06/09/2016 – The House Appropriations Committee overwhelmingly approved an amendment on June 9 to restore the USPS service standards that were in place on July 1, 2012. The amendment, which was offered by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), was adopted in a voice vote, with strong support from both Democrats and Republicans. After all the amendments were […]
03/31/2016 – According to the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) Annual Compliance Determination Report (ACD), the Postal Service failed to meet the majority of service performance targets in fiscal year 2015. Service performance remains “substantially below their targets,” the March 28 report found. The Postal Service lowered service standards in January 2015 – but failed to […]
The APWU filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on Sept. 5, 2013 charging that the USPS is failing to comply with its own service standards and is depriving individuals, small businesses and organizations of the service they are entitled to by law. The Postal Service’s failure to comply with the law is […]
USPS in its response to the OIG Alert wrote after January 2015 delayed mail volumes were reduced and service performance improved. Also, USPS wrote they may be required to continue Phase II Network Consolidation USPS Office of Inspector General Management Alert August 13, 2015 The purpose of this alert is to bring to your attention […]
“The House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to restore postal service standards on June 17, 2015 in a bipartisan vote, 26-23. Six Republicans joined all of the committee’s Democrats to endorse the measure, which was introduced by Rep. Chakah Fattah (D-PA). The legislation would rescind the lower service standards the USPS implemented on Jan. 5 and restore […]
06/29/2015 – The APWU has taken the Postal Regulatory Commission to court, challenging the commission’s decision to dismiss its complaint that the Postal Service is failing to meet service standards. The union filed the Petition for Review on May 29 in the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals and submitted a Statement of Issues to […]
06/23/2015 – The Postal Service has signaled it will try to derail a measure approved by the House Appropriations Committee on June 17 to restore postal service standards to the levels that were in place on July 1, 2012. The committee’s vote would rescind the lower service standards the USPS implemented on Jan. 5 – […]
APWU: ‘An Important Step Forward’ 06/17/2015 – The House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to restore postal service standards on June 17, in a bipartisan vote, 26-23. Six Republicans joined all of the committee’s Democrats to endorse the measure, which was introduced by Rep. Chakah Fattah (D-PA). The legislation would rescind the lower service standards the USPS […]
May 13, 2015 (AP) Those birthday cards, bills and other first-class stamped mail often are taking a little longer to get to their destination. Newly-released figures from the U.S. Postal Service show drops in on-time delivery for first-class stamped mail for the first three months of this year, compared to the same time last year. […]