August 28,2015 – The mail processing center on Flandro Drive in Pocatello, ID is still used as a post office, transportation hub and bulk mail entry unit. POCATELLO, ID — Local pharmacists said the closure of the U.S. Postal Service processing and distribution center on Flandro Drive has caused delayed delivery of medication for people […]
Sunday, June 14, 2015 By Greg Davidson Lately, there has been a great deal of confusion concerning the fate of the local mail processing plant, the Richard G. Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility. At this point, there have been no details provided as to how this plant will be affected by the U.S. Postal Service’s […]
USPS Office of Inspector General Audit: Area Mail Processing Consolidations In 2011, the U.S. Postal Service announced the Network Rationalization Initiatives (NRI), which involved potentially consolidating or closing 252 of 487 mail processing facilities. During 2012 and 2013, the Postal Service consolidated 141 mail processing facilities during Phase 1 of the NRI. The projected annual […]
May 6, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Heitkamp Brings Together First Meeting of Solely Rural-State Senators to Highlight Needs of Rural America with New Postmaster General Senator Heidi Heitkamp Continues Bipartisan Leadership to Make Sure the Postal Service Works Better for Rural Communities in North Dakota & Across the Country Building on her efforts to improve […]
The following is a question from PostalReporter.com reader: I would like to know what has happened to our mail processing equipment? APC’s and 80lb. hampers have disappeared. Plants in the Atlanta (Georgia) area (Boggs Rd. and North Metro) are having problems finding enough equipment to move the mail. What has management done? With plants closing […]
Northwest Lawmakers Speak Out Against Consolidations 05/04/2015 – Oregon’s congressional delegation sent a letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan, requesting a meeting, “as soon as possible,” to discuss consolidation plans and the future of mail delivery standards. Mail processing facilities in Bend and Pendleton are slated to close by the end of April, and the […]
April 20, 2015 At the request of Communities and Postal Workers United, Senator Jeff Merkley (D) organizes entire Oregon delegation to demand PMG meeting about plant closures/consolidations. USPS completed Bend (except DPS letters) and Pendleton CSMPCs consolidation to Portland on April 18, 2015. Eugene P & DF consolidation to Medford and Portland plants were scheduled […]
Senators request one-year moratorium on Postal Service closings and consolidations, urges colleagues to use time to finally enact comprehensive postal service reform Tuesday, April 14, 2015 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill has requested the postponement of all Postal Service mail processing facility closings and consolidations through the end of the 2016 fiscal year. In […]
Updated: April will be a very busy month for USPS consolidating and/or closing facilities as part of its Network Rationalization Phase 2. USPS will allow employees at the CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO mail center to opt for retirement. Here is a sample of facilities scheduled to close or consolidate from April 1 through April 18: Cape […]
Akron, OH – Employees received the official 60-day notice of the planned April 18 shutdown earlier this month. The notices were expected; last year, the postal service had said it would begin closing distribution centers this spring. The Akron main post office at the same building, at 675 Wolf Ledges Parkway, will remain open. This […]