WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management which oversees the U.S. Postal Service, issued the following statement regarding Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe’s plan to eliminate 7,500 administrative, supervisory and postmaster positions: “Postmaster General Donahoe has a daunting task before him – he must find significant, […]
PRC Press Release January 19, 2011 PRC Seeks Public Comment on Price Increase Proposed by the Postal Service Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission has established Docket R2011-2, to receive comments on postal rate changes for market dominant products filed January 13 by the U.S. Postal Service. The rate changes, which include maintaining the […]
OSHA: DBCS Machines Pose Risk to Workers’ Health Management ‘Lacks Understanding’ of Risks, Agency Concludes The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has hit the Postal Service with another unwelcome finding: Delivery Bar Code Sorter machines pose a direct risk to workers’ health, and there is a “general lack of understanding about the hazards and injuries” […]
SENATOR COLLINS SHINES LIGHT ON FEDERAL WORKERS COMP WASTE January 11, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has called for a thorough review of the program that provides federal employees with protection against loss of income from work-related injuries. The Federal Employee Compensation […]
PRC Chairman Goldway’s Remarks at January 11, 2011 Public Forum on PAEA Good afternoon, Welcome to this public forum on the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. When Congress passed the PAEA in 2006, it launched a new era of postal reform, based on enhanced regulatory oversight to promote a more efficient, flexible and competitive mail […]
USPS Fails to Keep Proper Record of Injury and Illness, OSHA Finds Problem May be ‘Pervasive’ – APWU Web News Article The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) slammed the USPS again for safety violations — this time for under-recording workplace injuries and illnesses. In recent months, OSHA found 242 instances of recordkeeping violations during […]
Postmaster General Restructures U.S. Postal Service Layers Eliminated, Officer Ranks Reduced WASHINGTON — A 16 percent reduction to the officer ranks, realigning revenue-generating business units and closing one Area office are among steps taken today by Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe to create a leaner, faster, smarter U.S. Postal Service. While cost savings will be […]
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission is seeking public comment in Docket No. ACR2010 to review the FY 2010 performance of the United States Postal Service and to determine its compliance with the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA). “The Annual Compliance Determination (ACD) is the keystone of Commission oversight to ensure […]
PRC to Convene Forum on Improving U.S. Postal Laws Public Encouraged to Attend January 11 Meeting Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission will convene a public forum at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at Commission Headquarters to provide interested parties with the opportunity to comment on the effectiveness of current United States postal […]
New tax law: Social Security employee tax rate decreases for 2011 Thousands of postal employees will have their Social Security employee tax rate decrease 2 percent in 2011 USPS tells us. The tax reduction is a result of the “Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010” signed into law Dec. 17, […]