Photos from the Eugene, Oregon postal rally for six-day mail delivery on March 24,2013. The rally was held at the Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza and Eugene Main Post Office. No Closures, No Cuts, No Delay of Mail! click pictures for larger view
NALC held a day of action on Sunday, March 24, to mobilize public support for Saturday delivery service. “Our fight is about the cost of losing Saturday mail delivery and how it would affect people in each and every state,” NALC President Fredric Rolando said. Thousands of letter carriers joined friends, family, co-workers and community […]
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Letter carriers will hold rallies around the country Sunday in a day of action for a strong U.S. Postal Service and continued Saturday mail delivery. They will be joined by others in their communities who recognize the importance of maintaining universal mail service six days a week. Fredric Rolando , […]
WASHINGTON- Senator Tom Coburn, M.D., R-Okla., and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., wrote a joint letter today to the United States Postal Service Board of Governors advising them to resist political lobbying and utilize their legal authority to move forward with the modified six-day delivery plan announced on February 6, 2013. “[T]he Board of Governors has […]
Corker Strongly Disappointed Congress May Miss Opportunity to Give Flexibility to Postal Service & Save Taxpayer Money WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., expressed strong disappointment that Congress will not vote on Senator Coburn’s amendment that would free the Postal Service to make one change it believes is necessary to reduce costs. Specifically, Senate […]
Rally to save the postal service, Portland, Oregon, March 17, 2013. Solidarity support of letter carriers and postal workers. Call to Save Saturday Delivery and Door to Door Mail Delivery. Stop closures, cuts and delay of mail. Union and community leaders speaking against privatization and cuts in service. Defend jobs and service.
U.S. Postal Service plans to suspend Saturday delivery to cut mounting debt drew opposition from Vermont’s congressional delegation at a rally in South Burlington on Sunday, The Associated Press reported. “You keep the economy going,” Sen. Bernie Sanders told the crowd, according to the Burlington Free Press. Sanders is the primary sponsor of a bill […]
USPS, Congress are squaring off over the plan to halt Saturday mail delivery. NBC’s Chris Clackum reports.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., made the following statement today in reaction to reports that the House has added legislative language to the “CR” (continuing resolution spending bill to fund government) that would force the Postal Service to continue six-day delivery. The Postal Service estimates it would save roughly $2 billion a year […]
For anyone with a background in appropriations law and a little time on their hands, FedLine has obtained a copy of the legal opinion that the U.S. Postal Service is using to justify its decision to end Saturday mail delivery this August. The gist: The long-standing congressional ban on curtailing six-day delivery doesn’t apply at […]