As long as the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd, sometimes known as the Prince of Pork, ruled the Senate Finance Committee, the 11 mail-processing centers in his home state were safe. Though West Virginia had more such centers per capita than nearly any other state, the Postal Service’s efforts to consolidate its processing network somehow […]
Upton urges Postmaster General to confirm both St. Joseph and Benton Harbor operations will continue to operate in the long term Press Release from the Office of Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) St. Joseph, MI, Oct 25 – Sharing the concerns of local residents and officials with proposed changes in postal operations, Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. […]
Rep. Sandford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga. , issued the following press release: July 29 2010 Washington, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-2) today sent a letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Representative Edolphus “Ed” Towns (NY-10), regarding the U.S. Postal Service operations transfer from the Columbus […]
No final decisions have been made WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today filed an update with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) indicating that 162 offices remain under review for possible consolidation under the station and branch consolidation initiative. That is six fewer from the last update in December. No final decisions have been made […]
LAFAYETTE, IN — The U.S. Postal Service plans to conduct a study at the Lafayette Processing and Distribution Facility for possible consolidation of some operations into the Indianapolis Processing and Distribution Center. The study, known as an Area Mail Processing (AMP) study, involves a review of the mail processing and transportation operations to determine capacity […]
APWU News Echoing APWU criticisms, a recent audit by the USPS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) concluded that after more than five years of initiatives aimed at streamlining the mail-processing network, the Postal Service has failed to establish criteria for identifying consolidation opportunities. The USPS has made only limited progress in implementing Area Mail […]