, which will only deepen the agency’s congressionally-manufactured financial crisis. “The USPS has already begun slashing mail service by closing […]
Postal Service Announces New Delivery Schedule Six Days of Package Delivery, Five Days of Mail Delivery Begins August 2013 WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service announced plans today to transition to a new delivery schedule during the week of Aug. 5, 2013 that includes package delivery Monday through Saturday, and mail delivery Monday through […]
• Announces the end of Saturday delivery on August 5 • NALC calls for postmaster general to step down Postmaster General Pat Donahoe held a press conference today to announce his intention to end Saturday delivery on August 5, 2013, even though current law mandates six-day delivery. Carriers will be subjected to stand-up talks today […]
The following comes to us from PostCom Media Advisory: U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) will hold a hearing titled “Solutions to the Crisis Facing the U.S. Postal Service” on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, […]
In January the USPS Board of Governors directed USPS management to accelerate the restructure of Postal Service operations to further reduce costs in order to strengthen Postal Service finances. PMG Donahoe is expected to make a major announcement this Wednesday at a press conference regarding this subject. PEN Editor: could this announcement possibly cease Saturday […]