USPS notified APWU that an operational review has resulted in a reduction of the number of impacted full-time clerks in the Pacific Area . (Note: the list is subject to change ) Also the list for impacted employees in Tacoma, WA was omitted from the previous list of offices.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (KY), joined Representatives Ed Whitfield (KY-01) and Andy Barr (KY-06) today in meeting with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to discuss important postal issues related the consolidation of the mail processing facilities in Lexington and Paducah, and other pressing concerns the impact of their consolidation will have […]
USPS has notified APWU and NPMHU of its intent to involuntarily reassign Clerks and Mail Handlers in the Pacific Area covering California and Hawaii. This is to advise you of the intent of the ____________District to utilize the provisions of Article 12.6.C.5 of the National Agreement to involuntarily reassign __________ full-time mail handlers and full-time […]
TUCSON, AZ – As new digital technology takes over, the U.S. Postal Service continues shrinking its operations. Since February of last year, the Cherrybell facility has been sending large flat mail items to Phoenix for processing. Now in phase two of consolidation, mail of all sizes, including packages, will make that journey.
A large body of Members of the House of Representatives — 160 strong — today called upon House appropriations leaders to include in the stopgap funding bill a one-year moratorium on the closure of the 82 mail processing facilities that are slated for consolidation by USPS, beginning January 2015. The 82 plants are located in […]
09/11/2014 – If Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe thought his speech to a group of business mailers in Salt Lake City on Sept. 10 was going to be a quiet, uneventful affair, he was mistaken. A coalition of unions and postal customers showed up outside the Grand America Hotel, the site of the speech, to protest […]
Erie P&DF Erie PA 4/18/15 to Pittsburgh P&DC Pittsburgh PA Erie P&DF Erie PA 4/18/15 to Rochester P&DC Rochester NY Senator Bob Casey joined the Erie City and County Councils in urging USPS to keep Erie, PA Processing and Distribution Facility (P&DF) open. The Erie City Council passed a resolution last week and the Erie […]
The United States Postal Service has been losing money every year since 2007; in total, nearly $45 billion. One attempt to remedy the situation has been the consolidation of mail processing centers nationwide. Three slated for relocation are in our area: Redding, Eugene, and Eureka. Residents in Eureka are responding to the likelihood, that by […]
09/06/2014 – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has added his high-profile support to calls for a one-year moratorium on USPS plans to close 82 mail processing plants and slow mail delivery. Reid has joined 50 other senators who signed a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee calling for a ban on USPS cuts to be […]
09/06/2014 – Connecticut Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy condemned USPS plans to consolidate two Processing and Distribution Centers in the state at a press conference on Aug. 27 and urged Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to agree to a one-year moratorium on 82 plant consolidations that are scheduled to begin in January. The senators were […]