Why Congress Can’t Get It Done Why can’t Congress get anything done on postal reform? It seems I’m asked that question all the time – in conversations at conferences and conventions, in letters, phone calls and email correspondence. In part, the answer is a lack of understanding by members of Congress about how the USPS […]
According to Wall Street Journal: Some critics question whether the Postal Service is charging the delivery services like FedEx, UPS and Amazon enough for the services. The flood of these packages has begun to tax the system. FedEx and UPS are moving more of their packages through the U.S. Postal Service, putting pressure on the […]
Protect the Postal Network The Postal Service generated $4.9 billion in new sales opportunities and cut operational costs by $868 million last year through DRIVE, an ambitious program that’s helping the organization make major changes. While the Postmaster moves forward with his disastrous scheme to dismantle the postal network, Congress has the power to undo […]
Senate inaction causing empty chairs at the USPS Board of Governors. PRC got next in empty chairs, 2 of 5 chairs vacant with Chairman Ruth Goldway’s term expiring November 22, 2014. Here is a post that I never finished several months ago after NALC mentioned the five vacancies on the USPS Board of Governors. The […]
Postal Unions Express Joint Opposition to House and Senate Leadership Postal Unions urge Congress to reject any proposal that weakens USPS In a letter urging Senators and Representatives to reject any proposal that would weaken the Postal Service, the National Presidents of the four Postal Unions collectively object to a proposal to use the United […]
With Memorial Day approaching, Congress is preparing to take a break from the unyielding demands of doing nothing. The Senate will be out next week. The House will take its breather the following week. In lieu of legislating, this Congress specializes in posturing. In the Republican-controlled House, endless votes to repeal Obamacare have given way […]
The four postal unions sent a joint letter [PDF] to members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Jan. 27 expressing “strong opposition” to an amended version of Senate bill 1486, and urging senators to oppose the bill when it is considered by the committee on Jan. 29. The substitute bill was issued […]
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing on ‘Postal Reform Act of 2013′ (S. 1486), to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service on December 18, 2013 at 10 a,m. The bill was introduced by Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.). The Senate […]
From NAPUS: Senate Committee Postpones Next Week’s Vote on Postal Bill Update: Today, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) announced that the committee will postpone the markup on S. 1486, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 6. In the intervening time, it is likely that the authors, Senators Carper and […]
Send Congress a Letter: Don’t Destroy the Postal Service The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is presently considering the flawed postal reform bill S. 1486. In the coming weeks, the committee may move to entertain amendments to the bill and approve it for consideration before the full Senate. In its current form, […]