March 1, 2016 In a press release issued by Congressmen Jared Huffman’s (D-CA)- office, a bipartisan bill was introduced Tuesday with the goal of stopping the unnecessary shutdowns of mail processing centers all across the country. The following press release was published by the North Coast Journal on March 01, 2016 Rep. Huffman Introduces Bipartisan […]
USPS Cuts Back, Creates Longer First Class Mail Delivery Times U.S. Postal Service consolidation slows down mailing The United States Postal Service lost more than five billion dollars last fiscal year despite sending more packages. To try to survive, the post office is consolidating and cutting services fast: which some say is giving a whole […]
1,700 Submissions Show Widespread Negative Impacts of Facility Consolidation August 6, 2015 TUCSON – U.S. Representative Martha McSally today joined members of the Arizona Congressional delegation to deliver the results a recent survey detailing the impacts of the proposed Cherrybell Post Office and Processing Center consolidation. The results showed an overwhelming majority of respondents experienced […]
May 28, 2015 – Roanoke, VA – The U.S. Postal Service cited “operational considerations,” and the need to ensure “prompt, reliable and predictable service,” when it announced it will delay its consolidation plan. A local union leader says the facility in Greensboro that was slated to process Roanoke’s mail cannot handle the increase. Carlton Cooper […]
USPS Pacific Area notified APWU that it has canceled Involuntary Reassignments (excessing) in the Bay Valley and San Diego Districts. USPS North Eastern Area also notified APWU of the moratorium on Area Mail Processing (AMP) consolidations for 5 events in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. On Friday, May 22, 2015 USPS posted major changes to the […]
Is USPS suspending plant consolidations/closures? Update: Several Postal Employees respond to “rumor” on USPS plant consolidation **As stated it hasn’t been confirmed, but rumor is that Mid-Florida which was scheduled to close in July 26th is also on hold from closing now. There has been a lot of question though about the fact that they […]
Northwest Lawmakers Speak Out Against Consolidations 05/04/2015 – Oregon’s congressional delegation sent a letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan, requesting a meeting, “as soon as possible,” to discuss consolidation plans and the future of mail delivery standards. Mail processing facilities in Bend and Pendleton are slated to close by the end of April, and the […]
April 20, 2015 At the request of Communities and Postal Workers United, Senator Jeff Merkley (D) organizes entire Oregon delegation to demand PMG meeting about plant closures/consolidations. USPS completed Bend (except DPS letters) and Pendleton CSMPCs consolidation to Portland on April 18, 2015. Eugene P & DF consolidation to Medford and Portland plants were scheduled […]
The U.S. mail is slowing down. In January, the Postal Service eliminated overnight delivery for local first-class letters that used to arrive the next day. Anywhere from 20 percent to half of the rest of the first-class mail sent every day now takes an extra day of delivery time. Service standards have been relaxing since 2012, when the volume […]
FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) – The mail processing and distribution facility at the United States Postal Service office in Florence is now officially leaving, three months after it was originally scheduled to be relocated. The relocation of the Florence distribution and processing facility was one of about 80 across the country that got delayed […]