Postal Bulletin 22334 4.05.2012 Effective April 5, 2012, the Postal Service™ will revise Postal Operations Manual (POM) subchapters 61, 63, 64, and 65 in selected subsections to provide updated and revised information and procedures regarding modes of delivery and delivery equipment. The POM sets forth the policies, regulations, and procedures of the Postal Service governing […]
This year’s NAPUS Leadership Conference is being held concurrently with Senate consideration of S. 1789, the Leiberman-Collins-Carper-Brown postal relief legislation. Consequently, the over 850 NAPUS members attending the Leadership Conference, and who will be on Capitol Hill next week will play a vital role in helping to influence the outcome of the Senate deliberations. Last […]
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) is reaching out to Congressional offices around the country in an effort to build a coalition to reverse the shutdown of the South Temple Post Office and similar facilities nationwide. “At a time when the U.S. Postal Service desperately needs to cut its losses, the shutdown of these […]
Announcement on Pay Consultations March 2, 2012 The National Association of Postal Supervisors and the United States Postal Service concluded Pay Consultations on February 29, 2012 without reaching an agreement. The resident officers participated in a teleconference with the national executive board where the executive board was briefed on the offers presented by the Postal […]
March 01, 2012 Lately there has been much written about the ‘death’ of the postal service has we know it. Article after article tells us that maybe it is time for USPS to go private – maybe it is time for the postal service to cut delivery days from 6 to 5 days – or less […]
Congressman Brings Message to Top, Prepares To Take Legislative Steps Late Monday Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) met with United States Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to make the strongest case to keep the United States Postal Service (USPS) mail processing facility in Buffalo open. “From the onset the Postmaster has indicated that the closing list was […]
Springfield, PA – U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan (PA-07) today called for an independent review of the United States Postal Service (USPS) decision to consolidate the Southeastern Pennsylvania Processing and Distribution Center. The center, located in Wayne, is set to be consolidated into the Philadelphia distribution center. “The Southeastern PA facility has consistently been ranked among […]
No Decision on Incentives as Workforce Reduction Discussions Continue Today, employees in hundreds of mail processing facilities will learn whether their workplace will be impacted by the Postal Service’s recently completed area mail processing and facility study. All employees in these facilities received a “State of the Postal Service” video message from Postmaster General Patrick […]
February 23, 2012 News outlets are being bombarded today with news of USPS closing and consolidating plants nationwide. Bloomberg tells us that USPS estimates an annual loss of $18.2 billion by 2015 and USPS plans to eliminate 4.9% of its workforce as they close almost half of their processing plants. Bloomberg: The U.S. Postal Service, […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service has added it’s extremely popular Premium Forwarding Service to it’s suite of online products and services at usps.com. Previously only available at a Post Office, Premium Forwarding Service can now be accessed online using your USPS.com account. With Premium Forwarding Service you can always stay on top of […]