Sponsored by the EAP National Joint Committee and the USPS EAS The EAP National Joint Committee (NJC) has prepared a suicide prevention campaign for the workplace. Even talking about suicide prevention can be a sensitive and difficult thing to do. But, learning more about suicide and being prepared to get involved can help save a…
Web News Article #: 149-14 08/11/2014 – USPS management is doing its best to keep the good news quiet, but facts are facts. According to reports released by the USPS on Aug. 11, as of June 30, three-quarters of the way through Fiscal Year 2014: Operating income was up by about $1 billion over the…
Aug. 11, 2014—Statement from National Association of Letter Carriers President Fredric V. Rolando, on today’s U.S. Postal Service report for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2014: “The figures released today by the Postal Service show an operating profit of slightly more than $1 billion for the first three quarters of Fiscal Year 2014, continuing…
(August 10, 2014) KENT, Wash. – As Mike Roth steps into Amazon.com’s newest warehouse here, he spreads his arms wide and asks what is different about this facility from the 96 other warehouses the Web giant operates around the world. To anyone who has ever set foot in one of those 1 million-square-foot buildings, known…
WASHINGTON – Today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following reaction to the announcement that the U.S. Postal Service lost $2 billion in the third quarter of fiscal year 2014: “The U.S. Postal Service continues to suffer unsustainable losses that threaten its long-term viability. While the Postal Service showed…
Shipping and Package Services Revenue Up 6.6 Percent January Price Increase Offsets Continued Volume Loss in First-Class Mail, Driving All Mail Revenue Up $424 Million Need for Comprehensive Legislation Remains Urgent WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service ended the June 30, 2014, quarter with a net loss of $2.0 billion, compared to a net loss…
WICHITA, Kansas – The U.S. Postal Service announced it has signed a lease for its newest Customer Care Center. The new call center will be housed in a 49,000 square-foot building at 4509 E. 47th St. South in Wichita. It will field calls from customers across the nation. “The Postal Service is committed to providing…
APWU CONVENTION REPORT 2014 An unprecedented provocative attempt by retiree operatives to “Empire Build” the Retiree Department was soundly defeated by the delegates at the recent APWU Chicago Convention! This came on the heels of several days of intense debate about critical structural elements of the Union. The retiree initiative was spearheaded by a small…
