NALC News – 2/7/17 – On Feb. 7, NALC President Fredric Rolando testified before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing titled, “Accomplishing Postal Reform in the 115th Congress.” Also testifying at the hearing were Postmaster General Megan Brennan, Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Robert Taub, Government Accountability Office Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues Lori […]
HEARING DATE: FEBRUARY 7, 2017 10:00 AM 2157 TAKEAWAYS: USPS is past the point where it is salvageable as it exists now – legislation is necessary to implement needed reforms. USPS has more than $119 billion in unfunded liability, and is projected to run out of cash. The postal delivery fleet is at the end of its expected life. […]
Former Business Manager Sentenced to Prison for Stealing More than $1.7 Million from Labor Union, Unlawful Labor Payments, Fraud and Money Laundering 2/7/17 – A former business manager of the Local 657 of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for stealing more than $1.7 million […]
GAO: Key Considerations for Restoring Fiscal Sustainability 2/7/17 Why GAO Did This Study USPS is a critical part of the nation’s communication and commerce, delivering 154 billion pieces of mail in fiscal year 2016 to 156 million delivery points. However, USPS’s mission of providing prompt, reliable and efficient universal services to the public is at […]
WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lisa Belawske, age 53, of Canton, Pennsylvania, was charged today in a criminal information with misappropriation of postal funds by a postal employee. According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, the information alleges that Belawske misappropriated over $12,000 between […]
2/7/17 – Today the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold the hearing entitled ACCOMPLISHING POSTAL REFORM IN THE 115TH CONGRESS – H.R. 756, THE POSTAL SERVICE REFORM ACT OF 2017. Scheduled to speak are PMG Megan J. Brennan, Robert G. Taub – Chairman Postal Regulatory Commission, Ms. Lori Rectanus – Director, Physical Infrastructure […]
PEN Editor: Below is a summary of H.R. 756, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017. The complete bill may be read here. We DO NOT agree with this legislation in many areas, but it appears that our unions and management associations, along with major mailers, will get this bill forced through – think about […]
USPS News Link – 2/6/17 – PMG Megan J. Brennan is thanking members of a U.S. House of Representatives committee for introducing a bipartisan bill to reform the Postal Service. The legislation was introduced last week by members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, including Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and […]
USPS on H.R. 756, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 2/6/17 – “I thank Chairman Jason Chaffetz, Ranking Member Elijah Cummings as well as other members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee including Representatives Mark Meadows, Gerry Connolly, Stephen Lynch, and Dennis Ross, for introducing a bipartisan postal reform bill that is […]
NAPS SUPPORTS H.R. 756, POSTAL REFORM ACT OF 2017 NAPS – 2/6/17 – The National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) reviewed H.R. 756, Postal Reform Act of 2017 and is in support of the bill. To read NAPS’s letter to Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform supporting […]