It’s déjà vu all over again March 5, 2014—As it has for the past four years, the Obama administration’s budget proposal for 2015 defers to the misguided wishes of Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe by calling for the end of Saturday mail delivery and for allowing the Postal Service to “begin shifting to centralized and curbside […]
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 […]
From the National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) Today, President Obama unveiled his Fiscal Year 2015 Budget and it includes a number of proposals that relate to the Postal Service. Refund the Postal Service the projected Federal Employees Retirement System overpayment of $5 billion, over a 2-year period Recalculate the USPS retiree […]
The White House announced Obama’s intention to nominate Vicki Kennedy in a statement Wednesday night. Victoria Reggie Kennedy, of Massachusetts, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2016, vice Carolyn L. Gallagher, term expired. Victoria Reggie Kennedy is an attorney and strategic consultant for VR Kennedy […]
(Reuters) – A Chicago-area family got a belated Christmas surprise this week – a book of family photos from the White House meant for the Obama girls’ godmother, according to media reports and the White House. Alane Church, who lives north of Chicago, told NBC’s “Today” show on Thursday that her family got a box […]
(Reuters) – A Texas actress pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to making the toxic agent ricin that was sent in letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. As part of a deal reached with federal prosecutors that has yet to be approved by a judge, Shannon Guess Richardson, 36, […]
Kent Yoshiho Hirozawa, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2016, vice Wilma B. Liebman, term expired. Nancy Jean Schiffer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December […]
Nanci E. Langley, of Hawaii, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring November 22, 2018. From the White House: Nanci E. Langley, Nominee for Commissioner, Postal Regulatory Commission Nanci E. Langley is currently a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, a position she has held […]
Proposals would shift $8.4 billion in costs onto enrollees over decade WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – In testimony delivered today before a House subcommittee, American Federation of Government Employees Public Policy Director Jacqueline Simon criticized proposals that the Obama administration has presented for altering the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Working people across the country are celebrating the re-election of President Barack Obama — and breathing a sigh of relief. After two years of relentless obstruction by Tea Party Republicans, Obama won a decisive victory that averted a potential disaster for union members and other middle-class Americans. “Obama’s win is a triumph for working people,” […]