Senator Lisa Murkowski Comments to PRC September 16, 2010 [Remarks As Prepared] U.S. Postal Service Proposal for Five-Day Delivery Week Chairman Goldway, Commissioners, thank you for inviting me here to speak to you about the potential effects of the Postal Service’s proposal to eliminate Saturday delivery on Alaskans. As you were unable to schedule a […]
Not on the job: Notes on election season and the Hatch Act During this election season, remember the Hatch Act. It applies to all postal employees — including telecommuters. Among other provisions, this federal law prohibits employees from engaging in political activity while on duty, in any government office, while wearing an official uniform or […]
PRC Press Release – September 14, 2010 PRC Upholds Linkage in First-Class Mail Discounts Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued Order No. 536 in Docket RM2009-3 finding that First-Class Single-Piece and Presort mail have a worksharing relationship and therefore a linkage when setting price discounts. Worksharing refers to activities such as sorting […]
(LAREDO, Texas) – Raul Cavazos, 62, of Edinburgh, Texas, has been arrested as a result of the return of a sealed indictment which charges him with theft of mail matter by a U.S. Postal Service employee, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. The sealed indictment returned on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, by a […]
September 13, 2010 CRITICAL MASS – USPS CONTINUES CARRIER PICKUP EXPANSION With the addition of 471 new ZIP codes — a 2-year project that ended this month — the free Carrier Pickup service offered by USPS is now available at 99.97 percent of all mail delivery addresses in the nation. First introduced in 2004, Carrier […]
September 10, 2010 U.S. Department of Justice – United States Attorney Northern District of New York Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced today that JAMES IZYK, 49, of Oswego, New York was sentenced in federal court today in Syracuse, N.Y. by U.S. District Court Judge Norman A. […]
September 10, 2010 Postal Service Charts Course for Sustainable Future White House Posts USPS Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service’s sustainability goals and plans were posted by the White House today on its new website, whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq. The website presents federal government goals for clean energy, reducing waste and greenhouse gas reduction. […]
DOING MORE, REDUCING COSTS HR USES TECHNOLOGY TO BROADEN EMPLOYEE ACCESS Maintaining and improving Human Resources to serve 588,000 career employees is no easy task. That’s why USPS has invested in technology to broaden employees’ access to HR and realized a savings of more than $150 million each year. Over the past decade, the Postal […]
The public should beware of imposters in Postal Carrier clothing without proper picture ID, say U. S. Postal Inspectors in the Charlotte Division. Over the Labor Day holiday weekend, a thief, who broke into multiple storage units rented by a Postal employee, made off with six uniforms and one jacket, all with USPS logos. “Both […]
Ft Myers / Cape Coral, Fl — Most of the U.S. Postal Service’s 142,000 Long Life Delivery Vehicles have been in service 20-24 years. But replacing the fleet is a significant investment. Until the Postal Service decides what kind of vehicles will best serve its growing base of customers—at the lowest cost—USPS is taking a […]