DATES AND TIMES: Friday, December 5, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. PLACE: Via Teleconference (Public access to hear the teleconference will be at 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Room, or live via audio webcast at http://about.usps.com/news/electronic-press-kits/bog/welcome.htm.) STATUS: Friday, December 5, at 2:30 p.m.—Open MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Approval of Minutes of Previous […]
Today, the National Trust joined the City of Berkeley in a lawsuit against the United States Postal Service for failing to comply with federal historic preservation laws prior to entering into a contract for sale of the Berkeley Main Post Office building. November 24, 2014 -The following is a statement by Paul W. Edmondson, general counsel and […]
Agency Continues to Maintain Progress in Meeting Strategic Enforcement Goals Despite Sequestration and Government Shutdown (November 18, 2014) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continued to make progress toward accomplishing its goals and fulfilling its mission during fiscal year (FY) 2014, which ended Sept. 30. Because of the lingering effects of sequestration […]
From: Portland Communities and Postal Workers United Immediate Release 11/14/14 Cheers went up from hundreds of postal workers today when the resignation of Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe was announced. The postal workers and their supporters rallied at Postal Service headquarters, site of a meeting of the Postal Board of Governors, and at 150 locations in […]
Postal Service Revenue Rises as Service Cuts Loom BURLINGTON, Vt., Nov. 14 – Calling on the Postal Service to avert damaging service cuts and job losses, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pointed to a new report today [added by pr] that revenue for the mail delivery service rose by $569 million during the fiscal year […]
(U.S. Senate) – Senator Jon Tester today released the following statement after the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors announced Megan Brennan will replace Patrick Donahoe as Postmaster General in February 2015: “I look forward to meeting Ms. Brennan and hearing her views on how to keep the Postal Service solvent while ensuring strong delivery […]
WASHINGTON — Due to a cyber-security intrusion that the U.S. Postal Service announced on Nov. 10, management and external auditors are currently reviewing significant financial applications to confirm that the incident did not compromise the financial data needed to file the Postal Service’s fiscal 2014 Form 10-K. There is no indication at this time that […]
APWU Press Release: 11/13/2014 Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and the USPS Board of Governors, the board that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, are poised to make devastating cuts in service to the American people – cuts so severe that they would forever damage the U.S. Postal Service. On Jan. 5, the USPS is slated to lower […]
(November 13, 2014) LANSING—A resolution sponsored by Sen. Rick Jones formally requests Congress to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from closing or consolidating the mail processing and distribution center on Collins Road in Lansing. “It is long overdue that Congress and President Obama come together and finally fix the postal service,” said Jones, R-Grand Ledge. […]
Closure of Collins Road processing facility to hurt Lansing economy (November 13, 2014) – LANSING – State Representatives Andy Schor (D-Lansing) and Tom Cochran (D-Mason) today called for immediate action to stop the closing of the Lansing United States Postal Service mail processing and distribution center. “This change being pushed by the Postmaster General needs […]