Congressmen request USPS OIG audit of Roanoke VA mail center consolidation into Greensboro NC

Virginia Congressmen Confirm USPS Audit of Roanoke Mail Center Consolidation into Greensboro NC after increase in customer complaints of lost or destroyed mail June 22, 2016 Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (VA- 06) and Morgan Griffith (VA-09) today announced the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has confirmed it has begun a […]

USPS notifies APWU on updates to AMP consolidations and excessing

USPS Pacific Area notified APWU that it has canceled Involuntary Reassignments (excessing) in the Bay Valley and San Diego Districts. USPS North Eastern Area also notified APWU of the moratorium on Area Mail Processing (AMP) consolidations for 5 events in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. On Friday, May 22, 2015 USPS posted major changes to the […]

USPS puts nearly all plants scheduled for consolidation or closure on hold

May 22, 2015- USPS announced major changes to the Phase II-2015 USPS Network Rationalization Consolidation schedule in its Friday update..  USPS has suspended all remaining closures and consolidations from a scheduled move date in 2015 to “To Be Determined.” USPS plants Asheville, Houston P&DC and Queens P&DC are the only exceptions. PostalReporter.com  reported this “rumor” […]

Video: USPS postpones closing Erie mail center after Pittsburgh says they’re not ready

Expect Delays in Erie’s Mail Service Erie P&DF Erie PA  4/18/15  to Pittsburgh P&DC Pittsburgh PA Mail in Erie is going to take longer to reach its destination. Starting on Saturday, some of Erie’s mail will have to go through Pittsburgh. The closing of the mail sorting facility on E. 38th street has been postponed, […]

Major Changes in 2015 USPS Plant Consolidation Schedule Updated April 3, 2015

2015 USPS Plant Consolidation Schedule Updated 4/3/2015 –  – USPS Network Rationalization Consolidation Phase II-2015. List of postal facilities that have changed move date. USPS announced its latest list of last minute “public” changes to the Phase II-2015 USPS Network Rationalization Consolidation list.  These changes affected Cape Girardeau, MO P&DF  and Paducah, KY P&DF move […]

2015 USPS Plant Consolidation Schedule Updated January 30, 2015

January 30, 2015 – 2015 USPS Plant Consolidation Schedule – USPS Network Rationalization Consolidation Phase II-2015. List of postal facilities that have completed mail moves and consolidations. USPS Network Rationalization (excel) USPS Network Rationalization (excel) January 23, 2015

Senator Schumer urges incoming PMG to honor promise to keep Buffalo, NY plant open

01.29.15 – SCHUMER URGES INCOMING POSTMASTER GENERAL BRENNAN TO HONOR LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO KEEP U.S.P.S. BUFFALO PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER OPEN THROUGH 2015 – SCHUMER VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING TO KEEP WILLIAM ST. CENTER ALIVE Schumer Has Successfully Lobbied Postmaster General to Keep Buffalo Processing Facility Open, Which Could Have Closed As Early As May […]

USPS Network Rationalization Phase 2 FAQS for Mailers

USPS Network Rationalization Phase 2 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS for Mailers AND THE MAILING INDUSTRY (January 12, 2015)   What is Network Rationalization? The Postal Service is responsible for maintaining an efficient mail processing and transportation network. The pace of change affecting the Postal Service has accelerated due to the ubiquity of computer-based communications, both for business […]

APWU: USPS Service Cuts Disrupt Postal Workers’ Lives

01/13/2015 – USPS Service Cuts Disrupt Postal Workers’ Lives  When postal officials lowered “service standards” on Jan. 5, they didn’t just slow down America’s mail: They set in motion a process that is causing serious disruption in the lives of thousands of hard-working postal employees. As management reconfigures mail processing, they are also causing massive […]

USPS explanation of the Network Rationalization Service Standard Impacts

1.2.15 PostalReporter.com  reported several days ago that as it stands now most of the plants are scheduled for closure/consolidation starting in April and not January 2015. In fact there are no plants scheduled for closure in January 2015. The first graphic show plants on the list that were already in the process of closure. Also, […]