NALC statement on postal bill mark-up session July 24, 2013—On July 24, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, held a mark-up session on his postal bill, H.R. 2748. The committee, which has oversight of the Postal Service, passed the measure on a party-line vote and recommend it for […]
WASHINGTON – The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today approved H.R. 2748, the Postal Reform Act of 2013, on a vote of 22-17.
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service (C21) which broadly represents the nation’s $1.3 trillion business mailing and supplying community, that employs nearly 8 million private sector workers, announced its support today for H. R. 2748 introduced by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa. “The Coalition […]
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) officially introduced postal legislation on July 19, which will be voted on by the House Committee of Oversight and Government Reform on July 24. The bill (H.R. 2748 [PDF]) includes some minor modifications from a discussion draft Rep. Issa circulated in June, but is still “deeply disturbing,” APWU President Cliff Guffey […]
July 22, 2013—On July 17, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, held a full committee hearing to discuss his discussion draft of a possible postal reform bill. This was the second House hearing on postal reform held this year. (Watch video of the hearing at right.) Invited to […]
Washington, D.C., July 19 – The Greeting Card Association (GCA) issued the following statement reacting to H.R. 2748, the Postal Reform Act of 2013, introduced by Congressman Darrell Issa today: “We agree with Congressman Issa that Postal Service reform is critical and are heartened to see legislative movement on this important issue,” said Rafe Morrissey, […]
From Postcom.org: “Word has it that House Government Oversight and Reform Committtee chairman Darrell Issa will be convening his full committee next Wednesday for a hearing on postal reform. Word also has it that his plan is to move to markup the week thereafter.”
Community and Postal Workers to Protest Postal Privatization, cpwunited.com On 238th Birthday, the Piñata within the Postal Eagle Blows to the postal eagle: the prefunding mandate and the pension surplus The spoils within: 65 billion dollar annual business When: July 26, 2013 (238th birthday of the US Postal Service) at Noon Where: Office of Rep. […]
A draft postal bill [PDF] released by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on June 13 would punish postal workers, privatize major portions of the USPS, and deprive the American people of vital services, said APWU President Cliff Guffey. “We will examine the draft more thoroughly in the coming days and participate in discussions with lawmakers and […]
In order to solicit broad stakeholder input on the Postal Reform Act of 2013 prior to introduction, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is posting a discussion draft of new legislation along with several summary documents. Feedback can be sent directly to OGRPostalReform@mail.house.gov. Key Documents: Discussion Draft Text of Postal Reform Act […]