Earlier this month, the U.S. Postal Service announced plans to stop Saturday mail delivery by August. The announcement stirred quite a national debate about the value of Saturday mail deliveries. In response, a Jefferson City woman and her family have launched a national campaign to remind people of the experience of receiving a personal correspondence […]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) today introduced legislation to modernize the U.S. Postal Service, save Saturday mail and repeal a crippling law responsible for 80 percent of the mail system’s funding woes. “While we all understand that the Postal Service is experiencing financial problems today and that […]
Western regional parcel carrier OnTrac will launch a delivery service later this year in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service, a move that will give retailers a fourth major package delivery option in a territory of 60 million buyers. The service, which hasn’t been formally named, is slated to begin in late August or early […]
From The National Association Of Postal Supervisors: House Resolution 30, expressing the sense of the Congress that the Postal Service should retain six-day delivery has been circulating through the halls of Congress. The resolution, authored by Gerry Connolly of Virginia and Sam Graves of Missouri has multiple co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle. To […]
Press Release Feb 11, 2013 U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), joined by virtually all members of New York’s Congressional delegation, this afternoon sent a bipartisan letter U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe blasting his decision to eliminate Saturday mail delivery and demanding that he reconsider the plan. The correspondence, spearheaded by Meng, is signed by Reps. […]
February 6, 2013 The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) today continued its tradition under the leadership of Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe of shooting itself in the foot. The only question that remains is: When will the madness end? By ending Saturday letter delivery in August 2013, as the USPS has proposed, millions of customers who take […]
In an exclusive interview with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin, Postmaster General of the United States Patrick Donahoe talks about the future of the U.S. Postal Service—and says the organization will soon start delivering packages on Sundays. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Postmaster Donahoe has announced plans to convert to five day delivery and the response has been as expected. This is a “do not cross” line for the labor unions so their demand for immediate cancellation of the intended plans was on cue but it is hoped that in private discussions there is serious discussions about […]
PMG to Congress: Out of the way, I’m ending Saturday delivery NALC to PMG: Not without a fight! NALC President Rolando responds to Donahoe Feb. 7, 2013 — Postmaster General Pat Donahoe’s unilateral and brazen plan to end Saturday mail delivery in August led many reporters at a press conference yesterday to question its legality, […]
Reid Statement On Postmaster General’s Announcement To Suspend Saturday Mail Delivery February 7, 2013 Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid issued the following statement after the United States Postmaster General made the decision to suspend mail delivery on Saturdays: “While I question the legality of the Postmaster General’s decision to suspend Saturday mail delivery, […]