Aug. 11, 2014—UPDATED Aug. 13—The National Election Committee, appointed at the Philadelphia Convention to conduct the election of national officers for the NALC, held a teleconference on Aug. 8 to review the nominations for national office submitted at the convention on July 23, following the procedure outlined by the NALC Constitution. Prior to the teleconference,…
A woman is suing over claims she was discriminated against in her position as a letter carrier and her employment was terminated after an injury on the job. Kimberly L. Cox filed a lawsuit Aug. 4 in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas against Patrick R. Donahoe, as Postmaster General, and the…
Web News Article #: 151-14 08/12/2014 – APWU members in the IT-Accounting Services Centers (AS) ratified a new Collective Bargaining Agreement by a vote of 592 to 38 in voting that ended Aug. 7, Support Services Director Steve Brooks has announced. The new agreement, which covers approximately 1,100 employees, was signed on Aug. 8 and took…
The Postal Service needs help from Congress to stop the red ink, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe told CNBC on Wednesday. Despite an increase in package revenues and an emergency price hike that took effect in January, the agency said Monday it lost $2 billion in the second quarter. “The problem we face … is we…
WILLISTON, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined the Williston community at a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of the Badlands Postal Facility, the community’s new retail post office. Hoeven has been working with the Postmaster General as well as local and regional postal officials on an ongoing basis to improve service…
(August 12, 2014) The Postal Service, lawmakers and postal unions are still butting heads over whether the improving financial situation at the agency undermines the argument for expansive postal legislation. The Postal Service saw its operating revenue increase by more than $327 million over the same time last year led by an increase in packages,…
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. – When was the last time you paid a bill by mail? If you said, ‘not lately,’ you’re not alone. The U.S. Postal Service is struggling. Customers aren’t mailing like they used and business is changing. Mail carriers like Lori Sullivan make as many as 800 stops a day. The entire Blountville, Tenn….
