http://youtu.be/fpOrUKZ1BT8 PMG Pat Donahoe says there’s a lot to like in legislation designed to help USPS restore financial stability and make basic improvements in its business model. In his latest state of the business video, the PMG reports the proposal, S.1486, is “a good bill for the Postal Service and the postal industry.” Donahoe believes […]
The U.S. Postal Service is one of our most popular and important government agencies. It provides universal service six days a week to every corner of America, no matter how small or remote. It supports millions of jobs in virtually every other sector of our economy. It provides decent-paying union jobs to some 500,000 Americans, […]
This morning, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2015 budget, which endorsed the Postmaster General’s proposed plan to eliminate six-day mail delivery. The following is a statement released by Jeanette Dwyer, President of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association: “The Administration’s budget released today simply misses the mark when it comes to solving the current […]
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Washington, D.C.—The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees today promised a continued fight to turn back legislative efforts that would result in unwarranted and serious cuts to federal workers’ compensation insurance payments. President Colleen M. Kelley of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) expressed her disappointment at yesterday’s Senate Homeland Security […]
Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee marked up legislation to reform the U.S. Postal Service and get it out of debt.?Following a lengthy debate and vote against Senator Rand Paul’s amendment to allow guns inside post offices, senators voted in favor of Senator Mark Begich’s amendment that would allow firearms in […]
USPS Sets the Record Straight Does legislation pending in the U.S. Senate designed to reform current postal laws give USPS “unchecked, unprecedented power to charge Americans whatever it wants for its services?” The answer is no, of course not. But this assertion was made by the Association of Magazine Media’s CEO, Mary Berner, in an […]
The Postal Service incurred a net loss of $354 million for the first quarter of the year, which includes $1.4 billion of expense accrued for the legally-mandated prefunding payment for retiree health benefits WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service ended the first quarter of its 2014 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2013 – Dec. 31, 2013) […]
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs approved an amended version of a postal bill (S. 1486) that faces vehement opposition from the four postal unions. The committee with oversight responsibility for the Postal Service passed the measure by a vote of 9-1 on Feb. 6. “This was a bad bill that was […]
Senate Committee Approves Postal Reform Measure A Senate panel on Thursday approved sweeping bipartisan legislation that would overhaul Postal Service finances and operations, as well as broaden the personnel appeal rights of non-supervisory managerial employees. By a 9-1 vote, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a substitute version of S. 1486, the […]