The Trial and Verdict: Dump the Postmaster General 07/22/2014 – After noting that some have called Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s actions criminal, and a clear violation of the law that created and maintains the Postal Service as a fundamental right of the people, APWU President Mark Dimondstein called the PMG “Wall Street’s Trojan Horse, the […]
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Eighth District Congressman Rick Nolan announced today that U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has agreed to personally review the decision to close the Duluth mail processing facility, set to take place in 2015 and affect some 70 jobs. The two spoke by telephone on Friday – “a very friendly and productive conversation” […]
Today’s customers demand more convenience, and the Postal Service is ready to offer it, with innovative programs for access to postal products and services. “Customers want one-stop shopping,” PMG Pat Donahoe says in his latest video message to employees. “That’s why major retailers are adding services in their retail stores, like dry cleaning, pharmacies, banking […]
The U.S. Postal Service has some explaining to do. I soon will be talking with U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe in Washington. I’ll have hard questions about the ill-conceived decision to close the mail-processing facility in Duluth, one of the finest and most efficient in the nation. Make no mistake. We are continuing to fight […]
‘Good for our business’ PMG gives update on Staples relationship Today’s customers demand more convenience, and the Postal Service is ready to offer it, with innovative programs for access to postal products and services. “Customers want one-stop shopping,” PMG Pat Donahoe says in his latest video message to employees. “That’s why major retailers are adding […]
A so-called “white paper” from L’Enfant Plaza, sent to every postal facility, seeks to bamboozle postal employees into supporting the postmaster general’s disastrous “recovery plan” as well as legislation that would empower Postmaster General Pat Donahoe to execute it.
NALC President’s Message – Postal Record July 2014 How low will he go? A few years ago, Postmaster General Pat Donahoe did something that really shocked me. He testified before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee of the House of Representatives and said that he supported “practically everything” in a truly putrid piece of legislation […]
It’s the 239th birthday of the United States Post Office and the 100th birthday of the Berkeley Post Office! Please join in the celebration which will include a birthday cake, music, and a group photo. These festivities will be one of many events throughout the country commemorating National Postal Heritage Day.
Sen. Franken to Postal Service: Don’t Close Mail Processing Centers in Minnesota In Letter to Postmaster General, Senator Says Closures Will Hurt Minnesota Communities Wednesday, July 2, 2014- Today, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) pressed the U.S Postal Service to reconsider its plan to close four mail processing centers throughout Minnesota. The closures, he said, […]
June 30, 2014 – The APWU today denounced plans by the Postal Service to resume the closure and consolidation of up to 82 mail processing plants beginning in January 2015. “This is a direct assault on service to the people of the country, on postal workers and on the Postal Service’s own network,” said union […]