From the USPS Office Of Inspector General’s Blog: Although eliminating Saturday delivery has been heavily debated, reducing delivery to 5 days a week may not be enough. There has been some discussion of whether the viable model for the U.S. Postal Service of the future will incorporate 3-day delivery. A 2010 study by the Boston […]
Remarks Submitted to Postal Regulatory Commission Senator Lisa Murkowski Remarks As Prepared U.S. Postal Service Proposal for Five-Day Delivery Week September 16, 2010 Chairman Goldway, Commissioners, thank you for inviting me here to speak to you about the potential effects of the Postal Service’s proposal to eliminate Saturday delivery on Alaskans. As you were unable […]
There is no doubt that the Postal Service is facing the same economic hardships as almost every sector of the economy. It lost $3.5 billion in its fiscal quarter that ended June 30. However, some technological changes in society are also at work: The rise of e-mails and social networking has decimated the private first-class […]
Lawmakers are set to tackle several big issues in the coming weeks before packing up and going home for reelection campaigns. The future of the Postal Service: Two things to watch — and neither involves ending Saturday mail delivery or closing post offices — two no-go options in an election year. Full Story: Washington Post – […]
In written testimony to PRC regarding USPS’ request for five-day delivery, Michael Crew on behalf of NALC wrote: Ending Saturday delivery will cause mail volume to drop, will likely produce unanticipated transition costs and could threaten the long-term viability of the Postal Service. Moreover, once Saturday delivery is eliminated, it will likely be irreversible. Rather […]
Thousands of APWU members, led by union president William Burrus and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, marched through the streets of downtown Detroit on Tuesday afternoon to Save Saturday Service and rally for good jobs. Wearing blue APWU T-shirts and chanting “Five Day – No Way!” delegates shut down busy streets and assembled in Campus Martius […]
NALC Press Release Rolando Pledges Increased Letter Carriers’ Push to Retain Nationwide Saturday Mail Delivery ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 9 – Letter Carriers union President Fredric V. Rolando opened the 67th biennial convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) today, pledging to continue to fight the U.S. Postal Service’s “extremely unwise and dangerous plan” […]
The Postal Regulatory Commission says it has received over 12,000 comments from the public on the postal service’s proposal to end Saturday mail delivery. The PRC issued this thank you to to the public: Dear Members of the Public, thank you for writing us. The Commission has received more than 12,000 letters, cards, emails, and […]
Eliminating Saturday Delivery Would Hurt USPS In the Long-Run Excerpts from testimony filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission by former USPS Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President Michael J. Riley. Riley testified on behalf of the National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO: From August 1993 to July 1998, I held the position of Chief Financial […]
Two Congressional Panels Support Six-Day Service APWU Web News Article 074-2010, July 30, 2010 Two congressional panels voted on July 29 to approve spending bills that would require the Postal Service to continue to provide mail delivery six days per week. The two bills — one in the Senate and one in the House — […]