From: Omar Gonzalez ogonzalez@apwu.org Date: August 4, 2014 11:49:59 AM PDT Subject: REGIONAL ALERT REGIONAL ALERT PLEASE FORWARD THE PMG IS MOVING FORWARD The PMG has taken action on the Federal Register to move forward with changing the Delivery Standards. For those who may think the PMG is only bluffing about the consolidation (AMP) of…
FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc increasingly are moving their own packages through the U.S. Postal Service, putting pressure on the quasigovernmental agency and raising questions about whether the USPS is charging enough for the service. For FedEx alone, the post office delivers an average of 2.2 million packages a day, or about 30%…
A group of lawmakers is urging colleagues who are drafting spending bills to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from moving forward with its plan to close 80 more processing facilities. The Postal Service announced last month that in January 2015 it would begin the previously delayed second phase of its ânetwork rationalizationâ plan. Twenty-two senators…
Former postmaster general Benjamin F. Bailar has resigned from the Citizensâ Stamp Advisory Committee, questioning the value of continuing a panel that has guided United States stamp policy since 1957. In a letter to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe, Bailar suggested that the committee has become overly concerned about trying to raise money for the…
Want to share your opinion on what it means to be a member of the USPS team? Just fill out the fourth-quarter Voice of the Employee (VOE) survey and send it back before the Aug. 18 deadline. The survey is on its way to employees chosen to participate during this quarter. PLEASE SEE:Â APWU Urges…
Delivery is its bread-and-butter. And service is in its name. So, the U.S. Postal Service takes pride in delivering mail to every address in America. But declining mail volume, changes in the network, a downsizing of its workforce, and evolving customer needs have led to changes in delivery. Further, a wide range of variables, such…
The recent announcement that Staples would end its partnership with the U.S. Postal Service is nothing more than a ruse. Instead of giving up on its quest to privatize the Postal Service, Staples wants to become an “Approved Shipper.” This ploy to confuse consumers is proof that the growing protests against Staples are having an…
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