Washington, DC – Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway today cautioned against deciding on major cuts in universal mail service until Congress considers possible changes to Postal Service funding of employee pensions and future retiree health benefits. In remarks before the Senate postal oversight subcommittee, Goldway said, “These are two unresolved issues that could […]
Press Release WASHINGTON, DC — National Newspaper Association (NNA), a community newspaper organization of over 2,000 members, today filed its formal opposition to the United States Postal Service’s proposal to end Saturday mail delivery. NNA has intervened on behalf of its newspapers in a proceeding before the Postal Regulatory Commission, which will issue an advisory […]
Ruth Goldway, chairman of the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission, talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman about the Postal Service’s decision to reduce U.S. mail deliveries to five days from six. Goldway says the decision is “not final by any means” and that the commission will give the proposal a “very thorough review.” (Source: Bloomberg)
“The Postal Service emphasizes that the proposed changes do not affect retail operations.” The change will not take place before October 1, 2010. Interventions are due April 26, 2010. The Postal Regulatory Commission notice published in the Federal Register : SUMMARY: The Postal Service has requested an advisory opinion from the Commission on a proposed […]
The POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION meets the first Wednesday of each month at 11:00 a.m. in the Commission’s Main Conference Room, 901 New York Ave., NW, Suite 200. The public is invited to attend TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 11 a.m. PLACE: Commission hearing room, 901 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, […]
“Among key questions to be answered are: “Will the savings the Postal Service anticipates be as significant as they estimate? Will mail volume decline more than the Postal Service anticipates? Will businesses and citizens have service that remains adequate to meet their needs? And will the national economic impact of service reductions offset or add […]
APWU News Confirming charges the APWU has made for more than a decade, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) concluded on March 29 that the Postal Service grants excessive postage discounts to large mailers. The USPS suffered a loss of $3.8 billion in Fiscal Year 2009. The PRC’s Annual Compliance Determination (ACD) [PDF] identified 30 types of […]
WASHINGTON, March 30 — The Postal Service today took its case for five-day delivery to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). The Postal Service is required by law to seek an advisory opinion from the PRC any time a nationwide change in service is proposed. Today’s filing begins the PRC review. A report accompanying the request […]
Some workshare discounts exceeded the savings to USPS Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued its Annual Compliance Determination (ACD) assessing the financial and service performance of the Postal Service in fiscal year (FY) 2009. The Commission reported that 14 separate Postal Service products or services failed to cover their direct costs. Shortfalls […]
The US Postal Service filed its February 2010 (unaudited) preliminary financial report yesterday with the Postal Regulatory Commission. USPS reported a net income/ loss of $611 million. The total Fiscal Year to year loss is $1.5 billion ($592 million lost for the month of January, $179 Million gain the month of December; $255 million lost […]