Senator McCaskill questions USPS on increased costs after plant consolidations

3/8/16 Senator Claire McCaskill has sent a letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan requesting documents related to the Phase II Network Rationalization Plan. The letter in part:  I write to request information on the costs incurred and savings realized from Phase II of the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Network Rationalization Plan. In response to […]

Bipartisan group of 33 lawmakers call on USPS for updated plant consolidation plans

March 4, 2016 Press Release U.S. Representative Martha McSally today led a bipartisan group of 33 lawmakers to inquire about the United States Postal Service’s progress on revisiting plans to potentially consolidate mail processing centers around the country, including the Cherrybell Postal Processing Center in Tucson. Rep. McSally has led ongoing advocacy efforts for the […]

NALC, USPS formally open bargaining talks

2/19/16 NALC President Fredric Rolando and USPS Postmaster General Megan Brennan met today at NALC Headquarters in Washington, DC, to formally open negotiations for a new collective-bargaining agreement. The present 2011-2016 agreement, covering more than 204,000 active city letter carriers employed by USPS, is set to expire at midnight on May 20. Here is President […]

PMG and CFO Host Web Call on USPS FY 2016 First Quarter Financial Results

WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 2, 2016 — What: Telephone/Web conference on U.S. Postal Service Fiscal Year 2016 First Quarter Results Who: Postmaster General and CEO Megan J. Brennan; CFO and Executive Vice President Joseph Corbett When: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. ET Background: Postmaster General & CEO Megan Brennan and Chief Financial Officer Joseph Corbett will […]

Postal Service must continue improving, PMG says during installation ceremony

Megan Brennan sworn in as the first female and 74th Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service USPS will embrace change and aggressively pursue new business opportunities, PMG Megan Brennan said during her installation ceremony March 6. “The story of the Postal Service is really about change. It’s about an organization that is continually […]