NALC tweets on the Senate markup session for Carper-Coburn Postal Reform Bill S.1486 Noted! RT @SenateHSGAC @SenatorCarper recesses #postal mark up after consideration of 11 amendments. Date of part 2 TBD Two quick technical amendments from @SenatorBegich passed easily. The committee has recessed for a lunch break. #S1486Markup Sen @jontester’s amendment to strike FECA language […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following reaction to the U.S. Postal Service’s announcement that it will deliver packages seven days a week through a new partnership with Amazon: “This announcement by the U.S. Postal Service is a clear example of the innovative solutions that […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following reaction to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors’ decision to increase postal rates by 5.9 percent, increasing the price of first-class stamps to 49 cents: “It’s no secret that the U.S. Postal Service continues to face serious […]
The National Association of Postal Supervisors, representing over 28,000 active and retired supervisory and managerial employees of the United States Postal Service, supports the passage of comprehensive postal reform that ends the financial crisis afflicting the Postal Service and provides a foundation for future stability and growth. NAPS believes that comprehensive postal reform should embrace […]
By Bill Brickley Democratic Senator Tom Carper has moved the Postal Service one big step closer to extinction this weekend by introducing his new Postal Reform Act S 1486. Mr Carper a long time ally of wealthy corporate interests intends to drive the stake into the heart of the worlds best Postal Service. His bill […]
January 15, 2013 WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement reacting to the Postmaster General’s announcement that the Postal Service will begin to implement new cost-cutting measures: “Given the U.S. Postal Service’s dire financial situation, it shouldn’t come as a surprise […]