September 30, 2010 WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement in response to the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) decision to reject the latest postal rate hike: “I’d like to thank the members of the Postal Regulatory Commission and their […]
Statement of Postmaster General on PRC Ruling, Fully Paying Retiree Health Benefit Mandate We are disappointed to learn that the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has denied our price filing. But we are encouraged by their acknowledgment and understanding of the larger financial risk we face through the mandated prefunding of Retiree Health Benefits. Clearly, the […]
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 FEDERAL GRAND JURY RETURNS EIGHT INDICTMENTS FOR MAIL THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT OR DELAY OF DELIVERY BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury today returned eight indictments charging U.S. Postal Service employees and others with stealing or otherwise interfering with the U.S. mail, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Sam Montalvo, assistant special agent in […]
September 23, 2010 Postal IG Finds Wasteful Spending, Non-Competitive Contracts, Potential Ethical Lapses at U.S. Postal Service Senator Collins Requested IG Audit That Finds Postal Service has More than $800 Million in Unnecessary Costs WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three investigations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by the Postal Inspector General (IG), requested by Senator Susan […]
From the NACL e-Activist Network 9/24/10 Dear Supporter, Late Thursday afternoon, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced legislation to address the CSRS pension overcharge as well as the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefit Fund (PSRHBF). The bill-S. 3831, the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation (POST) Act of 2010-addresses the financial reforms the Postal Service needs in […]
Sen. Carper Introduces Comprehensive Postal Service Act Bill to address current financial problems with long-term solutions WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) introduced the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation (POST) Act of 2010. The POST Act addresses the current budget issues plaguing the U.S. Postal Service by proposing a series of provisions including: easing […]
Press Release: 9/15/2010 Crunch Time: Affordable Mail Alliance Releases First Print Ad Just 19 Days to Stop Postal Rate Hikes Washington, DC – The Affordable Mail Alliance – a coalition of non-profits, Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, major trade associations, consumer groups, and citizens representing the vast majority of the mail sent in the United […]
Postmaster General Addresses Need for Fundamental Change Work Hours Reduced, Productivity Increased as Fiscal Year Nears End PORTLAND, OR — In his annual state of the business address to the mailing industry, Postmaster General John E. Potter today stressed that long-term sustainability for the Postal Service will be achieved through fundamental change. “The Postal Service […]
September 13, 2010 Postal Service Begins Rural Letter Carrier Contract Negotiations Successful Negotiations Crucial to Postal Service’s Future WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service, faced with the most dramatic mail volume drop in its history, today began contract negotiations with the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA). The current contract expires at midnight, Nov. 20. […]
Pushing the Envelope – with Envelopes – in a Digital World Action Envelope, the Leading Online Envelope Company, Becomes Envelopes.com And Grows Its Offerings and Services Lindenhurst, NY (PRWEB) September 10, 2010 The U.S. Postal Service may have delivered 25 billion less pieces of mail this year than the year before, but that doesn’t bother […]