from Kori Blalock Keller, NALC Director of Legislative & Political Affairs Once again, Congress is dropping the ball on postal reform. Rather than working on legislation that fixes the crisis it created with the 2006 mandate to pre-fund future retiree health benefits, and rather than formulating smart reforms that will allow the Postal Service to…
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) â Linda Lorentz personally carried the 120 invitations to her daughterâs wedding into the Orchard Park Post Office on May 27, but nine days later, not one of them has been delivered. âItâs so baffling,â said Linda. The invitations were something special, according to the bride-to-be, Gina Lorentz, whose uncle did…
Retread Tires Solicitation Number: 3D-14-A-0098 – June 5, 2014 Solicitation is issued for the purchase of retread tires for the USPS vehicle fleet. All questions must be in writing to Michael McGough via email at michael.f.mcgough@usps.gov, fax at 215-863-6086 or regular mail. No telephone inquiries will be entertained. Contracting Office Address: 3190 S 70th St….
By Richard P. Weiss Retail Associate, Fox Chase Station Founder/Writer, Postal991.com Counterfeit postal money orders continue to circulate, perpetuating havoc and hardship on unsuspecting victims. Con artists who, in many cases, reside overseas contact their victims via Internet chat rooms or other online meeting sites. They convince their targets that they have encountered problems cashing…
Audit Report – MS-AR-14-004 – 06/02/2014 BACKGROUND: The U.S. Postal Service uses the Web End-of-Run (WebEOR) system to collect, store, and report mail volume data. The WebEOR process for collecting mail volume data differs depending on the type of mail processing involved. The system collects automated mail volume data directly from mail processing equipment. It…
Audit Report – DR-MA-14-004 – 06/03/2014 BACKGROUND The U.S. Postal Service’s mail volume declined from about 171 to 160 billion mailpieces from fiscal years (FY) 2010 to 2012. The Postal Service had net losses of $5 billion in FY 2011 and $15.9 billion in FY 2012. It prepared a Five-Year Business Plan to address budget…
The House majority leader also spells out the GOP’s June agenda. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says “a lot of misinformation” is circulating about a GOP proposal to cut Saturday postal delivery as a way to keep the Highway Trust Fund from going broke this summer, and he plans to clarify the plan for rank-and-file…
June 6, 2014 The Federal Highway Trust Fund, which provides for construction and maintenance of the nationâs roads, rail lines, and bridges, is expected to run out of money this summer. Â Should the fund run dry, important work on the nationâs transportation infrastructure would come to a halt. Not wanting to let a crisis go…
