APWU: PMG ‘Wanted’ in Salt Lake City

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 […]

PMG Optimistic About Mailing Industry Opportunities Amid Stronger Economic Conditions

Says marketers giving mail a fresh look due to better data and technology integration SALT LAKE CITY — In a state of the business address to postal customers, Postmaster General and CEO Patrick R. Donahoe gave an upbeat assessment of the opportunities facing the mailing industry.

KUTV Video: PMG Pat Donahoe talks about future of the mail in Salt Lake City

(KUTV) Post Master General Patrick R. Donahoe stopped by the studio to talk about the future of mail and how Utah will play its part. The future of the Postal Service, including innovations like 7-day package delivery, and Legislative Reform that is necessary to fully meet Utahns, and All Americans, evolving mailing and shipping needs.

USPS Commits to Maintain Service Hours at 30 North Dakota Post Offices in the Bakken

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today said he has received a confirmation from Deputy Postmaster General Ronald A. Stroman that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will adhere to its commitment in April to maintain current service hours at 30 post offices in the Bakken region that were going to have their hours reduced. While data […]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Backs Bid to Stop Postal Service Cuts

Sept. 4 – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has added his crucial backing to calls for a one-year moratorium on U.S. Postal Service plans to close up to 82 mail processing plants, slow down mail delivery and eliminate up to 15,000 jobs. Reid added his signature to those of 50 other senators who signed […]

Sen. Heitkamp Blasts USPS for breaking promise to keep full hours at rural Post Offices across North Dakota

Heitkamp Blasts Postal Service, Calls on Agency to Reverse Harmful Decision that would Reduce Mail Service throughout North Dakota Senator Launches New Fix My Mail Petition for North Dakotans to Pressure Postal Service after it Went Back on Promise to Keep Full Hours of Operation at Post Offices around State WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator […]

California Hot Rods Get Postal Service Stamp of Approval

Postmaster General, Car Owners, Provide Backstories LOS ANGELES — The two iconic hot rods that modeled for the Postal Service’s recently issued Limited Edition Hot Rods Forever stamps took center stage today at the Petersen Automotive Museum. There, the car owners and one of the car builders joined the Postmaster General in revealing the backstories […]

PMG paying another visit to “Jay Leno’s Garage” to promote Hot Rods stamps

PMG Pat Donahoe is paying another visit to “Jay Leno’s Garage,” an online series for car enthusiasts. The PMG will tout the new Hot Rods stamps in a segment slated to be posted Monday, Aug. 25. This will be Donahoe’s second visit to the show, following an appearance last year to promote the Muscle Cars stamp. […]

PMG appoints 2 former USPS Board members and 2 others to stamp advisory committee

PMG Pat Donahoe has appointed four new members to the committee that helps him choose stamp subjects. The four new members of the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC) are:

Dear Colleague Letter Sent to All House Members Seeking Moratorium on Postal Closures

The primary message of an NPMHU-endorsed August 15, 2014 “Dear Colleague” letter by Congressman David Joyce sent to all House members is to Support the Preservation of First-Class Mail Delivery Standards. In response to the United States Postal Service’s plans to close 82 mail processing facilities throughout 37 states in January of 2015, Representative Joyce […]