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PRC schedule for advisory opinion on USPS network and delivery standards proposals

postal — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:33:55 +0000

From the Postal Regulatory Commission: In December, the United States Postal Service requested a non-binding advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission on its proposal to consolidate its mail processing network and alter the delivery standards for First Class Mail and Periodicals. This request was designated as PRC Docket No. N2012-1. In support of its [...]

Maryland Senators Urge PMG To Halt AMP Study In Easton, Oppose Closure Of Cumberland Mail Center

postal — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:58:39 +0000

EASTON Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin, both D-Md., demanded Thursday a halt to a new study on moving Easton’s mail processing facility to Wilmington, Del. U.S. Postal Service officials twice delayed a decision on moving the facility’s operations to Baltimore, then Thursday announced the new study. Employees at the facility heard the news [...]

Rep. Meehan Calls for OIG Review of USPS Decision to Consolidate SE Pennsylvania Mail Center

postal — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:54:21 +0000

Thursday February 23, 2012 Springfield, PA – U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan (PA-07) today called for an independent review of the United States Postal Service (USPS) decision to consolidate the Southeastern Pennsylvania Processing and Distribution Center. The center, located in Wayne, is set to be consolidated into the Philadelphia distribution center. “The Southeastern PA facility has [...]

NALC Response to USPS mail-processing announcement

postal — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:48:02 +0000

The Postal Service has announced its plans for restructuring its mail processing operations across the country. The plan would close or merge some 223 of the 264 processing plants reviewed over the past six months. The NALC Contract Administration Unit is working with the NALC’s 15 regional offices to determine which delivery units, if any, [...]

Senator Levin to Postmaster General: Show Me the Data

postal — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:45:20 +0000

Friday, February 24, 2012 WASHINGTON – In a letter to the postmaster general, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., today asked for additional information about the U.S. Postal Service’s plans for the potential consolidation of mail processing facilities in Gaylord, Iron Mountain, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Saginaw beginning this summer. “You have provided an estimate of the [...]

Sen. Brown Demands Answers On USPS Proposal To Close MA Plants

postal — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:22:44 +0000

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) wrote Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe today to demand an explanation for the U.S. Postal Service’s proposal to close the processing facilities in Lowell, Shrewsbury, Waltham, and Wareham. In the letter, Senator Brown acknowledges the serious financial problems facing the Postal Service, but requests explanations about the methodology [...]

USPS Plans to Close the Doors on Service

postal — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:22:58 +0000

Mail Handlers Union: “we also are working to negotiate a retirement program that will provide an incentive to mail handlers who choose to retire or resign..” From the National Postal Mail Handlers Union: (February 23, 2012) Last year, on September 15, 2011, the Postal Service issued a list of 252 mail processing facilities that it [...]

NAPS: USPS Decision on Guidelines For Proposed Early Retirement Incentives Not Yet Completed

postal — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:09:14 +0000

From the National Association of Postal Supervisors: NAPS Members, The Postal Service held informational sessions on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 in advance of the release of the listing of Plant closures and consolidations that has been released today. NAPS was provided a copy of the list this morning and has provided this list to you [...]

APWU: Members Must Continue the Fight!

postal — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:33:26 +0000

Of 264 facilities studied for closure, 223 were approved for consolidation. Six are still being studied. Only 35 consolidations were disapproved — at this time. The Postal Service’s announcement on Feb. 23 that it has approved 223 mail processing plants for consolidation [PDF] leaves union members just one option, APWU President Cliff Guffey said: We must [...]

Sen. Brown Calls On USPS To Halt Consolidations In Ohio

postal — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:34:01 +0000

February 23, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following reports that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plans to close eight Mail & Processing Distribution Centers (P&DC) in Ohio despite a moratorium aimed at preventing consolidation until Congress passes postal reform legislation, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today called on the USPS to halt consolidation. “The five-month moratorium [...]