Cutbacks have been a fact of life for U.S. Postal Service operations across north central Ohio for several years now. Mail-processing operations left Mansfield for Cleveland in 2012. And small, rural post offices in Crawford County villages like Chatfield have seen their office hours drastically cut. Some mail delivery has suffered as a result, but […]
Congressman Says Proposal Puts Future of Buffalo Mail Processing Facility at Risk (November 14, 2014) Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) took to the House of Representatives Floor in opposition to plans by the United States Postmaster General and Board of Governors to reduce service standards and consolidate mail processing facilities nationwide. “For nearly 240 years the […]
(November 13, 2014) YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –On Friday, postal workers will gather in front the Covelli Centre at noon to send a message to the Postmaster General and USPS Board of Governors. The Youngstown postal center is slated to close July 2015, and local operations would be handled in Cleveland, saving $7-million a year, according to […]
(November 13, 2014) LANSING—A resolution sponsored by Sen. Rick Jones formally requests Congress to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from closing or consolidating the mail processing and distribution center on Collins Road in Lansing. “It is long overdue that Congress and President Obama come together and finally fix the postal service,” said Jones, R-Grand Ledge. […]
Closure of Collins Road processing facility to hurt Lansing economy (November 13, 2014) – LANSING – State Representatives Andy Schor (D-Lansing) and Tom Cochran (D-Mason) today called for immediate action to stop the closing of the Lansing United States Postal Service mail processing and distribution center. “This change being pushed by the Postmaster General needs […]
Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) issued the following press release: Senator Highlights IG’s Report Recommending Review of Consolidations, Change in Service Standards Impacts November 10, 2014 – WASHINGTON – In a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, Senator John Hoeven said the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) needs to reevaluate its decision to consolidate the Minot […]
(November 1, 2014) SHREWSBURY, MA — No layoffs are planned when the USPS consolidates some of the services at the Central Massachusetts Processing and Distribution Center in January, but the more than 500 workers at the 192 Main St. facility are still concerned what will follow. “I don’t think we’re safe forever. I think we’re […]
APWU ALERT : Congress can put the breaks on the PMG’s disastrous cuts. Contact your senators today and tell them to stand up for prompt mail service! National Mobilization Guide Against Plant Consolidations and Post Office Closures Attention Postal Employees, Friends of Postal Employees, Your Family Members, Friends, Neighbors and Your Church, Club, and Association […]
Date and time: Friday, August 15, 2014 2:30 pm EDT Duration: 1 hour The Postal Service Network Operations team invites you to a Network Rationalization Phase II webinar to provide more information about the transportation and logistical requirements involved with the 2015 Network Rationalization implementation plans.