Mark Strong

May 17th

Postmasters President: Closing Small Offices Is A Measure To Make Senior USPS Managers Look Good

May 17, 2011 – LEAGUE President Mark Strong testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security. Mark joined the Postmaster Pat Donahoe and five other panelists to give testimony on the financial condition of the post office as well as […]

Dec 2nd

Postmasters President Opposes Making It Easier To Close Small Rural Post Offices

Praises Provisions to Allow Postal Service to Use Pension Surplus to Prefund Retirement Health Liabilities. ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2, 2010 – Today Mark Strong, President of the National League of Postmasters submitted a Statement to a Senate Subcommittee concerning S.3831 that opposed provisions in the measure lowering Standards for Rural Postal Services and making it […]

Nov 28th

Editorial: The real facts and figures behind the Postal Service

Editorial in Federal Times by Mark Strong, President, National League of Postmasters Myths about the U.S. Postal Service fly fast and far these days. For instance, you have may have heard that there are 36,000 post offices in the U.S., which is more retail outlets than Wal-Mart, Starbucks and McDonald’s combined. In addition, many of […]