Amazon is expanding its effort to remake the U.S. Postal Service as its very own courier. On Thursday, the online retailer said it will now offer Sunday deliveries through the post office in more than a dozen new cities, up from just two when this unique partnership started last year. If youâre an Amazon customer,…
The author of the House postal reform bill seeks a compromise by adding Obama Administration proposals, but fears interest groups are sabotaging the effort. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) postponed a meeting of his Committee on Oversight and Government Reform yesterday because he failed to hear from Democratic members on their willingness to fashion a compromise…
The Postal Service has expanded Sunday package delivery to Amazon customers in 15 cities in Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Pennsylvania. Cities include Indianapolis, IN; Louisville and Lexington, KY; New Orleans and Shreveport, LA; Cincinnati and Columbus, OH; Oklahoma City, OK; Philadelphia, PA; and Austin, College Station, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Waco,…
Dear All, As you know, the Union was successful in the National Revised Maintenance Selection System (RMSS)  Arbitration recently. In order to identify affected employees, we created the attached questionnaire [PDF] for your usage. Completed forms are to be sent to Maintstaffing@apwu.org or mailed to the maintenance Division in DC. Feel free to distribute to your…
Web News Article #:Â 086-2014 May 8, 2014 – In response to two charges filed by the APWU, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint against the Postal Service on April 30, asserting that the USPS âhas been failing and refusing to bargain collectively and in good faith,â by refusing to provide information…
May 7, 2014 | Press Release U.S. Postal Service considering permanent closure of facility WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) urged U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to keep the Carlstadt Post Office open following a destructive fire that gutted the facility. USPS recently announced in a letter to…
(CBS) â Regular mail delivery is taken for granted by most people, but now thereâs been a growing chorus of complaints from residential neighborhoods across the city to businesses in the Loop. The CBS 2 investigators learned some of the mail mess has been caused by a huge turnover in staff, from managers to mail…
By MARK JAMISON It looks like the folks in LâEnfant Plaza will be the last to acknowledge what everyone else in the country already knows â customer service at the Postal Service is going way down hill, and fast. The plant consolidations have resulted in delayed mail, late delivery, and countless other service problems. Under…
