NALC’s Rolando: Washington politics have caused “crisis” in postal service

By Fredric Rolando – August 1, 2015 The growing problem of slower mail service in rural areas and small towns, the topic of a recent editorial in your paper by the National Newspaper Association, is a real one. As mail processing centers are closed or consolidated, mail has to travel further to be sorted, and…

 Continue reading

What We Lose with a Privatized Postal Service

America’s founders recognized that commerce requires a common infrastructure. By Katherine McFate – March 4, 2015 Did you know that when you ship a package through Federal Express, the U.S. Postal Service often carries it the last mile? Last year, the Postal Service delivered 1.4 billion packages for FedEx and UPS. In fact, it delivers…

 Continue reading

USPS revenues rises 4.3 percent – $754 million net loss recorded during first quarter

(February 6, 2015) The Postal Service ended fiscal 2015’s first quarter (Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2014) with a 4.3 percent increase in operating revenue compared to the same period one year earlier. The net loss was $754 million. The operating revenue increase was partially driven by the record number of packages delivered during the holidays. Shipping…

 Continue reading

APWU President Mark Dimondstein on The Ed Show, May 20, 2014 – YouTube

Published on May 20, 2014 APWU President Mark Dimondstein discusses postal finances — and how Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe seems determined to use the ginned-up crisis to justify piecemeal privatization and drastic cuts in service.   ▶ APWU President Mark Dimondstein on The Ed Show, May 20, 2014 – YouTube.

 Continue reading