Senators and Congressman express concern over consolidation of Rockford, Illinois Mail Processing facility … Friday, March 4, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In a letter to the Postmaster General, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) and U.S. Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today expressed concern about the United States Postal Service’s plan to conduct a […]
(Feb. 28, 2011) In support of the Gary Processing and Distribution Center in Gary, Indiana, Congressman Pete Visclosky (D-IN) today sent the following letter to the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service. Mr. Patrick R. Donahoe Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer United States Postal Service 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW Washington, D.C. 20260-2202 […]
On Thursday, the USPS held a public meeting in Ashland, Kentucky, where dozens of postal workers and community members attended to voice their concerns. David Daniel is the President of the KYOWVA Area Local Postal Workers Union believes the move is a bad decision. Daniel says that it will have a negative impact on the […]
Here is an update which includes the letter Congressman Jerry McNerney sent Postal Managers about Stockton mail facility consolidation: Press Release: Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, wrote a letter to postal managers today warning about plans to scale back a mail processing facility in Stockton and transfer the work to Sacramento. Such congressional interventions are typical […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) today appealed to the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission to review the Postal Service’s process for consolidating and suspending mail services in southern West Virginia. “The people of southern West Virginia deserve regular and effective mail services like everyone else,” Rahall wrote in letters to the Commission. “I […]
Reading Area Mail Processing (AMP) Study Public Meeting WHAT: Postal Service managers will give an overview and gather community input regarding a proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Reading Processing & Distribution Facility (P&DF) into the Harrisburg & Lehigh Valley Processing & Distribution Centers (P&DC). WHO: Kevin McAdams, District Manager, Central PA […]
An AMP study was initiated to evaluate the transfer of mail processing from the North Bay, CA Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) to the Oakland, CA P&DC. The initial results of the study support the business case for consolidation. A public meeting will be held to share the initial results of the study and allow […]
A Postal Service study recommends closing part of its mail processing center at 1150 North McDowell Blvd. and moving some operations to Oakland. About 34 of the North Bay center’s 360 jobs could be affected, the Postal Service said. The consolidation would save about $1 million a year. Two postal worker unions are critical of […]
Press Release from Rep. Tom Petri, Representing Wisconsin’s 6th District For Immediate Release: November 29, 2010 With the U.S. Postal Service considering closing the Oshkosh Processing and Distribution Center and consolidating the work in Green Bay, Rep. Tom Petri has sent a strongly-worded letter to Post Office Inspector General David Williams calling for an audit. […]
As long as the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd, sometimes known as the Prince of Pork, ruled the Senate Finance Committee, the 11 mail-processing centers in his home state were safe. Though West Virginia had more such centers per capita than nearly any other state, the Postal Service’s efforts to consolidate its processing network somehow […]